Many old stories have been told of the Brooklyn-born canine and feline mascots that went to sea (like Peggy and Tom of the USS Maine, as an example), but this tale, which takes place at Pier 12 of the New York Dock Company, is about a landlubber dog and cat who patrolled the Brooklyn waterfront.
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1934: Brownie and Flora, the Dog and Cat Guardians of Brooklyn’s Pier 12
Posted: 18th October 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Dog TailsTags: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company, Joe Santanelli, Montague Street, New York Dock Company, Pierrepont
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1934: Lord Haggis, the Lady Mouser of the SS Pastores Who Walked 39 Miles to Rejoin Her Crew
Posted: 18th August 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat StoriesTags: Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse, Lord Haggis, New York Dock Company, New York History, ship's cats, SS Pastores
A while back, I wrote about a cat named Duffy McNab, who lost his life when he tried to jump from his ship to Pier 64 on the Hudson River. When Duffy fell into the river, Quartermaster Angus MacLean jumped into the water and tried to save him. In the following story, I’ll tell you […]
