The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-27
ESCAPE OF
A FAMOUS CAT
Strange Battle OF a Bird and Feline on
an Engine Cab.
COMBAT ROYAL AT 40 MILES AN HOUR
"Whitc Wings That Have Grown
Weary--A Flock of wild Geese
Tint We're Charmed by Music--Biii
Tyier's Encounter with a Big Black
Snake.

Tint We're Charmed by Music--Biii
Tyler's Encounter with Big Black
Snake.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna. Oct. 26-That famous
cat, which has been the constant COM
panion of an engineer on the Delaware
and Hudson road for some years. mar
rCwly escaped an inglorious death on
saturday. For a week past the en-
gncer and fireman had noticed n large
eagle sitting in hemlock tree, near the
tracks at South Windsor. Whenever
it saw the cat it would flash it's wings
and show signs of anger. The cat
would sit upon the running board of
the locomotive, paying no attention to
the huge bird On Saturday morning.
when the train left Lansboro, the cat
craWled out upon the pilot of the loco
motive and prepared for an enjoyable
sun bath. Rounding a curve near
South Windsor the engineer noticed
the eagle sitting in his accustomed
nook in the old hemloCk tree. When
the locomotive was just opposite the
tree the eagle. with a loud scream,
dashed down upon the pilot and fierce
ly attacked the cat which at once put
UP a good fight For several seconds
there was battle royal The eagle
made a half dozen attempts to carry
away the Get bodily, but each time the
cat would make a savage onslaught on
the bird with teeth and claws. and the
air was full of feathers. AS the train
dashed ahead the two men in the cab
looked upon the strange battle with
much apprehension, fearing the result.
The whistle was blown, but neither COM
batant noticed the sound in the least.
The engineer armed himself with n
bar of iron and started out upon the
running board to aid his pet, but before
he reached the scene of action the cat
had torn a great hole in the eagles
throat. and the bird was in it's death
struggle. 1t was carried into the loco
motive tender, where it died in few
minutes. The cat crawled into thd
cab, considerably the worse for wear,
but still in the ring. Tie cat no long
er ventures outside the cab.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
The funeral of Patrick Casey, an old
and esteemed resident. occurred from
st. Johns Catholic church on Sunday
afternoon. High mass was celebrated
on Monday morning.
The Board Of Trade will take early
action toward organizing a Village
Improvement Society"
The remains Of Mrs. 9. D. Westbrook,
late of Binghamton, We're inferred in
this place on sunday.
The Honesdale Shirt company has
Informed the Board of Trade that it cX-
poets to keep it's branch factory in
SusQuehanna running, and that it has
no intention Of moving the same.
Mrs. Martha Lagmon, for several
years a resident Of Susquehanna, died
in Binghamton on Thursday. The re-
mains were inferred in the MOntrose
cemetery.
Mrs. Samuel Dersmore, an old and
highly esteemed resident, died very
suddenly at her home at IL o'clock on
Sunday evening. She is survived by
three children, George Densmore, gem
eral foreman of the Susquehanna
shops: Mrs. Eugene Stoddard, of Car
bondale, and Mrs. Margaret Barres, of
this place. The funeral will occur on
Wednesday.
SIDE ISSUES.
Seth Low is beginning to think that
he has been the recipient of very
we'll made gold brick.
Russell Sage made a bad break when
he said he would give his soul to have
the newspaper reporters suppressed.
Just like Russell lie wanted some
thing for nothing.
Annie whitening, Of Elmira, has
sued for a divorce. Then that song
hpan
when he announced that white wings
they never grow weary
There may have been methods in the
madness Of the foreman Of the Mont
rose newspaper office, who placed the
heading of an advertisement of agri-
cultural indictments over the proceed
inas of the County Teachers Institute,
so that it read: Another Big Lot of
Thrashing Machines Just Arrived"
A Scranton man has discovered that
"a mule cannot brag if a brick is tied
| to its tail" 1t is extremely doubtful If
| the man who undertakes TO make the
| combination can do much bragging-or
breathing either-about ten minutes
| later.
children" said Great Bend school
teacher, from the noises outside
| think a dog fight is going on. You are
! all excused and may go out and watch
| it. Don't get in a hurry; here, ii Will
| look better to have your teacher go
first" and he shot out, followed by a
wild rush of the scholars.
COUNTY CURRENCY.
The marriage of DR.. Mcnamara and
| Miss Mabel I4arrabus will occur II
Thomson on Wednesday.
The county commissioners have
! awarded a slice of the county printing
to the Susquehanna Transcript and
| Ledger.
The biography of Susquehanna and
Wayne counties will appear in the neal
| future.
The recent County Teachers Insti'
tute was largely attended and success
in every respect.
Walter Upham has bean appointed
postmaster at Meath.
The Montrose Republican says, "tht
belief is entertained by some that hu
man life may be taken in this county
with impurity."
| Bishop Hoban confirmed class o
about one hundred i'm the Great Benz
Catholic church on Sunday.
| County Commissioner TingleY is II
at his home in Herrck.
The murderer of A. j. Pepper, o
Rush, is still at large.
Why not have a skilled county de
tective?