New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-10
FOSSILS FOR CENTRAL PARK.
THE HALL GEOLOGICAL COLLECTION AZ
ALBANY

AN ACCUMULATION or FORTY YEARS on REsEAhc1
-CUROsIIIEs SLOWED AWAY CUI OF SIGHT
PROTECTED PURCHASE BY THE AMERICAN N.Y.
sEUM or NATURAL RECONSIDERATION o.
THE FOssILs-vAsI AMOUNT OF VALUABLE scI'
ENTIFIC MATERIAL
iFRoM sTAYr CORRESPONDENT OF rBr TRfBUSEI
ALBANY, July s." Whoever get. Halls coll
lection" said Prof Agassi1 "wl have the geoloscai
museum of America" No ever took deeper niar-
in gathering the treasures Of science ana none "ss
bstcr qualified TO pass opinion concerning them, than
the great naturalist who founded the Mus, OF Compar'
alive ZoGlogy at Cambridge. II was in aoDneo'
tion with his anNi'iy to obtain the Hall coleo'
tiOn for Massachusetts that he expressed
himself 70 the people OF Albany, IN speech at me
dedication Of the Dudley Observatory, he declared thas
the fame Of Prof Halls labors go wildly extended IN
Europe. that whorcyora gcoogst crossed the Atlantic
to America. his first steps the New World would DE to-
ward the capital Of NeVYorb in search of the fosils
there collected.
The Trustees OF the American Museum 81 Natnrnl
History have recently OF ,he mo. important
steps that has yet marked their procr's They have 70
solved sccurng-with the aid Of pul lie spirited et
zcns the Hall collection Of fossils for their institution
To scientific inye.t gators who have mAdc geology
special study. 10 words " explanation are needed
further than this announcement; to them i speaks for
Itself and unrolls vision 81 high hope but 10 the gen.
aq public little has been known Of Prof Hon and eis
fs. ia az Albany IN ogdcr that NEWCOMERS who take
pride in the endcayor make Museum at Central
Park Of scientific tr asnres may be vel Informed
respecting The plated transfer correspondent OK
TIE TRIBUNE has made examination Of 'hs collection
and now proposes TO give account AZ what he has
seen \ full des.r1 pon is Imprac,i able task the
specimens have get been counted aDd certainly
number many hnlr d. Of Thousands. A that seems possb
bc in SUCH state IN general way some OF the
LEADING features and to mention the cr.am'tances uner
which iL has been possible bring many things OF
value together.
Carl Yogt las bif~ry sad That Prof -assN Dot only
became Aneilcanlkoi, brt Bauumi2'a hnt perhaps
jealousy rather than jp n.nt Indicted by the re-
mark The later iana of Prof Asassz ohicfy In
consequence or hi. Efforts spread the fase
~ -ccnc. before the people 81 America. IL knew JUST
where on both -l"s 81 the Atlantic he 'aiabe ma
terals FOR tie feast stored slowed away, toxe.
labeled. l ldcn in ard drawers frOa. The sight II
the common man Tue best years Of bis life were sfHs
ia the endyor 10 have these treasures placed where
they ike Cr,-t Nolilirr would do the most good u
the oha.l, of being laBumizcd f. 10 b, b-' on efforts
Prof James Hall w,o fcr than 20 yc,rs LA been
tie state Cooog.si 81 NeWYcr and for moro iban 40
Yeas side by side win hs ,hors for lc safe, has ea,'
poycd and time in bring nS together hn
extraordinary pri,dr collection by crf rou nee, ef
changes and purch,srs well 10 by hiring explorers,
and ~ work uni' his supervision For Ills treas.
u,es are packed away BAT he professional
student Who kno9. lst what he "a s.Aie Of, would
ever dream OF gndrg them Take IoI lDs'aree such
h,e.iulen as tlls: