“It seems almost a misnomer to speak of it as a ‘charity’ in the accepted meaning of the word. Far rather is it an expression of the true and highest signification the term can bear; the impulse which takes these little ones from their pitiful and often squalid surroundings, at the same time enabling their […]
Posts Tagged ‘New York City History’
1904: Roxy, the Long Island Railroad Mascot Dog With an Unlimited Commuter Train Pass
Posted: 20th May 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Mascots, Dog TailsTags: Long Island Railroad Dog, New York City History, Railroad branch Y.M.C.A., Ralph Peters, Roxie, Roxy
One day in April 1911, Roxy (aka Roxie) the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) dog got on the wrong train at Manhattan’s Penn Station and ended up in Philadelphia. For 10 years, Roxy had never made such a mistake while riding the trains across Long Island. Roxy’s hundreds of fans were no doubt surprised to read […]
1929: Billy, The German Police Dog of Harlem Honored With a Human Funeral Service
Posted: 7th May 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Tails, Hartsdale Pet CemeteryTags: Charles Henry Hall, Gabriel Furman, Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, Louise B. Hart, New York City History, S.W. Watson, Watt-Pinkney Estate
In 1921, Mrs. William Kissam Vanderbilt purchased a thoroughbred German police dog while traveling in Belgium. She presented the dog to Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Watson of Harlem, who at one time had been paid servants in the Vanderbilt mansion. German police dogs from Ghent, Belgium, were quite popular with dog lovers and breeders in […]
1911: Pat, The Old Irish Donkey of Arthur Avenue That Never Missed a St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Posted: 9th March 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Animal AttractionsTags: Arthur Avenue, Michael O'Connell, New York City History, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day Parade
In the early nineteenth century, a famous Irish political leader named Daniel O’Connell of Cahersiveen, County Kerry, had a donkey that he called Valiante. An old wives’ tale suggested that if a child had the measles, whooping cough, or any other childhood ailment, he or she could be cured by passing under and over O’Connell’s donkey […]
