New-York tribune., 1885-07-06
MUCH LIKE Mr.. CROWLEY.

wONDERFUL WAYS OF BERLIN GoRii-LA-"hAi
HE ATE AND DRANK-HIs SAD End.
The customary crowd was gazing a' MI ps1
the chmpanzee, in his quarters at Centra tal9
Yesterday, when Superintendent ConRln lolned
the throHg Mr.. Crowley recognized hls face; ana ,
clamored cbild-lke, to get at him, and when naiiy
allowed to do so jumped into the genial superln-
fendents arms and nestled down into them with
little cry of gladness The on;iookers we're asIHn
little fellow had ever been seen before 10 captivity.
al have never seen one" replied MT. Conkhn'
pr.es ne Scores of people every day come inquire
how he was doing when he was ILL., and hundreds
asked about him at the monkey house. u may oe
Ito hear about another monkey just as wonderfusi
as this one. Here is gentleman who I knows know .,f OF
Ouen The reporter was introduced, ana asked MS
new acquaintance to tell all he knew.
NV story said the gentleman, - is about q won
derfql and distinguished gorilla nsmGd p% p0ngo, TO-
lived there, and / believe he died there. Pongo
was born in Africa about the year 1873, and va; was
eappedfan apSifS nnSd aSd ySafs to Berlin him
he was only three years old, and a woDderfni young
fellow he was Pongo was treated Just as CroMey
10 like a baby and grew extremely huinan-llKe.
He lived with bis keeper in a large cage, which wa,
furnished with sofa. chairs, table. frapeze and
bed All these things he learned how to use E@o oo1t 1T
nh nut O'clock in the evening and always nag MS
keeper wrap him up in a blanket and then SIT nv
.oi, like being petted he would put his arms around
his keepers neck and lay, his head on his broad
shoulders steering in that tS p"ston an ngs, yawueS
and drank a glass of milk. which he held IN his
short, fat, chubby fingers About an hour later % he
had a bath and contrary 10 most childrens IDEAS,
liked If He would roll about i'll the water ana crap
his hands in delight PongO ate everything any
one else ate and thorough German IN
his beer-drinkmg. He had sausages, meat. cheese,
chicken and fruit better than anything else. He
drank tea milk, water, beer and once IN wh'Ic,
coffee between meals he took bread and butter.
After dinner he always settled dewn for nap. $50
Some of the cunning things that this eorilla
did we're laughable. He was fond of visitors, ana
liked the little fellows Of his own age With these
be would roll about his cage, play hide-and-seek
and fac. and let them pull him about in any way
without losing his temper Older children he was
rouCher with, but VIXEN ladies visited MN ne
would lump III their laps and kiss them. or would
curl up in little ball aud let them pet nm. ne
was fond of hugging, especially when he was SICK.
Then at other times lie used TO make believe TO smoke
tV holding a pipe in his mouth. and wore clothes
al the while, putting them on and OIL himself.
:. But when Pongo was put IN the cage with the
other large monkeys he acted like little tyrant.
Te held his head high uD in the ar and wouldn't
NAV with any Of them except the big chlmpaDZee,
who was much like little man. lie looked like
feet high, and had Q coat Of soft hair all over
his body. slightly read on the head. His nose was
well formed he had good-siZed eyes and pleasant
voice Muscles showed all over. and his heavy
form broad back, big arms and legs, reyealrd bis
great strength PorgO grew elder and wiser In
Berlin. and finally died of pneumonia, which seems
10 be the disease most fatal to monkeys in captivity
Mr. Crowley. think. is destined TO live, and If he
docs will prove great attraction to this menag-
erie 5y the wav, the changing OF MI Crowleys
name TO Doty did not seem to do much good did itf
lie is Mr.. Crowley TO everybody"