The morning call., 1895-01-05
1T WAS THE CAT.
The Trouble She Created by Step
ping on a Burglar Alarm.

A big six-toed cat which belongs TO
Jack son 81 Co., the furriers on fremont
street, set off their automatic burglar
alarm last night and created no end of a
disturbance there. Pussy is of shy aud
gentle disposition and has never courted
publicity, and the attention which her &C
tons drew to her last night has probably
made her resolve never to go near q burg
lar alarm again. Since the day of her
birth she has never been outside Of the
store. In the daytime she sits about In
the store and shames the rich furs with the
gloss OF ner own skin, and in the night she
prowls about, up stairs and down, in a
tireless search for rodents for she is a
skilful ratter and takes great pride in
keeping the store free from these verm n.
Ii was this proving last night which
was the cause of all her publicity. After
everybody had gone home. and the store
was dark, she went her rounds without
event, until at about II O'clock she hap
pened TO 60 down the cellar stairs. Ii she
bad gone down as she usually did, one
step at time. all would have been well,
but she probably thought she saw a rat,
and, being In hurry, jumped for some
distance, allghtIng on one OF the bottom
stairs. Never, never again will pussy do
such thing. The three bottom steps of
the stairs are arranged to set off the burg
lar alarm when any considerable weight
is put upon them, and the impetus of her
jump was sufficient to achieve this result
In an instant The whole store was filled
with the binding glare of The electric
lights, turned on by the alarm, and the
great gong over the door was changing out
its harsh warning.
The first persons on the scene saw the
store brilliantly lighted on the inside and
a temporary insane cat tearing a bout fro N
floor to counter, and from counter to
shelves, in a vain eDdeavor to get away
from the fierce glare.and the hideous noise.
People gathered like magic. The theaters
were just out, and the streets were more
crowded than at any other time after s
O'Clock. Clear up as far as West street
the Doice of the gong could be distinctly
heard, and all the policemen on duty any,
where in the vicinity came rushing toward
the store, followed by the people from the
theaters and the omnipresent crowd which
seems to spring out of the ground when
anything happens at night. In a few
moments more another gong was heard
and the patrol wagon came up fremont
street with the horses on the run and two
more patIplmen hanging to the seats. Pa
trolman Burns OF Division soon had the
door open and the crowd prepared To see a
number of desperate men dragged forth.
A diligent search for the burglars began
and the store was ransacked from top to
bottom, but without result and the police
men were finally forced 10 the conclusion
that sit was the cat" Patrolman Burns
stopped the alarm and turned off the cleo
trio lights, but he could not quiet poor
pussy's nerves.
When seen at the store this morning the
cats eyes were as big as saucers. and she
had evidently not nearly recovered from
her experiences of last night. Although
she accepted all advances graciously she
absou tely refused 10 say any thing for pub
LEGATION, but her whole appearance sigDi-
fed her determination never more to trlfle
with an automatic burglar alarm.-Boston
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