New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-28

INTERESTING COLLECTION OF BIRDS, ANIMALS AND
sNAKEs-wHERE THE LAMB AND THE LION LIE
DOWN TOGETHER.
The vicinity of North William and Chatham-sts.
near where the East River Bridge comes squaIely
down TO the ground is hOneycOmbcd with the stores
of OF ANNA animals and snakes, and all manner
Of practical naturalists. Some OF them
have been compelled to leave the places they had
occupied for years to make way for the huge bridge
but none of them went very lar from thelI Oiu
haunts A TRIBUNE reporter recently visited tIie
shop of a taxidcrnist in North Wilam-st. In the
doorway a lion stood with erect name and eyes
glarng in q manner that at frst startled
The visitor. but he recovered his composure
ON ON pcrceIyng little snow-white lamb
living between the big brute's fore legs. a glance
around the dark and dingy room revealed slghJ
that was worth long Journey 70 zee; In9io MI G
specimens of nearly all the lish, flesh and animal
creation preserved with wonderful accuracy ny the
taxdermlst's skill All quarters OF the world were
represented. The display OF ,gorgeouo-plumaEed
birds was most striking. The keeper or the
shop pointed ont the beasts ana Dlrds 10
the visitor and told where they came from.
There were twentyeght different birds Of Paradise,
nearly all unlike one another as possible. Some
were of a brilliant yellow color mixed with Grim
son, some green and Diach, ana OtAeIs ol al Tue
colOrs of the rainbow.
II have the most complete set of birds OF Para
disc III America" said the taAlderinst' hey
come only from the Malay Archipelago and North
Huge gray eagles measuring eight feet
from tip 10 tip OF their wings looked as II
they intended to swoop down and carry on the
little lamb from between the mons legs. nave
arranged everything III here with view TO cnec-
1iveness" said their owner " l GU see nave the
lion ana the lamb living down together, and two
fierce Bengal tigers over In this corner are sprnglng
upon "A mounted Arab. who lunEe5 al Them WIN
his sword" In a glass case that stood where INC
light from the door could SHINE tull upon
II were about 200 birds, whose rainbow
flint ted plumaQe defed description there were tiny
ruby-throated humning birds ana paroqnets OF
pale green and gold. There were blrds Win blue
backs aud black breasts, and others with black
backs and blue breasts A thousand hues CLEANED
ana II ashed III the glass case.
Above the case was Il collection OF bIuIItd game
birds 4 prairie chicken from the Western plhlus
touched the beak of a lOngnecked black COCK from
Scotland The gray sage hen from tue alhah us
erts OF Arizona and Nevada stood side
by side with the beautiful English pheasant
Ducks, geese brant, pelcans ana namingoeS rom
the Falkland Islands, quail, piarlniglns an; nun
ureds OF other birds filed up the shelves and were
stacked about the counters big boa-conStrctor
was cooled around crocodile on the iioor emma
mon black and grizzly bears w,Ie apparently hOld-
ING a matinee in one corner with giraffe coyote.
wolf, a fox, raccoon and III opossum among Inc
audience. ,.,
stuff I" asked the reporter.
~ get them from sailors who bring them hero
from ali over the world' the reply. - In addi-
lion TO fhis have skins sent TO me by the Broadway
turner's TO dress, and when there Is an cAcepQhaIy
fine SKIN Will stuff it. Then very often gentlemen
hunting kill animals which they get me to stun Tor
them. i stuff many elk moose and buffalo heads lOI
army officers. The process OF preparation consists Oh
eubiectlug he hide TO solution OF pickle auu al
terIyard passing 1t through wafer. II Is then
treated with preparation OF arsenic and aiScmcal
SOAP after which we stut II with tow, cotton or c&-
cclsior which is n sort of shavings much used III
packing"
The reporter and the taxidermist next went down
stairs where a room, darker and more dingy than
the one up-stair, was found literally janmcd with
heads OF animals Of ali kinds. A workman was busy
dressing beaverskin nj a table. Hawks and eagles
the royal, bad-heldcd North American bird Of
freedom predOmInatinE-the fierce eyes cleaning
III the twilight of the room, pcrchcd ON q blt oil
rocky crag or scared aOft with Out,iretched wings
There were bears, lions and Wildcats and many
other animals in the room.
See here said the taXdeTuist " here is f.
male caribou with a history. twas shot III Manitoba
by Lord DunTaVcn year or 50 ago lie scnt the
dead animal pTeso Mt to BleTstadt the celebrated
painter who had ii bro gAt TO me TO be stuffed.
cut ont the flesh and unj0mted the bones and found
the bullet that killed II buried behind the shoulder.
Here is the very bullet always carry 1t with me-"
and he produced the tiattcued lead from his pocket
g hen here Is a monkey" he continued turning to
a large specimen of that tribe, with long black hair
on his whole body except triangular bare spot on
hls breast There j. no other monkey of tlIls kind
IN America. About thirty years ago four OF these
monkeys were brought TO this country. They are
all dead now and tins Is the only one that has been
preserved. Here is also Il robe OF the royal Bengal
Tiger which we dressed for Fifth Avenue turrer
IL will measure Twelve feet from It's nose to the mp
of it's tail That robe Is worth $500 II II is worth
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