Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-03-31
MAD DOG SCARE
ON SATURDAY


The monotony of life in the lower
end of the Borough was relieved Sat-
urday morning by genuine mad dog
scare. None of the essentials -are
lacking. The rabid dog was unmistak-
ably in evidence there was scamp
ering Of people; there were pistol
shots and dead dog to end with.
Between 8 and 10 O'Clock as John
Weir was walking up West Mahoning
street, just east of Chestnut street, he
saw approaching from the opposite di.
reotion dog which had q suspicious
appearance. He was q short haired
black dog with large head. heavy neck
and other characteristics which sug-
gested the bull dog breed. He bore a
detected and bedraggled appearance
and trotted along in an Indifferent way
not at all common with dogs in good
health. In passing, Mr.. Weir was care
full to give the dog all the room on the
pavement that he wanted. The two
had hardly got abreast. however. when
the dog without any warning sprang
at Mr.. Weir and with a quick snap
seized linn by the coat.
Mr.. Weir had In his pocket revolv-
er. which he was taking up to the
store on Mill street. SprinRing aside
he avoided second attack from the
dog and drawing the pistol was in the
act of killing the dog when it occur.
red to him that the street there was a
bad place to shoot and he decided to
follow the dog and take further note
of his action.
At Thomas Curry's residence the
suspicious canine attacked the house
dog, lying on the portico, a noble col
lie. but fortunately his teeth did lit
tie more than clutch the long hair of
the Collie. At the residence of Will
lam Linker, further down the street,
he attacked another dog, biting him
slightly. At this place it was observ.
ed that he was frothing at the mouth.
Mr.. Weir, still in pursuit, wanted to
finish him on the spot but Mrs. Linker
begged that no shooting be done near
that place and thus the dog was per.
mitted to pass on. He soon gained the
alley at the rear, whence he entered
the premises of Michael Driscoll,
where he bit another dog.
At this juncture Mr.. Weir determin-
ed to cut the brute's career short and
he fired shot at him. The bullet,
however. only grazed the dog and he
escaped to the street and madI direct
ly toward the premises OF William
Turner. In the alley beside the honse
little child belonging to the family
was playing. The dog was making in
a direct line for the little one He was
only eight or ten feet away when MIR
Weir realizing that moments delay
might be fatal rushed right up to the
dog and quickly sent two bullets in
succession into his carcasss. The brute
rolled over and while not quite dead
seemed beyond all danger of doing
harm.
The man took hold of the dog and
was in the act of dragging him down
the alley when. as the last thing
thought of, the brute seemed to revive
and springing around endesvored to
bite the man. Mr.. Weir had still a
couple Of bullets IN his revolver and
these he unceremoniously sent into the
dog, which inflicted his quietus.
There seems little doubt but that
the dog was afflicted with rabies.
Where he came from is not known.
Probably some one who reads this will
recognize the dog as one missing from
his own premises, or one Of which he
has some knowledge. The probability
is that the canine came from some
distance, probably from out of town.
This is the worst feature of the case,
as there is no way Of telling how many
other dogs may have been bitten dur.
ing the mad dogs tramp, which may
latter develop hydrophobia. The dogs
known to have been bitten, which as is
proper, are all penned up and will be
carefully watched until the time limit
is PASSED within which hydrophobia is
likely to develop.