New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
DOG BITES RIGHT AND LEE l.
MAD CAREER OF RABID BRUTE ON
THE EAST SIDE.
xIND BOYS BITTEN BEFORE THE ANIMAL Is
SHOT BY A POIL~EMAN-THE DOG COVERS
SEVERAL. MILES OF STREETS BE-


SHOT BY A POLL -EMAN-THE DOG COVERS
SEVERAL NILES OF STREETS BE-
FORE BEING KILLED
Five bows with fresh dogbtes on their hands
or arms went 10 the Gouverneur H'eptal De-
fore noon yesterday and begged for treatment 10
ward off hydrophobia They all told the same
story They had been attacked in the street oF
big black. shaggy dog which sprang al theh
without a warning growl and went swiftly on
his way after setting his teeth In their flesh
As the boys struggled in, one at time ana
told their tales Of distress, the hospital au-
thoritles became excited One boy had been bit
ten in Cherry-st another In Broome-st, another
IN Morroe-st another in COlumbia-st.. and so
on leaving no doubt that a dangerous and raDld
dog was running through the East Side OF town
and taking nip az every person he encountered
AN ALARM FROM HEADQUARTERS.
Chief Clerk Wilson rang up Police lleadquar-
ters on the telephone and sent information 10
Chief Conlin about the dog. The result was that
an alarm went over the police wires, directing
the police in several East Side precincts. to en-
gage in a dog hunt with all possible speed. The
reserves turned out at the Delarcey-st
and MadisOn-st. stations, and the men VINO lett
the stations scattered through the precincts and
gave warning to the policemen on posts. In that
!iceman Murphy met the dog IN Madison-st and
shot him 10 death.
Nobody followed the dog and because Of the
rain comparatively few people were in the
streets through which the dog ran. Small boys
were the most numerous Of the persons on the
sidewalks and therefore they were victims OF
the dogs luminosity. If the weather had been
fair many women and little girls probably would
have been bitten by the dog Everybody who
oD1f alb o1 Wit
police abou, him believed that the dog was
rab!d although II does not often happen that
g. dog Is attacked with rabies IN the winter time
At the CIouverneur Hospital the wounds IN
ficted by the dog were cauierized and bardaged
The parents Of OF the bitten boys said
they might have the boys treated at the Pasteur
Institute in the city.
STORIES TOLD BY THE BOYS.
After the wounds Of the boys taken TO the
hospital had been dressed by Dr. OMara. the
boys showed a decided Willingness 10 talk. and
their stories all agreed as to the ferocousness
Of the dog. Like all mad dogs, the animal
which bit the boys did not apparently go out
OF his way to attack anybody. He travelled
over a direct course. and sprang on every liv-
Ing being in his path.
Elwood Seabury, a little boy, who lives at
No. IS Broomo-st.. said that he was bitten at
Broors and Goerck SITS. lie was walking along
the street and did not the dog until the
animal flew at him. He threw up his arm to
protect himself. and the dog grabbed 1t and
hung on until kicked off. The dog then ran
away.
said that he standing in front of his home
at No. 1872 MOnroe-st.. when the dog ran up
and attacked him. The animal went fast
ttat nobody noticed his approach. Bernard
McNuty, a little seven-year-old lad, Of No. 80
Iewis-st was the worst injured OF the boys
taken to the hospital He was bitten on the
right hand and on the back. David Pearlman
who was the next little victim was pltteh
while In Cherry-st. He said that he was doins
an GRAND for his mother when ne saw the dog
running toward him. The animal came so fast
he was unable to get out OF the way. Inc cog
sprang up at him and caught one mana IN MS
mouth and shook il as a dog would a rat.
Then he grabbed the other hand end bit that
too. The boy said he finally got away anu 'he
dog continued his course.
W,lam Newman, thirteen years old, was the
Oldest bow taken to the hospital He was bitten
IN the right hand. lie said that the 1og atta.keu
him in Columbia-st. He saw NUMBER OF o'ner
bows urging the dog TO fight cat me Dog
caught the cat and killed 1t with couple OF bites.
The other children then ran away ana me eos
few AZ Newman Several Of the boys said that
the,, had heard that the dog was owned by the
proprietor Of soap factory in Broome-sl, ,,
Among the other boys reported 10 nav 49,. oee'
bitten by the dog were Martin Ensadfer hfteen
years old Of No. 29s Second-st. He was pltten at
Pitt and Stanton SITS. and was attehueu ny -
Hellenstein, OF No. 10 East Ftfth-st' ana aItei
ward sent home. Abraham Gustman, Iourteel
years old OF No 1872 Suffolk-st.. was bitten IN
front OF no l29 Suffolk-st. and Joseph Palette:
nine years old, OF No. l76 EliZabeth-st snu
Stephen Servant aged eleven years. OF NJ. =,
hottest. were attacked near their MONIES. Az
these boys were attended by local physicians an!
sent home: 1t was reported that nuii'D De ~
other children had been bitten but the report
could not be substantiated. 80,
Dr.. G. T.. Nammack, police surgeon "iiiio
paying his usual visit to GOuverneuT hospi'di,
said that the dog sprang at his horse as ne was
driving through Cherry-st He did not know at
the time that the dog mad ind drove on
The police OF the Delancey-st. station acteu
promptly on receiving notice from Headquarters
that the dog was AT large. Sergeant Hatton was
on duty when the alarm came In at ll:2o a. m
He Immediately sent out oil the reserves. VINO III
turn warned the patrolmen on their posts to look
out for the dog.
SHOT BY A POLICEMAN.
Policeman Francis J. Murphy at 1910 p m
saw the dog running towerd him In Madson-st
near Jackson-st. He drew his revolver and
waited until the brute was within a few feet OF
him and then fired The bullet struck the dog in
the head just he sprang at Murphy. The
shot would have killed any ordinary dog. but 1t
tailed In this case and the brute seized the
muzzle Of the revolver In his mouth. In his
port at the station Murphy says that he fred
three bullets down the dogs throat before the
Infatuated animal relinquished his hold upon the
revolver. The dog then reeled around a few
No 36l Madson-st The revolver showed plainly
the marks Of the dogs teeth upon the barrel,
and piece OF the nickel with which II was
plated torn off. Murphy said he had no
ooubt that the dog rabid. IL that la the
way all mad dogs act. Murphy said. he did not