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.”
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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
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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.
Seafaring Cats of Gotham: Virtual Zoom Presentation, June 30, 2020, Noon (ET)
Posted: 22nd June 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat StoriesTags: cat mascots, Cat Stories, Cats in Naval History, Cats of Old New York, New York City History, Seafaring cats, Untapped New York, Virtual Presentation
Seafaring Cats of Gotham Virtual Presentation (via Untapped New York): Travel back in time to explore amazing stories of famous and memorable ship cats and naval cats of Old New York; June 30, 2020, 12-1 p.m. (ET). Registration required.
1903: The Cat That Gave Birth in a Lion Cage at the Circle Theatre on Broadway
Posted: 17th June 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Featured FelinesIn June 1903, a mother cat chose to give birth to kittens in a lion’s cage, which was part of Madame Adjie’s vaudevill act at the Circle Theatre at Columbus Circle.
