New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-22
~. Slw BUILDING.

TIE present building Of modified English Gothic AZ
clccurr and consist, of bn,em nt thee stories and
m attic cor al connected w.th tower ~ the end. The
cuud story mas lIrs gallery running entirely around
d. Ascent obtained hy sideways 300 the tower chat the
stories lrf, clear balls. eac -yty fo WIDE
aud 40 feet long which the cu.o-tcs can bc shown
to t" utmost aisau,ar' ~ Doe reader VIII not wish 90
bee ru staining the entrance, eiav u The dl be
d windy one, these "details 81 construction iHay be Ills
pansed with fof the present. on catering tne mus
round that the door opens 80 oHcc into tho long Ian
WHICH constitutes The f-t story above the basement
Tins htll s evenly and auuutaHty lighted Dy large Sill"
Windows; ia flcy, tlC 1bGuducr and even diffusion OF
gul make 90 feature cf the series ~ glass
cases is arranged tuusversaiy iu the hall, leaving
s broad central aisle between tL.m. TIe eases start
from between the Windows, hu Ist before reaching the
aisle, each case expands into shape This tuge-
l"n has two points Of advantage the spaces between
the eases become separate from the aisle. aud compare
lively cory, Ike acoye the shap heads the cases,
abutiug on the aisle give Opportunity for display
where is effective The result is that the visitor
on entering IS ON el,hor side OF y- tie largest and
most attractive specimens
INF SCENE IL THE LOWER HALL.
TIE animals, in fe-iike pcstn.cs and frequently in
wclarTangcd groups, 40 look ont upon the tmong
of prope u the aisle The bliflloes have not Indeed
quite The freedom Of the plains. but they stand as il ready
10 move upOu tue visitor w,A resistless momentum.
There IS specimen Of the aurOch (BisOa
b0nqssus here, which is highly priced. 1he AM
mai itself would probably have long since
become extinct, u the Emperor Of Russia had not taken
pains to preserve herd IN the forests OF Lithuanll.
when the Grand Duke Alexis visiting this country,
he looked through the collections AZ the Arsenal IN Cen
tral Park and was greatly surprised this spec
ncn Of the auroch among the stuffed ANIMALS there He
had imagined nat no aurOcls dead or alive were per
mittcd To leave Russia one OF the large animals that
looks through glass at the visitor is queery sug
gsvc % Christmas present OF furs. II Is the Green
land hooded seal; immense fellow, wearing seal
skin cap, that nts him AZ If it made order II
may prove hard convince some visitors that tho fur
cap was put ON by the hand Of nature and is the
work OF mau Another case contains remark
able specimens OF sheep and viii suggest to
Bible readers that the art OF Distinguishing the
sheen from the goats must be very ne-dnI quaaca-
zion with Oriental shepherds AZ all events the Egyptian
sheep. such as no doub made the Land OF Goshen at
tractUc to the lsraees. animal that might easily
mistaken for goat In point OF SIZE. however that
sheep pismy beside the 4" Big Horn" from Rocky
Mountains The European stag is a magnificent indivil-
Ua looking as though he had just stepped out OF OF
I1utseef's pictures Even people who object To musk
viii probably be attracted by the curious form OF tho
musk deer since s teeth exteud outside " the
jaw. and curve downward like those OF the walrus The
skill 81 the taXicrn.t is peculiarly apparent In these
groups; a cham1 With his Winter coat Of hair, holds
his head alert as listening and ready to jump; and the
"c.n-prnser" an animal from Abys,Iniu, Is picking
bio steps, according TO his natural custom, on the
tips Of his toes; perhaps King Theodorus Of that
country might have been more successful in his
suit Tor marriage 10 Queen Victoria. II ms steps had
been taken with equal daintiness For q fine Roman
nose, Of extraordinary dimensions, Siberian antelope
take, tdo palm aud ensts much attention. one OF tine
rtrangcst animals IN this collection is the gnu Most
people have vague recollection OF reading about the
gnu IA their schooIbooks OF natural history. bu not a
few wcilnGrnrd persons would be puZz ed 10 reulcin-
boz much more than the OF creature. Here IL
Is displayed In full view, and It Justhes the title of the
horned horse" II strange biological mixture such
as might be appropriate enough among the fossils of
bFsone agea hut seeming OF place In the world OF TO-
dsy' HHa large ANIMAL with the head OF IN OK tho