Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-19
STCCORED by 4 DOG.
spot Brings Aid 10 an Ann-Street
Matchman.
Now York sun.

tNeW 10TH gum
Spot. a fox terrier, the property OF no.
body In particular and everybody in gem
eral i'm Ann street, perhaps saved Dan
Collinss life on Tuesday night. Collins
il an engineer and Waterman employed
by the New York Steam Heating ana
Power Company in its plant at % Ann
street SDot generally circulates between
there and Peirs restaurant, near broad
way. spending most OF the nights IN uhe
engine room at 50, where II ~ warm anu
comfortable. The steam company engine
room Is In the rear, and IS reached
through an alley.
About 2 o'clock Yesterday morning
man passing through Ann street heard
SPOT whine and howl. He stood by the
alley entrance a moment and Spot came
rushing out. and, running UP 10 him.
began barking and whining. Occaslonany
he ran back toward the engine room. Inc
man didn't know what 10 make or 1t ~
first. Then It struck him that the dog
might want him 70 so 10 the
engine-room. lie had heard OF
dogs acting as this one did. ard
he went into the alley. The dog kept
jumping I'd and down at him, at the same
time backing toward the engine room.
The noor Of the room is down four steps.
The place was lighted by a single gas jet.
When the dog reached the steps ne turned
and Jumped down. The man stopped at
the doorway and looked In. He saw Dan
Collins lying on the door, his head In a
pool OF blood, and Spot was licking his
cheek. poking him with his nose. ana
whining. Collins WI suncOnsc Ous. The man
started out Of the alley and Spot after
him. Spot got in front OF him ana Jumped
upon him, seemingly trying TO push MIN
nuunT1
repeatedly, but the dog followed clear
to the street
He finally shouted "Polccw and Police.
man Finley responded 20 the call. Spot
knew Finley and danced about him, bark
ing and licking his hand when he stopped
TO pet him. Finley went 20 the engine
ROOM ana then hustled out and rang for
an ambulance. when the ambulance got
there Spot was beside Collins again HEX
ing his face. The surgeon found collins
to be suffering from a scalp wound ana
he thought there was also q hemorrhage
OF the brain. so he decided to take him 10
the hospital.
When the driver and the policeman put
Collins on a stretcher and started 20 take
him cut the deg raised a great rlmpus.
He leaped up and down beside the stretch
er, barking and bowling. He dashed around
the engine room and jumped against the
them out TO the gate becoming more
frantic and barking louder every mo-
ment. The stretcher was put In the ambu-
lance. The dog stood on the curb bowling
when II was driven away When Il turned
the corner above, Finley says, the dos
trotted back 10 the engine room and stay
ed on guard there the rest Of the night.
Owing to the prompt treatment he re-
ceived through the dogs giving the alarm,
Collins, who proved to be not 50 badly
hurt as the surgeon had thought. soon
revived. aal ne left the hospital later and
went home Ho said ne had stumbled and
fallen into the engine room, his head
striking against an iron post ard knocking
him senseless. As ne wagr't conscious,
he didn't know what the dog had done
for him. Spot fcd on pOrterh0use steak
ard loin chops ~ Peirs restaurant
yesterday, and the nan who tries 10
take him away from Ann street now
would probably he lynehsd Spot was
horn In Ann street. End Is less than year
old.