The sun., 1893-07-29
IT'S DOG JEFF WAS DEAD.
rgy ty ELIzABKTH FIRE CoMrASY's
TLAG WAS At HALE MAST

,.rSerer Missed n Fire In IA Years Nor
,.,,y Hurt In Going 60 Oae sunday
S,sht-He Helped TO Draw the Hose Cart
H-,ore Horses Were C-ed-Rescued the
provninr and Escorted Young Women
uon- at Night-Beioved by the Children.
For two days this week the fac was displayed
.,baf mast on the pole OF Protection Engine
Company's house on Broad street. Eliza
both " !. This signal OF mourn-
ing Attracted the attention OF the towns
people. and many inquiries were made
os 70 which member Of the company wns
dead When they were told that JEFF was dead
A great deal OF sincere regret was expressed
loft was the oldest and best known member Of
the company. He was known throughout the
city even by the children. with whom he was n
great iavorite Thcmanner OF JefI's death was
as follows:
An alarm was sounded on last Sunday night
The men sprapg on the apparatus, and dashed
ont OF the house. JEFF. as was his custo m.
started on run ahead Of the engine horses,
md as the engine made q sudden turn up
Broad street he being Mt that time alongside
Of H. was knocked down and the heavy wheels
ran over him.
Tlir nre,nen saw the accident. but could not
leave their apparatus to 90 to tho assistance
Of their wounded mate. JefY tried to struggle
TO his feet to follow. but after few painful ef
forts gave up and lay Rroaning In the street
Kindly hands lifted him and carried him to
the engine house.
A passing physician was called In. and when
he examined the poor fellows injuries he
shook his head sadly and said that Jetr's fire
days were over When the flremen returned
from the Are and learned that their old friend
was mortally hurt there were many pairs OF
tear -dimmed eyes.
A council was held and It was decided to
end his misery at once. He was carried to the
lot in the rear OF tho house and one we'll
aimed bullet ended Jefrs pain and killed the
most popular member OF the Elizabeth Fire
Department.
JEFF was only dog but for fourteen years he
had been attached to Protection Company. and
the men regarded him as one Of themselves.
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sak, i never saw dog with so much human
He was known all over town. and his inyari!-
able good nature made every one his friend.
men ali over the State. and we refused lots. Of
big offers to sell him. One time he was stolen
BY some New Brunswiek fremen and taken to
two days and came home. John. you tell about
some Of Jef'e remarkable doings."
hose wagon Driver Howe spoke 81 the AMI;
NAL as II he was an old friend We got Jefr
s% esMsySr aTm he
dog dog He had ali the Intelligence Of the latter.
even tempered and afrectlonate as a child,
He weighed about ninety pounds. and his
could locate fre a great deal quicker r than han
some Of the two-legeed members Of the depart
II he. was not in the house when an alarm
h the wa ba to the
struck he Would dash OF to the place @ Of the the
to the LOCATION Of the are we % trusted n % to Jefs rs
sppeFiohintelliGence to lead us. and it never
It was impossible to keep him from fire.
and he ,s3 vas fastened a, in room he became
had fetised Tor the nieht they loot ID tefi fs in
He barked and Whined when fire alarm
ting out he Jumped from a second % story y win Vim
dow, through the sash ana hutters:
over By the Wheels Of The - engine % and % he was na
healed. His foot was still bandaess one day
hy chewing his way through the panels Of the
cellar door.
there was KICK in TIE eomp.ny. ] w. and nd the s men
to PHI out the hose Je and
House Jeff always took the rope In his mouth
IN the days before We used horses
When We went on our annual clambakes
one Of these GATHERINGS. % one Of he n menbers G;
while swimming became exhausted and was
drowning, when some one put stick in Jefrs
mo- mouth and he s swan % 9qt to the droWnine man;
towed him ashore A little boy. fell into the
creek near the engine house: ? few years ago
Summer a little airI lost her hat In the creek s
to sf tSoa Sbae the the sy
and brought the hat to her. He would travel
all over the city with children and was fire.
qbently called on to act as escort at night
He attended all the private parties and So
cial gatherings in the neighborhood.. where
Young women had no fear In returning home
late at night II JeT went with them. He got
his meals in the neiGhborng houses. and in
him to stay In the house and watch 1t and
mind the children while, they went shopping.
Woud 20 De "n errsnd 'S
tion trick was to light lot OF paper when Jeff |
was around and he would extinRuish the flre
George Wtinkeman. VIZ driver oi the engine.
Ho was run over half dozen different
way. He contracted rheumatism a few years
ago. and have no doubt but he suffered from |
It. He lost his right eye by being struck byn |
cause Of his death. because he didn't SEQ the |
horses max the sudden turn on sunday night, |
and and that that Is how hegot caught under the en-
They passed over his hind legs and hips |
and crushed them beyond repair. During the |
week hundreds OF people have stopped at the |
buried him on Monday. and put our flag Gt
tht RAT mast In hopor OF the most Intelligent dog
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