Archive for January, 2021

1895: Tootsy, the Feline Firefighter of Engine Company 27

Posted: 29th January 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat Men, FDNY Horses/Mascots
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Tootsy was the beloved feline firefighter of Engine Company 27 on Franklin Street in Lower Manhattan. Born on the Fourth of July in 1895, Tootsy reportedly loved the smell of smoke as much as she treasured a fresh-caught mouse.

1907: Frank, Shamrock, and the 1,000 Horses of the New York City Workhorse Parade

Posted: 27th January 2021 by The Hatching Cat in FDNY Horses/Mascots, Horse Tales
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On May 30, 1907, nearly 1,000 work horses who carted produce and lumber and garbage and firefighting equipment and prisoners finally had their day in the sun—and a chance to shine for the people of New York City. For on this Memorial Day, they were all invited to participate in the first annual New York City Work Horse Parade.

1920: Kelly, the Cat That Sailed on the RMS Aquitania in a Sealed Mail Sack

Posted: 16th January 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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On Saturday, December 11, 1920, employees at the New York General Post Office got a big surprise while opening some mail delivered to the United States from England via the steamship RMS Aquitania. Inside one sealed mail sack was a small male kitten.

1933: Betty, the Hobo Cat of Hoboken Who Hitched a Ride on the Lackawanna Limited

Posted: 10th January 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat Stories
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On January 8, 1933, Betty, chief mouser of the Lackawanna Terminal at Hoboken, NJ, hitched a train ride on the famous Lackawanna Limited to Dover, N.J. It was her first train trip since joining the crew at Hoboken four or five years earlier.

1933: Herbert Hoover and Andy Mellon, The Pet Pigs of Camp Thomas Paine

Posted: 4th January 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Pigs and Hogs
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This story is more than a simple tale about two pet pigs who lived among the 125 men at Camp Thomas Paine in New York City. It is a story about a fascinating commune of war veterans who thought out of the box to survive in 52 makeshift shacks along the Hudson River from 1932 to 1934. And it is, in part, a commentary on a sad and shameful period in our country’s history,

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