New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06
4 MAN ArrAcKrD BY A SAVAGE CAT: -,

MAN ATTACKED BY A SAVAGE CAT
Owen Clark commercial drummer OF Nc"',H'
" j.. went into the dense woods about nan "''io
from the Passac River opposite Bcllevllc one o'uas
afternoon TO look for mushrooms. He was s'opPiis
under a large tree 10 pluck a little button W"en
he was dashed 10 the ground by the violent sno0h
OF something that aghted on the back of his nech anu
chung there In his bewilderment Mr.. CLARK d. ~ ~
supposed that the tree had fallen on him. Du' a. ~
object that was holding him down lssed anu 'p
fuIiou,y his next impression was that "holo oo''
of snakes had attacked him simultaneously HIS ui,Iu
guess was correct. As his assaiiant cIsWen an" :,
him feroc ously he came 10 the conclusion ina. ho ~
been attacked by n cat. Mr. Clark Is po"eriui 80
but his strength taxed to Its fuil eA'en' =,
effort to struggle TO his feet and thro" on Ms %
crcssor He was badly laceTated about inc heau ~
face and some seconds passed before he was aoe ~ go
what It was that had hurt him. Then he perVovou'
standing threateningy before him, few yards away
am enormous cat. with glaring eyes and distended
tail II was fully as large 5 wildcat, ana u ha'
all the appearance of torestborn animal WIN '"'
execution of the fur which bore the ugerlAo s'ho'
common on the domestic tabby. il had sprung run
the tree and as Mr.. Clark glanced al inc oid"'
no was much disturbed 10 see three other cats cach
as la &c and fierce looking as the one tha' h"
attack him, crouching there. watching inc ON
sided combat and evidently quite prepared u ''
an active part IN IL If the fortune oil war shouiu e'
| to be going against their COMPANION.
| Mr. Clark felt that he wa, over-matched ana nc
bepan 10 retreat cautiously. leaving his hat oehilu
him and vaIkirs backward with his face towaru inc
| enemv. All the cats kept up savage spiuN'S
! him hut tboy id not pursue him, and ne reacH'u
| tho outslirt of the wood without further IhIu'
There he met party Of young men who were mum
| ing snuirrels lie showed them his GUS, WIN
yere unite severe and, procuring stout s'cAs' "''
| oil want into the wood TO look for the 'aS' l"oN
| found Mr.. Clarks hat, but the animals had dlsSp'
! peared. .u-o,s ,vb,
These creatures are well known to persons WIN
! Nroopont the woods that they have m%e 'noi
home They are the progeny of an immense lcna'
cat that some two years ago ran away rum u'
| house Of a colored family living near AVohudi7
| some boys chased her and she swan across III
passaic River and escaped into the brush On III
| other side. 1t is said that She had some "Ilu1a
hlood in her veins and she certainly brought up hc
! family wholly untrammeed by me restraints 80 y
| civilization They vcIable VIA C't9, anu nln
| than once unafmed persons nave Decn @ ,
mauIed bv them Boys and girls do not carr e.,
,n nItt,nS, wbere tbe CATS have been scsn Inc.
lave Lern frel al several times, but they seem
| car the proverbial multiplicity or llNcs Oh ui a,
,Iibe far tbev sill decimae The birls ana rdDn,.
| i'm The mild weather and raid the SURROUNDING punt
| yards during the winter ,,.. -. . btc cat wa
| About a week ago the skeleton or DIE ca. S i
to,,rd wing under tree. and as The ola cat ma
NOT heen seen by any one for some time the rulheis
| youngsicrs are strongly suspected OF having Sldl
their mother, and of having picked her bones cTal