Posts Tagged ‘Cats of Old New York’

1884-1897: Sam, Dobbins, and Captain, the Mascot Cats of the New York Yacht Club

Posted: 27th October 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat Men
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In Old New York, canine mascots were forbidden in all the social clubs. Cats were not. Thus, clubs like The Lambs Club, the Lotus Club, and the New York Yacht Club had one or more feline mascots.
The following tale is about three of the many cat mascots of the New York Yacht Club.

1895: The Brooklyn Bridge Watchman and His Brooklyn Bridge Watch Cat

Posted: 13th October 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories
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Before the Brooklyn Bridge was built, there were tenements where the approaches are now. And in those tenement buildings–according to the Brooklyn Bridge watchman–were cats. Lots of cats. One special cat with superior skills became a Brooklyn Bridge watch cat.

1910: The 300 Cats Wanted to Act at the Manhattan Opera House

Posted: 17th September 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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On September 16, 1910, The New York Times ran a small article about a want-ad soliciting 300 cats for performances at the Manhattan Opera House on 34th Street.
According to the article, the stage director would accept all cats–with or without stage experience–to take part in the production of “Hans, the Flute Player.” The comedic opera was going to be the opening act for Oscar Hammerstein’s opera house.

1903: The Pet Cat That Edwin Gould Reportedly Abandoned on Fifth Avenue

Posted: 9th September 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories
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On September 8, 1903, the New York Evening World reported that a gray and white cat had been living on the steps of the Edwin Gould house at 7 West Fifty-Sixth Street for more than a week. Based on a few facts, I believe the reporter told a few white lies to get this story published…

1905: Malta, the Missing Maltese Cat of Russell Sage, a Manhattan Millionaire Miser

Posted: 1st September 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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On August 31, 1905, The New York Times and the New-York Tribune reported that Malta, the pet Maltese cat of 89-year-old Russell Sage and his 77-year-old wife, Olivia, had gone missing. The millionaire miser offered a $10 reward for the cat’s safe return.

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