The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-03-17
A CANINE HERO.
A Dog Saves His Little Mis-
tress' Life,
Bv Tearing Her Burning Clothing
From Her Body.

What came near being frightful
aft air was prevented at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Carpenter, at Kibby and
Central avenue Saturday afternoon, by
the sagacity of Mr.. Carpenters white
bull dog, McGinty, and there is mo-
money enough in Lima to buy him since
he has displayed nothing less than
humane intelligence in saving one, and
perhaps two ivee; from almost certain
cremation.
Yesterday afternoon about 8 o'clock
while Mrs. Carpenter was finishing up
her Saturdays work, Matte Williams.
of whom they are q guardian, after fin
ishing washing the kitchen windows on
the inside, went out on the porch to
wash them on the outside. The last
window she washed in the kitchen was
near gasoline stove, which was burning,
but there was q foot or more room for
her to pass, but in going by the stove
the rear part of her dress, in some man
ner, took fire; but she did not notice it
until she had been outside a minute or
go. Presently Mrs. Carpenter heard her
calling:-"Aunt Ida, I'm on fire!" TIE
little girl cried out the words several
times and as soon as Mrs. Carpenter
| heard her she
STARTED TO her ASST TANCE,
But the bull dog, McGinty, who was Oh
porch in front of the house, heard the
little girls screams and reached her first.
When Mrs. Carpenter reached the porch
the dog was tearing the burning clothes
from the child's body, and throwing
them in every direction, and kept
between Mrs. Carpenter and the burning
girl. The dog tore off her dress, skirts
and waist, all of which were in fl fames,
and all Mrs. Carpenter could do was to
hold the upper part of the girls clothing
which she did in an effort to keep her
from inhaling the flames, and smother
the fire which had communicated to her
hair. The dog did not let up until
nearly every particle of clothing was
torn from the child's body, when he
began to whine from the burns he had
received on the nose and mouth, both ei
which were badly blistered, and tie
whiskers were burned off his nose.
Strange as it may seem, the little girl
was only slightly burned on the back
and her right thumb was blistered
Mrs. Carpenter was the more seriously
burned, her right hand being horribly
blistered, she having smothered the firt
when Mattie's hair was ablszs. DR.
Rudy was hastily summoned and admin
istered to the relief of the injured
neither of whom are at all seriousl,
burned.
MCGINTY, THE DEG HERD,
Is about twelve years old, and is great.
attached to the little girl, whose life b,
undoubtedly saved. He was raised a
the South Side fire department, will
which his master was connected until
few years ago. The family state ths
one of his traits, which he learned from
= his connection with the department,
> to put out a spark of fire in the var
whenever he sees one.
In talking of the affair Saturday, Mri
Carpenter said she was astounded at tn
action of MeGinty, and would not hav
believed a dog could have done as b
did, had she not seen it with Der owl
: eyes. She said she was Satisfied bot
:. Matte and herself would have bee
y burned to death had it not been fo
. McGinty.