New-York tribune., 1902-07-04
WILD CHASE AFTER 4 DOG.
MOB PURSUES HIM FROM STREET TO
ROOF, YELLING MAD DOG!-
SHOT on A BED.

Scared at losing his mistress and a waif in
strange country, fox terrier. with all the
marks Of aristocracy. including a big blue rib
bon around his neck, ran hither and thither at
First-ave. and Forty-seventh-st. last night
vainly trying to find a scent that would lead
him home He painted with heat and fear but
minded his affairs. When people tried to
pet him he snapped at them, as is the natural
way of dog kind under such circumstances
Men ard boys threw sticks and stones at him
and saw sport in the chase When he snapped
at people and foa ned at the mouth as he ran
bndy to escape his tormentors they yelled
Mad dog" Great is the wisdom of man.
Roundsman Kane and Policeman David Nc
Auliffe, OF the East Fifty-frst-st. station saw
coming toward them with rapidity huge blue
bow of ribbon, which appeared to be holding
dos in its folds AMI carrying the animal along
with II in its flight. Pursuing a crowd Of
five hundred persons, brandlshing and throwing
sticks and stones and shouting Mad dog"
"'Tis a big bow a little bow-wow, and small
show for the bow and the bow-wow" said
Kane. as he and McAuliffe tried to head off
the terrier which turned and sped up first-ave
The door of No S4S First-ave was open. and
the hunted brute (men have the same habit
sought refuge therein, scattering women and
children before him as the wind routs leaves
From the windows of surrounding houses shouts
of Mad dog" went down to meet shouts OF
Mad dog that came up from the mob. Ihe
terrier offered to bite no one. He desired to get
where he could not bite man. woman or child
Men. women and children who did not want to
get bitten would not give him the chance. He
went up the stairs to the roof. Behind came
the skirmishers the policemen and the main
body. the rabble. At the roof door the terrier
turned and faced them. There was no mercy
for him: flight fight was all the same; ne
barked and the pOliCemen's revolvers barked
louder Flame burned his nose, but the builets
sped wide. Round the roof he ran, helter
SHELTER. he could not fight men who thre" hte
and again. This time he felt 1t not. and ne
harked defiance s he circled and lodged. stopped
short in midiump, wheeled and spun AT rl6ht
angles from those who would corner him. Be
hind chimney he sCurried.
To the chimney ran the policemen no uoS.
To the other chimney. No dog.
Through the SCuttle came yells and shrleks.
To the domcile of Mrs. Mary CoOney they hur-
red. Huddled in corner were women. trem-
bling. He's in there" they told Kane ana NC
Auffe pointing to the kitchen.
one behind the other, like scouts on an lndlan
trail. the skrmishers tiptoed 10 the kltcneh
door 4 blue bow shook under the stove. Ihey
fired three shots from the door The stove was
not damaged as much as the wall The dog
made a sortie. and the hesegers fell back. lie
darted into the parlor. they hot foot after. he
turned. and back he went to the rear rooms, the
policemen ahead of him. He could drive as well
he driven.
He leaped on bed At home he romped and
gambolled on a bed and no one said him nay.
He looked over the footbOard. and the fire came
again. Over the blue ribbon a blot of red
Il wonder" said Kane. which was the
madder the crowd or the dog"