New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
CAT MOTHER TO PUPS.
TERN, the Rat Life Sauer, Pats Or-
phans 4mong Her kittens.

Seeing is heIia,.ine esperiallv so in verifica
tion of the chronicles of Louis Zeltner true soh u
Herodotus, who in his hfe surpassed MS
descendant in his earnest desire for effects Louis
however. got so impressed out of himself 1hat ne
could write but two lines after he had visited the
pier the Grand street ferry and seen WIN MS
own Imaginative orbs the cat that belongs 10 'ap
tain William McMahon of the volunteer h1esaVlhs
corps For Terry is all that has been said OF her'
even Though Dr Long and President Roosevelt
may have to be brought over 10 Grand street 10
he convinced that the gallant captain is NOT me
nature faker that this tale may MAKE hin ""I
to be.
Terry il, h.,- Young DAYS was a fighter, So the
captain and his companions called her out o. hFr
sex because they admired her almost as fnuch as
the then only Terry MCtiovarn- She has lasted
longer than the pugilist who gave her ms name
and even Yet is able to queen it over all 'he cats
and dogs in the neighborhood- is, when they
attempt to ntrUde into her sanctuary 'i ''to''
She is a poor looking cat at best. but the oon"S
d not show through her tiger striped skin hecais"
she does not receive enough tood from hniH We" ,
and his gang. Their" is everything IN eNaiipi' h,u
as Billy already holds two medals for SAVING ny. W.,
though he has record of six rescues possibly 'iI
explains why Terry holds the cat record on 'uN
low er East Side for saving the most wharf ra'S
from the waters of the East River.
In a way she deserves more credlt tha1 hoes i''i
owner for only in IA couple OF cases did the per
sons he took from the hriny turn around ana aouSN
him his officiousness- There hasn beeh AN ~
stance of rat life saving where Terry mas '%ns ONE ~ ~
for thanks from the rescued. and she mas had I"
teeth and claws always TO brlhs patA 'i'e IN
nersed the dock.
What happened thereafter between reScuer ana
rescued need not be recorded here. only We WISH
@ confirm Mr.. Zeltners report that Terry mas an
neIadicable antpathy to seeing rats SWlIhiiis
around alone in such deep water, and Will always
swim prevent it. If you think this IS gong u'e
takers better. just go DOWN 10 the
Grand street ferry and
There is sentinel qua d now to prevent Terry
from attcmpting too many resCu' because OF one
of her doings on Saturday morning When captain
Mac the little shanty WheTe ne
his hfesayng apparatus he f"und tfli'
where there had been cat before there Were
now six Terry was concerned in tn" acquisition
and she was doing a mothers dutE tn bring up a
family of rat savers But that wasn't all. Inc
mongrcl dog which by the kind tolerance ot lerr!
had made his headquarters for a fortnight unde'
the shanty had gone her better ny bringing
into the world litter Of six pups The dos now -
ever got obStreperous later in the DAY ana iidoS
an attack on one Of the captains friends
Taking no chances Of hydrophobia Inc amman
was drowned, leaving six motheress puns under
the captains shanty What to do with them
Terry the unterrified called upon and pups ana
kittens were ali doing nicely under her care ~ the
box outside the shanty. She didn't nina IN inc
least but the call Of the East River coming upon
her Yesterday. Il decided to reHeV" her "i
some of her duties. Two kittens. exact replcas o'
herself and two Of looking Of the pups
now OCCUPY the box II Terry is wise mother
and they say she is-she shows no partiahty TO any
~ her nurslings.