In January 1896, the tiny hamlet of Greenridge, Staten Island, was all a buzz over the reported sighting of a large, ferocious black bear. Doors were closed and barred at dusk, and guns and pistols were cleaned and loaded.
Archive for September, 2016
1896: The St. Bernard and the Great Bear Hunt at Greenridge, Staten Island
Posted: 21st September 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Bear TalesTags: Arthur Kill Road, Benjamin Seaman, David H. Cortelou, George W. White, Greenridge Staten Island, Lawrence H. Cortelyou, Staten Island history
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1913: Duffy MacNab, the Scottish Long-Distance Jumping Cat of New York’s Pier 64
Posted: 7th September 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat StoriesTags: Duffy MacNab, Famous ship cats, Francis Henry Wadsworth, New York History, Pier 64, TSS Caledonia
On March 25, 1905, Caledonia made her maiden voyage from Glasgow, Scotland, to New York and back. In addition to the passengers and crew, on board was a young black cat that the crew named Duffy MacNab — or The MacNab, for short.
