Most of the cat-women stories of Old New York were of two genres: outlandish tales of the proverbial “crazy cat lady” who had a dozen or more cats in her house or newsy stories about women who bred cats on a professional basis to sell to wealthy Victorian ladies or to show at the various […]
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1897: Jack, the Heroic Newfoundland Dog of the Ellis Island Fire
Posted: 16th March 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Heroes, Dog TailsTags: Castle Garden, Dr. Joseph J. Senner, Ellis Island, Immigration Act, New York City History, Samuel Ellis
On the morning of June 15, 1897, a large fire destroyed the immigrant landing station that covered most of Ellis Island, causing a property loss of close to $1 million for the United States Government. Every immigrant escaped unharmed, thanks to the watchmen, attendants, doctors, and nurses who came to their rescue. All of the […]
