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Domestic News
July 31, 1820
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
In Peru, NY, a family was terrified at night by noises from an old cat that had stuck its head in a pitcher. Neighbors helped free the cat, but the pitcher was broken.
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PLATTSBURG, N. Y. JULY 15.
A ludicrous circumstance occurred in Peru, a few days since. A Mr. —, and his family, were alarmed in the night by an unusual noise; his wife was dispatched to a neighboring house for assistance. On the arrival of his neighbor, the poor man was found standing with his back, not like James Fitz James, against a rock, to fight with desperation, but against the wall, ready to die with terror. Upon examining into the cause of the disturbance, it was found to proceed from an old cat, who had, rather unadvisedly, thrust her head into a mug or pitcher, and, unable to extricate it, had thus gone about creating a disturbance, and terrifying the poor family with the fears of ghosts and hobgoblins. It may be proper to mention that the cat's head was safely delivered, but the operation proved fatal to the unfortunate pitcher, which, it appears, received the greatest injury in the fright.
A ludicrous circumstance occurred in Peru, a few days since. A Mr. —, and his family, were alarmed in the night by an unusual noise; his wife was dispatched to a neighboring house for assistance. On the arrival of his neighbor, the poor man was found standing with his back, not like James Fitz James, against a rock, to fight with desperation, but against the wall, ready to die with terror. Upon examining into the cause of the disturbance, it was found to proceed from an old cat, who had, rather unadvisedly, thrust her head into a mug or pitcher, and, unable to extricate it, had thus gone about creating a disturbance, and terrifying the poor family with the fears of ghosts and hobgoblins. It may be proper to mention that the cat's head was safely delivered, but the operation proved fatal to the unfortunate pitcher, which, it appears, received the greatest injury in the fright.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
What keywords are associated?
Cat Stuck
Pitcher Broken
Family Terror
Peru Mishap
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. —
Where did it happen?
Peru
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Peru
Event Date
A Few Days Since
Key Persons
Mr. —
Outcome
cat's head safely delivered, but the operation proved fatal to the unfortunate pitcher
Event Details
A family in Peru was alarmed at night by unusual noise from an old cat that had thrust its head into a pitcher and could not extricate it, creating disturbance and terrifying the family with fears of ghosts. Neighbor assisted, freeing the cat but breaking the pitcher.