The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-22
FREE AID FOR HI BITTEN.
WEST HoBoKEN's OPEN ma ND ron
a MAD DOGS

a MAD DoG's VICTIMS.
More ths. sl,lOO Raised A,...sxn.a-.,
Popular Subscriptions, sas Raoo 90 m,
added 60 ~ In Order that IA Persons
Nay he Treated at the Pastsur I,.t,tut.
Within a few days the amount Of 81, 400 will
be raised by the citizens of West Hoboksn n,
the expenses OF treatment at the Pasteur Insti.
tute In this city of tho fourteen persons bitten
by q mad dog which ran amuck in the town 9
week ago VI this sum there had been sub
scrihed up to noon yesterday sl13l.1a. and
Mayor Chandless has no doubt that the balance
will be received in the next three or four days.
The work Of collecting the money has been done
by the police force Of West Hobokcn. and the
returns have boon surprisingly ready and gen.
erous.
It was told In THE Sun last week how q rnbid
dog tcrrorized West Hoboken on May 10, at
lacking every living thing that came in its path.
The dog was killed., as we'll rs the animals bitten
by II. To determine what steps should be taken
TO save the bitten persons, Mayor Chandless
called a meeting Of the Town Council on the
following day. and subscription papers were pro-
pared In the following form:
To the Public.
On May 10 . large number Of residents Of West no
boken and vicinity-most OF them little children
were bitten by q rabid dog running az large. To
guard as much as possible against that most dreadful
'Se-N ~ SPhoDt ~ mas btSu uGtIutu VI
Nisabie 10 send them TO the Pasteur Institute in New
York for treatment The expense will be about 800
for each case. Most of the unfortunates are the chill
dren OF persons Of limited means, unable to bear the
expense OF such treatment
Tho Town Council OF the town Of West Hoboken
having been applied TO in their behalf, earnestly urges
the residents OF West Hoboken and neighboring towns
to contribute to q fund to be used In laying the ex.
penses of treatment at said institute. The matter 10
urgent, as the treatment. to be effective, should com
mence at once. subscriptions may be made on this
paper to any Councilman or policeman OF tho town.
All moneys subscribed will be disbursed under the
supervision Of the Town Council.
BY the Town Council OF the town OF West Hoboken.
CHARLES ]. CHANDIEss, Chairman.
To the police force of the town was given the
task of circulating these subscription blanks,
and since the day they were issued every police
man in the town has been working overtime.
without any extra pay, collecting money for the
sufferers. The town officials. too. have been
hard at work, and the best proof Of the efficiency
of the work is the fact that In O town OF 1900
Inhabitants, where there are almost no rich peo-
pie. and where the vast majority of the popula-
ton Is Of the working class, SO considerable an
amount has been raised in so short a time. By
far the greatest part of the fund has been given
In subscriptions Of 81. 90 cents, and 2o cents: by
Contribute anythine. Many 'Yh% have given Hl0t even ~
sm MALE amounts n dime HSssrip.i0ns being re.
BEEN Se,nt met IN w maP BY t tho colle essS sew feiusaiS nave
policemen yesterday. 10 SEQ the way some Of
would go to ,he teapot and bring ont a dollar,
lions would be received and they must not aive
more than they could afford they wouldn't take
child escaped that dog seems to feel that It Is
Der duty to help out those that were bitten.
afosti to III give even nHaV quarter. have e chased SdiG me in
the street to add their part to the sum-.
perlences on their rounds. A policeman tackled
i If H.d s Gsr%an ON who \ ,i lises s.a a secluded nrsss, life In q, a
saSseripiioas paper : at his door presenting 'n'
NV IVA mep iss " hi, Inquired q the old man. IVY. pay
".To these people that were,bittsn by the dog
to keep them from going mad"
served rvsn he ! ss sne %ad d ie9Sa s Ssv NO 70 5% ooIs gi, 1 os-
Ne. no: these people will have hydrophobi.
my sas; .nf Tk az '. whss %s nee. sS The e ne e%ss'sse er.dy you
dell me-, and q G MAYBE eel I gives nv moSey.S you
Deeply dlssnsisd: me poliesmaa started away.
headed Dutchmen, when he was stopped by q
hail from the old man. |
ce SeG yos 3 Saol sR 9ss. Sa'f heH ! G sSsq t9 SI. pit you
II was a Rreenback that he held out, to the
Promise that ' his h s%ner Should HdG not a'' be- t put IN he
s aiss. hi tro oysS h hack a,t int the shanty 'hucklins
A considerable addition to the fund came from
o party OF hilarious youths who struck town
last Sunday in search Of beer, which they had
already found in other localities. BY way Of
experiment, n policeman showed the subscrip-
tion list to them. whereupon they promptly ap-
propriated his helmet and passed 1t around, |
each contributing, as they put il, "the price OF
> round" AZ there were ten in the party, the
helmet had a load at the end OF tia course.
Put it down to John smith and friends"
said they on being ask ed for names.
Another unexpected contribution CAM from
Q splnstcr who has been OF age these fifty years
o, more, and who has e rich broGue and q
her possessions. Seeing that .ho couldn't afford
10 give money. and indelnv that she wouldn't II
she could. the policeman. whose rounds took
him past her home, made no attemrt to get
anything out Of her, However. a neiehbor
informed her of the subscrIption and she Inv In
wait for the policeman, As no was passing by
he heard a call from her yard and halted. Up
abe came ON n gallon bar faca nnrnia viii
wrath. ~
Y yhite-liyered blapgard" she began.
how dare yez PASS q lady by wild yer dirty OBJ.
s~cription paper ="
why, auntie." said the policeman. IT didn't
know you wanted to give"
"Didn't know, didn't yez ~ shrieked the old
woman. What do ycs know viii thot empty