The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-01
DOG BITES FIVE CHILDREN.
BULL TERRIER RUNS THROUGH
a SCHOOLHOUSE BLOCK.

Killed by . Policeman. but Not Until He
Had bitten Half . Dozen Youngsters,
Though None ID Hurt seriously Enough
10 Cause Fear OF Hydrophobia.
A bull terrier ran through West Twenty
eighth street from Eighth to Tenth avenues
just before o'clock yesterday afternoon and
bit Ave children before a policeman shot It
The dog ran through the street while dozens
of children were standing In front Of the
public school building on Twenty-eightl
street.
The terrier was pure white and, accord
ing To the street corner experts who exam
ined 1t, wasn't a mongrel but Of pretty
good breed Of terrier.
Policeman Kirk was at the Ninth avenue
crossing. holding up cars and trucks to
make a safe passage for school children,
when he heard pistol shot behind him.
1t was fired by Isaac Isaacs, an express
man, who had followed the dog down the
block after seeing it jump at one boy and
bite him on the arm.
Kirk jumped for Isaacs to find out what
he was shooting at. and the expressman
pointed down the street at the dog just az
the animal dashed through a group OF
marble players, three OF whom he bit be-
fore they could escape. Then there was a
panic among the children, most OF whom
just jumped up and down where they stood
too scared to run.
The dog zig-zagged among them, swapping
and biting. He was safe from bullets be.
cause nobody dared shoot at long range fol
fear Of hitting n child.
All this happened while Kirk was running
at top speed across the avenue and hali
way down the long block TO the school.
house. He got there just as the dog jumped
at little Catherine Caravans face. The
child put up her arm and was bitten on the
hand
knocked him over with kick and then
holding the child out Of range, fired three
shots into the dog and finished him.
Then there was a roll call Of the school
children on the sidewalk They were lined
up along the curb and Kirk told all who
The whole line stepped to the front. Those
who hadn't been bitten thought they were.
anyway.
Kirk tried again. and with the aid Of the
teachers looked at faces, necks and hands
They found teeth marks on five children
and these were marched to the home OF
DR.. A. G. Bridges. at 3A West Twenty
eighth street The doctor cauterized their
wounds, assured the children and some OF
their parents who had shown up that none
was seriously hurt. and sent them. home
Several of the six went back to school,
The victims were:
DUNN STEPHEN, s years old, 3&S West Twenty
seventh street bitten on left arm.
CARAVAN. cATHERINE4years. sz+renth avenue
'' KE derS. ROBERT, is years as ives. Twenty
'e Whr s'rf HkR IHs arm Years, 80, West Twenty
eighth street left wrist.
WRIGHT. HAROLD. 9 years. SIS West Twenty
eight street. right arm.
The Kelly boy was taken to the Pasteul
Institute by his mother.
William o Hare had a narrow escape
The dog jumped at him. but only succeeded
in tearing his shirt.
An examination Of the dogs body viii
be made to-day in order to determine
whether he was suffering from rabies.
DR.. Bridges said that none OF the btes
was serious enough to cause fear Of by.
drophobia, and that in some cases the dog
had merely left the imprint Of his teeth
without breaking the skin.
At $50 p. NJ. a little black dog began To
run around and snap at things at Twenty
fourth street and Ninth avenue. II was
frothinG at the mouth and everybody who
saw IL got out OF the way
Policeman Joseph Donohue came up TO
the animal and shot the dog. killing II at
the first shot. No person il known to have
been bitten by the animal.