The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
Dr. Atkins, Veterinary, Saves Two Boys From Rabid Animal And Gap tr1res Dog Tn Automobile Chase Puts N oose Around Neck And Casts It. In Gage.
7irl Is Bitten on Leg Shot guns, Motors, and Lassoes Used i1l Frenzied Hunt For Beast Police Kept Scurrying To All Parts of ! City

Mad dogs have created wild furore in the North and East Ends of Bridge port. to-day One child was bitten, several others had narrow escapes and wild chases were made by police men to all outlying sections in the hope of killings dog which has bit-' ten other animals in Trumbu11 Fair held and the North End One dog suffering from the most violent form Of rabies issstil1 at large
 Alice Soercky living at 23S Alex street, five years old. as she was on the way to a store tn the neighborhood this morning was attacked and bitten in the leg, by a. large setter whose ownership is as yet unknown The aogTan towards Connecticut avenue There 1t chased two boys, who climb ed out Of its reach While Court OHcer Christopher Finnegan, who was sent out on the patrol wagon with a shot gun was on the way to the Alex street house, Dr. c. E. Atkins. veterinarian, came down Conn ecdcut avenue in his automobile. < Observing the attack upon the gboys who were zperched upon ahfence, and in inrnin- ent danger of being bitten, heeran his car close to the sidewalk and was abou1 to throw a moose over the dbgs s head when it ran away. He chased it several blocks in his auto and hn7 ally headed it off In the face of personal danger he managed to mug zle it by a slip moose made of cloth and after securely fastening it in the car conveyed it to a cage in his hos- pital It is one of tre worst cases of violent rabies yet encountered-
 The other dog. known to have corn- raufafcatsds tsSs disease to at least five other animals. and possibly rhany more, including a valuable dog owned by ex-Mayor Frank Clark, on North Main street, is still at large The po- lice have been called out many times this morning to pursue the animal with automobiles and motorcycles, but the quick movements of the big brute has on each occasion frustrated their pursuit.
 Captain John Began, Motorcycle Po- ahcenan Clifford Gorgas, Dog Warden Hall, Liquor and Dog Agent Brown and other policemen have been repeat ed1y called to various sections in the North end to shoot the animal
 Tes dog is a. large brown hound. owned by August Kuchen of P9atts- vile, Just oyer the Fairfield line. Ii had been under suspicion of the ownaE flor several days and had been tied up, Tt escaped about o'clock this morn ing and was first observed running in circles in a lot near the home of Mrs Waller, over the Trurnbu1l line. Two children were endangered but were lSLtAkS41 A41SS1 k4lo I4SSOS0 Dy -L4S O11lS1L who called the police by telephone y
 Before the arrival of Captain Re gan and assistants the dog had gone away IL was next heard from the home Of Michael Roth, baker at the eeorner of Howard and Pine street who has a farm in the outlying dis trict beyond North Main street There 1t attacked two dogs, which it bit SC severely that one will die and the other has undoubtedly been shot bs the dog warden by this time
 It next appeared in the Fairfield section, Nvicfous1y mang1ing a dog owned by a man named Edwards
 At the home of ex-MaYor Clark, il was reported that the dog had en. tered the yard and fought a desperate battle with a large and valuable ami
 nal literally chewing it to pieces. 4 report shortly before 10 o'clock tool
 the policemen to 9S Wells street where. a dog was reported to havt been attacked