Show dog acts as switchman bum on pay roll of street railway in nev york helps his rheu matic master faithfully new york for the arst time in the history of the city one 0 the street railway companies nas a dog on its pay roll bum the switchman Is the name under which the animal appears and it indicates not only the service he performs but the method of his acquisition about seven years ago bum drifted into the switchman s shack at amster dam avenue and fifty ninth street and he has stayed there ever since then he first sp ang into fame as a switchman about tour years ago when the regular man was so crippled with rheumatism that he was slow in reach ing the switch bum ran ahead 0 him and with his fore paw pushed the switch over since then he has shared the duties of his human corn panion old al and sever has an ac aident occurred owing 0 o ais fault bum can tell the cars apart as they come in sight and knows at once whether to switch them up amster dam avenue or up tenth avenue he Is accomplished in other lines as well he breakfasts on coffee and toast acts as messenger boy and chews tobacco altogether his activities would seem to merit the salary which he receives and the handsome collar presented to him by his employers in appreciation of his efficient service |