During the 1800s and early 1900s, stories about animal mascots in New York City and other metropolitan areas appeared in the news almost on a weekly basis. The following tale about the mascots of the Kraft-Phenix cheese factory was rather unique, in that it was not about a fire, police, or ship mascot.
Archive for October, 2013
1930: Bill, the U.S. Life-Saving Services Horse of Fire Island, New York
Posted: 19th October 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Horse TalesTags: Blue Point, breeches buoy, Coast Guard history, Fire Island, Lyle Gun, New York History, Sumner Kimball, U.S. Life-Saving Services
The U.S. Life-Saving Services – a forerunner to the U.S. Coast Guard — was established by Congress in 1871 in response to the high loss of life in ship wrecks along America’s coastlines, particularly on the Atlantic coast. Bill was just one of the many horses that served with the USLSS.
1874: The Cider Press Dogs at the Corner of Broadway and Houston
Posted: 6th October 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: ASPCA, Broadway and Houston, dog treadmill, Grand Central Hotel, Henry Bergh, Jefferson Market, New York History, Niblo's Garden, St. Nicholas Hotel
On May 15, 1874, 23-year-old Charles W. Walker, the proprietor of a mill at 602 Broadway that manufactured bottled champagne cider, was arrested and charged with cruelty to animals. According to officers from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Mr. Walker was overworking his dogs at the mill to the point of suffering, fatigue, and injury.
