Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-01-09
A DEAD CHIMPANZEE.
A Day Of Mourning al the Phil;I.
deIDliia Geological Gardens.

From the Phila lelphia Telegram, Dec. %.
Yesterday morning tire antelope
house, situated near the lake, in tie
ZOUlOgicu Gardens, v as the scene of d
tragedy. The female chimpanZee, ,hav.
ing contracted cold some two weeks
ago, aud having been seized with in
fiammation of the bowels. suddenly,
while receiving the attentions of heI
companion, dropped down stone dead.
The deceased was born in q dense
woods situated on the Gaboun River.
on the west coast of Africa, about I0O
miles south of the equator, and had
reached the age of five years. Her ed
ucAtion, as compared with that of the
other members OF her family, was ex-
ceptionally good; something far above
the average.
Her companion, when she fell to the
floor, went into frenzy of grief. II 6
cries were heard over the entire gar
den. He dashed himself against the
bars of the cage and butted his head
upon the hard wood bottom, and when
this burst of grief was ended be pOked
his head under the straw in one corner
and moaned IS if his heart would
break. Poor fellow! His sorrow drew
| tears from human eyes, and even made
human hearts feel that he was soms-
thug more than bIute-especially
those who believe that Darwin is not
visionary.
When Miss Chimpanzee Was first
taken with cold, no less a person
than DIR. Henry q. Chapman was call.
ed to attend her. He followed pre-
scribed forms of treatment, and gave
her bOluses and oil. This attention,
which was received By. the patient
with every possible manifestation OF
gratitule, WAS, unfortunately unavail-
ing. In few days Inflammation OF
the stomach eLsuad, and yesterday
morning syncOpe, as stated. Dr. Chap
man, rs surgeon to the Coroner of the
County of Philadelphia, as well as
surgeon to the Noah's Ark on the west
side of the SchuylkiIl, proceeded, in
pursuance of his dual function, to hold
post mortem, which proved the fatal
disease TO have been Inflammation.
The body Of this unfortunate young
person was removed to the Jefferson
College, where, possibly to nigh ht, or al
furthest on Monday night, it will be
dissected, its skeleton irtd together,
and plared in the cabinet with the
osseous remains of the gorilla which
recently underwent the process of the
scalpel.
The two chin panzees were brought
to this city on May l last, from the
New York Aquarium, and were dom
iciled in a house with glass sides, with
q floor covered with hblankets and straw,
and large stove protected by iron
netting, to maintain an average tenn
perature of S00. They were two of tho
only four chimpanzees which were in
/ this country, and seemed, after a few
/ days OF languishing, to thrive uncom-
monty well in their new home. They
ate their oranges, bananas, boiled rice,
tapioca, favored with sherry wine,
with manifest appreciation, and grad
ually developing physiqurs. and took
their sweetened tea like couple oi
old maids. They were ihe attraction
at the garden, and crowd hung about
the cage constantly to H. Ten to their
chatter and enjoy their uHtics. 1t il
feared that the survivor will not be
able to bear up, like mai under the
weight of his grief, but the attentions
OF the keepers are redOubled to wean
him from his contemplation of the
spot where once lay all he loved on
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