The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-05
A TERRIERS DEVOTION.
Lost His Own Life in n Brave Effort
to Save His Masters.


To ths sgaoity Of a fox terrier dog air.
and Mrs. Dan c. Donovan. living az 2s2i
North Grand avenue, owe the life OF their
iittle son. Dan. aged years. In rescuin 9
the child from a hi3sous death the saga
olous brute sustained iniurie. from which
10 died after suffering the most intense
agony for more than two hours.
An effort was made TO save tbs life OF
the animal by sniputstlng one OF IL legs.
but the poor little brute expired on the
operating table under ire surgeons knife.
Mr. and Mrs. Donovan and several OF their
friends witnessed tia operation aa6 when
they were tslG that tasir heroic little Pct
could not survive the operation there was
not dry eve IN the party.
Tia tragedy occurred In this way: The
child was playing IN n. yard with the
dog yesterday afternoon when ne discov-
sred that the gate leading back 10 the
barn had been left open. lie ran out cato
the sidewalk and was making for the
crowded street as fast O. his chubby legs
could carry him. when the dog noticed
his pe~fi ana ran TO the rescue. The
noble animal began 70 bark vsoifsrousiy
and 20 jump upon the baby in an effort so
knock him down.
All uncon $oIous ef ~. danger the little
fellow rnansalfy held his legs and started
70 Climb Down eff the curling into the
gutter. The dog took up his position IN
the street and kept on barking and trying
- prevent the boy from geinx any fur
ther. - thl. .uneture heavy wagon
drawn BY TWO spirited horses came dash
tar by One Of the wheels passed ever
the dogs hind leg, rnashing 10 into a
shapeless --ass ana rellins the brute fer
some distance.
The canine yelIet psteous,y sn. 50
frightened TIE baby that he sst down On
the errNstoae and opened hts eyes IN
NacnderTasnt Then - became frightened
ard began 10 cry. The dogs bowls At
tracted the attention - Ms Donovan
sud several az the nelghbors. who rsn ont
and picked tha baby up Just As he v.as IN
tire act % scarnperirg or down she street
Had the chud's mother been a -aement
later Re would IN an probability have
been run down ans killed CT f,+ehtfuliy
raafgred as the street - that pokHt is
always crowded with vehicles - every
de- fiotien Two Hines cf electric cars
PISS the Donovan residence. and had the
Hitle fellow succeeded il getting past TIRE
wagons hsz lie woald certainly have been
crushed cut under theHe uaoa4rn t4gger-
nsuts.
some ere picked ~ tks tow ard carried
g. lato tne house. EfT. Donovan was te5@-
p@oael Tor and arrived on The scene
s8ortiv after. He sent ~ a veterinary
sgrwpen n cha ncps that the Sugss lie
us}sht - spared b az1pat2tfng tAs IN
trod leg T3r F&rreU chlorofsru7sd the
terrier and tc0k or the usacernf-s rnern-
Der. but IL w-Ns found that the eruss xt -
h4a crushed IS vitals and thas = could
BOT possibly recover.
T~s sarrovinr trials zxorp that gatA-
sr~5 sAeut re crer1s1Sg table presented
. dramatic GfetuTe nbt without So "a
tnst5c see. Tne dec Rad been a gress pet
n the family AID Vas the constant plaT-
nate zns corgp anl0n o. rs ts8slsuE htfls
master X was 50 fTiE s~fui}y crushed ard
nazE sfa4 thnf every ftTse u r.aVe6 Il sGf-
fsre4 50 intensely that 8 whinsa and
c-l~3 Ia tAe rrsast psttsa1 a,knner. IL saf.
fersaE VS. ezsF3 ~ IRE cAloros1rFa. but
before shs oE<~aftc. -as finishes the
truts recovered from re s~sess cf The
cezAts AID sgAia e@EAa 10 ncwl with
F8ln-
As shcGSs e rsa.sEea tnzs & S2s rosnE
. d.. = rzsse1 Sc ess4 kr9 sraula1 20
ta@ edge 90 sAs t@ass - LEX the had e
TIA b@sy whose Liza u lad saved Ias