San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-08

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dog, whose main object in life
seems to be to initiate and do
everything the men of his company
do. On entering the engine house
in the morning he always reports
by standing with his forepaws on
the desk, remaining there until the
foreman says:
"All right, Jack"
When the alarm rings Jack runs
first to one horse, then another,
biting at their hind legs, as If to
hurry them up. He closely follows
| the truck, and when the scene Of
| the fire is reached is first to dash
amid the smoke and flames. On
one occasion, during fire on For
ty-second street, his paws were
badly burned because he persisted
in remaining with the men on the
roof of burning building.
| At another time he tried to fol-
low the men up a ladder he actu-
ally managed to scramble up eight
rounds, but could not get down
again without assistance.
Another dog that has made at
tendance upon fires his profession
is Barney of Engine company No.
%. He is coach dog, 2 years old,
and noted for his remarkable, al
most human intelligence. AL
though all the men Of that COM
pany are fond OF Barney, the dog
has singled out as his special mas
ter James J. Campbell. When the
latter is on his vacation the dog
will NOPE and grieve his return.
Barney will always rush after
the engine, make a tour Of the
burning buildings, then settle him.
srlf as a guard on the heap Of coats
belonging to the men which have
been placed on the tender. No one
dare approach nearer than five feet
while Barney is about.
Barney, with little basket in
his mouth, goes regularly for his
Town meals to a restaurant around
the corner. He will not stop to eat
his dinner on the way, carries it to
the engine house, where Campbell
generally takes it out for him and
places it on a piece of paper on the
floor. The dogs weekly bill at the
restaurant amounts to 70 cents,
which is paid by the men.
| At fire the other night the men
would not have been able to get
out of the building, the smoke be-
ing so dense, had it not been for
Barney, who, in answer to their
call, left his position on the ten-
der, fastened into the house and
. fled the way out, sneezing as he
went.
The men belonging to the engine
company No. II are a sad crowd
today, for Shack, their noble, true
Newfoundland dog, has been run
over and killed. In his eagerness
to be off at the signal Of alarm,
tShack got too near one OF the
horses and was kicked, threwn
down and crushed beneath the
heavy wheels of the engine.
This dog had earned the sobri-
quet of "Detective." AT a fire in
large east side tenement ShaCk's
collar had been stolen from him.
One day, about two weeks later,
the firemen Of his company heard
a terrible row in the street, in
(which Shack's voice was promi-
nent. Shack had captured another
dog who was wearing the tire-dog's
collar. Shack had recognized 1t on
the other dog and refused to let
him pass until his property had
= been restored.
Perhaps the most curious fire.
dog in this city is one named Jack,
who is kind Of professional
tramp, really belonging to Hook
and Ladder Company No. 8, but
who is away from home most OF
the time. He is a coach dog, nine
wears old, and not unlike Barney
in appearance. He will follow
close to the engine and remain at a
fire until the first truck or engine
leaves, which he will follow, no
matter to which company it may
belong, and will remain at that
fire house at least thirty-six hours.
In this way Tramp Jack has visited
about every engine house in the
city, 80 that all the firemen and
even most Of the policemen know
him we'll.
On one occasion he was brought
back to his own company as tru-
ant by an officer who knew him
and found him far away from
home. After each such visit, Jack,
In his own good time, will return
home to Elizabeth street and SINK
into the engine home like Gull
prit.