Tommy was a cat of remarkable beauty, but he also had strong lungs and fighting qualities. Mrs. Hall acquired the cat in 1887, and though he often wandered the neighborhood looking to stir things up, he never strayed far from home. That is, until the summer of 1895.
Posts Tagged ‘Robert Murray’
1908: The Belgian Sheepdogs That Came to New York on the Tail End of a Jewel Heist
Posted: 14th August 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: 70 Park Avenue, Belgian sheepdogs, Carolyn Fellowes Morgan, Claude J. Heritier, David P. Morgan, Murray Hill, New York History, police dogs, Robert Murray
This is one of my longer stories — which is why it took me so long to post — but it’s chock full of New York City and Murray Hill history. In July 2013, I wrote about the police dogs of Parkville Brooklyn, who came to America in 1907 and were the first canine police squad […]
