Join me this Wednesday, June 3, at 5 p.m., for a virtual trip back in time to explore the city’s history via amazing stories about fire cats, police cats, theatrical cats, and other fabulous felines that made the news headlines in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Archive for the ‘Cat Men’ Category
1904: Bull, the Mascot Cat and the Cat Man Who Would Be Cotton King
Posted: 25th April 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cats in the MewsTags: Cats of Old New York, Cotton Exchange, Daniel J . Sully, New York City History, Thomas W. Lawson
On April 24, 1904, The New York Times reported that Bull, the famous black mascot cat of the Cotton Exchange, had gone on strike. A few days later, the price of cotton had dropped $13 a bale. Many newspapers, including The New York Times, reported that Bull the cat was responsible for the sudden bear market and the Cotton King’s downfall.
1901: Peter, the Steak-Stealing Police Cat of the Lower East Side
Posted: 4th February 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cats in the MewsTags: 105-107 Eldridge Street, Adam A. Cross, Eldridge Street Police Station, John McDermott, New York City History, police cat
Sergeant John McDermott of the Eldridge Street police station could not wait to sink his teeth into his sirloin steak dinner. But first, he had to deal with some important police matters. Peter the police cat saw his lucky break.
