Trenton, Oct. 27.—Every day for four months a little mongrel dog has hovered over the grave of Frank Riley, hoseman of Engine Company No. 6, who met his death while fighting a fire that destroyed the works of the New Jersey Pulp and Plaster Works in this city last July. Shortly before his death Riley found the dog almost starving and being mistreated by a gang of boys near the fire-house. He took the dog to the engine-house, gave it food and a place to sleep, and soon the little fellow was the pet of the place. The dog would often follow Riley to his home, but refused to have anything to do with any one except his master. After Riley's body was buried in St. John's Cemetery, the dog was not seen for several days. A search was instituted and the dog was found on its dead master's grave. No amount of coaxing could induce the dog to leave. Driven to the point of starvation, the dog left the grave to-day and appeared at its late master's home on South Broad street. After being fed the animal returned to the graveyard. It is one of the most remarkable cases of animal devotion in this vicinity. ~New York World.
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