New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-20
4 YEW MONSTER AQC4RIUM

DESIGNS FOR An EXTRAORDINARY DISPLAY OF
FISHES II THEIR NATIVE ELEHENT-rHE SAME
MASS or sfA-wATER TO BE USED REPEATEDLY
NEARLY MILLION GALLONS OF WATER RE-
CURED
Among the magnificent aquaria lately started
IN Europe that Of The Royal Aquarium and summer
and Winter Gardens" at Westminster, now in process Of
erection promises be the most notable embracing AS
il does in its construction The best features OF the oher
establishments and emitting their imperfections In
size too and resources II bde fair 70 far outianK al rue
others The buildin on Tathst is j4j feet long, from
$50 TO 4O feet broad the broadest part and 20 feet
where narrowcst the hight being from 80 to 20 feet
On the ground floor Is spacious promenade ana
the tanks are placed around half its length On the
north side, and nearly the whole OF the length
az the souh side These are 81 In number two contain
inc about 40 600 gallons each OF 1000. twelve OF
600 gallons each more OF l4uo gallons ana -FOUR
tern eacb of go gallons In addition there viii be
tee others not Tor public exhibition, hut FOR reserve
or hospital purposes each containing about 4oo gan-
The largest ; tanks are OF masonry forming part OF the
buiidinr itself The smaller Of slate The
fronts NJ are OF plate glass OF wnrh mere WI ne
ab0ut 600 square feet inch thick. and 300 feet
half an inch thick all tOughened by De La Bdsues pro-
Erv water receptacle not made OF slate is 70 be lined
with asphalt and all the pipes are 80 placed a. 10 e
cay accessible Tor Examination for edkdges. Beneath
the hoor OF the promenade If IN enormous re'el'O
below. and holding In al about toVV'p LaI'll- dll,'
at the rate $1,000 10 10000 gallons per hour
| - nd inf
st0ppage Of the current from accidents 70 me aehnery
the gines and boilers are doubled lie DoeIs
are much larger than needed by the seam-eneInes a.
the former VIII be used also 20 ih w. -,
Winter The water in the tanks viii take IT. temperature
from that IN the reserve ana ava ~ .Ieln ~
that OF the -uIIouhulhE az Ul ,4i III ,,ir CIV a.. n
There are eight puups-tJur Tor sea ana IouI loI erh
Yater-and these PunPt Mn a." v,tdlpite cr hard iui,
rubber Metal any form would cOIrode III uiue iilu
gradually poison the water, which Il j. proposed 10 use
indefinitely without change since slSual a. !. ia!
seem the longer large Of water If USED Ior aqua
rum purposes the better il appears Ia be.
The great reservoir is divided into nine compartments
with an arrangement to enable any one or more 10 DE
Isolated aud emptlod ior eAAinha'i1n N.tho"' -
any water or mterruptlhg the or iI,, .. ~,
reason OF lie great dimensions and also Dy reason OF -
cooues and darkness and the absence 81 LIE IN H. VIII
keep the entire aquarium aIilnsta.n ~ sO i 't ~;
since the VIII De constantly h9Wlng I'D anu uul on
IT, IL viii travel distance OF nearly three mics between
the beginning and end OF it, circuit ii the course OF
which portion about ont-tenthl VAL oe .!I'cd AnOut
through fine Jets which viii carry air into the TANKS III
finely divided state. The total quantity OF wafer IN
use including that IN the proposed fountain oa7ir' VII
be nearly million gallons OF Wncu aul, IN o ~
will water be brought from brighton ~ carhr
10y Mr. ". Hudson at the rate OF railway tram oil -
trucks full every day FOR SIX months. ,---. -, .
MIA. Bedb0rOugh Is the architect Me-srs llcis are me
builders Messrs L-etc, Edwards Norman furnish the
clurry and circulating apparatus. Messr,. DOuOn a
90. supply the ornamental tiles The rock work II iuI
the establishment the whole being under TIE direction Oi
| SIR Lloyd himself, well known nom ms connection
with the Hamburg establishment ana others Wnich ne
has organized FOR the proper supply OF animals iot ts
and other aquara, IL - cOnempatedto arrange Two A-
cling aoafia Great Britain and the 0tner Tor ne
Continent, convey living marine animals from e M
ucs aduar.uu, where a great variety OF species can
always be had According TO Mr. Lloyd, the oldtash-
Toned plan Of maintaining proper Supply OF oAs zen .ol
the animals IN aquaIia by the Introduction or living
plants practically inapplcabe 10 large establishments
the true heory being that u keeping the wafer eoo ara
clear and properly charged with atmospheric ar II
/ large, dark reservoir.
In addition 70 the aduarial display at Westminster
there will be "A picture and fine art gallery, ana accom-
modations Tor flower shows, etc Musical entertainment
will also be given hr Lloyd protests AGAINST the al
mission OF the lung breathing aquatic animals. such az
seals porposes ana the hke and he proposes also -
! exclude al reptiles birds, and mammals