The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
THAT DOG PICKLES rs DEAD.
She Was the Mascot Of the Sullivan Crowd
In de Ate,

She Was the Mascot Of the sullivan Crowd
In de Ate.
Pickles, the mascot Of the Florrie Sull-
van Association of ode Ate" met an I'M
timely end yesterday, leaving eight small
pups for the Sullivans to care for.
Pickles, who was once described by the
Hon. Florrie as "the homeliest mug next
to Fat -em-up Jack McNIanus that ever went
to Big Tins ball. was in the Gust ody Of the
Hon. Phil Wissig at the time of the accident
"You have killed our mascot just before
election and hoodooed U.S." said the Hon
Florre to Wissig when Pickless dead body
was carried into the Tammany headquar-
ters in Grand street.
Il cant help it," said Wissig. at was
dastardly trick Of the Jerome reformers
who have got club room at the end Of the
block"
"Reformers BAH" said Florrie with the
fine sarcasm he is noted for. Just to think
OF all that money we wasted on the chris
ening. too"
Pickles looked sonnet hing like fox ter
rier, and one night last winter wandered
into Wssig's saloon just in time to catch a
rat and endear herself to Wissig Several
Florrie as a mascot, and Wissig was allowed
81 week from the treasury of the organi
cation to feed the animal
Pickles soon earned a reputation as
mascot. On the day the Jamaica racetrack
| opened the Hon. Florrie tied a green ribbon
/ on Pickles s neck and took the mascot along
with him. Florrie won a bet on a 10 to
shot and Pickles ate chicken off plate that
| night. On another occasion Capt Diamond
| Charlie Kramer borrowed the dog and won
pile Of money on the horse Ingoldsby.
At recent meeting of the Tammany
organization of ode Ate" the Hon. Florre
said Boys if it is proper for my friend
! Sir Thomas Upton to have a dog mascot ,
why shouldn't we? Pickles is all right
We want to win this district heavy this
| year. and believe in such things If
| any Of you fellows hear about any one
kicking that dog let me know the names
Of Tho guys and ! will give them letters of
introduction to Prof. Woldock and ice
HUMPHREYS,
Pickles. became so popular after this that
! Long Reach Reagan openly expressed his
regret that he wasn't born n dog. -In
lie a mascot for the good times that NUT
is getting" he said
| About two weeks ago when Pickles gave
birth to litter of eight the members Of
| the organization were in ecstasies. Every
election district captain demanded one of
the pups to bring him good luck in the
campaign. The Hon. Florrie said it was
an occasion TO use diplomacy. AT his sug-
gestion a christening party was held Satur-
/ day night at the headquarters and Florrie
! paid for the refreshments out Of his own
| pocket.
-Let the crowd decide who the pups be-
long TO, he said, $50 as TO cause no hard
| feelings"
Five of the pups were male and they
were first displayed. No two looked alike
One that resembled dachshund was unani-
mously awarded to Wagner. Another with
named by the association. The Hon.
Forrio announced the awards and names
as follows
Pug Nose, Dinny Sullivan; Crooked
Legs, Phil Wissig; Limburger, Charlie
Wagner: Tammany, Christie Sullivan;
Philippine, lssy Cohn: Lizzie, Jack Martin;
Mary the Pig, Jack McManus; Anastasia,
Little Tim Sullivan.
| When Wissig took Pickles out for n walk
| yesterday a young man with eyeglasses
stood on the opposite side of Grand street
near the Tammany headquarters with
basket in his hands. Just rs horsecar
was approaching he opened the basket
and rat jumped out Pickles dashed for
the rat and got under the wheels of the
car. crowd of Florrie's followers saw
| Pickles. finish and in the excitement the
young man disappeared,
AZ will spend the rest of my life in hunting
down that dude with the glasses" shouted
Wissig. Its put-up job by that reform
crowd"
The remains of Pickles were placed in a
box and taken to the club rooms.
These pups must be raised by all means, +"
said the Hon, Florrie, after Wissig wiped
away his tears.
A committee was appointed to see whether
it will he necessary TO secure an incubator
or milk bottles to insure the lives of the
| baby mascots
1t was seriously proposed last night to
| give Pickles some sort of a state funeral
but this question will be disposed of to-day.
The last mascot of the Tammany organi-
cation of "de Ate" was the famous dog
Robbery" Of the Martin Enge Association,