THE TREVESSA'S CATS.
In his story of the Trevessa, "1700 Miles in Open Boats," Captain Cecil Foster, master of the vessel, states that ■i .scries of omens gave rise io superstitious prophecy amongst -the crew. "There, was a good deal of talk about a Ma.-k cat, which we had adopted in Port l.'irie, deserting the ship before she sailed. Previous to that another cat . . .
had leH. us at. Timani, .New 'Zealand." Later still, a. lino tabby died, this particular cat being Hie sailors' especial pet. "From Ihese. incidents they deduced they wore going to have bad weather, and that they were going to be unlucky . . . that they were not- going to reach home."' ' The more remarkable were these prophecies, relates the- author, be-
cause the ill-fated Trevessa was thought by all to be in splendid condition, and unto that time had given every sign o!' being a fins sea boat.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 143, 20 June 1925, Page 24
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