This quirky lobster tale of Old New York begins on a Sunday night in May 1910 when Gus, a brindle bulldog, walked into Fay’s restaurant at 255 West 125th Street in Harlem around 7 p.m. and sat down for dinner with his master. Gus was reportedly well behaved, so he was allowed to sit with his […]
Posts Tagged ‘New York History’
1912: Jack, the Brave Newfoundland Who Made a Daring Ice Rescue on Frozen Gravesend Bay
Posted: 12th February 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Heroes, Dog TailsTags: Brooklyn History, East River, Gravesend Bay, ice, New York History, Newfoundland, rescue
NBC’s Katie Couric struck a nerve with the Dutch during the Pyeonchang Olympic Opening Ceremonies by saying the reason the Netherlands is so dominant in speed skating is because “skating is an important mode of transportation” for the people of Amsterdam when the canals freeze over. There was quite a lot of backlash from the viewers, […]
1905: The Contentious Burial of Bo-Bo, the Blenheim Spaniel of Civil War Hero General Daniel E. Sickles
Posted: 30th December 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: 23 Fifth Avenue, Beechwoods Cemetery, Blenheim spaniel, Bo-Bo, Brevoort Farm, General Daniel E. Sickles, New York History, pet burial
“It is not surprising and will scarcely cause any comment if some soft-hearted or soft-brained woman goes into hysterics over the death of her pet dog or cat, and gives herself up to the most extravagant grief over his demise, but the spectacle of a veteran soldier who fought with distinction in the Civil War, […]
1886: Uno and Billy, the Wyoming Bear and Harlem Goat That Wreaked Havoc at the Oak Point Pleasure Grounds in the Bronx
Posted: 26th November 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Attractions, Goats of New YorkTags: Benjamin M. Whitlock, Bronx, Gabriel Leggett, Jim Pilkerton, New York History, Oak Point, Oak Point Pleasure Grounds, Whitlock's Folly, William Henry Leggett
What happens when an Indiana bear, a Harlem goat, a large crowd of people, and a Wild West cowboy with a silver-plated revolver all come together at a beer garden on the beach? Yes, the following story is from my file called “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up.” On January 8, 1886, two Harlem men […]
1936: The Cat-Saving Fire Dog Hero of Brooklyn’ s Engine Company No. 203
Posted: 28th October 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Mascots, FDNY Horses/MascotsTags: 533 Hicks Street, Brooklyn Engine No. 203, Brooklyn Engine No. 3, Brooklyn Fire Department, Brooklyn History, FDNY history, Neptune Engine No. 2, New York History, Simon Cornell
In 1936, Nip*, the veteran fire dog of Brooklyn’s Engine Company No. 203, won four medals of honor for heroism from the following agencies: New York Women’s League for Animals Dog’s World International American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals New York Anti-Vivisection Society During his years of service with the engine company, Nip had demonstrated many acts of bravery […]
