, 1876-10-23
Peculiar Percgrinations Of q White
Wha1e.--All Kinds Of Fish and
Some Reptiles Behind
tho Glass.
Dcgnsh, Catfish, Crawhsh, Cow1sh. Du1lheads,
Sh.epshtads, Ete..-Sea'ttons, Seals, TUT.
ties, Sharks, Crabs, tobsters,
0yslers, aud SaaIls.
What It Has Cost to Got Them, and How
They Are Kept-Fish Hatohing in
Public, and What 1t Will
Amount To.

Nh" INA .' ~ " ,,s.,.r.s.as.s .,4.rtn,
New iorK AQUARIUM on WEDNESDAY EVENING
gvcs to our citizens and our Thousands ol VISIT
orr from n tho sonsy 'mo10es an .ro Mpss ops
,,tw ort,,os;,,s. ,,ovo thonoht Il wort, vhila to
e'sS autaos'tles t'so .lousns ~ He.s ,.,,as
cxpenu thousands upon thousatas ol aollasa ~
psrfestins soo9Eea garden IN central nj tnrk,
~ ncorlv cvcry i,ini1. and from nearly every
Italy .. ust., .osa;1od % ~ rr,,,o.o on,ornr,sc
country ~ ~ 1e'"hsa .oA p.'s"so a.'ins
10 esta"i'sh aa aquarium, "hefe NV us'l'Heu'
When Dayuun,'a Museum was in existence he
~ ouc tnc of1t1r,, Ia IL n few tanks Of fishes.
~ o.' ''uo uus-A '. w.. ..,.i,, 49,.
WHICH nc eaalea atl "'luaslu'', pu. "n'.a WIS
very Insignificant 1n!lcc0 sotnparcd to thc ono
Just opened by W. c. Coup and Rlcho
4. t,rot,,cr put. ,mn,t n. IL was. Darnurn's
oo,,ar,,, ,v,s f,,nr TN ,noat nttrorttvc fcoture
0.l.a1 '"', "as AuAs NV 80. 49,, .,..a
OF MS cxhloihon. As matseF ol Stuay' zeotas'
rll!uoccroscs, girafrcs, eamcls, monkeys, cte.,
nre Will eno1rgf. mud The cttv has tloue well in
c.toh3,ah,nf- ia ZoolorIcal Garlen. hut for
nrocticot msc n,,,1 hcncSt 10 TIM human fam
ilv the aquarium Is far superior. We
mav nevcr hope to reproduce zcbras,
and giratres, ETC., in sufficient NUM-
hers to be Of my: benolt to nlankind, but we
may hope BY studying tho habits Of tho thou
nTn rnoIi for fOoi, and Introduce Into available
watsrs % %ynrjetics that aro strangers to them.
Wien turned loose IN tho streams, fish cost
nothing 10 raise, aud, II intcligcntly guarded
wholesome foud for tho million. Tbs
nresent enterprisc hns received much
Encouragement from t]lo stuto Fish Commits
son ara II tast tho conmiss'on , Et hereafter 9fa
too, tho l,ateing OF California salmon Is con-
tI,,rtri muller tbe afrcction OF Tic Suucrntcnl-
ent Of tic Fish Commission. These salmon,
when llatclcd, viii be distributed N various
Ions hayc ulrcntly been turned loosc, md In
fcws ycnrs We shall have th[s new variety OF dc.
1icloi,s isl, in our markets.
eSe~''~ '0'- TlIE AQUARIUM.
It was nftcr viewing tho British aquarium at
rn,3c tInt MI CnIn i,yho viii bc remembered
ns nartucr Of 7, L. Barn,l.n In tho Eiupo-
drouel dctcr,utned upon opening one in New
thn cntarnrtsc> md at Iast thu public g abic to
teo what liz Inns accomplished. Thu aquarium
IN located at Thirty-}ith strcct md Broadway,
where II building l,as been erected expressly for
IL. Thc bulltlt!se Is but ouv story high, the
root being largely Of glass to admit tic light,
which il necessary to tic existence Of tho asll.
it il very tastcfu1y arraugcs1 inside, with rustic
columns. nrchcs, Erottoes cascades, ETC., which,
iminR brlliiapt|y lighted OF night, prodncc 4
' rnost' njcasing effect,
THE WHITE WHALE.
