The Portland daily press., 1896-07-18
WERE FAMOUS DOGS.
All Germany Joined Bismarck in
Mourning for Tyras.

Many Other CANNES That Have Acquired
National Prominence.-Their His
tory.
Prince Bismarck has seen many men
die, but it is sail that he never on any
such occasions betrayed as much anguish
as he did when his great dog Tyras
breathed his last and passed away to the
happy bunting grounds of faithful can
ines, says the New York Herald. During
the dogs long illness Bismarck tended
him with his own hands, and when he
died his master did not fail to send dis
patch to the kaiser informing him Of the
sad event.
Thousands in Germany knew TyrHs al
NEST as we'll as they knew the former
chancellor, and all OF them are sorry to
learn that the old statesman has lost his
faithful companion. Tyras indeed, was
universally popular, being known as tho
reichshund, or the dog Of the empire.
lie was worthy of the title, icing always
most dignihed animal. An audacious
journalist once libelod h i'm in print and
thereby incurred Bismarck's serious dis
pleasure. On another occasion Tyras was
sent to the Royal Veterinary college in
Berlin for the purpose of having an oper-
alton performed on him.
He evidently did not like the manner
in which the surgeon handled him, for
he abruptly made his escape and for some
h ours wandered he vagabond through
the stree is of Berlin. Finally, however,
he was caught and restored 10 his mas
ter and sumo Of Bismarck admirers
availed themselves of the opportunity TO
present him with a handsome COLLAR, by
means of which the dog could easily be
identified in future.
TYRAS TO THE RESCUE.
OF tho curious stories told about Bis
marck and his dogs the most notable re-
lates to scene that occurred during the
Berlin convention. One day while the
regular meeting was being held Bis
lnarGk, who, as usual, swas attended by
his faithful TyIas, entered into uonversa-
ton with Prince Gortgchakoff, Russians
representative at tho convention. During
tue conversation, which bad become
rather nvoly, Gortschakof made al in
noCent but apparently threatening move
ment toward Bismarck. whereupon
Tyras, fancying that his master was in
danger, flew at the unfortunate Russian
and bore him promptly to the ground.
Bismarck dragged the dog away at
once and the only injury which Gortsch
akof received was a bad fright. Lord
Beaconsfeld, who represented Great
Britain at the convention, set the story
afloat in ENGLAND and, according 10 him,
GortschallaT firmly believed that the dog
had been set on him by Bismarck. 1t is
needless to say that the former cbancel-
lor's friends laugh to scorn any suoh in
situation.
A story of similar kind is told of
spaniel which belonged 10 Anne Boleyn's
father Thomas, earl of Wiltshire. When
the earl was sent in 1880 to negotiate a
divorce OF Henry VII, from Catherine of
Aragon he took this spaniel with him to
Bologna, where ne was to jnset the I'm.
reror Charles v and Pope Clement VII
Tradition says that when the pope put
forth his slipper that the cross en- broid-
cred on it might be kissed by the earl
this protestant dog as Father Flood
Gala him, misinterpreted the act, and
flying at the foot, bit it severely. If this
really happened the parallel with the case
of Tyras is made more complete by the
fact that Clement VII. at that time was
secretly quite as we'll disposed to Henry
VIII III his dispute with the emperor as
Germany at the Berlin convention was
believed to have been to Russia.
SOME FAMOUS DOGS.
Of really celebrated dogs the number is
limited, but remarkable indeed, are