“It is not surprising and will scarcely cause any comment if some soft-hearted or soft-brained woman goes into hysterics over the death of her pet dog or cat, and gives herself up to the most extravagant grief over his demise, but the spectacle of a veteran soldier who fought with distinction in the Civil War, […]
Posts Tagged ‘General Daniel E. Sickles’
1905: The Contentious Burial of Bo-Bo, the Blenheim Spaniel of Civil War Hero General Daniel E. Sickles
Posted: 30th December 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: 23 Fifth Avenue, Beechwoods Cemetery, Blenheim spaniel, Bo-Bo, Brevoort Farm, General Daniel E. Sickles, New York History, pet burial
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1908: The Lion Cub That Lived at The Plaza Hotel With Princess Lwoff-Parlaghy
Posted: 18th January 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Tails, Feline MascotsTags: Animal Tales, General Daniel E. Sickles, lion cub, New York History, Plaza Hotel, Princess Lwoff-Parlaghy, The Plaza
Once upon a time – June 1908, to be exact – an eccentric pseudo-princess portrait painter named Princess Lwoff-Parlaghy came to New York City, where she lived at the Plaza Hotel with a menagerie of wild animals.
