The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-13
MUZZLE THE DOGS
BOARD OF HEALTH WANT MAYOR
cox TO ISSUE AN ORDER.

Secretary Says That the Dog which Bis
Rev. Beach and Others had Hydropho-
bia and He Calls the Board of Health 70
Take aetion-Nayor Cox Decides That
Dogs Can Only be Killed When BIftea
or Exposed 10 Dsbger-Ths Dog Bites
Nine Persons and Numerous Dogs and
AnimaIs-HIs Trail
The maddog scare was the theme or
conversation yesterday on ali sides and
much uneasiness is felt as 70 the re-
suits Of the dogs work DR.. Hupp.
secretary. Of the board CT health, who
had investigated the work OF the canine
told q reporter for the Eagle that he had
NJ doubt but that the dog was affected
with hydrophobia. and as a consequences
OF his investigation he called a meeting
yesterday morning OF the board OF health
20 take action OF some kind looking 10 a
preventative Of the spread OF the d.
sesse.
DR.. Allen was out OF the city and DR..
Hupp and DR.. AHnick deemed the case
OF sufficient importance 10 call upon
Mayor Cox and request him to call the
council n session for the purpose OF
passing an ordinance and issuing pro-
clamation ordering all dogs in the city
20 be killed which were not muzzlsd.
Mayor Cox found that such law would
BE- impossible, as the state law only
authorized the killing OF dogs, without
the consent OF the owners. where X was
positively known that the dog had been
either exposed or bitten by a mad dog
Il appears that the dog belonged to
George Dold and was one that stayed
at his stables. The first trail OF the
deg was found in West Wichita. al tho
residence Of John Mccormick. where il
is said that he bit two dogs, and later
he appeared at Mr.. Snively's where IL
bit his son, as described in yesterdays
Eagle.
On the Second street he bit boy and
on West Central avenue two or three
dogs and came near biting some child
rem. At Water street he turned north
10 Pine street and crossed Main street
and went 10 Market street. where he bic
the horse Of Captain Appling The
county commissioners instructed Mr..
Appling 10 take his horse home yester-
day and have him chained up until all
I-1uSEI AdS I'D sSS-Q-
He then followed Central avenue east
until he came 10 Wabash avenue where
h Sprang on the porch OF Mr.. Rankin'1
house. at 4S7 North Wabash avenue,
and bit II his wife. but only tore her
skirt and did not touch the flesh. but
jumped by the lady and bit her son
severely on the arm.
Dr. Hupp was called Immediately and
burned the arm with caustic. but said
yesterday that the wound was aggravat
ed nd very sore. The physician ord
cred the dogs which were bitten by the
coach dog 10 be killed and yesterday
Ui1cer Aspey shot the dogs.
As far as could be learned yesterday
rom all sources nine persons were biz
ten. bnt not severely, by the same dog.
and no telling how many dogs and 9th
er animals were bitten. The animal
was killed near the stock yards.
Too much care can not be taken over
the AFFAIR and the horrible death OF Mr..
Shiyely, the Republican candidate for
the legislature a few years ago. was
called to mind by hundreds yesterday.
Each case is being watched very closely
and at the least unfavorabIe sign the
person bitten will be taken to Chicago
for treatment