Posts Tagged ‘New York City History’

1873: Superintendent James J. Kelso and the Great NYPD Cat Hunt

Posted: 10th March 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cats in the Mews
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When a Maltese cat owned by NYPD Superintendent James J. Kelso was reportedly stolen from his home on East 55th Street, the cat burglary made the headlines in several national newspapers.

1889: Ko-Ko, the Cat Who Went Missing From the Art Students League of New York

Posted: 14th February 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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In February 1889, it was not uncommon to see a group of young ladies walking up and down East 23rd Street in search of a new good-luck mascot cat for the Art Students League of New York.

1889: The Cats and Dog That Saved 37 Lives at a Gas Leak on the Upper East Side

Posted: 8th February 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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Two feline heroes (and a dog) no doubt saved the lives of 37 people when a leak in a Consolidated Gas Company main line allowed gas to escape into a brick tenement building at 241 East 75th Street, near 2nd Avenue.

1897: The Stray Cat of Harlem That Saved 150 Lives in the Hermione Building

Posted: 5th February 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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When William P. Davenport took in a stray cat that he found outside his second-floor apartment, he did not know that he had just made the best decision of his life. Not only did the cat save his life, but it also saved the lives of about 150 other people living in the Hermione building on Park Avenue and 116th Street.

1901: Peter, the Steak-Stealing Police Cat of the Lower East Side

Posted: 4th February 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cats in the Mews
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Sergeant John McDermott of the Eldridge Street police station could not wait to sink his teeth into his sirloin steak dinner. But first, he had to deal with some important police matters. Peter the police cat saw his lucky break.

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