The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-30
The Museum Of Humanity
and Horrors.
HIS REPLY TO HIS CRITICS.
Defence Of His Clients and
Their Cause.
NO BULL FIGHTS IN AMERICA

oil Fourth avenue and Twenty-seconu street, ihc u"y
was not propilious and Mr. Bergh was as usual,
grand, gloomy and peculiar. He wore wet overcoat
and a non expensive hat and probably having an en-
gagcment with some injured animal. mad mite
time to waste upon a hannah being. In
the absence Of the custodian of the castle our time
was occupied by inspection oil the Museum, ~
which Mr. Bergh has collected all the horrors whicn
the society which he presides has discovered
The castle is always open aud the visitor IS rst dc
lighter with the stuffed hgurc OF a magnificent dog,
called Fido, who smiles upon hm IN the antechan-
Der. Passing this splendid creature, one enters tho
Chamber Of Disgust, where in The shape OF animal
relics and dreadful pictures, Mr. Rergh's 'rumphs are
revealed There a stuffed bulldog rescued, all too
late from = prize Ggh which at once catches at
tention. His right leg to be pnlverized Ike
chicken bone, his lower lip Is gone his whole head IL
stained with blood, and II is great satisfaction TO
know that the who used the courage OF the ani-
NAL tor gambling ends were, through the efforts OF Mr
Bergh, sent TO the prison, which is their proper
home. Then wo turn to those Instruments of
torture which arc used 10 make the dun
horse appear spirited. The pictures which
hang upon tho walls as painful as Nine. rus-
saud's Chamber of Horrors, and the dilapdaed cows
which are fed upon garbage aud supported by belts
from ceng, do the desire of the spec
tator for milk. Two gamccocks, victor and van
pushed, next arrest attention They are equipped
with murderous steel gals about three inches longs
and their appearance indicates the miserable crueties
Of the cockpit. Anybody who desires may inspect this
collection OF crimes but it Is more repusive than
amusing 1t is useful, however, as 1t shows to what
cruel uses man dagrades courage OF the animals he
should protect
BERGH IN HIS CASTLE.
The other afternoon the smiled upon the city,
little bird sat upon the fountain in front OF
the castle and sang sweet melody of thanks to tho
champion of the feathered species. MIR. Bsrgh
his above the Museum, ready to give an answer
70 all questions This mysterious apartment is differ
ent from what the visitor would naturally expect to
see. There are no tiger skins the floor rugs:
dcers horns or stuffed algators TO show Mr. Bcrgbs
skill with the rife, nor Other trophies of the chase
Not even iox tail adorned the walls, but instead
tall and serious gentleman who looked as II the woes
OF tho entire brute rested upon his head,
in comfortable chair, like 'Palience
monument smiling at grief" large
library fills the left hand side of the room ono
enters, and it's shelves stored with beasty cor
rcspondcnce from all quarters OF the world. The sor-
rows Of many walrus unable to obtain an Ulster, OF
seas obliged to walk barefooted for the want
OF Arctic ovcrshoes, and OF Spitz dogs
unjustly suspected Of hydrophobia were doubtless
embalmed among those pleasant records. Tho
crueltcs inflicted upon the feathercd species
were appropriately preserved in pigeon holes Over
tho library hung the coat OF arms, imagined 10 be
Third avenue car stecd PEASANT SpiM dog rampant
and swill mich COW couchant, all on field OF gore
with turtle inverted and n bear sinister
bergh Near the windows Is the original call or tho
society, engrosscd with excellent taste upon Innocent
lamb SKIN, and signed by many prominent citizens.
