Jane McAdam’s two dogs and nine cats depended on her to feed them and provide water every day. That’s why she was determined to ensure their care when she was sentenced to prison for six months in February 1879.
Posts Tagged ‘Cats of Old New York’
1879: Spitz and the Coin-Laden Cats and Dogs on East Broadway in the Lower East Side
Posted: 22nd August 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: 101 East Broadway, Cats of Old New York, Hendrick Rutgers, Henry Rutgers, Jane McAdam, Lower East Side, New York City History, William B. Crosby
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1903: Thomas, the Feline Ghost of New York City’s Ansonia Hotel on Broadway
Posted: 15th August 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Cat StoriesTags: Ansonia Hotel, Cats of Old New York, Chevilly, John Broome, New York City History, William Earle Dodge Stokes
Much has been written about New York City’s Ansonia Hotel and its rooftop farm, but I bet very few people know that a cat named Thomas once lived on the 16th floor and spent a few weeks spooking the hotel’s residents.
Coming Soon! The Cat Men of Gotham
Posted: 4th October 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: Cats of Old New York, New York City History, Old New York, The Cat Men of Gotham
As many of my readers know, I am currently working on a compilation of cat stories for my upcoming book, The Cat Men of Gotham: Tales of Feline Friendships in Old New York. The book features 42 stories in nine cat-lives chapters. In addition to some favorite stories from my Hatching Cat blog, there are […]
1917: Dr. Hale’s House of 100 Cats in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn (Part II)
Posted: 16th August 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: 40 First Place, Brooklyn History, Brooklyn Public Baths, Cats of Old New York, Dr. William Henry Hale, New York City History, Public Bath No. 7
In Part I of this Old New York cat story, we met Dr. Hale, the superintendent of Brooklyn’s public baths who was arrested and charged with uncleanliness — that is, for having a messy house filled with way too many cats. In Part II, I’ll tell you why the fur was flying at 40 First Place […]
1917: Dr. William H. Hale’s House of 100 Cats in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn (Part I)
Posted: 13th August 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: Brooklyn Public Baths, Carroll Gardens, Cats of Old New York, Louisa G. Hale, New York History, William H. Hale
Part I: Guilty of Having Too Many Cats Many people ask me how I find all the stories for my Hatching Cat blog. One of the things I often do is search for keywords in the old newspaper archives that are available online. For this story, I searched for news articles about “too many cats.” […]
