Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-07-13 | Page 1 | Dog Sinks Teeth into Woman's Arm

06 SINKS TEETH 110 WOMAN'S Al Mrs. Charles "Whiting of 320 Third East Btreet was bitten hy a vicious dog yostorday afternoon and roceived one of tho most severe wounds of the sort on record in this city. Mrs. Whitinc at 5 o'clock went to consult a dressmakor living on South Third East street, aud upon her return stopped at tho home of un acquaintance, acquain-tance, Mrs. Carroll, nt Keysor court and Third East streot, to Ret a drink of water. Mrs, Carroll preceded Mrs. Whiting into Ihc kit ebon of tho house, and Mrs. Whiting had just entered tho room when slio was attacked by a large bird dog, which seized her by the left arm near the elbow and tore a gash about six inches in length, running diagonally diagonal-ly across thc forearm to tho right side of tho wrist. For tho entire length of tho wound tho dog'6 teeth ponetrat-cd ponetrat-cd to the bone- With the assistance of Mrs. Carroll and other neighbors Mrs. Whiting went to hor home and wrapped a towel around hor arm to stop the flow of blood. -Mr. Whitinjr arrived a few mo. ments later and summoned Dr. A. N. Miuear, who immediately ordered Mrs. Whiting removed to the Judge Meroy hospital. At tho hospital it was found necessary neces-sary to tako thirty stitches in the wound. Though the wound is severe, tho physicians at tho hospital were not of tho opinion last night that "it wis likely to Drove- dangerous, '