The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-19
BATTLE WITH A CAT.
Conductor Loenhardt's Hard Fight
with a Ferociots Feline.
PERgHED ON HBDEyGHTER'S BED,
The Animal Attacked Him hflnl'a and a
Desperate Encounter Ensned ...Now
SIr. Ioenhardt is Neryously Await
Ing an Attack Of Tablespoonful.

| 11f. l4OeuuuEuI ~ NeFIohoS 4AWSsAS'
ing an Attack Of Hydrophobia.
New YonK, June 1s.-John LOenhardt
Of No. 1871 Third avenue, Brooklyn, .
conductor on the Third avenue surface
cars, had most disagreeuble expert
ence with a cat at Eve o'clock yesterday
morning, and is now laid up With Ris
right hand bitten to the bone. AnotRai
bite equally severe is on the big toe o.
his right foot, and he has innumerablt
scratches on his arms and legs. Dr.
Hogan, of No. al Third avenue, who Is
attending Loenhardt, fears serious re.
suits. AS yet no signs Of 'hydfophobia
have been manifested. :
Loenhardt lives on the top floor Of o
three-story House that Is one Of a row,
Just before five o'clock he was awakened
by the screams OF liis,ctenIg ea4sold
daughter Minnie. jumping out Of bed
he rushed to the side of his daughter
who, with her mother, slept in another
bed in the same room. Perched on the
child's chest was an enormous tortoise
shell clt, that spat furiouslylas Loen-
hardt sought to drive 1t a%ay?n 90 Ky w,
TOOK THE CAT by the tart ''''i'3
Then the war began, 1oenhardt
seized the cat by the tail and threw ii
to the floor. He then attempted to
grasp the the now furious animal By the
neck, but the cat twisted her head and
sunk her teeth in the back of Ills hand.
Meanwhile Mrs. Loenhardt was scream
ing, 80, MIS-. III,
cat herep .,,-..,.
MIR. Loenhadt was too busy to, vel,
for in three minutes the cat had bitten
him seven times in the hand. he man
aged to shake the cat of, butwhenittellto
the floor it bit him deeply in the big toe
Of his right foot.
Then the cat, exhausted and severely
beaten, lay on the floor as though dead,
but no sooner did Mr.. Loenhardt REACH
down to throw it out Of the room than
it bit him again on the left foot and tore
through his heavy red flannel under
clothing, badly iacerating his legs with
its claws. .s'.
BY that time Mr.. Loenhardt WIS GOV.
cred with blood and all the Ieighb6rs
were aroused, but frightened by the
cries Of "Wild catl" feared to come in
side the apartments. Finally the cat
ran into the Kitchen and was locked In.
Mr.. Loenhardt ran to ndrug store and
had his wounds cauterized. 9a 20! i a 4.
Nus. ENaEMAN's PIT, XII H., I gi' v 4
1t was not until he had been doctored
that Mr.. Loenhardt ascertained how the
cat got in. The animal belongs to Mrs.
Engeman, who lives two doors away:
At night the cat roams around the roofs
and comes down the semitic md
scratches at Its mistress" door; c%heH " "
wants to 90 to bed. AS soon, as'it is'adt
mitted the. cat jumps on the foot OF
Mrs. Engehan's bed and goes to sleep.
Yesterday the cat evidently mistoOk
the house, and when it jumped in Min
ME Loenhardt's bed only meant 70 9o'ogga
to sleep. IL isqnada q 4
When Mrs. Engeman heard OF what
had occurred yesterday she came over
for her net that was still locked in the
kitchen. She opened the door and the
cat purred, arched her back and rubbed
against her mistress with every sign OF
pleasure ut the meeting. AlthougR Mn
1oenhardt has obtained . permit TO
shoot the cat, he will not do 50 unless
the animal shows signs Of madness.
FEARS DARrISE's FATE.
When reporter saw him last night
he was seated in chair with both feet
and his right hand bandage4 g5Ibs
hand was swelling, and the patient com.
planned Of pains shooting through the
bones OF his right arm. The bitten toe
was quite blue and painful. An incon-
siderate friend had told Mr.. Loenhardt
of the death OF Lawyer Bartine at AS
bury Park from u cat bite IndFls are
suit the injured man isftieryoislyex.
pecting the worst, although no actual
evidence OF rabies is yet apparent.
The cat is an unusually large one, but
the animal showsln signs OF excitement
and seems us quiet and composed as
though the taste OF human lhlood5was
an every day experience. Mrs. lEnget
man is very much worried and declares
that ii u door had been opened for the
cat to escape there would have been no
trouble at all. and Mr.. Loenhardt
thinks so too, no W, and is sorry, eidid
not try persuasion instead Qii force, ssmo
The animal will be closely watched
and Killed Mt the first sign OF madness.