The sun., 1903-10-18

Broad street. Last Saturday, however,
the lane was deserted. None OF the men
folks would take a chance with jag and an
alligator on the same night. The picka-
ninnies 60 to roost early.
Louis Bischoffschausen, the owner of
the alligators. said that they would probably
turn up somewhere along the river bank,
because they would remain III fresh water
and steer clear of Staten Island Sound.
Il feel bad over my loSs.' said Mr..
BischofTschausen who is the chief engineer
of the main pumping station in Elizabeth.
Until 1901 | owned three of them. Zach
alligator measured about four and half
feet The biggest was the one that dis
appeared from my tank here in the engine
room about two years ago, He was washed
away with the freshet that came down
from the mountains, just as the other two
were washed away on Friday, when tho
waterworks here were flooded.
Il caught the alhgators six years ago
right here in the Elizabeth River. or
course, they must have gotten away from
the South, because it would not be natural
to suppose that alGgators are common III
the Elizabeth River.
"Some folks around here seem to think
that the alligators may turn up In their
rear yards and get away with dogs, chickens
ana Cn1lQTen. lou see, ItltHy Ol Uil6 HOUSES
here are built along the river bank, 30 that
the rear yards lead right into the river.
On that account folks for a mile along the
river have locked and securely fastened
their doors and windows. There no need
in folks getting scared that way, for II tho
aligators get out of the water, they Won
60 far away"
Henry Schiller, German butcher, de-
clares that he heard one Of the alligators
in his back yard on Tuesday night, |
we're standing by my Window" said SChii-
fer, "und had yust writted on der vail
how high der tide come dis time in m
! bedroom. On iuly 2s, 1897, when We had
parlop nine foots two inches. | marked
dot on der vail two days after dot On
Aug "a 1901, she only come up seven to0l1
in my parlor. But now | we're marking on
my vail dot der tide come up in my bedrooM
eleven feets, und pooty near washed INIT
der ceiling. SO While am marking 7 Gown
for to recommemherlast time l A, erd sontc-
ting bark like sick cat.
Next morning | didn't see my cat no
more l tink mebhe dem alligatings eat
dot cat While am measuring l had vorscr
experience as dot init n flood. Que timN
when der water come in my house der tioe
got so high as der bird cage; und When It
vent down find a little fishes in dr. bird
cage. Dot we're a case Of fishes catc!l
herself But When alligator comes in ny
house will 90 oudt nit my childrcns; |
| don't care if ne eats up der hull butcher
shop. Don't you believe I'm riGht?'
SO far the only things missing in Eliza
beth are three dogs, Persian! cat and nd, a
cow OF the dogs, one is blind collie
whose owner resides AT 22o Williamson
street. Another is pet Skye terrinr owred
by a typewriting girl residing in Railway
avenue. The third is an Irish setter named
Sport whose owner has Inserted an adver-
tisement for him Offering reward Ill case ,,
he turns up at 81 Catherine street. mo
Persian cat disappeared on the day af;e,
the aligators got loose. He was owned
by photographer Hitler, Of 1903 Broad street.