The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-16
Veterinary Fad Narrow
Escape and Other Men
Climbed Into RafterS.
LOCKED IN WITH ANIMAL
DR.. Van der Roest Pursued Into
Truck by Beast.-Was Killed
During a CONFUSION. Bitten
by Dog Last Summer.
Had Strange Malady.

Suffering from some strange attack, a
big horse, valued at $3.50. broke loose in
the stable of the F. w. Mum Livery
Company, at IS Chestnut street, yester-
day afternoon, and attacked W veter-
irary surgeons and about a dozen stable
hands who were in the room with the
maddened animal. Some persons thought
the horse had hydrophobia, but If that
were so the disease must have de-
vcloped with extraordinary speed.
That one or more of the men were not
killed by the animal when attacked was
considered very fortunate. DR.. Henry
Wander Roest, who was called into
consultation with another veterinary in
regard to the animals case. had a mar
row escape.
After a half hour of suspense, during
which it was feared thai Dr. Wander
Roest would be crushed by the horse, "a
sledge hammer was thrown into the
room and one of the stall hands killed
the horse with 1t.
Luckily the animal did not bite any
n in the stable at the time, though
he snapped at several pieces of heavy
boards with his teeth n broke a
heavy rope halter which tied him in a
box stall.
There seemed to be some doubt in
the minds of some of those present
as to the disease of the animal. Dr.
Wander Roest's opinion was that the
horse vas suffering from h~ydrophobia,
caused by a bite from a dog last
August. The horse did not become
violent until yesterday afternoon, when
it was treated for the collie.
Early yesterday afternoon the horse be-
gan to act peculiarly and the stablekeeper
called in a veterinary. He examined me
horse and concluded that the trouble was
due to collie. His prescriptions and treat
ment did not seem to relieve the morse
which began to show symptoms similar 10
those of rabies. The horse was swapping
at the boards and whining piteously. sew
eral times in the afternoon it frothed IN
the mouth. DR.. Wander Roest was theh
called in consultation.
DR.. Wander Roest refused to treat me
horse, fearing that he would be attacKel
skssSqsaEff. He suggested that as an expert
.nant that , movement be made as though
aon,o ono was to enter the stall. A negro
!, tbe stable shook a chain near the am
n,ai which Immediately went into a con
v,,Ision DR.. Wander Roest declared II
wo,,Id be dangerous for any one to venture
near the rabid animal.
n was suggested that the noise be maze
again, but the stable hands were Walneu
to he careful lest the horse, which was
-, frothing at the mouth, hrenk loose.
The ANNA on hearing the chains rattle
near its STALL. bit out a thick piece Oh
hoard as though 1t were pasteboard. ..
suddenly 1t broke the rope which heiu u
and about ten of the men in the parn ran
for the door. The horse made a dash oul
Of his stall toward theN room where tne
trucks are kept. The men who had gotten
an the outside of the stable were warned 10
keen the door closed. They did as toid
and even went so far as to lock 1t, rearing
tho maddened horse might break out
several stable hands,, who could not get
outside. climbed up on the raiters' -
Wander Roest was unable to CLIMB 10 une
rafters. and, as he himself said atter"atus
was prepared to meet his rate, as .ms
animal apparently was bent on atlachins
him IN in a truck went the veterinary
-,r,Io tbe animal ran around after aim
rho surgeon quickly jumped 70 an au,
Joining truck. Those in the rafters watcneu
Inc attack on the surgeon, poweriess "
aid him. e.n;+
An attempt to open the door was 1fuit-
1a~s and AGAIN the horse renewed ms az
tacL on the surgeon. There was q space
of about three feet between the IVY
trucks. on one of which Or. Vanuer
Roest was seeking to escape from Letnnss
struck by the horses hoofs or peihs oi''e
by him. Elmo
Into this space went the animal thus
emitting, off all chance of escape to the
other truck. DR.. Wander Roest luInpeu
out of the truck, and in trying to leap lhto
another to follow the surgeon, the horse
got one Of his legs caught In the Wneels
and fell to the floor in another cohVnlsloh,
A negro. who was unable to gain one Oh
the rafters during the attack of the am
nal obtained a pickaxeA and at the sug-
oestion of Dr.. Wander Roest stood on one
of the trucks and made an attempt 10 put
the animal out of it's misery. The negro
swung the axe straight at the vital spot
OF the horses head, but it went low ana
struck him in the nose.
In the time DR.. Wander Roest sug-
gested that a policeman be sent for to
shoot the horse. While a search was being
made for the officer some one dropped a
heavy sledge hammer through the window
10 the negro and he killed the animal.
Az near as can be learned the horse was
bitten about the middle OF August by a
yellow dog. To whom the dog belonged
no one has been able to learn. One OF
the stable hands said he was driving the
horse III AGEuSl dHu ne itultiuDSlS th"N 4"
dog bit the harse on the nose, rawing
blood. a.,
The horse showed no after results until
Yesterday, and the symptoms were so pecu-
l.a~ Tint even then the owners did not
think II was suffering from hydrophobia.
F. w. Mum said today that the horse
was not suffering from the rabies and that
any one who said so was mistaken. None
az slc horses in the stable were bitten by
the frenzied animal.
ut was the closest escape | ever had in
nv life said DR.. Wander Roest today.
when that animal came out OF the stan
and the others took to the rafters / sure
ly felt that some one would be killed.
practically gave myself up to fate when
the horse chased me into the truck and l
found that the door leading out OF the
stable was locked"
STOLE SAWS FROM TOOL SHOP.
Some one broke into the tool shop Of
Duncan McKiernan. at $50 Mount Prospect