The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-16
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.
VISIT BY PRESIDENT HAYEs--THE ,coLLrc-
TONS on VIEW.

VISIT BY PRESIDENT HAYEs--THE .coLLrc-
TONS on VIEW
reception was held in the Museum OF Natural His
tory at the Sxtythird street Central Park
yesterday Afternoon. The expected visit OF tho Prcs
dent drew large number OF persons, who were adj
mitted only by special Invitation. Visitors began to
shortly alter two O'clock. ana the crowd In
creased until after four, the hour fixed for tho
Presidents reception. number OF cases OF historical
curiosities recently added to the fine collection arcady
belonging TO the museum on exhibition and at.
tractcu general attention Excellent music was iur-
nIsned by band OF tweive pieces. and served an
incentive 10 conversation Promenading and the In
spcction OF the Museum collections were kept up
nn!ii after Tour 9clocy, when general move
ness the arrival Of tho President TIC crowd at
that time numbered several hundred ladies' gentlemen
ald CHILDREN, scattered throupl. the buGing,
chicny the Second and third floors At quarter
alter four tho President had not arrived ana Tears
were expressed that the programme had been changed
ana be was not coming at u. This doubt grew more
general when AT haipast four he was still missing
and number OF persons who had waited Tor upward
OF TWO hours began TO 90. Ihrce or tour hundred,
however who believed that President Hayes not
man TO abandon his original plan, renamed their
posts, and at quarter TO 1--we had the
him drive up the avenue IN front the building. The
party consisted OF President Hayes, Secretaries Evarts
Schurz and Mayor Ely arriving shortly alter the others
and following them III their tour through the museum
Tho President, upon alisnng from the carriage
IN front OF the building, and subjected 10 process
hand shaking. lie was received by Messrs. Theodore
Roosevelt aud William A. Haincs Vic. Presidents OF
the Museum Society. and Mr A II BckmoIc. Super
intcndent. anu made a trip through TIE three
ioors OF the museum under their charge
lie walked very rapidly IRON one end To the other
scarcely glanc.n4 NJ the show cases, and followed
every where ny eager crowd, who made desperate
efforts 10 grasp his hand though RAPID gait put
anything iik" genuine shake ont 81 the question In
ten minutes from the time OF his arrival ho again
made his way through tne crowd front " tie mn.
scum aud regaincd nj, carriage, winch was luriicr
occupied by Secretary Evufts, Mr Roosevelt; anu Gem
,ral wilson Tho party then projected 10 the Filih
Avenue loci, escorted by tho seventh regiment aud
the VISITORS III The museum soon after went ont TO look
nj the monkeys and parrots
The collections now on exhibits on the museum Tor
the nrst time comprise very large ana valuable
quantity ~ archaeological specimens, collected by
Colonel Oh lrlcs C. jones Jr Of ga. and consist
ing OF number ~ spear and arrow heads srono
aScs pottery and other lldan picmcnts COLLECTION
Of implements from Denmark, purchased OF Mr.
c. - Bcncn OF Phadtlphia; highly interesting aud
valuable collection OF Peruvian Antiquities presented
By Mr. Henry Mcias, oil Lima Peru; an chronological
collection rom CHINA. Formosa aud Alaska, presented
By Mr George y. Glover General Lcgcnurc and Cap.
tam John II. Mortimer respectively ana rare eolcc
ton Of lrdian implements, presented by an officer
under General Suly's coinniund and archaeological
collections IRON the Valley OF the Sommc, france, and
from New Jersey. deposited by Mr. H. De Morgan and
MIR. Benjamin Haines Respectively.