The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
DOGOIDN' DESERT
HIN EVEN IN FIRE.
Collie Nearly Pcrishcd in Blaze
That Killed Friend lic Was
Trying TO Save.
TEETH IN MANS COLLAR
Weak lie Followed
Body OF Patron 10 Police
Station.

New York, April 2S.-"Princc," IL
big colih, belonging 10 John Lawrence,
u negro uphols terer, was playing on
the sidewalk with his master late yes
terday afternoon when Nathun Chal-
neck, who has a paint shop at II East
One Hundred ana Thirty-fourth street.
next door to the upiOlsterer's, came
along. Though Lawrence owns the dog.
it has always been called Chalncck's
dog in the ncighborhood because of the
great affection which they had for
each other. AZ the, sight of Chnlneck
tho dog forsook Lawrence and Bounded
up to dis old friend. springing up 50
that his forcpaws rested on Chalncck's
shoulders and barking his satisfaction
as Clalncck carcsscd him.
Como on inside. old fellow said
Chalncck, as he, lot himself into the
paint shop, and Lawrence, nodding Il
greeting. made no objection when the
dog followed the puintcr. lie. too. has
come almost to think Of Prince us
~"Chalncck's dog"
chalncck shut the door. leaving Law
renee outside. lie still stood outside
fifteen minute later, when hc saw a
thread of smoke creeping out over the
sill OF the door. lie flung the door
open. realizing that, there was u lire
inside. but the volume OF smoke which
doorway. The smoke was black ana
sitting with tho fumes of burning oils
and paints.
Lawrence ran to the corner and
turned In Il tire alarm and when the
engines came up lie told the irtmen
that Chalncck WAS inside. Man after
man tried 10 rush through the smoke
Into the store. and each one
To the sidewalk, half sunucated.
Not one got more than three feet past
tile doorway.
Bat tho streams of water which the
engines sent whirling into the place
presently quenchcd the fire. and when
tho smoke had cleared Tho drcmcn
made their way inside the place. 1T
" the dog. but when they werkcd
their way TO the back OF tho shop they
came on thom lying in front of a Win
dow; Chalncrck's hands clutchcd the
window sill as though he had tried
to drag himself up and out. lie was
dead. The dog. apparently lifclcss,
too. lay beside him, his teeth fast in
Chalncrck's %cnilar.
The dog ana the man he had tried
to drag to safety were carried out to
the sidewalk. whcrc an ambulance sur
Seon from Harlem Hospital gave one
look at tho man and pronounced him
dead Of sulfocation. In tho dog Il
spark Of life remained. and the sur
Seon turned his attention 10 him.
1t took nearly a half;liour of hard
work, however. before the dog Stun
blcd weakly TO his feet, gave his tail
a wag OF TWO TO show that he was
Coming around. and then went over
~ the nallot wagon OIL the Fast one
Hundred and T~wcnty-sixth Street Po-
lice Stntion, in which the body of hal
merck lay.
The surgeon said that Prince would
he all right as soon az he got 8; little
fresh air, and. climbing into tho atnhu-
lance. he returned torthc hospital. The
driver OF the patrcl wagon set out for
the station house n moment afterward.
and Lawrence tried to get Prince to
come into the house with him, but as
the patrol wagon started away the
doE broke away and, although he was
weak in the knees, he Hoped along be-
hind the patrol ago and followed
Chalncrck's body 20 the station. Ii was
not until Lawrence followed II got
the dog that Prince would leave the
station.