FIREHOUSE CAT SLIDES DOWN BRASS POLE WHEN ALARM RINGS
New York City (JFK+50) On August 18, 1924, The Associated Press reports the discovery of "a cat that slides down the brass pole in a fire station when an alarm rings."
The firemen assigned to a station in lower Manhattan "adopted the cat as a mascot while it was a kitten."
The AP adds that the feline "delights in accompanying the firemen to a blaze."
SOURCE
"Fire Station Cat Slides Down Pole When Alarm Rings," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., August 18, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
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