The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-20
NImrinr Mnn,Irr-.

In tic month ol June, 1859, we gave place in
our columns to what appeared To- he Tho cXtrav-
a.s,nt iucic- Of u Snowman, who could excel
liArNtM in the grandeur Of his IDEAS. Thi. in.
diNdunl referred to vast uptown structure.
planned to "ccupv twcnty-thrcc acres Of ground
to lie principally devoted TO Marine A1ua-
rum, whore shark fights were to be- 20. nm
porpolscs let loose, miniature fleets To ho OBJ
,cN ed >,ilin-, in all directions, boat race, insti
iutcd to strengthen in quiet seclusion the
nerves of our Fifth Avenue population.
and, above all, real genuine whal,-ch,,-
ing +" b" an everyday occurrence. This
was to lee accomplished by sto kin,
the vast sheet of water with few dozen Young
whalc5, which were TO live, thrive and happily
spout at their leisure, among the red or
hctitiOus icchcrgs which wero to lie sci noIt-
Ing around the enclosure. or to nibble bis
cult Which might fall down the ice-bound ellis
oi TIE Aquarium from the hands Of visitors
such being the accessories, a few years were
expected 10 transform the young whales into
Vigorous monsters, th' chase Of which would
involve no ordinary excitement, and then some
OF our New Bedford whllcmCn were expected
to Introduce whaling among the sports OF the
day on such q scale ~ would have forever low.
cred the glrics and sports of the bull-hght, or
the glldiatoria scene, of tho Roman Coliseum.
in their pllmiost days.
But probably all this Is to come The show
man must have hccn BAUSuN himself, aul AZ
all great thns- arc accomplished step h., step
the foregoing is probably a rosc-coorcd picture
| oi the future. For the present il suni.cs that
| whales are TO be- made an every dly institution.
aud that they are to prosper and grow fat in the
waters Of Nh Museum quito a, well rs in tho,,
| OF Labrador Last evening We received the an.
ncNo card from Mr.. BARNrM:-
\ Card From T.. T. Harnuu,.
ANtIliIH L\lNG WHITE WHALE ~ rus
MusEUM
In August last | succeeded in Lrin ding 10 the
Museum Two living white whales from L,hrl.
dor one died the first day and the other the
second day. Even In this brief period thou.-
ands a'ailed thcm,cl,o, Of the opportuui v Of
Witnessing tbs rare sight Since August | hlyc
brought two more whales to New York, al an
enormous expense, but both diod before could
get them into the Museum. A fifth liyin,
whale has now arrived here, aud will remain in
the Museum A. luNG A, IE LIVES? Per
hNl Tins VIII hr but a few hours, but ia order
TO rtolous lis lie as long rs possible, have at
an expense ui seven thousand dollars, Laid a
slN inch cast iron pipe from the river to the
Museum, through Fulton street and Broadway,
and hy mean, Of powerful steam engine work.
mg night AMI day the whale j. constantly
sun lied with pure salt water, at the rate OF
three hundred GALLONS per minute. This whale
Come fifteen feet lpng) is undoubtedly the
greatest ''H owu in New York. The Mu-
scum having expended altogether sum not
much lcts thln seventeen thousand dollars IN
TnE WHALING business, this is probably the
last attempt that will he made To exhibit a
living whale in connection with all the other
expensive attractions Of the Museum for only
twenty-five cents. With these remarks leave
th, monster cNathan to 10 his own "srour-
ING' not doubling that the public will en-
brac" the earliest moment (beiore il is forever
too lato) TO witness the most novel and extra |
ordinary exhibition ever offered in this city.
The Publc's OOedient Servant
T. r. BARSUSd.
ASmlHCAN Museum, Nov. 20, 1861.
On going around to the Museum, to 500 the
Arctic Visitor, We found everything in progress
for great whale splurge to-day. The water
was pouring in from the North River, at rate
which would give breathing powers 10 dozen