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September 26, 1895
The Durham Recorder
Durham, Hillsboro, Durham County, Orange County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
A bullhead catfish escaped Lake McKusick, entered the water pipes, and jammed the Stillwater Gazette's water motor tail-first, stopping operations and requiring repairs. The editor humorously notes disliking fish more now.
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A SORRY BULLHEAD
Interfered with Water Motor and Came to a Bad End.
One little bull-head species of the catfish escaped from Lake McKusick some time since, and, no doubt, is sorry for it; we are, anyway. He came down the mains of the water company and floated up the pipes leading to our motor, where he stopped; so did our motor, presses, etc. He didn't use good judgment, as he went into the motor tail first, just fitting so that he stopped the machine. Had he gone at it head first, the opening was such that he wouldn't have stopped the machine and called into active service the waterworks man and a machinist.
He would have kept going around in such a lively manner that, in the course of time, his mother-in-law wouldn't have recognized him. Bob Butler thinks he had him on his hook once out in McKusick's lake, when he was a boy—Bob, not the fish—judging from his antiquated appearance. Friday is without question the proper day for fish, but catching them in a water motor is mighty unprofitable business. We never did like fish, and we hate 'em worse than ever now.—Stillwater Gazette
Interfered with Water Motor and Came to a Bad End.
One little bull-head species of the catfish escaped from Lake McKusick some time since, and, no doubt, is sorry for it; we are, anyway. He came down the mains of the water company and floated up the pipes leading to our motor, where he stopped; so did our motor, presses, etc. He didn't use good judgment, as he went into the motor tail first, just fitting so that he stopped the machine. Had he gone at it head first, the opening was such that he wouldn't have stopped the machine and called into active service the waterworks man and a machinist.
He would have kept going around in such a lively manner that, in the course of time, his mother-in-law wouldn't have recognized him. Bob Butler thinks he had him on his hook once out in McKusick's lake, when he was a boy—Bob, not the fish—judging from his antiquated appearance. Friday is without question the proper day for fish, but catching them in a water motor is mighty unprofitable business. We never did like fish, and we hate 'em worse than ever now.—Stillwater Gazette
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Animal Story
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Bullhead Catfish
Water Motor Jam
Lake Mckusick
Stillwater Gazette
Fish Mishap
What entities or persons were involved?
Bob Butler
Where did it happen?
Lake Mckusick, Stillwater
Story Details
Key Persons
Bob Butler
Location
Lake Mckusick, Stillwater
Story Details
A bullhead catfish jammed the water motor at the Stillwater Gazette by entering tail-first, halting presses and requiring intervention; humorous anecdote ties to local fishing.