The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-25
TWELVE BITTEN BY A TERRIER
WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN PANIC
ON CONEf ISLAND BEACH.

Dog First Attacks Ito Mistress Two Men
Bitten while Trying to Save Others
Policemen kill Animal and Doctors
Quickly Cautersze tho Many wounds.
Twelve persons, most Of them children.
we're bitten by q foxterrier on the beach at
West Twenty-second street. Coney Island.
yesterday afternoon. The dog was killed
by a policeman after II had thrown the
beach loungers Into a panic.
IL belonged to Benjamin Davis, O lawyer
who is staying at the Murich cottage on
Twenty-frst street. Mrs. Davis. his wife.
was the first person attacked, She noticed
that the dog was acting queeriy and spoke
10 IL. The little animal sprang at her and
buried its teeth In her leg.
William Powell, who lives Ia Twenty
second street, coney Island. seized the dog
by the legs and threw 1t out toward the
water. ten or twelve feet. The terrier
turned and dashed at Powell. tearing his
trousers and cutting his leg slightly. Powell
ran snd the terrier made for a group of
children who we're playing in the sand.
Some Of the children had beard Mrs.
Dsvis's cries and started to run as soon
a. the animal headed In their direction.
Ut VI titCiu, ItdiTy VVkCt, 10 y0dTb Oiut
Abraham, 0, and Edward, 7. were too allow.
The dog bit the eldest OF the brothers on the
left hand and shoulder. The other two
were bitten on their legs.
After that the dog dashed at another
group Of children about 100 feet away. By
that time the alarm had spread along the
beach and the women and children were
hurrying In every direction. Several men
armed with clubs and stones were In pur-
suit. A blow from one Of the clubs headed
the animal OH from the second group Of
children, but It nipped Mollie Moses. IL
years old, and Aaron Vann, 0, both OF
Twenty-second street.
Israel Dropkin Of West Twenty-second
street was attacked while trying to rescue
other little ones. The terrier buried its
teeth In his coat sleeve and while he was
trying to shake the animal OF il managed
&c eink ite teeth into his cheek.
About that time Policemen Whalen and
Spring Of the Coney Island police station
but were afraid to shoot on account Of the
children and women who were rushing
about. The dog rushed into another group
and found four more victims: Mrs. Fannie
Dulaney. IS years old, Of West Twenty-frst
Daniel Enrisht, !, bitten on left hand:
aud Fannie Kettan, IS. of West Twenty.
sseond street. bitten on left leg.
The terrier started back then In the
direction OF the Murich cottage and ran
in under a bathhouse. Policeman Whalen
fred two shots, but they went Wild and
the terrier sprang at him. Whalen grabbed
the animal by the throat n threw Il bark.
Then Policeman Spring put a bullet into it.
Drs. Hodge and Moore from the Coney
Island Hospital were on the scene soon
after h dog was shot and then there
was a general roundup OF the victims.
All had their Wounds cauterized and will
be treated at the Pasteur Institute. The
dogs brain will be examined. The police
say they heard that the dog was in a fight
with q cat on Friday
At the beach near the foot of Twenty
second street Is the Seaside Home OF me
children on the beach were from the home,
among others the three Vogel children.