New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-10
SIXTY WONDERFUL CATS.
rrF GRAND CENTRAL PALACE THE
SCENE OF AN ODD SHOW
oxv ANIMAL re- VALUED AT ss.oo-ANoTHFR
WENT THROUGH THE HUNDRED
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DAYS WAR"
=, rss nelc day IN catdom yesterday. and the
.r,v pussles honored above their felows. who held
- carnival ST the Grand Central Palace. took
- scco-atngy. Tiers Of wooden boxes with slat
80 FONTS had been provided for all the felines. but
lew incomparably gifted creatures had brought
,,s,- more or less ornate cages and correspond
,-riv elaborate ftnents with them. Across the
i,s- .nd Of the hall other and securer cages.
behind whose grangs lounged several distant cous-
ma o, the cat family pair OF lions, spotted
leonard black African leopard and a puma or
American lion Before these sdjuncts 10 the eX-
NH, no ladies faire bent IN adulat!on. with soft
rurruurs Of oh. you sweet thing" "Muzzer's little
net and You lovey dovey treasure" for stout
-ope and valiant keeper made access 10 them
s,4evlt and permitted the ELUSIVE torrent that
greeted The pusses proper 70 flow unchecked.
Auong the latter cats Of low and cats OF
high degree: cats born great. and cats with great
ness thrust upon them cats with taiis enc cats
without tails; big cats. little cats gray cats ana
,swny cats lean cats. fat cats cross cats ana
scrswnv cats and or ad inhnitum
Admiral Dewey was there, o, course-a fine Nal
tese fellow with a pink ribbon about his neck ana
the Legend Trick Cat" written on his cage
Next 10 Dewey was Teddy Roosevelt. whose snlrs'-
proclaimed 10 ell VINO ran. Great Fighter and
G-ee- Ratter"
constant centre OF attraction was Coonie and
his family who occupied large private box IN
the centre Of the room. COonie halls from Alien
dale y J. where he is popularity ana poeucal!y
known as The Pride OF Bergen County Coonies
tanner war a wildcat and Coone inherits his
fathers disposition. allowing no one 70 touch him
save his mistress. Mrs Albert Legg Coonie was
accompanied by Mrs Coonie. whose the. Beauty.
The Queen OF the Meadows" IS well mertted ana
TWO young Coon!e.. eight months OF age. named
respectively Doodle and Dandy. There was origi-
naIIy Yankee also but he wss sold three weeks
ago
Mrs Legg keeps a 'cattery' at Allendale. where
she breeds Coonies tor sale. She is exceedingly
particular about thsi diet. allowing them fish once
8 week creanaed potatoes every day for dinner
bread and milk or % meal and milk for supper
and breakfast They are allowed soup on red-et-
-er days but Raw meat never" declared their
mistress and none % lDy cats have ever had NJ
or any KIND q sickness 'conie Is valued oy
Mrs. Legs a; 500
Thor 3 black Ancora cat owned by Miss LeonOra
Jones halls from Holland He was appropriately
decorated In the col0rs Of the little Kingdom. even
p 4,e 95q1se q saTT' IN N 2is i59a is he
proud possess0r q q large Angora, white WIN
dog and carried out lis par, Z ne progr afnne
declared one who knew. by an unIortunaie haDi,
Of getting MS white hair a. over nia0k olo'nes
THE SAILOR CAT.
chic, among all the cats for the historical In
,sres, attending him was Tomas Cervera. the
Jonah q ne Crstobal colon He was under the
protection OF @ l. Hosinger ensign OF the
Navy who gave the following story OF his eventful
lie 70 he representative Of The Tribune
r. The boat all during the battle. salc
NJ HolsnEe- and when ne snip vas driven
ashore and abandoned, he was EFT there all alone
~ twerty-1ine DAYS When the Maria Teresa
zane he wa taken on board ny the Merritt Wreck
i-g Compa~v. and wnen We started North he was
with When ne Teresa. In Turn. had 20 be
fHard0red ran down below and We could not
sei him He rescued oy the inhabitants OF
al sand ana vaen Inc Vulcan was sent got
lin back from the natives Bringing MIN up on
ne N-car ne sailors were 50 slperstitiOus that
they wanted him thrown overheard. and when We
struck a gale - Hstteras I had 70 keep MIN
Tomas is not handsome" saws Ensign Holsnger
frankly "hu' 7 prize him FOR the dangers no has
PASSED
WORTH s3Oo
stu ano-he- remarkable animal whose value IS
said 70 be H0c Is a email gray cat called Eulata
Lilata Is small Maltese who looks ss though
sae lad beer clipped She is ersconced IN cage
faooratey trimmed with yellow tulips. carnations
ara smiley or TOP is a dolls trunk marked
N5lf o. inmOrfeles Inside her preserves are
nsr-oacked brush ana comb. an atomizer and
.rl lp g0.c lined from which 70 drink rtr
history .s -rls gwen ~ rhe ones IN charge III
- llescote Ge' Tz-aya was presented 20 cap.
e1-a t-llate. o. me Nizcays. by The Boy King or
..-N ~ Whom II had been sent ny d bolnpeel
- t,-ant being one ~ an almost eNlnc' sPecles
W silncoos'3n
M IN ne Spanish way vessel Euiata was looked
,,.E ~ mascot When The Nesse Went 10
rn otners Of Cerv-ra's feet the memorable
~ s'e swan % The shore and was hsuled
$500 ol one ~ he crew from whom she was
t--aS'. li ne present owner. Nalrf g. SehEui..
s,.- is an exceeding ''meechin looking car &C.
.e glamour = her pri0celv origin 90,
ne ca' show thus rappilv inaugura'ed VIII oe
~. w. weeks Persons Wishing 70 EXHIBIT theIr
tal end notification a. once WIN sn0r
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