On May 8, 1939, a 400-pound tiger escaped from his wooden crate near the Madison Square Garden Bowl on Northern Boulevard in Woodside, Queens. According to several newspapers, it took more than 60 men to corral and capture the tiger in the back yard of a private residence.
Posts Tagged ‘Woodside’
1939: Colonel, the Tiger Who Escaped From the Circus in Woodside, Queens
Posted: 24th July 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: Madison Square Garden Bowl, Queens history, Ringling Brothers, Tex Rickard, Tiger escapes, Woodside
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1905: The Elephants That Escaped the Ruhe Wild Animal Farm in Woodside, Queens
Posted: 1st March 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Elephant TalesTags: Bernard Ruhe, Calvary Cemetery, Louis Ruhe, New York City History, Ruhe Wild Animal Farm, Woodside
Woodside has been uncomfortable ever since the wild animal farm, as it is known locally, was opened about a year ago. Every woman in the place has predicted that the animals would escape some dark, cold night and wipe out the town, devouring buildings and inhabitants. These predictions came near becoming true on Monday night… […]
