The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-21
BATTLE WITH A DOG.
Young Fare Attacked by a Fierce
1t. Bernard While Swimming.
Horribly Bitten Before He Could
Reach the Shore.
Owner OF the Brute Laughed and
the Crowd Looked On.

While swimming in the East River
this morning at the foot of Fiftieth
street, Emanuel Fare, sixteen years old,
| Of 2l1 East Forty-iifth street. was at
tackled In the water by vicious dog,
which BIZ him nine times and nearly sue
ceeded in drowning HIM
The water was red with the bows
blood. and all the while the owner OF the
cog stood on the 'hsnk, intoxicate ed,
laughing at the fierce struggle in the
water. Finally "A crowd, attracted by the
boys cries, rushed to the spot and sue
ceeded in tearing the dog away
the spot Is n favorite one for swim
ming. The bulkhead, once used as a
dump. is but little above the surface of
the water. Young Fare went down to
swim about 100 o'clock with several
9th r boys.
About ten minutes after the boy went
INTO the water, Charles Hanascheger. of
lofi Second avenue, came along with n
huge st. Bernard. The dog was shaved
TO resemble lion, and in size and ugli-
ness might easily be taken for one.
hanascheger left the dog on the string
piece and walked to the structure above.
Farre turned somersault into the
water. The dog saw him, and with A
howl jumped after him. Hanascheger
watched the dog swim to the boy with
much delight
As soon as, the dog reached Fare he
sank his teeth into the back of the lads
neck Fare had not seen him coming
ana Tor moment did not know what
had hold of him.
He twisted his shoulder and the dog
let go and snapped at his face. Fare
Owed and escaped the brute's jaws
IN" crowd seemed paralyZed and made
no effort to save the boy. In fact, they
had gone down to escape the dog. When
ne rose to the surface the dog went at
him again: For second time, Fare
long while. and when he came to the
surface was very much exhausted He
was then too weak to resist the attack
OF the brute and tried to make his way
The dog soon reached him and, snap
ping at his face, fastened his teeth In
the boys law; ,, furious s,trngsle en-
tried to stick his fingers in the dogs
eyes and blind him.
The brute, now maddened. swan
caught Fare three times in the face,
three times on the head, twice on the
back and once on the right hip. The
boys body was one mass of scratches
The lad could hold out no longer.
Still :he crowd on the bank made no
effort to save him. The owner Of the
dog sat on the bulkhead laughing at the
Weak from loss OF blood, and thor
oughly played out, nc caught the dog
by the mouth with the one hand and
using the other swan ashore.
The dog Chewcd his hand and
scratched his left arm frightfully. Final
ly Fare managed to reach the string
piece. As he climbed up the crowd ran
away. They thought the dog was mad,
and left the poor, exhausted lad to con
tinue his battle alone. The dog Jumped
on his back and knocked him down. He
then fastened his teeth in the lads
back
At this point a coal-heaver, known in
the distric; by no other name but the
Husky Bum" came along VITA an
axe. He tried to strike the, dog, but the
crowd, which had returned, pulled him
away. They feared lie would hit the
boy.
man named Thomas l.uby grabbed
the dog as 1t stood over the boy. The
teeth of the animal were deep In Fares
hack. Then some more OF the bystand-
ers. emboldened By Luby's act. caught
hold OF the dog. Luby forced ne brute's
teeth apart and Fare was taken away.
The boy was carried 10 the East Fifty
first street station, anl DR. Mcclure, of
81 Lexington avenue, was summoned.
The wounds were cauterizet and he was
sent home.
Hanascheger ran away with his dog
and locked him up in an ice-box in his
cellar. When a policeman went to shoot
the dog he could not get into the Ice box.
In the mean time Ilanascheger disap-
appeared. He will be arrested