Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-24
MAD DOG CAUSES
Street PANIC AND
BITES TWO BOYS
Whole Block in Adams Street
Stampeded and Houses
Are Barricaded.
ANIMAL ATTACKS LADS
WHO TRY TO CAPTURE 1T
Finally Lassoed by Humane
Agent-Three Other Chill
dren Are Victims.

A small brown-and-white dog thai
undisputed possession of the block or
Adams I. est between Warwick and
Nichols streets for two hours today
while frightened residents of the neigh
borhood tarricaded their doors and
Watched the animal from behind closed
windows.
Before Thomas Carter, of the Humane
Society. succeeoed in lassoing the ami
NAL, it had att-s,.ed and 1itten James
Uzzilino, 8 years old, of 231 Adams
street, and James Ponto, IA years old,
of 227 AGams street.
Mrs. Mary Green. of 231 Adams street,
who owned the dog, said that 1t began
10 act strangely yesterday afternoon
and attacked several other dogs. Moth
ing was thought of the matter, as the
animal had been a great pet in the
neighborhood, and had never been vic
ious. This morning It Went on a ram
page and. attacnea everything that
erosseGsits path.
s~nrmber of men who were on their
way to M84.. - ne hrst victims
and the ainnla, snapped at their legs
tearing tn. .otA of several and
following .ne.-. .-astsioe Park
which 'front.' - --...ns street. Dogs
and horses were attacked, and a num-
Der of children had narrow escapes be-
fore the dog took it's stand under the
sfnoi, ~ -, --c-nir~ y nd
snarling and uasnnlg out to attack any
person who ventured into the block.
,Fhe Ponto boy -..Iilng from ar
=. L. l.1t.L.t.ItttA6 - and he
fore he couio be warned the dog jumped
at him and bit him in the right leg
The lads wouua a.as later dauterized
at st. James's hospital. Several ven
t%uresoine 49, atna~~ Win stiens
stones and brooms. essayed to drive tnf
dog into a tfati.ay at 231 Adams street
but it suddenly charged the group ane
bit the Ixzilino boy in the left arm
He, too, was taken to st. James's HOS
pital. where tho -f'pvr-' r1nT fauteri1o
Animal Is Lassoed.
The last attack by the dog effectuali,
cleared the street and N further eff
forts were made to dislodge tile ami
NAL. Word had meanwhile been sem
TO the Humane Society, n Agent Car.
Ter soon arrived. After much difficulty
he succeeded in getting a moose ovel
Lie QOS , llSdu, Jul tuC diiiiiid AdiShiS
gnawed the rope and freed itself.
A long wire was then used and the
dog was finally secured and put in 9
bag. 1t will be kept at the society's
headquarters for a few days for OBJ
seryation, and if further signs of rabie:
develop the two boys will be put under
the Pasteur treatment.
Y Not far from the scene of the Adams
street scare little Mary Wentworth
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester
wentworth, of 81 Horatio street, wa
bitten yesterday by a dog owned b.
James Lawton, of 40 Lentz avenue
The girl was playing in the stree
when, without provocation, the ANNA
sprang at her and bit her in the righ'
leg. The injury was cauterized ant
the animal is now locked up in a shed
where its condition will be careful,
watched for signs of rabies. The neigh
bors say the dog has been acting
strangely for several days.
Two other children, Paul Romaine
Z years old. of 1877 New street, ani
Theresa Schloss. Is years old. of Rock
VILE, N. r., were attacked by a dog be
lieved to be mao at Plane and New
streets Tuesday afternoon. Both chill
dren had their wounds cauterized and
the animal vas shot.