Red Cross was a pure white kitten who was born at Bellevue Hospital in 1904, All the doctors adored her, and she had full run of the hospital grounds–including one very tall tree.
Posts Tagged ‘Bellevue Hospital’
1904: Red Cross, the Spring Kitten of Bellevue Hospital
Posted: 20th March 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Bellevue Hospital, Cats in New York History, Cats of Old New York, New York City History
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1899: Dewey, Stockings, and the Great Cat Hunt at New York City’s Bellevue Hospital
Posted: 28th July 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: Bellevue Hospital, Insane Pavilion, Leia James, Lillie James, New York City History
Miss Lillie James had a lot of cats. She adored her pets, but her extreme affection for them eventually took over her life. Soon she could do nothing but worry that her feline companions would abandon her or die. Her sister, Miss Leia James, told the doctors at Bellevue Hospital that Lillie had been driven crazy by her cats. Miss […]
