In July 1900, Mrs. John T. Stephens lost the canine love of her life. Having lost her young son just two years before, the death of her dog Major was more than she could bear.
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1900: Major Van Buren Stephens, the Hero Dog of New York’s Chelsea
Posted: 20th October 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Heroes, Dog Tails, Hartsdale Pet CemeteryTags: Chelsea Gardens, Clement C. Moore, Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, John T. Stephens, London Terrace, Myra Van Buren Stephens, New York History
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1899: Strike, the Heroic Eighth Precinct Police Dog of New York City’s Tribeca
Posted: 31st August 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Mascots, Dog TailsTags: Brooklyn Rapid Transit strike, Eighth Precinct, Leonard Lispenard, Leonard Street Station, Lispenard's Meadows, New York History, Old New York
For the policemen of Manhattan’s Leonard Street Station, doing strike duty in Brooklyn meant spending a lot of time riding on the trolley cars looking for trouble. It was during this week that they “adopted” a big, brown, shaggy dog who would change their lives for the better. They named him Strike.
1931: Toby Wendel, the French Poodle Heir With a $1 Million Dog Yard on Fifth Avenue
Posted: 27th April 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: 442 Fifth Avenue, Ella Wendel, John Daniel Wendel, John Gottlieb Wendel, New York History, Old New York, Wendel Mansion, World's Richest Dog
“The public clamored for news of this wealthy family—celebrated as much for its celibacy as its eccentricity—and the press obliged. Despite a fortune built on fur and real estate, the eight Wendel siblings shunned high society, ensconcing themselves in an antiquated house of mystery amid the cacophonous commerce of midtown Manhattan. There, starved of society […]
1903: A Fine Funeral for Dane, the Beloved Irish Setter of Harlem
Posted: 13th March 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Tails, Hartsdale Pet CemeteryTags: A. Phillip Randolph Houses, Animal Tales, Christian F. Greenwald, Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, Montagne's Flat, New York History, West 114th Street, William C. Larson
One day in September 1903, the Larsons took a trip to Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn. The weather was obviously pleasant, because they left a window open in their apartment at 246 West 114th Street in Harlem. This window led to a fire escape, which was a favorite sleeping spot for their Irish setter, Dane.
