Evening star., 1943-10-25
3 8MoreCases
|0f Attacks by
Dogs Reported
Seven Victims Are
Children; Police
Destroy Stray

Eight persons were bitten by dogs
yesterday in the Washington Met
ropolitan Area as intensified efforts
to guard against rabies epidemic
continued.
One dog, pointer, was shot and
killed by Eighth Precinct Policemen
c. B. Roper and r. V. Gary in the
5000 block of Broad Branch road
NV. The animal was reported to
have been attacking other dogs in
the neighborhood.
Yesterdays victims, all but one OF
whom were children, were Betty
Jane Kocher, IL, of 2507 Thirty-sec-
ond street Sc; Gwendolyn Cava-
naugh, IA, of 217 Thirty fourth
street N. E.: Lewis Ensminger, l3,
of 1888 Florida avenue NE; Donald
Hurowitz, 3. of l20 Ingraham street
N. w; Bernice Cash, colored, IS, of
1920 Eighth street NV, and John
Spriggs, colored, 81, of 1909 N street
NV. All were treated by private
physicians or at hospitals.
Two Bitten in Maryland.
In nearby Maryland two sisters,
Alice McGalliaria, 8. and Helen Nc
Galliaria, 10, both colored, of 1912
Seventeen avenue, Hyattsville, were
bitten by dog owned by N. Moore,
colored, of 1907 Sixty-ninth place,
HyattSville, according to police.
Meanwhile, Poundmaster Frank
Marks said the demand for dogs as
pets continued, with his Office hav-
ing on file more applications for
dogs picked up on city streets than
ever before in its history. The re-
quest for pets usually scars during
| the holiday season, Mr.. Marks said,
and this year may be heavier than
ever before.
The poundmaster and his assist
ants were busy rounding up more
strays and unlicensed dogs yester-
day, however, and IS were impound-
| ed. Mr.. Marks expressed fear that
some innocent dogs may suffer wan
ton destruction because of the cur
rent fright and urged that the pub
lie exercise precaution in dealing
with the animals.
The pound yesterday received an
| unusual number of calls from per-
sons evidently suffering from rabies
| litters, Although the place is closed
| Sundays, a crew always is available
for emergency duty, but yesterdays
business was on par with an ordi:
nary work day.
Owner Posts Collateral.
Marvin B. Weaver, 2714 Thirtieth
street Sc, owner of the dog which
attacked the Kocher girl, posted S5
collateral at the eleventh precinct
for having an unmuzzled dog, police
reported.
Most seriously bitten was Gwen
dolyn Cavanaugh, q pupil at Elliott
Junior High School, who was bitten
on the lower lip while on her way
to church services. The girls mother
said the dog was on a leash and
could not be restrained by the wom-
an holding it when it went after
another dog. The latter turned and
fed and the first animal turned on
the Cavanaugh child.
/ DR.. James Cumming, chief of the
District Health Departments Bu-
reau of Communicable Diseases. said
while the number of dog biting cases
reported was about average for the
city, the number of rabid dogs was
higher and probably would in
crease He said AZ rahjd DOCS [od
been impounded in Washington this
year and a total of approximately
200 in the Metropolitan Area.
Over 100 Persons Treated.
More than 100 persons have been
treated for rabies in the same
period, he said, 88 receiving the
Pasteur treatment at GalInger Hos
pital and others from private ply
sicians.
Police today appealed to the pub
lie to cooperate with the Commits
sloners' order to keep dogs muzzled
during the next three months. All
dogs found unmuzzled on the streets
will be sent to the Pound.
No relaxation in laws governing
dogs has been reported in either
adjacent Virginia or MARYLAND
counties. Fairfax officials have re-
doubled their efforts to round up
strays following a report by John
Bodklns, owner of the lakewood
Farm, of the killing of 43 chickens.
Dog tracks were found at the srepe