The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-30
COLLIE ON STREET BITES SIX
SEES A FRIGHTENED BOY AND
GOES FOR HIM.
six.Year.Old Lad the worst Hurt-Others
Bitten Chief,y In Trying TO Handle the
Beast Policeman shoots Dos Dead
At last-It May Have Been Mad.

BeoGt-POuCemou SuOON DOB Ueuu
at Last-lt May Have Been Mad.
A collie dog attracted the attention OF
group of boys playing ball yesterday
afternoon near Third avenue and l3Sth
street From 138th street the animal
had turned into Third avenue and was
staggering from one side Of the street
to the other emitting short barks.
ITS mad" said one OF the boys, and
the others took up the cry until the street
rang with Mad dog"
Third avenue and 13sth street is
junction for several surface lines and the
railroad company has shelter house
there which will hold about fifty persons,
packed close. On the corner yesterday
afternoon at $50 o'clock when the dog
ran that way was a good sized crowd
waiting for cars. Men, women and
children bolted for doorways and stores
when they saw the dog. Many Of them
made for the shelter house and crowded
it to the limit. Then they slammed the
door.
The dog did not stop. but ran down
Third avenue, lodging from one side Of
the street to the other. Not far behind
followed the boys who had first seen
the animal and group Of braver pedes-
trians. At l37th street Mich ael Condor.
1 q driver. of 25os Third avenue, was stand
ing with his six-year-old nephew. James
Powers. who lives at 25is Third avenue.
Others in the street had run for shelter
at the cry Of Mad dog!'
| The little Powers boy. confused. stood
in the street and the dog made for him.
Condor jumped out from the doorway
where he had gone and grabbed the boy.
As he grasped his nephew the dog leaped
up and buried his teeth in his right fore
arm. Condor shook the dog OF. only to
receive another wound on his right hand.
While he was graphing with the dog
the Powers boy fell to the street and when
Condor had shaken OF the dog for the
second time 1t turned ON the boy and in
nicted q deep wound in the abdomen.
right side John Smith. q clerk. OF $40
East I4Vth street. saw what was happening
and came over He was bitten on the
left forearm before the dog was
beaten back.
The dog went to Lincoln avenue and
turned again. On iSeth street near the
corner were Ms. Mary Lingen Of l%0th
street and Willis avenue. The Bronx. and
her two-year old daughter. Gladys. The
dog jumped ON the child and bit her in
the right leg. The mother tried TO kioh
I%he.aoiuselsnSvaE but was cadsft ~ q
vicious snap on her right leg.
Frank Mccarthy. a rigger. Of +58 East
Sixty ninth street. one Of those pursuing
the dog. ran ahead and dragged the dos
away. Mother and child fell fainting into
a doorway. Mccarthy tried to choke the
beast. He let 60 when the dog wormed
his head free and caught McCarthy's rgh,
hand between it's jaws.
Policeman Lehnhoff ran in from Lincoln
avenue. He reached the place where Mrs
Lingen and her child were just as the dos
got away from Mccarthy
Clear the street. I'm going to shoot!'
called the policeman. whipping out hi,
revolver.
Still Lehnhoff did not dare to shoot fol
fear he might hit some one further down
He doubled his speed and caught up with
the dog at i34th street and Lincoln avenue
The collie heard footsteps behind ano
turned on the policeman. The anima
gathered itself and sprang at Lehnhoff'
, throat. There WAS a crack from the re.
volver and long haired collie lay quiver.
ing on the pavement. A second shot
finished il.
! Lehnhof then made roundup of thoss
injured and took them to the Lincoln Hos.
pital. where DIR. Moensch treated them
The Powers boy was the worst bitten
All were advised to take special treatment
After the dogs body had been carried tc
the Alexander avenue station the Boaro
of Health was notified and will determine
il the dog had rabies,
nvestigation in the neighborhood failec
to reveal the dogs owner, Word was SEN
out for those who had been bitten to repor
for treatment at the Willard Hospital.