The evening times., 1899-06-01
UNTIMELY DEATH OF
COMPANY As MASCOT
"Sport" PutOut of His Misery
by a Surgeon.
The Popular Dog Seized With Rab
les This Morning.
Fox Terrier That Went Through
the Cuban famPaisn With the
Diytrict Boys.

Sport" probsbly the best known dog
in the Capital CITY, Is no more Sport was
volunteer and had been through the
Cuban campaign. He emerged from the
din of war with soldiers honors, and
was mustered ont Of the national service
along with Company "A. of the First Regi-
ment. District Volunteers.
Sport was a fox terrier about four years
of age and immensely popular with the
militia Of the District because Of his brav-
cry and his splendid disposition. He was
mustered into Company A on the 18th of
May, 1898. and was The only mascot that
went through the entire period Of the tiy-
ing service in Cuba. He was in the San
tiago campaign, at the siege. and at the
surrender OF the city to the American
troops. He came back with the District
boys after the war to MOntauk Point and
stuck to his company from first to last,
through thick and thin.
Sport had an unusually keen intelli-
gence for dog. AS an instance of his
ability to discriminate, he refused while
in Cuba to partake Of either the embalmed
beef or the canned roast meats that were
served in the army ratiols. Sport pre-
ferred to subsst on lizards. chameleons,
and land-crabs and grew sleek and fat on
that diet. When he returned to America
and was marched into the camp at Mon
tauk, he at once began a search for his
usual prorender and was much surprised
that the place afforded niether landcrabs
nor lizards.
The lamented fox terrier-the pride of
Company A-was also a conspicuous figure
in the recent Peace Jubilee parades. In
the military and historical demonstrations,
he appeared with his company, having an
swered the roll call, and in the civic pa
geant he marched proudly by the side of
the drum major OF the Marine Band.
Sport had a great love for music and
everything that savored OF the. military in
character. In the din of the parade he
was as unconcerned as battle-scarred
veteran at a sham battle and carried him
self in proud way that attracted a great
deal of admiration from the spectators.
Sports end came about noon today.
Since May 80 he had been aiiing- He was
out of sorts. and. although efforts were
made to restore him, they failed. This
forenoon while on ID Street, near Tenth.
he began to act strangely and the story
was circulated that he had been poisoned.
Great indignation was felt against the
supposed poisoner until Sport was re-
moved to veterinary hospital. where the
had the rabies and that as 1t would be
criminal to allow him at large he would
be Obliged to put him out of his misery.
The friends who had mournfully taken
Sport" to the hospital, hoping that he
might receive medical aid. withdrew al
most in tears. and the surgeon applied a
dose of swift poison that produced almost
instantaneous death.
A little later there rolled up on D street
a boys wagon with a blue box on it. and
hidden underneath the straw that it con-
tanned was the cold form of the pet of
Company A. Everybody in the vicinity Of
The Times Office had known the dog and
there was a sympathetic tear in mare than
one eye when the word was passed that
Sport. who had survived the dangers of a
Cuban campaign, had fallen victim to the
terribly fatal disease to which CANNES are
subject.
Up to late hour this afternoon it had
not been decided what would be done with
the dog mascot. If the taxidermist can
handle the remains without danger. he
may be stuffed and added to the National
Museum. Company A would like 10 see
him placed among the relics Of the heroes
in that institution.
If Sport is not to be stuffed. he will be
given a decent burial, and Company A.
which has raised quite large sum with
which TO provide him with testimonial
collar in homer OF his fidelity in the Cuban
may erect a stone over the
place where he is to rest.