New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
THE SMALLEST DOG IN AMERICA.
VICTORIA. A WEIL-KNOWN CANINE DWARF. DIED
IN EAHWAY LAST NEEK

VICTORIA A WEII~KNOWN CANINE DWARF, DIED
IN RAILWAY LAST WEEK.
The most move, funera, ever seen in New-Jersey
took place in Railway Sunday afternoon. and
although the corpse was only that OF dog the
mourners were fully as much in earnest as II a
person was lying in the tiny coffin
II is not often that CANNES indulge in the luxury
a. funeral much less that of a coffin. but the dog
in this case was Of distinction, and entitled In
death 10 the same comforts she was accustomed to
IN life The name of the distinguished anna. which
received all these honors was Victoria, and by COM
mon consent she was known the smallest dog in
America II not i'm the word. H. breed che
pure bla terrier and in she was Old
enough to have long before gone to the happy hun-
ing grounds Of the canine race.
About fifteen years ago The late Mrs GaToonetti'
OF RAILWAY. who was at that time a performer in
Ra,nnn's circus was engaged in tour OF England
with the show. She was exceptionally clever IN
handling horses and her performance was so credit
able that she frequently received presents from her
admirers one day. in Manchester, the great cotton
manufacturing town, a gentleman sent mis- conpIi-
nents 10 the fair rider accompanied by basket.
which contained the smallest mite OF cannity the
lady had ever beheld. The dog accompanied her on
her trave.s ali over the world. and though it never
grew TO robust size, II always healthy, and the
lady became sincerely attached 10 her pet
In due course OF time Mrs. Garbonett left the
sawdust ring and settled down in Railway. We
fOria then well dlOng IN years. settled win ner.
Last summer Mrs Garboneti thrown from
buggy and killed and her husband who is farmer
near Railway, presented the dog TO Miss Mary Nc
Cam VINO was with Mrs. Garbonetti when she met
with the accident. Miss Mccain has a large as
sortment OF pets, ranging from two Esquimaux
cats which are deaf the traditional post 10 a
Newfoundland dog as biz the side Of house and
Victoria the canine midget. ed happy life until
last week. when she died.
Victoria IN many respects was a remarkable dog.
In size she was about SIX inches long. and her head
WAS less than four inches from the ground she
weighed about eighteen ounces when IN good con-
dtion. In common with animals of her breed she
was not capable OF learning many tricks. but after
years Of patient training her mistress succeeded IN
teaching her to up her launches and sneeze.
This latter accomplishment. II Is said was respon-
sble for her sudden death, as she sneezed so much
that asthma SGT In. and after an Illness OF Jess than
an hour she died
As a mark of regard for the departed canine. Miss
Mccain had New-York firm manufacture a minia
push. The coffin was n.ne inches long. five wide
and four nigh. and the body OF Victoria ar
ranged In II as II she taking her daily nap be-
mind the stove. Before the body was committed 10
the grave an amateur photographer wds called In.
and several pictures were taken OF the animal The
grave IL In an unmarked spot in Mss Mccain s
garden. and the lady declares that monument VIII
some day mark the resting place OF the smallest dog
ever seen in the country.
AS an instance of the ,eediney minute propor-
Hons OF the dog. II Is related that actress who
one day hiding the animal in her reticule and Miss
Mccann relates that she has often put Victoria In
quart ice-cream box without causing the animal
any discomfort