New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
INSPECTOR" OWNEY HERE.
THE POSTAL SERVICE DOG PAYS A VISIT
TO BROOKLYN.
HE TAKES LOOK AT THE STREET RAILWAY
NAIL SERVICE. AND DECIDES THAT 1T Is
ALI. RIGHT--sOME OF THIS CURIOUS

HE TAKES A LOOK AT THE STREET RAILWAY
MAIL SERVICE. AND DECIDES THAT IT is
ALI. RIGHT--soME OF THIS CURIOUS
CANNES TRAVELS.
Owney the celebrated Postal Service dos, struck
town again yesterday. and after his own iashioh
inspected the clerks In the Postoffice. and after
ward the whole establishment. Owney IL great
character in his way. Although only dog. he Is
as well known In the Postal Service throughout
the United States az the Postmaster-Genera. him.
self The dog has probably done more uaVe"hs
than any postal employe In the United states
Ever since he was little pup in Albany where he
first saw light. Owney has been on tAe 60 Ills
travels began in 1890 In his puppy stage. his owner
being an empoye of the Albany Postof1cc' o"hey
played around the mai! bags, and divided the rest
Of his time between sleeping on them and chasing
his own shadow.
To look at Owney you wouldn't think that he
amounted to much. He Is an ugly-.ooKing hitie
beast about a foot hgh. and somewhat longer he
has one eye and short sharp little nose, wnich
his official post allows him to poke into almost
everything pertaining TO posioitices His pooy'
owing to the high living which he receives every
where is about as fat as "A roll of country butter
. dog show association would not allow Owney in
side of its doors In fact, II would throw MN out
the back door about as fast as any ofhcous al
tcndatt could perform the operation. Owney as a
prize-taker would be miles away from the lasl
prize. But to every postal employe in the United
States he is wonderful beast, III lot OH! ''o
elect TO associate with
When Owney first left Albany in 1890 his owner
attached a collar around his neck, on which was
tag bearing these wIrds: "Owney-Aloany; owner
Postofiice enploye. BE good TO Owney. Ihis was
Owney's pass. and It took him everywhere since
that suspicious year in his little life he has beeh
in abou, every State and Territory of the Union.
nria nd
this country. Everywhere he would go at hrst
some admring postal would get tag ana
attach II to his collar Finally these got SO nuner-
Gus that harness was made for him, ana the
tags continued TO Increase He has, Tor instance
tage from Seattle Washington; San Francisco
Tucson Ariz and fifty other places. One tag pears
this inscription: Bar Harbor Juno l. 1896 There Is
only one Bar Harbor. James q. Blaine. ENl-
IDENTIFY Owney thought SO, too. when he arrived
there for he was made much Of in that fashionable
seaside resort and remained several days
Owney struck Brooklyn previous TO this time
about year ago. just after his arrival from
China. From that time until yesterday morning.
when he dropped In on tour of Inspection ne mas
been all over the United States. The last time he
was in Albany his owner removed all the tags
With the exception Of three or four on his collar
They are hung up In the Albany Postofice as
memento of his travels.
OWNEY TREATED TO SWELL" DINNERS.
Ovney's entrance into Brooklyn yesterday morning
WAS made on the seat of the mail wagon from the
New-York Postotice. The clerks and in fact' the
whole staff were glad 10 see him, and Immediately
sent over TO the Clarendon opposite. for specially
prepared lunch. Owney ate part or IL, ana 'urheu
UP his nose a. the remainder, presumably for the
reason that his feeding IN New-York had been ex-
traordinarily high in his sojourn In Inc basement
of the big building across the river.
IN nc last Wis Superintendent
whose admiration for the dog is something great
invited Owney over 10 the Clarendon Hotel ana eaVo
him Il ''bang-up' dinner. Owney sat on char
next to MIR yons and certainly no two-legged
guest received more distinguishes attention
from the walters than this same our,Ieesed M a,e
Was some speculation among the clerks Yesterday
as to what prompted Owneys present visit; some
do to his old time friends, while others maintained
that he over specially to inspect the ne% ran,
way mail service on the street railroad deputy
Postmaster McCooey argued that the latter theoI!
was correct for SHORTY after Owhey a'. t"n ire n
John and he sravey inspected the INFERIOR
the city The Inspection apparently satisfac-
tory, for Owney did not deem II necessary TO take
ment Of the Postofiice. and chased the boys who
carry the mail bags around the building
carrying mali bags" said one of the employees land
We can't keep him quiet
CAREFUL OF POSTOFFICE PROPERTY.
There is one popularity about the dog. While in
the cities or towns his CHEZ delight Is 10 rlde on
the seat OF a mail wagon. He is extremely watch
fu over Uncle Sans property. II a in civilian
attire It makes difference who he Is. attempts
10 climb up the seat. there is trouble at once.
Owney shows his teeth and raises terrible uproar,
but just soon man in a uniform cap comes
around. Owney Is all smiles. and welcomes the ar
rival with his right paw. He Is punctilious about
the handshake. and considers II great breach OF
etiquette the part OF his human friends II they
negec, this little amenity.
Many the arguments regarding OWney's pedi-
gree. Some have said that he Is Scotch terrier.
Others maintained Skye-terrier ancestry. But the
fact Is, Owneys pedigree Is lost. 1t the Old,
grzzed AMI veteran employe out West year or
two ago who probably struck the truth when. after
a long argument. he brought his fist down on his
knee and exclaimed:
a plain ordinary. everyday kiyude. But he's
daisy and for intelligence. why he beats nine out
of every ten men that ever travelled on two legs
The argument clincher, and nobody has
every seriously questioned Owney's ancestry since
then Last night Owney was sent back 10 New
York on the biggest mail wagon in the service and
started for the West. AS he follows his own sweet
will in his travels. there Is telling where he Will
be In weeks time.