Some Of tho signatures bad that Of Christie
pher Columbus, whose penmanship, according
pity by American schoolboy. over the broad nre
place a mantepece, and upon It numbers OF pic
lures among them the portrait of the French gentle
who left to the society the useful of $50 0Oo
THIS portrait Mr. Bergh should have reproduced in
oil painting tor us II Is, It is hardly noted, and the
neglect looks like want oil gratitude on the part
OF the society. picture Of a bull fight III
Spain is hung where Mr. Bergh can always it as
lie at his desk and writes letters to the newspa
pers, ard Is probably intended to be spur to
sentiments OF Indignation Such are the principal
lects OF interest IN the room, but there is nothing
formidable os the towering figure oil MIR. Bergh him
sell
THE culEyTAry or TuE CASTLE
Surrounded by these relics Mr.. Henry Bergh SITS
like his prototype, Don Quixotc, waiting Tor adven-
lures The erocy which he displays in court Is
rciDqushed when he receives visitors ut home.
With the left foot resting the right knee and both
hands eesticnating IN the ar-hs lavorite altitude
be does OF much resemble the terrible champion who
airights the oil aged horses and dapidatcd
the halls OF justice. You a long
lean cadaverous man, ABOUT fifty years old with
lace like that OF Il mastin. scowing at you like "A
thunder cloud. Unless he is interrupted Mr.. Bergh
viii talk for hours upon his iavorile themes and
gradually melt into mildness with his own eloqueDce.
III smiles are not frequent, but when they do appear
they are as amusing rs laughter at a funeral. HIS
voce is as solemn as echo from sepuchro and
when he becomes Interested his eyes glitter ike
stars wlntry night Mr.. Bcrshs manner,
however, is systematically solemn, and II IT were not
Tor his oraory he would DO just the man for mute at
AN oId-tashloned intermen.. Long familiarity with
The suffering animals has given hlm u detected look,
aud tho only way To rouse HIM would seem TO be'to
cry "Ratsn when probably no would leap from his
seat IN wrath. Tue reason for the interview which
occurred Will be found in the appended letter.
MR. BERGH's CHALLENGE.
To the EproR OF the HsRALp:
Permit me to remark that you either draw on your inn
agnation or prejudice when you say MS IN your
EDITION Of today that Mr. Bergh. by OF his mis-
voeed the hostility o all who previously Indifferent
ana consequently the public has lost faith and turned
away its face and does no, sustain him
Now II were to only day within the head
quarters Of this society and observe what officially trans
'Hs a. @ as
nearly eve svSed state IN The world wherein te most
eApreSssd you would cult that building wiser. Il not
it, face away" the public daily and IN
in ~ by every means which grateful aud apprecativc
hie popular Sentiment thus manests itself the courts
Of the state everywhcre susans rs policy ana by their
convictions aud decisions incosc the LEGALITY and Justice OF
which we're turned away through ueirerence Dos,
there - no honest reason tor their doing otherwise
appears In your columns this morning magistrates
may be msled by the impression that reflects public
timent. when IL Is but the opinion OF lad vaWa and that
wholly based on proper Information tue
mendabic motives. Respectfully HE'S RI BERGu.
Nkw York. April iS 1877.
ruY SOCIETY AND ITS SUCCESS
Alarmed by the dignity Of Mr. Bersh's presence and
dsarmed by his polifcncss, the representative 81 the
HyRALp hardly dared TO reply to tins extraordinary
challenge. But the issue was made. The HERALD
had said that the peculiar course oil Mr.. BergD had
i'm pedod the progress Of the useful society when he
had created and OF which he stu remains the head,
and this assertion denied with emphasis 1.-The
~ lnva A y lutH rIh taFn mt
ioundod upon iacls;' and IN proof Of this he
related the whole history Of the society from lis
obscure birth 10 tho present day. He said that thirty
three States have adopted the laws OF the New ork
society, and from all parts OF the world MI Bcrgh has
received letters approval OF his course. In Italy,
Rome, Florence. Milan and other towns have organza
tons Tor the protection Of dumb creatures, and, In
proof, Dir. Bergh exhibited archives OF documents
which, In his Kindness 10 humanity, lie did rot insist
I'M al.1uld rruu N