The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-14
THERE IS A CAT UP A TREE.
SHE'S BEEN THERE TWO DAYS AND TIE
POLICE NOTIFY THE 8. r. C. A.
The Society Sends Two Agents In sueces-
slon and m Ambuisnce, but Pussy IL Up
There fet-A Scheme Devised Last Night
for Qestlng Her Down To-day.

The Society Sends Two Agents In sueces.
elon and nm Ambulance, but Pussy .. Up
There Het-A Scheme Devised Last Night
Tor Gesting Her Down To-day.
A cat has created good deal OF interest In
West Eleventh street near waverley place. for
the past two days. It Is a black -and-white
cat that has been enjoying predatory life.
diminishing for food among the neighbors.
or devouring the mice in DR.. De Costa's
church on the corner. On Wednesday the cat
got into the boarding house at 228 West Elev-
enth street and insisted on occupying the
chairs Of the bosrders alternately. Finally.
by the aid OF o dog the cat was chased into the
street. and there another dog and q boy Joined
In the chase until. in great fright. the cat
climbed n big walnut treo that stands In the
yard Of 227. whore Mrs. King lives.
The trce is a venerable one. with big trunk
and few branches that have Just begun to
show leaves. The top has been sawed off and
is decayed. leaving big hollow. The cat had
a tough timo OF It to get to tho nearest branch.
which is on tho level Of tho third floor Ofcourse
neither the dog nor the boys could follow. and
the eat remained in security. But whom the
boys and dogs went away the cat remained.
All day Thursday the cat remained. making
no attempt to get down. Then some Of the
neighbors triod to induce tho cat to come
down. But she was. evidently afraid 70 risk
inc long descent Win no DrnDCnes 10 Atu neT
from the third story window yesterday. and
tried to induce tho cat to come in. but the cat
refused. and there she remained yesterday
parently without iYod or drink; some Of tho
birds nest and some rain water up in the tree
About o'clock Rounds
Young sters Of the neishh orhood looking up ct
the cat ,wonderngly., Thor. he sent word to
Animals to come and rescue the cat
Superintendent Hnnkinson sent On agent
to the place ms soon as notice was received.
trunk aLoa ssen o With %
dows hut she had skunk into the hollow out OF
sight The agent thought she had come down.
and he went away.
that the cat was still there. Agent Daniel Sey;
mour rang up an AMBULANCE and went around
to Investigate further The cpt was, then
hs street BY hs the s dSe g 9s srsS
riteously. There WINS q. pole stretched from
the nearest window to the top Of the stump.
but she ed, did rot try to cross it The distance
The lanllady, told, the agent that several
people had tried to climb the tree. but that the
bark waa SO rotten that they had slipped down.
to reach her with clothes pole. she had
bound two clothee poles together With cords
and tied II large piece Of boiled beef to the end:
ana at it Ms
the pole resting between the tree and the win
dow. but the cat refused to cross i.
Agent Seymour proposed getting Q plank
but tho landlady said that the boarder in the
room with tho only available window had
tonsiltis. and the window could not be opened.
early this morning. and tho society will build
a bridge for the cat.