Nrnr THE centre Of the room /. OF, Immense
ro,,ni tank will, fr1nss sfflcs raised n)Orp the
nnnr Il, nho,,t the 3eIcht Of mans head, This
tnrk l,pids muny thoi,sanls of rallops Of winter,
and Il holds 1t present q good sized white
whale. This tank aluuo cost 81, ,O0O, tic glnss
OF ita sides, clear ~ crystal betug fully MI inch
in thickness. Tho wt;Io his cost not less tban
sif.IHO. hnylpg been forwarded by nn
cxpcditton sent out cspeciully to capture
snrsimans for thc nc0uarill1n, aid Which il now
cr,lisnr OIL the coast Of Labrador, But feur
this no,,ster IL sllort-lyc1. lie had rough usago
m hIa yny here md Is not likely to survive. lie
wna w il, ircIel,t.car jolting oycf raIlroad for
s;r tnva d,,r,. which ti1nc of cotrsr te was
| out out Of hls uatiyu element. lle was covered up
| with svawecd, whlrl, WIS kept wet with salt
| ,ipon ilis breathing appnratuB, whIcl. wus
tha t,enrest apuroaclt We lid to i.swItn In tho
hriuy0 during tlnat long and to him novel ride.
Wien he rcaclctl tho nquarIum be WIS ho!stcd
Tb,s " treat1nent au' as I no. asreed with ill., and
fc,r I,e vii mt ho nllyo When this Is printed.
Wien saw him today his moyome,,ts wore
slow and logy, and when he came 1augul1lY to
~ win],tur Tint lo wers lcml. Once Ut
t3vtct. h. rame almoxt belly 10. md tad hard
stritr.le to rIght lijsclf again, and ts,en would
| rest On Tic suriace, and punt and "blow" un
% tslnatciy'wo lavc @ HOWL no sa,elMtors to nirstol
10 a uind diseased j. but, should be die, l rat
nssurc him thero viii bo 1,lnt,y mourners at hi.
| funrral.-at least slO, 600 worth
| REA ft0h Ann HEALS,
In beautiful erotto At tl,e .tcar Of the build
Ing, large sen lion ias moved III, and is tryint
to ,'1et n:ai1n{miea With hts new lodgings. lie i
n l{ysiy nscct. witt, accp Gass voice, Which lrc
nuentiy nuts 10 the blusl, tho entire br.ss bal,.
ni"vIn,y, iIy near near hy. liz las larce tank falltiy
| Ent9 ,sifrl, hs n1,tnres from 9hc rocky bod
wnere ho takes Lila ilaps, Whenever lle wants
XIII, .,erv ~ lively ssats have tbcIr honlo II
n a"t tank near H. wIrr; thew swim about in til,
h,nniast ,nan,Icr' or Chamber "a bsskly as Ii,
n! ,vish hrt,o crs aver the rnrks Which bay
s,nrn sSmn Si1n sin,,,v " vrov,,leii fur thrnl,
oss" A'''A'' Tur rIssy TuImys.
Aroura .,,c aiira ~ ti,c ro.,m the,e are nj,
nc1n,,. lsr"" ~, md a,ni tanks. lllicd WITH sal
s,otsr H. -" .vhch % "r,s i"n,,nrrnbis snecingns q
ii!..t,.nt y E}nis If flsI +" scciuIu The name
Of tless cyen % would M Teauro q column ot space
1,,t ar., w. n,unrn,s v"ri.t,cs nrarlv Xii
wiich whi h''u mro nnvu' to thIs lutit1nle. i
Size NsS" thcy @ rangu ,s from tbs ugly Look
th ,hs, tv Sh, aHr,o,m m brccr tha,, Jersey mos
eMH ."y FILTH TsPs ,tIo ~ toGss 1"" ssa arn',.,rems
thcr dIss si .rH annnr"n,ir ,ay" ,!,s,ro iess
IN. I ,tami., taias n 1,ns ~ .i'a 1nnst st,t
1 ~ tGs.o Ia, !. ,c sls"tr ii,, IL aat rije
n ~ varvIn, ns H. 70 szS I'm frn" Inn. ~ yur linn
sons ~; " h,,s'a ~ ,as,.ct viii. m tn ,ns