The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-24
BITTEN BY A RABID CAT.
Little Lydia Bolles Frightfully
Lacerated.
AwpLo RUSH THROUGH rHesrReeT

The legs aud Neck of the Unfortunat
Girl Bitten and Scratched In a Shocking
Manner by the Maddened Brute -
Fierce Fight for Life-The Cat FINAL,
Run Down and Killed.
JERSEY CITY, June "a Whence cam,
the demon cat, marked with dirty yellow
stripes, that spread terror through Man
ming avenue yesterday no ono knows. j
was undoubtedly mad, and its frenzy was
particularly directed toward children. Two
babies whom it attacked were protected
from its fury, but little Lydia Bolles, the
9-year-o old daughter of Anson Bolles, O.
No. "a Manning avenue, is lying at her
home frightfully lacerated about the legs
and face, "a result Of desperate struggle
which she had with the rabid animal
In consequence the humble Bolles apart
ments are filled with gloom and the family
are saddened and dismayed They are
very poor
The demon cat made its first appearance
i'm Manning avenue, when Mrs. Annie Iur
ner was wheeling her baby along on the
shady side OF the street. The animal ran
across the badly paved avenue with fur
erect and the hair on its stubby tail stand
ing out, making it look the size oil a mans
forearm. Splitting and Kissing it sprang
into the perambulator and tried TO attack
the infant, With a scream Mrs. Turner
hurg - cet toto the street
The animal ran down to No "a, winch IS
an apartment house On the stoop in the
doorway sat Mrs. Chollister with her baby
on her lap.
All. III I Il.
ChollsteT's child, but the woman threw
her dress over the little one and thus pro
tected it from the mad pussy's teeth and
claws.
The unwelcome visitor then leaped over
Mrs Chollisters shoulder and bounded
through the hall into the back yard 1t
was thought that it had made its escaps
over the fence into Grand street, and a
party of boys armed with sticks and clubs
started IN pursuit
But they did not think of looking in the
back cellar
Mrs. Bolles soon after the excitement at
tending these adventures told little Lydia
to 20 to a closet in the cellar. As the child
entered the cellar she spied the huge cat
crouchng n one corner. Mr.. Bolles' little
girl is no exception to the general rule Of
children and is very fond of cats
Pretty pussy she said, 'coms here "
Pussy was not at all pretty, but 1t came
to Lydia in dirty yellow flash 1t sprang
at her face and fastened its claws in her
neck The child, with scream of terror,
thrust the animal away from her and pre-
vented it from biting her face.
The cat now attacked the child's legs
Lydia retreated to the wall, the beast pur
suing her Her father, who was saving
wood near by, heard his daughters shrieks
and ran to her He found the cat with its
teeth embedded in the child's knee, growl-
ing like dog and presenting terrifying
appearance He kicked the cat and the
kick broke its hold. 1t retre8ted a few
steps and launched itself full at Mr.. Bolles
head. He lodged and the cat shot by him
landing in the back yard ten feet away.
Mr. Bolles picked up his injured daugh-
ter and hurried with her to Friedman's
drug store, about a block away The
druggist cauterized the wounds They
were mostly on the child's left leg. The
cat had bitten the child below the knee
making an ugly wound, and then had bit
ten and torn large piece of flesh out of
the knee Lydia was completely prostrated
by pain and shock.
Another pursuing party had been organ
lied in the meantime, and this time it got
on Jne llghL J'du. IL was heaueu Dy
George Bannon. Bannon found the cat
hiding in the yaId He armed himself
with a bale stick aud started to attack it
Mad pussy assumed the aggressive. 1t
leaped fun at Baunons face He 'ducked'
his head and turning aimed blow at the
demon cat. The cat lodged the blow and
leaped at Bannon "A second time. Again
he avoided it and struck the cat with the
stick with such force that its skull was
fractured.