New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
BATH BEACH FLEES
SEVEN-BANDED One
Omnivorous Quadruped,
Habitat South America,
AffrightS Natives.
POLICE BULLETS
BOUNCE FROM BACK
Armadillo Alarms. While NeStr's S
Storekeeper Seeks Lost Pet
and Rat Destroyer.

A large section Of Bath Beach IN the
neishborhood Of Cropsey and I'D ave
nues has been in . state OF mingled pane
and curiosity for a week. stories OF
weird monster that roams about inc
streets arc heard everywhere. win
some II rs the size OF bear ana mas
cleaning ewes and fire breathing nos
rrils Others tell of beast like snake
that cuits sroans and sibbering squeaks
and pursuos belstcd persons. Ilin'u
mothers have been keeping young hope
fuls home from school lest the animal get
them.
And IN the mean time Robert WOOD
store<cepcr Of the Lamport X Holt Line
good ship Nostrs has lost his pet ar"d'
dillo.
rs ships storohccper Mr.. Wood was
long bothered by the dcpieds tons OF rats
and mice lie tried cats, but with little
rosult Then he wrote TO friend IN
Argentina and asked for pair OF anna
dulos famous as rat destroyers. Last
January his friend presented to him as
fine a pair @ scyen-banded armadlllos
As one could buy tor two dozen pesos
When nc got them the animals were
rolled up like oocoanuts. such being the
sr,nsdilliau manner Of Geceiving rho un-
thinking into the belief that they are
dead But they were very much alive ana
Wood rolled them into the storeroom
Half an hour later they had unrsvellcd
themselves and disappeared from the bar
rels.
Tommy and sylvia. Nood called them
= week not a mouse or rat was 10 be
found in the storcroom Of the Nesrb'
and so tho storekeeper had 10 begin feed
ing his pets. They grew tame and would
come at his call. Then one day sylvia
literally curlcd up and died.
After the Nestris was tied up at per
s Brooklyn. on her last voyage "ood
visited his friend. Alexander FretweH'
At No e23s Cropscy avenue. knowing
Mr.. FretWcll was interested in natural
history. he PIT Tommy in his coat
pocket
Mr.. rretwel vas interested, and 80
were his five children. Such fun as
they had watching Tommy roll UP ana
then playing al bowls with him But
they tired OF the sport, and in moment
Of their forgetfulneSs Tommy undid him
self and in Il twinkling he was gone.
That same night half a dozen choice
spirits were having Just one more III
Shaughnessy's place down the block
when there came a scratch. scratch
scratching a the door.
Tommy. the barkeeper, thought IL was
customer and asked Red Ferguson to
open the door.
Red" did as he was bid. He pecred
out into the night, but no customer was
in sight But at the same moment he
heard a patter on the floor and saw
small. horny backed creature dash in.
'Nhurroo, tbs tn divil.' shouted
RED" seeking safety on the bar, where
his friends Joined him. Tommy aimed a
hung starter al the beast, but missed
and the visitor FASTENED down TO the Gel
lar by the stairs. He was gone in a
Cash. and the seven sat rubbing their
eyes.
Il think I must be goin' home" said
Red" The others followed suit and
Tommy closed up a half hour ahead Of
the legal time.
Monday the animal bodied up serene
j. I'm Fishbein's grocery store, in Bay
18th street and his customers fled in
terror. So did the interloper. Herman
NeniC's chicken yard was devastated
that night. and the next day crowd or
school children was put TO rout by the
sight Of it dashing across their path.
Yesterday Patrolman Gavegan came
upon g. II was making meal of OF
one Of Bsuerman's rabbits that hung
outside barrel ready 10 be converted BY
q customer into hasenpfeffer The diner
de6 and Gavegan pursued. He s~ears
he fired six bullets at IT and that every
one bounded of cts back.