In 1892, back when New York City had several daily papers, some that ran two editions a day, a cat could be featured in newspaper stories for being stuck up in a tree. One of those was a black-and-white cat later named Signorita Succi. The cat was far enough up the tree to be level with the third floor of Mrs. King's house. Mrs. King fed the cat with two laundry poles tied together, but Signorita Succi would not approach her. Then on the third day, a new plan was hatched.
On May 14, a parade of SPCA agents, police officers (including a police van) and three news reporters made their way to the walnut tree on West 11th Street. According to the New York World newspaper, the policeman formed a cordon around the tree to keep spectators away.
Seems to have been a slow news day for both the papers and the authorities. Read how they got the cat out of the tree and the history of the neighborhood at The Hatching Cat. -via Strange Company