One organ grinder who broke the mold was Irishman Timothy McGrath, who, for over 10 years, played his hand-organ along 7th and 8th avenues in New York City’s Tenderloin District. Instead of a monkey, Timothy had a grizzly-haired Skye terrier who would sit on top of the organ wrapped in a blanket and holding a basket in his mouth.
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1904: Spruce, the New York Newfoundland Evicted from Saint Nicholas Terrace
Posted: 18th April 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Christmas Animal Tales, Dog TailsTags: Christopher Fagan, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Manhattanville College, New York History, Point of Rocks, St. Nicholas Park, St. Nicholas Terrace
In 1895, 71-year-old Christopher Fagan was alone in the world. All his family and friends had died and he really had no place to call home. So he decided to build a little house along Saint Nicholas Terrace somewhere around West 128th Street, right on the grounds of the Academy and Convent of the Sacred Heart.
1908: The Dog Detectives of the Long Island Railroad Police Force
Posted: 4th April 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Heroes, Dog TailsTags: Lieutenant Ferdinand Miller, LIRR, Long Island Railroad police, New York History, Sheba's Bob, Valley Stream station
“We had tried policemen on bicycles, motorcycles and even automobiles to run down plunderers, but had poor results until we got the dogs.”—Long Island Railroad Police Superintendent Robert E. Kirkham America’s Safe-Blowing Belt In the 1800s and early 1900s, the wide open territory along the tracks of the Long Island Railroad was like something […]
1935: Milson O’Boy, the Champion Irish Setter of Champion Skater Gertrude Cheever
Posted: 29th March 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, Irish Setters, Isaac Irving Brokaw, John Haven Cheever, Milson O'Boy, Mrs. Cheever Porter, New York Skating Club, Wave Crest
One of the most popular owners and breeders of championship Irish Setters in the history of show dogs was Mrs. Gertrude Cheever Porter of New York City. Over the years, she owned eight champion Irish Setters and numerous other show dogs. Her pride and joy was Ch. Milson O’Boy, whose career in the 1930s included […]
