Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
STATE CHEMIST WARNS
AGAINST DOGS SHOWING
INDICATIONS OF RABIES
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In addition to William Lusby. aged
~ years. son of Mr.. and Mrs IL. W.
I,usby. Of I West Eleventh street. and
Helen Lintelle. az, Of Fourteenth and
Claymont streets. who were bitten
Thursday night. It was learned today
that the same dog had also bitten Lay
ton Sandstorm seven years old. of lib
East Eleventh street. as was suspected
yesterday. The latest q report having
been bitten, aIvictims OF dogs
supposed to he suffering with rabies.
are Harold McCardlc. i3 yeara od.
whose parents live In North East. Md;
c. r. Walters. 104 Justison street, ana
Eugene Davis. n neiRhbor of Wnltera.
The McCardIo boy was bitten last night
while playing in the vicinity of Linden
and Franklin streets. lie was treated
al the Physicians and Surgeons Hos
pitaI and later permitted to return To
his home.
According to Walters. he was bitten
Thursday afternoon by a pet dog at the
home Of Eugene Davis, in Justison
street This dog. il is understood. WIS
bitten by another dog In nght laW
week hut nothing more was thought
Of the case until the pet dog attacked
Walter and itp owner. David claims
no was also bitten After biting the
two mon the dog acted strangely for
some time and then died. The dead dog
was removed to the pound. as waa aiso
A., boat-le hound that attacked tho three
children Thursday night II was the
heads ~ these dogs that were delivered
tn pr Watson. state baCtcrtolugiat. NJ
Newark to-day by Dog Catcher kopI.
IA tho result of the shooting of dog
ON Thursday night 90 the city. the
! ,r,ltcc were instructed 90 learn lust how
! many dogs had been hittcn by u. These
vcporta have boCn turned over 70 Dog
4 catcher Kopp. and he and his asHiHtant.
/ William Walls. ARE sweeping the city Tor
/ thrsr dogs Tn" animals VIII BE- Kept
under observation 10 days ~ two w""kh-
Yesterday one dog wna found on Jack
snn street above ShaliCrosR avenue. one
NJ Second and Tatnall streets and one
later found to be- the property nf tap-
tain / T. Rnsoman Of the Volunteers ot
America living ~ 926 ShailCrnss avenue
/ An thr dogs were removed - the pouud
.xccnt that of MI. RnseTuan. which he
| Ing only a pup, month old. WI -
| kept by capt Rosctnar n htn collar.
The police yesterday afternoon were
notified ,hat 4 bird dog and q black and
4 tan that had AlItthFb hiit t''t'ff =
number ~ other dogs in tho ncighh"r-
bsad ~ Rluc nan. on the Conc"rri l'ike
! wore headed towards Wilmington
| Nntor~vrle police however were unable
- locate the dogs.
In 10 April 22 1879 a.6as dors wer'
reeiztorrsi IN wilmington, hut during tbs
present wear for the eame period. only
o97e dogs had hecn Registered. show
inc a falling on in reEiatoration ~ 322
IN Wilmington dog owners are ohnF@,
fo have their animals registered but
in the rural districts the county aeaes
aorz merely aaseRa the dog aa thoy u
,,bor live stock and the animate ar'
not req Riatered.
Several inquiries were uado At th'
ofFice ~ the BOARD - Health this morn
ing aa to whether dog on leash woul'
be considered az confined aud th"re
fore might bo lcd about unnuzzlcd
| SECRETARY Frantz advised inanirorr
that this would - the construction pu
upop the matter ~ far aa tho regtla
| zion enacted Is the Board ~ Hoaltl
was concerned. which viii hc operative
| FOR tho remainder ~ thia month Af
tor May I. the matter win come undo
me control n tho city and viii he sub
| iect "a ttR ruling.