The evening world., 1894-02-28
TENANTS HOWL FOR CANNES.
Landlord Kohn Has No Regard
for the Feelings Of Either.
Owners Say "Dog-gone Shame" and
Appeal to the Health Board.

An inquisitive defender OF New York's
canine population has appealed to the
tender mercles OF the Health Depart
ment on bchalfo OF several dear little and
big dogs in an apartnent-house on West
Eighty-elghth street.
To Gen. Emn,ons Clark. Secretary Health De-
Sir viii YOU kindly inform me whether tho s,ni-
tary cod? contains any section which forbits TAG
maintaining Of pct dogs In apartment houses "
the dogs are kept ordinarily quist7
The owner Of THE house, Nl West Eishty-s'shth
street has seen 1T recently to order every &C,
The premises. The darling little creatures In our
house are intelligent dogs and deserve more
humane treatment AZ the hands OF our cruel land
lord. What, II ynl please. Is the law governing
he maintaining OF dogs In living apartment''
2ol West Eighty eighth street.
The health officials can only aid IF.
w. p" by telling whoever ne or she may
be that II an animal, be It either an In
tellisent pet dog Or a pestiferous little
away. and that the Health Department
has not the power to say whether or not
a landlord shall allow his to
shelter a household of dogs beneath his
roof.
There are more than half a dozen dogs
In the house In question. BY their ex-
have acquired the good will and admira-
ton of every one In the house and in the
neighborhood ave the janltor and the
owner OF the building. The latter are
emphatically dog-haters.
There are several dogs in the lot under
condemnation that would probably have
won lbbon or honorable mention az the
dSs IS shs spot had a ed sneES Doe been ,S Sn p sep,aitio ot
the veteran fireman. Robert Geddis, Of a
hook AM ladder company in Eighty-sec-
ond street. Mr.. Geddis would not. he
says, part with Spot for a farm. He Is
a veteran fire dog and has seen service.
On Spots back is a big scar. which he
received early New Years morning at
bred and Twenty-afth street. when Mrs.
Ahlbergh, with an infant in her arms.
jumped out Of the window. The babe
was killed and the mother died soon
A hot brick fell on Spot at that fire
while he was with Fireman Geddis 1t
nearly cost the dog his life.
fireman to safety from a building choked
up with smoke. and he Is a great hero
about the Eighty : second street fire.
house.
There is another noble brute in this lot
Of condemned dogs. He is a setter, a
big. beautiful, white animal, with red
spots on his silky coat as large as two
He is ,Theo. the ne saver. He earned
that title one night in November. 1892.
A fire broke out in the E~ighty-eighth
ssr' mr. house ssra rheo , \ nep Tltn n af G Tasf
Clerk Kipp. OF Police Headquarters, on
the second floor. Mr.. Burdette was
awakened by Theo paving at his face.
The room was full of smoke and so were
the halls.
When the dog got in the hallway he
ran up to every floor. barking and howl
ing as never dog did before. Everybody
was aroused and got to the street in
safety. This is why Iheo is a favorite
and why his friends will not part with
him.
Az yet only one pet has been banished
under the edict. Poor little black-and-
tan Gyp, Mrs. De Castro's darling, Is
now on the high seas bound for Rio
de Janeiro to JON the disturbance there.
! His mistress sent him away to avotd a
worse ate. and happily she could do so.
for d relative sailed for there recEntly.