New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-21
Uses AUTOMOBILE IN
LONG MAD DOG CHASE.
patroIman Bitten Before He Kills
Animal Which TerrifieS
Crowds in Harlem.
RACES IN MANY STREETS
when Cornered in Yard Mongrel
puries Teeth in Policemans
Hand and Holds On
Until Shot.

Until Shot.
More than two thousand persons IN up
Harlem we're witnesses OF a mad dog
..sse Yesterday evening in which an
automobile was brought into use by
D..rolrnan Connors, Of the West 1o2d
$40, police station. The dog was finally
.0rnsred in a cellar at No. BIB West
,s4,b street and shot. Before he was
,,r,sd however. the animal had fastened
nc teeth in the third finger of the patrol
AVS left hand. Connors had his wound
,orterized at the Washington Heights
uospital. The body Of the dog was taken
% the Offices Of the Board Of Health,
whore il will be examined for rabies.
Cornors was standing at 155th street
srd Eighth avenue. under the shelter OF
,ba visduct. 20 the south Of the Polo
c-ouDds. when he heard the shouts of
r,sn on the bridge above his head. Just
os he started TO look about to discover
the reason Of the noise three men came
dashing down the long fight Of steps
rom the viaduct yelling Mad dog
As the men ran past him. seeking shell
tsr in a corner saloon, Connors asked
them where the animal was, and was
told that the dog was running loose
among the crowds on the bridge.
The patrolman started up the steps on
run. with his club gripped ready for
action. Before he had reached a point
Ho ha x1~az hV
the dog. which dashed down the steps
past him. Connors aimed a blow at the
dog as il dashed by him. but the animal
lodged the blow and continued on its
way. Connors saw that it was a black
and white mongrel Before he could
take further note of the animal il had
reached the street and started eastward
under the viaduct.
Hearing the shouts of the terrified
women and children who had been sit
ting in the waiting rooms of the Union
Railway Company and the Interborough
Company on the viaduct. Connors knew
that he must head the dog off from that
direction.
nuns BACK 70 NlaoUCls
Arrived at the eastern end Of the via
duct. the bulldog went up. the steps at
that end and appeared in Macomb's :
Dam Road. where il joins the northern
terminus Of Seventh avenue. Here the
dog stood for a moment foam dripping
from its open mouth as it surveyed the
crowd f Sunday paraders on the ave-
nue. Then IL started 10 run down
Seventh avenue.
Connors had reached the viadVct and
vas running after the dog when an auto
mobile, in which were two men, passed
him
One Of the men, seeing the crowds and
the fast running dog. invited the pa
trolman TO jump on the machine and
take up the chase.
Connors did not stop 70 think twice
but jumped on the running board Of the
car and drew his revolver. Down the
avenue sped the automobile and the dog
At 14sth street the animal dashed
around the corner and headed for Eighth
avenue. closely followed by the automo-
bile, which grazed the curb on two
wheels. Connors leading forward, wait
ing 10 get a shot at the dog.
As the dog reached Eighth avenue.
which was filed with Sunday crowds.
lie headed north again, swapping at all
who came near him. When Connors,
ON the running board Of the automobile
reached the corner he took quick aim
at the animal and pulled the trigger
His shot went over the dogs head. The
chase led up 20 1jlst street where the
animal. now yclping i'm fear at the
crowd which was following at a re-
spectful distance. turned eastward again
until il was once more at the juncture
or Seventh avenue. Here Connors once
again aimed a bullet at the dogs head,
bat again he missed his mark.
Seeing the automobile the dog now
doubled on his tracks and passing the
machine. ran toward Eighth avenue.
The driver of the automobile turned
around i'm the narrow roadway as
though on a pivot and speeded after the
mongrsI. Connors was afraid 10 fire
again because Of the crowd in the
street
Bites Patroln1an on Hand.
He relied now on following the dog
until it sought safety in some cellarway
or vestibule. but the animal seemed bent
on running and swept around the cor
uer 10 154th street and Eighth avenue
where il switched It's course and ran
west 20 Bradhurst avenue.
The man at the wheel Of the automo-
bile was a skilfm driver and took the
corners almost as fast as Gid the dog
South 20 150th street. east 10 Eishth
avenue. north 70 l54th street south 10
1890 and back again 10 154th street the
4nrofrUh West