In February 1889, it was not uncommon to see a group of young ladies walking up and down East 23rd Street in search of a new good-luck mascot cat for the Art Students League of New York.
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1889: Ko-Ko, the Cat Who Went Missing From the Art Students League of New York
Posted: 14th February 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Art Students League of New York, Cats of Old New York, National Academy of Design, New York City History, Sohmen & Co.
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1897: The Brooklyn Cat That Stopped Trolley Traffic on Fulton Street
Posted: 9th February 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Brooklyn History, Cats of Old New York, Fulton Street Elevated
When a black cat became trapped and held up traffic on the trolley roads running through Fulton Street (Brooklyn), a crowd of people and a trolley motorman came to his rescue.
1889: The Cats and Dog That Saved 37 Lives at a Gas Leak on the Upper East Side
Posted: 8th February 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Consolidated Edison, Henry Heidler, James Rogan, John Weisner, New York City History, New York Gas Light Company, William May, William Sartorius
Two feline heroes (and a dog) no doubt saved the lives of 37 people when a leak in a Consolidated Gas Company main line allowed gas to escape into a brick tenement building at 241 East 75th Street, near 2nd Avenue.
1897: The Stray Cat of Harlem That Saved 150 Lives in the Hermione Building
Posted: 5th February 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: 80 East 116th Street, Cats of Old New York, Hermione Building, New York City History, Sampson Benson, William P. Davenport
When William P. Davenport took in a stray cat that he found outside his second-floor apartment, he did not know that he had just made the best decision of his life. Not only did the cat save his life, but it also saved the lives of about 150 other people living in the Hermione building on Park Avenue and 116th Street.
1897: The Sailor’s Kitten That Escaped From the Essex Market Prison
Posted: 27th January 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cats of Old New York, Essex Market Police Court, Herman C. Kudlich, John Dolan, Mrs. C.L. King, New York City History
On January 27, 1897, a sailor named John Dolan was fined $3 in the Essex Market Police Court for being drunk in public. During his arraignment, he carried a tiny pet kitten under his coat.
