Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13
An ANeq Cat
That Got lobe
World Famous


1 experiences and worldwide adventures Peggy the
Cat mascot Of the Peruvian tramp steamer Puerto
Suarez Mother III kittens born the high
foreign lands, Peggy is known in than hundred
ports scattered throughout the wor and she has become
almost legend among sailors everywhere There hardly
foesle that has not heard of the exploits of Peggy
and she's the heroine of many tall tale
Peggy the Cat. from appearance is just cat
spotted gray with white hind ancestral
background is where she from
know, including her Arturo Guzman the messboy
aboard the Puerto Suarez.
one Sunday morning. off the Guatemalan in the
Pacific Guizman went out on dec-to empty the garbage
and strange walking toward him along the super
of lumber She already had acquired her legs
and leaned from side 10 side the ship rolled true
sailorman fashion The cat, apparently, hungry
Guiznan fed It, but how IT got the ship he has
been able find to this day He didn't bother TO
observe whether it male femalelm few weeks
later when the ship entered the Straits of Magellan The
had been missing for several days Guizman found
her the bone-meal cargo with litter of kittens He
took interest in the family and named the longailed
lady Peggy when they got their eyes opened he named
each of her offspring, too.
AS the curious sailors 70 view the newborn kit
tens Guizman became proud Of his little charges and
twice day he would below to how they farng
always bringing the mother pan milk raw
meat When the kittens strong enough to around
by themselves Peggy brought them up deck where they
acquired their legs too following their mother
around single file swaying from side to side with the
motion of the ship This sight amused Guzman that he
took their pictures and made souvenir log Peggy
and Her Family That in 1884 and the beginning Of
Peggys famous log which is really geneoogy of herself
and her family.
Since then Guizman has recorded the arrival time
place of every one of Peegys families the names and sex
kittens the time the day and the condition of the
when they born and their final disposal
Here excerpts from the log:
PEGGY'S LOG
Third Family. January 1885. in port of Kobe,
Japan Weather: showing Of birth the soya bean
cargo, No hold Number of offspring Five SeN: two
males and three females Names Forencio Alberto, Ro-
sta Carmencita and Ngrita Disposition Florenco and
Rosa given to a flower peddcr Manila. Carmencita
died Alberto and Ngra given to owner Of Ice House Bar
Hongkong
sixteenth family Born August % crossing Equa-
to lie Havre Weather Cloudy with following
sea Place weather deck hemp cargo Number of
offspring Five males and two females Names
Sebastian Robertto Jose Fulgenco Pedro, Maria and
Lucy Disposition: Sebastian and Roberto given to Mr
Mnteiro the wine merchant in Genoa Pedro and Maria
disappeared might been washed overheard caught
by Lucy FuEenco and Jose went ashore in Naples
did return
TNventy-sxth Family Born November Armistcc Day,
1910 two days Galveston, Tex Weather Fair but
cIoldnp Place of birth Second Mates clothes basket
Mate very angry Number offspring -Four Sex: two
males two females Names: George. Benito Juanta and
Sarta Disposition George given to neHsboy i'm Seattle
Bcno given Seattle teamstcr Juana missed the boat
Portland sarita given to tug boat operator in san
Francisco.
In all Peggy has raised q families born either
high in Of the many world ports under different
flags Her international family scattered all over the
world and she's been around the earth five times.
IN eight years at sea Peggy. unlike some Of her
,cayvard children has never missed sailing ship
Peggy goes ashore practically every port when she's
not tied down bat when the ship is ready
90 leave and cast off YOU may be that
she is aboard ready for her next adventure
Her present and TWEEN yseventh family born the
Puerto Francisco Bay while the vessel
awaiting sail for Nladiyostock There five
kittens the litter two males and three females named
Rafael Juan Conchita Dorothy and Dolores As they
Young tol be disposed of immediately, they
find themselves Russian Subjects
Though Peggy life has been adventuresonc she has
had only mshap but that almost her life
Y7,roe days ont Of Surabays the Dutch Indies
Peggy lcaped Ip onto hatch usual bat this
plank had tecr pulled loose to air the coffee Peggy
fell Three decks down into the hold and knocked herself
unconscious tho steel plates 1imzman nurscd her
patiently back 10 health while disocacd shoulder healed
Thcu Tosgy returned 10 travelling and raising families.