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.
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1895: Tootsy, the Feline Firefighter of Engine Company 27
Posted: 29th January 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat Men, FDNY Horses/MascotsTags: 173 Franklin Street, Cat Men of Gotham, Cats of Old New York, Engine Company No. 27, FDNY history, New York City History
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1884-1897: Sam, Dobbins, and Captain, the Mascot Cats of the New York Yacht Club
Posted: 27th October 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat MenTags: 37 West 44th Street, 67 Madison Avenue, American Jockey Club, Cats of Old New York, J.P. Morgan, New York City History, New York Yacht Club
In Old New York, canine mascots were forbidden in all the social clubs. Cats were not. Thus, clubs like The Lambs Club, the Lotus Club, and the New York Yacht Club had one or more feline mascots.
The following tale is about three of the many cat mascots of the New York Yacht Club.
1898: Lem and Tiger, the Republican and Tammany Hall Cats of the New York Elections
Posted: 2nd October 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat MenTags: Cats in New York History, Lemuel Ely Quigg, New York City History, Tammany Hall, William Astor Chanler
When a large black cat walked in and took possession of the Republican Congressional headquarters on West 125th Street, everyone thought for sure that the Tammany candidate would lose the election.
