Postal Tubes Mailed Live Cat

When New York City inaugurated its pneumatic mail system in 1897, postal workers sent a live black cat through the 3,750-foot tube between the Produce Exchange at Bowling Green and the General Post Office on Park Row. The pressurized canister carried the animal through several turns at high speed. The cat emerged dazed but alive, ran away, and was quickly caught and placed in a waiting basket.

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