The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-06
CAN'T KILL A CAT.
Troubles Of Buffalo Family That
Wanted to BE Rid of One.
From the Buffalo ExDr

From the Buffalo Express
Patroman Danahy of the Third precinct
believes that the man who first said that
cats have nine lives knew whereof he
spoke. And Danahy says he has good
cause for his belief A year ago a black
cat appeared a MS home and was 50 docile
ard well bred thai Danahy decided to keep
it. The animals behavior was good for
several months, but finally it fell in with
bad companions and became a chicken
thief and a prowler. Danahy decided 70
kill it, and, not caring to do the job him
self, deputized his servant to do away with
the beast
So, last Wednesday. the servant induced
the cat to crawl beneath an uplifted tub.
When the cat had done that the tub was
let down and the beast wes. of course, a
prisoner. Through a small hole in the bot
tom of the tub the servant poured pint
of chloroform and then sat on the tub
to prevent the cats death struggles from
oyerturnng the death chamber There
was a lively commotiQn beneath the tub
for few minutes. An hour after the noise
had subsidized the servant lifted up The tub
and the cat was PROSTATE on its side to
ali appearances dead The servant seized
it by the tail and tossed it out into the
back yard. 49,,
There was some surprise two hours later
when the cat dragged itself into the house
and fell beside a stove. The animals re-
markable vitality earned for il the sympa-
thy of the household and il was allowed to
live in peace for two days. AT the end of
that time the servant made preparations
for a second attempt at execution. The
animal was doped with chloroco~m while II
slept and, limp and unconscious, il was
carried out to the ash barrel and carefully
covered with all the available ashes. That
evening the members of the Danahy house
hold congratulated themselves that The
beast was at last destroyed. Their slum-
bers were disturbed In the night just the
same usual with weird howls, but the
howls the disturbed sleepers assumed,
were made by the neighbors cats.
Early last Friday morning, while the
servant was busy in the kitchen, she heard
a loud mewing at the back door She open
ed the door and jumped back several feet
when she saw the very cat she had buried
in the ashes trail into The house It's ap-
pearance was not al all natty. Its fur was
matted with ashes and one of its ears was
gone where the shovel had struck it. This
second exhibition of vitality earned more
sympathy for the cat, and it was allowed
to live a whole day without molestation.
During that period it was carefully fed
Patroiman Danahy took an interest in the
experiments and he ordered the servant to
make one more attempt to kill the animal
lie suggested that after stone had been
tied to its tan, it be thrown into the creek
that runs close to the house. The servant
waited until dusk to perform this task
With stone properly affixed, she carried
the cat TO the bank of the stream. pettmg
it en- route, and threw ii as far as she
could. She heard a splash and howl.
Then she put her hands to her ears ana
ran home. il is a face that his same cat
early the reXt morning appeared at the
back door of the Danahy home and mewcd
until the servant admitted Il. The stone
was stll tied to its tail
/, No more attempts on the cats life have
been made Patroiman Danahy says that
if the cat had a quarter MS much sense as
vitality il would impose itself on some
other kind family Eie is now trying to
conceive some new and effective mcihod
OF cXt.ncisJl.