Posts Tagged ‘New York City History’

1935: Nip, the Heroic Kitten-Saving Fire Dog of Brooklyn

Posted: 3rd February 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cats in the Mews
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A veteran fire dog with Engine Company No. 203 at 533 Hicks Street, was 12 years old and a 6-year legendary veteran with the fire company when he made his eighth heroic rescue on February 2, 1935.

1897: The Sailor’s Kitten That Escaped From the Essex Market Prison

Posted: 27th January 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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On January 27, 1897, a sailor named John Dolan was fined $3 in the Essex Market Police Court for being drunk in public. During his arraignment, he carried a tiny pet kitten under his coat.

1909: The Half-Starved Kitten Rescued by a Sailor-Policeman in Mott Haven

Posted: 25th January 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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On this day in history, the Alexander Avenue police station in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx acquired a new mascot–a half-starved, black and white kitten rescued by a sailor-policeman,

1899: Eurita, the Midtown Manhattan Cat That Was Sent Through the Mail

Posted: 24th January 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews
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On January 24, 1899, a cat sprang out of a mail pouch after it had been unlocked at Branch Post Office H on Lexington Avenue and 44th Street. The unexpected contents gave the postal employees quite the surprise.

1881: The Jail Cats of Edward Reinhardt, the Silver Lake Murderer Hanged on Staten Island

Posted: 15th January 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories
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On the night before he was hung for the murder of one of his two wives, Edward Reinhardt spent time smoking cigars and petting the three cats that lived with him in his prison cell at the Richmond County Jail.

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