Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-07
MAD-D0G RUNS WILD.
A BLACK-ToNGUE HOUND BITES a
NUMBER or PEOPLE. "A
SEVERAL LlDIES AMONG The VICTIMS.
Starting Early ON the sabbath, the
Animal Rushes About the city
Carrying CONSERVATION wherevep
IL Goes--Dr. woods statement

A hound dog suffering from black
tongue form of distemper which at
tacks the canine brain and renders tho
animal crazy, ran amuck In Richmond
Sunday. and traversing almost all Of tho
principal streets of the city, bit q num-
ber of pedestrians. principally ladies and
children, and frightened into state OF
CONSERVATION scores Of others.
The dog first made its appearance early
on the Sabbath morning at the corner Of
Ninth and Main streets. 1t was then
foamlng at the mouth and exhibiting every
sign of rabies. and some one raised tho
cry of mad-dog. Stones and sticks were
hurled at the animal and off IL dashed
toward Broad with the crowd, which
was being augmented with every minutes
IN pursuit. At Broad street the dog
eluded it's pursuers for a time, but In q
short while It made its second appear
ance on Grace street, and rushed up
that thoroughfare past st. PauPs church
and the Cathedral just as the crowds of
church-goers were passing into the two
sanctuaries.
THE CONGREGATIONS SCATTERED.
Everybody rushed to shelter as rapidly
as they could. and though the dog snap
ped at the fleeing ones as 1t passed ic
did not succeed I'm fastening its teeth
I'm any ones flesh. though it did tear
several dresses. A crowd started after
the maddened animal and drove IL up
Seventh street. across Broad to Jackson
Ward. Continuing to run at broak-neck
speed, the dog soon reached the corner
OF st. James and Duval streets, whero
a little son OF DR.. Ray was bitten. Thd
little fellows wound was not serious.
The dog, after attacking the lad, turn
ed back into Broad street, where. at the
corner of First, he saw Officer Harris
standing Having no respect even for u
minion OF the law, the animal made
vicious attack upon the policeman, and
catching his sleeve I'm its mouth, at
tempted to bite him. The officer. though
taken unawares, used his club and saved
himself The dog sprang from him and
was away before Mr.. Harris could re-
cover himself sufficiently To use his
pistol. The dog continued his mad race.
going by a circuitous route westward.
1t attacked Mrs. Allan Donnan, who was
out walking near the Lee monument.
and fastened its teeth in the lady's wrap.
scraping her arm with its teeth.
LADY AND CHILD BADLY BITTEN.
From Franklin street the dog ran on
and soon appeared az the corner Of Reser-
volr and Cary streets, where 1t
sprang upon the little 13-year-old daugh-
ter OF Mr.. Thomas Joyner. an ex-menl-
ber of the police force. The animal fast
ened it's fangs i'm the cheek Of tho
little girl and bore her TO the ground.
Mrs Joyner who was with her daughter
at the time, caught The animal by the
throat and pulled it from its prostrate
victim. Thereupon the dog turned on
her, and Sitting her glove down thu
back, imbedded its teeth In her hand.
tearing out large piece OF flesh.
The lady and her daughter were taken
| to the drugstore OF Mr.. William III. Snook,
where Mr.. Shook dressed their wounds.
and the dog still continued its run. It
disappeared for a time. but later showed
up on Jefferson street near Grace,
chasing a portly gentleman into the
Temple stables. Here It met its fate.
Mr.. l.. l.. Connell. a member OF thu
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals. who was in the stable at thu
time, attacked the dog with a club, lay
ing it out unconscious He then 'phoned
to Dr. Jud B. Wood president of the
society, who instructed him to dispatch
the animal, and this he did without
further delay.
OIIIEk IpID nun AnlR(hs
In its mad career the hound had bitten
several dogs that ran across its path,
and these dogs subsequently, started on
the rampage These dogs made attacks
on several people, but tho only bites re-
ported are those TO a colored boy, who
was attacked at Seventh and Franklin
streets, and a boy named Granger, who
was attacked while walking through the
Second Market. one Of these dogs was
shot yesterday morning by officer Sale.
and subsequently killed in Yarbrough's
store. on south Pine street. Another OF
The affected dogs was killed by Policeman
Sale, and another belonging 10 Mr..
Delesander, on south pine street. was
cooped up under lock and key until 1t
recovers.
Or. Jud B. Wood, Of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals, says
that black tongue Is not hydrophoba. nor
is IL as dangerous. though the disease is
capable of being transmitted by a dog
TO a human being and when so COM
municated affects the throat OF the hui
man, causing a mucous to accumulate
there He believes though. that the evil
results described can be ayerted by