On August 31, 1905, The New York Times and the New-York Tribune reported that Malta, the pet Maltese cat of 89-year-old Russell Sage and his 77-year-old wife, Olivia, had gone missing. The millionaire miser offered a $10 reward for the cat’s safe return.
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1905: Malta, the Missing Maltese Cat of Russell Sage, a Manhattan Millionaire Miser
Posted: 1st September 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: 632 Broadway, Cats of Old New York, New York City History, Olivia Slocum Sage, Russell Sage
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1897: The Shower of Cats That Invaded the Brush Block in Huntington, Long Island
Posted: 19th August 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Bank of Huntington, Brush Block, Cats of Old New York, Huntington, James Madison Brush, New York History
On August 19, 1897, it rained cats in front of the Brush Block building on Main Street and New York Avenue in Huntington, Long Island. Customers of the human kind could do nothing but walk cautiously along the sidewalk as the business owners used brooms to sweep cats out and hold others at bay.
1904: The 80-180 Felines of Caroline Ewen, the Wealthy Cat Lady of East Harlem
Posted: 6th August 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Crazy Cat LadiesTags: 105 East 101st Street, Brigadier General John Ewen, Caroline G. Ewen, Cats of Old New York, Ewen Park, New York City History
In August 1904, two of Caroline G. Ewen’s neighbors on East 101st Street petitioned the Board of Health regarding the nightly concerts of 80 or more fat and sassy cats sheltered in the woman’s three-stone brownstone at 105 East 101st Street. “It is not that we object to Miss Ewan’s humane impulses in caring for all the stray and homeless felines of the neighborhood, but the noise of her pets is something wonderful,” the petitioners said. “It is enough to drive a strong man with a newly-signed pledge in the pocket to drink.”
1939: Colonel, the Tiger Who Escaped From the Circus in Woodside, Queens
Posted: 24th July 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: Madison Square Garden Bowl, Queens history, Ringling Brothers, Tex Rickard, Tiger escapes, Woodside
On May 8, 1939, a 400-pound tiger escaped from his wooden crate near the Madison Square Garden Bowl on Northern Boulevard in Woodside, Queens. According to several newspapers, it took more than 60 men to corral and capture the tiger in the back yard of a private residence.
1904: Lady Gray, The Mother Cat Who Adopted 5 Pedigree Orphan Puppies in Brooklyn
Posted: 21st July 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: ASPCA, Cats of Old New York, Grace Louise Fahnestock, Malbone Street Wreck, Ralph Malbone, Samuel Fergusen Fahnestock, Tom French
On July 19, 1904, the New York Times and many other newspapers across the country reported on a mother Maltese cat who was caring for her two kittens and five pedigree orphan puppies in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn.
