Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-05
JUDY, FIRE CO.'S
MASCOT, IS LOST
INTELLIGENT CANINE MISSING
FROM ENGINE HOUSE
POLICE ASKED TO HELP FIND
PRIDE OF NO. is
Boston Terrier Which Knows All
About Department Routine and
Fighting Flames Cannot
Be Found

Judy. the intelligent Boston terrier
mascot of engine company No. 16, at
1879 North Hope street, Is still missing
and the firemen are disconsolateA be-
cause of the loss of their four-footed
comrade, which Is as fearless fire
fighter as the bravest of the uni
formed men. Yesterday an appeal was
made to the police to aid in finding
the dog.
Judy was born fire department
mascot and her knowledge of the
workings of the signal system Is mar
velous. This, however, is but one
of the many illustrations of the faith
full CANNES intelligence. Whenever
the first sound of the gong rang out
Judy was all attention. So famlllar
had she become with the various
alarms of the different stations That
she could distinguish the signals that
called the equipment at her station 10
respond. When such an alarm Wou.o
come in she jumped about in frantic
manner and would race about the en-
gines and be off with them when they
dashed to the fire. But when an alarm
came in from a distance and did not
require the presence of company NO.
16 the dog would pay no attention TO
the gong, and continue her play with
the firemen.
Judy was taken to the fire house
four years ago by Hosefnan Fred Jul
Illus of engine company No. IT, lie
traded a pair of Belgian hares for the
alert little pup. The dog soon aoapted
itself to the keyed up air of f1re
station and soon began to take lively
interest In the drills and exercises. The
animals remarkable intelligence soon
became evident and before Judy had
been at the station great length OF
time she had learned almost as much
about the routine of the engine house
as the men themselves.
Could Climb Ladders
She quickly became an expert at
climbing a ladder and would mount
to the top round of the highest ex-
tension ladder. She had record of
never having missed attending fire
to which the engine company re-
sponded.
When Judy arrived at the burning
building she would generally follow
her master, Hoseman julius, and
would race about barking and grab
bling at the hose with her teeth as II
trying to assist the hosemen.
On a number of occasions she has
followed julius up a ladder and en-
tered a burning building with him,
brayed the flames and smoke and
stayed as close to the firemen as pos
sible. whining. at times and trying to
warn them of any unforeseen danger.
At one fire she climbed to the top
of an eighty-five-foot ladder and en-
tered a window of a blazing building
and picked her way carefully along the
burning floor. Another time one of
her puppies followed her to fire and
into a burning building. The struc-
ture collapsed and the puppy was In
jured about the front legs. Judy car
ried the injured animal from the
wrecked building and laid the bleeding
pup at her masters feet.
Judy Disappears
Judy disappeared June when engine
company No. 16 answered an alarm
at Second and Broadway. She raced
with the equipment and was there with
the first of the engines. Julius usually
kept a close watch over his pet, but
that being his day off, was not there
to see that she came to no harm, and
while the other firemen thought as
much of the alert little animal as did
julius, in some manner she disap-
peared from the fire and the men have
not seen her since.
The firemen have searched high and
low for their mascot, but have been
unable to find a trace of her. In or
der tnaL Sne coulu pe Heco6liASu
seen an enlarged photograph inclosed
in a valuable frame will be hung in
the police station this morning and
will be scrutinized by all patrolmen
in hope that it will result in restora-
ton of the animal.
Hoseman julius called at the CEN
trail police station yesterday at l
o'clock and asked the police to assist
him in finding his pet. He was given
permission to place the picture where
it could be viewed by the patrolmen
who will be asked to look out for
the dog.