The evening world., 1888-12-28

Him Once More in IIis Native wilds
with n Now Brightness In IIis Hazel
Eys-Hs VIII Hold Ills Lovess at the
DTuseum Of Natural History.
Hundreds Of little children and some chill
Museum of Natural History this week to pay
their respects and the compliments Of the
holiday season to an old friend. for II was
some time ago announced that Mr.. Crowley,
lato of Central Park, would assume q lite-like
attitude there on Christmas.
That is to say, the face and form Of the
former autocrat of the Central Park menagerie
mud of tho hearts OF Keeper Jake Cook md o
half million children would be there, pre-
served by tho art of Taxidermist Jeness Rich
ardson. Of the museum.
But the little people were disappointed.
for tho central space in the big monkey cnse
nt the left of the north entrance to the bird
room on the second floor was still an aching
yoid-a hollow mockery, SO to speak.
Crowley was not there, and an EVENING
WORLD reporter, h%ungering for one more
look at the sweet, handsome features of Mr..
Crowley. descended to the laboratory of him
who had promised to restore the deceased
chimpanzee and affiancod husband of Miss
Kitty O'Brien.
Or entering the reporter was greeted with
n picture which will soon delight q thousand
pairs of younger eyes, for there, gracefully
posing in mid-air, his right hand clasping q
bough Of o rugged tropical tree, was Mr..
Crowley.
On his loving face was the ~ecstatic express
sion which. in life, MIR. Crowley had worn
when INDUCING in OSCILLATION IN the soft and
downy cheek OF MIR. Jake Cook.
n..~ .A,lI al,,not hnnr AhA Nnn,,l,a. ,,,o6
ing smack of Crowley's lips, and there was
that ndescribable watery look about his
handsome, big Van Dyke brown eyes. which
80 clearly indicated his perfect happiness.
tai observations Prof. Richardson's lank
form was pursuing his smiling, genial face up
O step-ladder from The bowels Of his den.
When he Ind all arrived on the laboratory
ley, whose journey to Kingdom Come was
arrested by him in the interest of science
and the boys and girls of New York and the
vicinage.
Crowley on Aug. 81 last and countless thou
sands mourned. Quick consumption claimed
him as its victim. but in O brief illness the
patient had shrunk from a rolly-poly, trolic-
some fellow to q mere cadaver. In health
the pride of Supt. Conklin's animal collec-
ton had weighed ITO pounds, but rs he lay
cold in death he weighed but seventy pounds.
Prof. Richardson took up the remains ten
utElN Ilhlt DllkottI VI ONC tiulo Alu
member precisely, removed the skin carefully.
cjeansed the bones of flesh completely, and
then began the work of rebuilding q new
Crowley.
of Rochester. for articulation. and will be
returned to the museum mounted in a case.
Prof. Richardson first scraped the skin, re-
ducing it 10 the thickness and consistency of
glove kid, and laid it away in salt and other
things which would keep it soft and pliable.
Then, with the plaster casts for models he
built O new body, which was to fill the skin
of Mr.. Crowley to its wonted %oundness and
grace.
For this a plaster of white clay. mixed and
made strong with flax. An anatomical frame
OF iron and wood was constructed. This was
wound with excelsior packing and afterwards
filed out with the plaster to the shape of the
deceased.
Gradually the outlines of Crowley's arms
and limbs and his intellectual head were de-
veloped. The muscles. the cords, the very
veins through which had coursed the pure
blood Of q Prince of Chimpanzeelsnd, were
reproduced US they were in lite.
And then the skin was placed upon the
body of clay and flax and excelsior and wood
and iron, and stretched rs tight us ever 1t was
over flesh and bones i'll life.
That is to soy, it was stretched to its nat
ural size except in one place, Mr.; Crowley
was a high liver and Of full habit. His
fair round belly with good capon lined, was
of Aldermanic proportions, but when Mr..
Richardson essayed to cover the abdomen OF
clay the skin refused, and perhaps it is as
well for the comparatively emaciated alb
domen of the stuffed Crowley will serve
forever to remind the spectator of the vast
ing disease with which Mr.. Crowley suffered
and died.
This done, the taxidermist, consulting his
own portrait in oil Of Mr.. Crowley's face, dis
covered that his assorted stock of glass eyes
were none of them like the translucent orbs
of the subject. Dealers in anatomical goods
were consulted. but no one had anything 80
beautiful as the original, which were of pc
culiar pattern. Crowley. compared to other
and more vulgar animals, had small pupils In
his. brown eyes. Then, unlike oil other ami
mails, there were purplish whites about the
iris, and in the corners. outside the whites.
was q thin but well-defned streak Of brown:
In fact, his eyes were decidedly tasty, and
Mr.. Richardson was obliged to have o pair
made especially for the new Crowley.
Then the devoted taxidermlst and an as
sistant set out TO discover a tree on which TO
mount Mr.. Crowley-a tree suggestive of
the tropical jungle of his nation. Africa. For
three days these two enthusiasts tramped
through the wildernesses and waded the
sAFE. sure cure for coughs and colds. ApAMsoN's
2aAa ENh - A-A AAh - Q q