The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
CAT SCARES w0RKGIRLS.
RUNS z1UoK ON TINE SIXTH FLOOR
OF A BROADWAY BUILDING.
Teok Rrruse There from Cable Cars. Poiioe-
men. ana Boys-when Finally Rntttcn NJ
y Poker II LeaPed from n
vived the Fall Oniy TO ne shot by n Riuecoat.

Took RrTuGo There from Cable Cars, Peiioe-
men, ana B~oys-vhen Finally Runitten by
y Poker It Leaned from n winduw-surN
vived the Fall Oniy 10 ne Shot BY n Biuecoat.
Somebody's big gray cat came to a most
grioN GUS ond after q brief but rlotous experi-
ence on Broadway yesterday afternoon, The
cat made Its appearance at the northwest cor
ner OF Broadway and Prince street at 3 o'clock.
1t had just escaped a mob of small boys, who
desired to compare its actions under certain
conditions with those of 8 yellow dog that had
been in captivity for some hours, and looked No
though 1t would be glad Of a'chance to commit
suicide IL 1t could only get away long enough to
attend to the job. The conditions were q to-
mato can.twine combination, and having lodged
the humilioting experience, the cat, somewhat
flustered, sat down on tho edge Of the curb to
rest.
A passing messenger boy stepped on its tail,
and with q wall that would have earned O
shower Of shoes In q resident district at night,
the cat made a leap out into the road. A pass
ing truck horse put its fore foot into a soft spot
and the mud flew into the cats eyes. Then a
cable car gripman jumped on his bell with both
feet, and the cat leaped aside just In time to
escape being crushed to death.
Scat, you brutei' yelled o giant Of the
Broadway SQUAD, kicking at the cat.
lH0 Chb TeJuTuCu W u CoTucT bb boWii-
dered. The boys with the yellow dog came run
ming up then with shouts of triumph, and once
more the cat ran out into the road. Tho police
man .swore at it, truckmen licked ut It with
it, until il lost its bearings and began running
around in circles. A dozen timos It escaped
a aashed S ana Ss a WOMAN Sy ts skirt irc aad s sna so nn mixed d
up in lingerie that 1t almost knocked the woman
down In it's efforts to e~xtricate itself.
The policeman came to the.rescue Of the wo-
man, who stood waving both hands over her
head and seemed on the verge of a faint. He
tan stick. and then carried the woman. over to
the west sidewalk. The cat went east, frothing
at the mouth and with an unholy glare in its
1t reached the sidewalk. but there was still
no peace for it.. Its demoraliZed appearance.
the impression to passersby that 1t was mad:
There were shouts of Mad catl' and wild
fsn y ana great 1srs6 scst madagno oi people ~ ,ho one nr. or
ture with their feet, and In sheer desperation
the S, cat made for the ,S only ny, cover S; in sight: -.
northeasJcorner of Broadway and Prince street:
The cat disappeared into the dark processes Of
the hall, and Broadway forgot 1t for the time
On the sixth floor of the building is the neck
wear establishment, Of Fleisch q Co, The
firms offices and salesrooms are in front; in the
rear is the workroom.. where about fifty girls
are employed. The, girls were, busy at their
piercing shrek and Jumped to her feet, scatter
Ing scissors, n%eckties.. needles, and thread in
a e'g rush down the room, While the other girls
turned pale and prepared for almost anything
to happen. $500.
just then. 1t yelped like a dog in a at. and
which remained open. One ear was up. the
other down, the hairs on its back were ristling
like wires. and its tail, which syished threaten.
ingly from side to side. was as big around as a
mans leg.
1t advanced cautiously. With the first move
room. A big pair Of shears whistled through
the air and struck the cat over its swollen eye.
Tho shot Is credited to Mary DOYLE. who hoo is
The cat laid it to Peachy. any wey. for with a
snarl it made a leap at the young woman, She
bundle OF, half. finished .neckties. before it
could eTtricate itself a shower of missiles Of
various kinds landed on 1t.
Here was where the cat changed its mode of
fighting. 1t had been'getting it most consist
emily in the neck despite the fino line of de-
little offensive scrapping. and for Eve minutes
there was pandemonium in the workroom.
ming ba TX to see what was the matter. only to
find the air full. Of spool silk and scissors; the
G Snlis on %at tables m and under .rnn tables les and IndS something n,sening
nncanny cries and tossing neckties in every
direction. When. the dark thing came their
way they retired in b hurry, and the thing didn't
follow. having enough business on its hand as
it was.
she was too modest to give her name to a re-
porter who called at the ~store-grabbed a poker,
md when the cat came her way she smote 1t in
a fashion most disheartening to the.cat. That
whack convinced it that Broadway with its
big-sooted coppers. its changing bells, mud and
necktic factory with its shrieking girls. and 1.
put for the street as fast as 1t could. Unfortu-
nately for itself it chose an exit through the
window and soon found itself sailing through
space.
Six stories of a Broadway skyscraper is quito
q fall even for n cat. This cat landed on the
mcrciless cobble stones and lay there unable to
move, but still vociferous and defiant. The
giant of the Broadway squad ran up.
"Oho! you're back again, are your he said,
and then he pulled out his revolver and sent a
bullet through its head.