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July 6, 1897
The Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana
What is this article about?
L. Jenkins in Sanibel, Florida, picks up wildcat kittens, prompting the mother to attack his buggy and family. He stabs the catamount repeatedly to protect his wife and child, ultimately killing it after a fierce struggle.
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Picked Up the Wildcat's Kittens and It Attacked His Children.
Fort Myers (Fla.) cor. New York Sun.
L. Jenkins, living at Sanibel, several miles south of here on the coast, had an exciting adventure with a catamount last week. While going home from the store in a buggy, with his wife and two children, he saw two young catamount kittens in the road. He got out, caught them and placed them in his buggy and drove on. In reply to the yowling of the kittens a long-drawn scream was heard by the roadside and a big catamount jumped into the road. The horse started to run. The big cat leaped into the back of the buggy. Its claws struck Mrs. Jenkins on the shoulder. Her husband, drawing his knife, stabbed it in the neck. The cat dropped down, but in its fall dragged one of the children out of the buggy.
Jenkins jumped out and with his knife began a fight to save his child. The cat leaped upon him and scratched his face and head terribly. Jenkins cut the cat again and again, and soon it began to get weaker. A moment later he fainted and the cat leaped toward the buggy. It was the animal's last effort and it toppled over and fell dead.
Picked Up the Wildcat's Kittens and It Attacked His Children.
Fort Myers (Fla.) cor. New York Sun.
L. Jenkins, living at Sanibel, several miles south of here on the coast, had an exciting adventure with a catamount last week. While going home from the store in a buggy, with his wife and two children, he saw two young catamount kittens in the road. He got out, caught them and placed them in his buggy and drove on. In reply to the yowling of the kittens a long-drawn scream was heard by the roadside and a big catamount jumped into the road. The horse started to run. The big cat leaped into the back of the buggy. Its claws struck Mrs. Jenkins on the shoulder. Her husband, drawing his knife, stabbed it in the neck. The cat dropped down, but in its fall dragged one of the children out of the buggy.
Jenkins jumped out and with his knife began a fight to save his child. The cat leaped upon him and scratched his face and head terribly. Jenkins cut the cat again and again, and soon it began to get weaker. A moment later he fainted and the cat leaped toward the buggy. It was the animal's last effort and it toppled over and fell dead.
What sub-type of article is it?
Adventure
Heroic Act
Survival
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Family
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Wildcat Attack
Heroic Fight
Family Protection
Catamount
Sanibel
What entities or persons were involved?
L. Jenkins
Mrs. Jenkins
Where did it happen?
Sanibel, Florida
Story Details
Key Persons
L. Jenkins
Mrs. Jenkins
Location
Sanibel, Florida
Event Date
Last Week
Story Details
L. Jenkins picks up catamount kittens while driving home with family; mother cat attacks buggy, injures wife, drags child out; Jenkins fights and kills the cat with knife to save his child.