New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-19

Pier police are and all prepared 70 testify, OF
being able to scent thief in group Of honest men.
divided his attention equally between the river AMI
the spectators.
The "casuals'' on this particular evening inchdei
representatives Of every possible mixture OF every
known species of dog with sprinkl!ng OF dogs OF
moro recognizable breed. Among the number was
no less important parsonage than the ceieora'''
..yaler' dog which brought such good luck TO the
Defender In the yacht races OF last year
Yaller as the Defenders crew knew him. Is row
the attendant on baby carriage containing the
,rogenv of or o Of the Yachts seamen His leap from
the obscurity Of an unknown New-Haven restaurant
into the fierce light Of publicity when peat upon
everything connected with the Defender mas not
been without its eec: upon his character ana ne H.
now Indifferent TO attentions from ordinary prrsohS'
as he did not fail to show.
The most interesting Of all the dogs ana their
owners that come to Battery wall. however, are
the tawny coated ST Bernard who heads the regular
ba theirs and his master. They oner an exception
10 the general rule noticeable In the crowd that the
dog usually shares his masters prosperity or adVe'-
SHY. for, while the thick. glossy coat Of the dog
shows that he is in magnificent CONDITION. the
pinched features and ragged coat OF his owner tel
of a none too easy struggle with the world
There's a story connected with that dog the
sergeant told the reporter. He and the nan NV"
together in two little rooms In Green"ich-st' anu
wouldn't be sure that the man has enough to eat,
though the dog is always. as you see him IN so9i
condition He is a valuable dog, and coud De sou
for a good price any day. but money wouIdh Dup
him One night he disappeared. ana the man CANT
10 the onhouse, nearly crazy over hls oss, ~
report that the dog stolen and 10 ask US 10
look for him. He's German. the man II, anu
doesn't speak much English, but he et US undet-
stand that he'd sell the little he had TO reward tue
II tod him that wouldn't be necessary, ana sent
an officer TO look In u two places where 'au
able cog might be likely TO get TO-. he didn ma
aim but by -anl-by another officer brought MN u.
or course he hadn't been sto,en. In fact. don
believe though | know thieves pretty well tnat
there's a thief around Washington-st VINO wou;u
steal that dog though they all know what ne
worth The dog had Just wandered on ana got ost
Int when he came IN the German cried over MIN
Ike child and the dog licked the fellows hands
and face and fawned on him in return; ne toiu Us
The dog was all he had in the world that ne care
FOR He would have kept his word too, about the
revari " the officer would have taken his money
He and the German great pals now, ana thcre
is not ANYTHING the German could give MIN that
the officer couldn't have-barring the dog: ,.,.
II lie not only the baihers in the Battery baths
and the dogs who take their dip from the wall tnat
are the better for the tide which sweeps by 1r2m
the sea From time 10 time during the evening
n woman carving a tin pail may be seen 10 pass
through BATTERY Park to the stone steps from the
wall where after hlling her pail. she quietly re-
turns They come from the tenement districts
near by ana fetch the fresh salt water when the
t.de IS no In which to battle their babies some Gene
few are a mile more away from the itattery
MANY phases Of llfe the Battery sees IN a DAY
the immigrants entering on new career, ths oih
res,ine In the sun the couples lolllng In the dusk
nut perhaps the hour before the sun sets Is the
brightest and most human OF them al