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we were about the first to rush out. We 

 were excited by the cries of those injured or 

 confined in the cars in front, aud were 

 anxious to help. But before I had run many 

 yards, there was Jack coming with all the 

 speed imaginable. The instant he recog- 

 nized me he gave a howl of delight, and 

 fairly springing upon me, he threw his great 

 fore-paws around my neck and held me with 

 a grip like a bear, while he kissed me re- 

 peatedly in dog fashion and again howled 

 out his joy that I had escaped injury. 



When I could get him down and quiet his 

 delight a little, he happened to see Mrs. 

 Young, and away he rushed for her, and 

 again Ave had an exhibition of his delight 

 that we had both fortunately escaped with- 

 out injury. His remarkable conduct on this 

 occasion attracted much attention from a 

 number of people, and there was much dis- 

 cussion and speculation afterwards about 

 Jack's actions on that day. These are the 

 facts as they occurred, and they are worthy 

 of study. 



We had Jack with us only a couple of 

 years before he died, and that was from a 

 sad wound inflicted upon him by some re- 



