Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-23
HERoisM OF SOME NOBLE DOGS
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iof whom the hospicc Is capable OF
shcltcring,
After night had descended on The
snow tlllcd mountain, The temperature
touching the zero point the yigilanl
Barry priokcd NJ his ears. smiled
through the falling llakcs outside. and
bounded forth into the darkness. while
the monks eargcrly awaited his return.
y party of iivc travellers. found nll
but exhausted on the drifting Alpine
road by the dog. were led hy him
into the warmth OF the monastery.
Soon Barry again ovinced signs of
uncasiness. smiling am listening in.
tently. Once more ho plunged into
the heart of The storm ON his crramd
OF salvation. This time he did not
reappear and the night passed
Day broke on the fury of an Anime
tempest seldom Witnessed ANA grave
fears were entertained by the monks
for l}arry's safety Three days inter
vcned before the storm ahatod suffi.
cienly TO allow the monks To sally
forth with Barry's mates in search
Of him, ana led by them tho Saint
Augustinians found him
The dog was more than half milo
iAbli AIt HNsfptNts III ~ NNtlAtlfu Dlitt
whore he had dragged an unfortunate
wayiaicr, stretching himself on, on
the half conscious /lnn To shield him
with his shaggy coat from the SNOW
and transmitting the heart from his
own warm body to that of the victim
uf the storm Through the nstrumon.
tallty of the great dogs fratcrnal care
alone the man survived TO tell his
experience.
Dan Of New York.
a local celebrity at least was Dan.
n life saving dog of New York city.
where he Is. credited with having res
cued almost dozen persons who
would hive drowned as the result Of
accident. or from attempt al suicide
The animals homo WAS pier on the
East River water front Of the city.
his owner. the pier watchman. TO
whom Dan had como as half grown
half starved. homeless outcast. He
was of tho excellent Newfoundland
strain. though not considered a full
blooded representative.
What he lacked In blood. however,
he more than possessed in brain; foI
his understanding was marvellous.
Such Il display of intellect us his soia,
ing with his teeth the clothes of some
little one whose trunnt steps lad lea
it too near The waters edge. and
dragging 1t out of hnim's way was not
cohsluered rcihhlKaplc ior NM
Dams first essay ut life saving was
that OF snatchipg from watery grave
his master, who had made Il niisstcp
on the edge OF the slcet covered pier
IN the darkness of a winter night, ana
found himself struggling with the
cakes oil ice rushing him 10 destruc
ton in the black, benumb!ng wafer
The Waterman managed To send ON
his cry for help, and the big dog
which was in the vicinity, heard H.
and soon was swimming rapidly To
ms assistance. How IL was accom-
Dl.shed the owner could not explain
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shorcman who wac 60 croged Inv Inn.
biblne The liouor disnousod No his
kim that he Imagined his onlv chance
of safety law in drowninr tha fiery
demons bosettIn,. him IN The riyor. ana
himself with them In this caso Dan
gave evidence that he nossessed n
mind far above other dogs After an.
proaching the maddened man. nj the
outset TO be almost throttled ana drag.
eed down. Dan learned caution, and
awaited his opportunity to save the
other without going down with him.
This was achieved by swimming round
and round the longshorcman, until the
man was completely helpless, then
darling in and gripping the back OF