The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-02
Mad DOG SCARE;
one boy BITTEN
CYRUS, ELEVEN YEAR OLD SON
OF DR.. KIRK, THE
VICTIM.

Grand Forks, N. D.. Aug. 2.-Cyrus
1.-THE .il1eyeaf -eld dasson,e Of DIR. and Mrs
g. r ISirlssef South second stfEesa, T3sst
Grand Forks was bitten in a. dozer
places about the legs ana lower ex.
trenities while at play in Riverside
park. this city, shortly after noon yes
terday by a dog, a part bull, owned in
the north end of the city. One woman
escaped injury from the animals sharp
teeth because of her skirts and a doz-
en- children ran in fright from the ami :
NAL while two, .worknien, employed at
the park, beat the dog off with clubs,
after considerable trouble.
The boy was taken to his home on
the east side, where his father, a ply
sician, dressed some twelve or fif-
teen lacerations in the lads limbs
and body. Late last night DR.. Kirk
state to The Herald that the wounds
We're not deep and that every precau-
tion had been taken, he NOT deeming
it necessary to take the boy to a.
Pasteur institute, unless developments
follow. se, s s
The dog, after being beaten OFF with
clubs by the workmen. made down
the street car track much like one in
advance of a good sized cyclone and
was caught by members of the police
force at 8, o'clock last night, quietly
snoozing at it's home and apparently
unaware of the commotion 1T had
been responsible for
1 1t was taken to the city hall and
tied UP. as meek a looking mad dog
as ever disgraced the canine family
and its chances for longevity rest
largely on it's department and gem
eral physical condition during the
next forty-eight hours.
The workmen who beat off the dog
state that 1t had all the appearances
of one with the rabies, frothing at
the mouth and swapping at everyone
In its path = 2rt
Young Kirk seemed to be selected
for special consideration and although
he ran and succeeded In reaching the
lower, limbs Of tree, his progress
up its trunk was not sufficiently rapid
to avoid the animals teeth, the dog
finding liberal presentation of legs
and anatomy to satisfy even one af-
fected with the much dreaded rabies.
The lady who narrowly escaped be-
ing bitten had her. gown torn into
shreds and was in a state OF collapse
when the workmen came to her res
cue.
The dog VIII be held for 4 time
to discover whether II has rabies or
was simply annoyed by children at
play and suffering from the heat and
resulting bad temper, afforded the de-
cidediy realistic example of 4 genuine
mad dog. Health department officials
feel that this is the best way to obtain
a satisfactory examination.
According to those associated with
the department. results obtained from
an examination Of the brain Of 81
dead dog are very unsatisfactory, and
1t requires long, slow process to
determine positively whether an ami
NAL actually was affected.
The most satisfactory results are
to be obtained IL the animal isS per-
nitted to live, and It is mistake to
shoot an animal Immediately after
sonae one has been bitten If 1t lis at
al possible to hold the dog In quar-
antine If affected by rabies, syrnp-
toms will develop in the living animal
long before they become manifest in
the person bitten. say the officiaIs.
while 1T may REQUIRE Weekasto discover
ptomss OF the disease in a dead
aog.