CAT WEDCED IN DRAIN

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 44, 15 June 1938, Page 4

CAT WEDCED IN DRAIN

RESCUE BY FIREMEN FIRST TIME ON EARTH \ SYDNEY. May 18.—“ Satan,” a Pedigreed Persian cat, lost one of his proverbial nine lives last- night. In doing so, he achieved two distinctions. He turned ont the fire brigade, and, lor 'the first time since he was "born 18 months ago, he set foot on earth.

“Satan” is owned bv INlrs Nerman Thompson, of Ellerslie Flats, Darlinghurst road. He has never been out of the hat. where lie-vias horn, until last night. Unseen hy-pfiis owner, he set out to explore the Ji-oof of j adjoining premises, went through a storm-water escape, in the parapet wall in front of the building, and fell into the cowling at the top of a 4-inch downpipe, 481 t from the ground. He soon made his presence known, but rescue by ordinary means was impossible. The cowling was not big enough to enable him to turn round and crawl back. The escape pipe through which he had passed was too long for a human arm to reach through land d'ra'iH him ' hack, and the cowling was 12ft below the top of the parapeV and set against the sheer face . f . .

of the building.' ' //- )■ /. The fire-brigade Nvas called to the rescue, and Motor Officer Campbell and Fireman Bradlej\r took the electric ladder to the soeirjuA large crowd gathered. It was the -wifrk: of a minute to rescue “Satan,” and he was too scared when he reached the ground T to appreciate the - novelty of being on the-earth for'v tlVe -first time. When he returned to the flat, Persian companions, “Gadsby,” and “Snowette”, attacked him .with teeth and claw.