New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-22
PONGO



The Geological Society have suffered serious
loss by the DEATH ON saturday last, OF the Young
gorilla purchased so iatey a. ne he iT rcett az
IT the first specimen Of it, kind acquired ny tn,
Society, and SO far arc aware, only the thlrd
that has been seen alive ia this country. Ten years
ago a young gorilla the property OF German sOciNS
was shown for some ,ls "a AZ LII nr rO fer ~ rctnrn
TO Berlin from its visit to this country M reg
meier is authority for the third specimen OIL " t
he says, in the columns Of the Field thar mo
largest living specimen ever seen On this country
lived for some seven years In WomD"en 49,
ing menagcre, without its species Delng reeog nt
during life, it being rcgar ed as specIe- OF chn.
panzee. Fortunately. however, 1t wa, photographers
and undoubtedly an unnistakapic eoiihS
the gorilla at the 100" little more than BABY
and certainly must have been the cau-e Of sai , l.
appointment 10 thOse-and they are many-wno.e iels
Of tho gorilla ars gathered from Du Chalius bV"N
alone az hi showed NO sign OF the terrible ff"e,S,
alleged by that author to be innate In ms klnd a.
tact more tmid little beast could DOT be imagined
he would hardly allow his keeper to tonch nm, n0t
from ferocIty, but simply from fear. Ihls un1,y
was no doubi TO considerable extent the result OF hts
treatment During his voyage he was CO.. ,, hn' h, d,
rough box so small that it would barely allow MN 10
tUrn round and we have little doubt that he wa,
regarded by all on board the vessel a. dIsi"inb
terocIous beast and treated accordingly. In the same
hacking case he was forwarded from Liverpool 10 Ion
don and we leave II to those who are acqdlned WIN
the habits of the railway portsr 10 i'%s at " the
tourney The result, however, was, thal on ~
arrival at the Gardens ne was SO cra,Pu "a a ea m,
was also suffering from coda not nncoulon .
at this season. even among those ,, ot ex
ceiIent of animal Mr.. Bartlett his cold was
cured his appetite returned, and hopes were eh'cr
tain.i that he might like "sally," the wcli-kno~n
baldbeaded cmpanzee live and thrive rn IN 'h app o
ances OF restored health have. however, pfoVcd hn',
"a he was taken III In the middle OF last Week. ~"
died Saturday. 49, -, 4. ,ro,. that
The death OF this gorilla goes far TO prove aas
the nrobem of keeping anthropod apes In THIS country
has not vet been solved. "a many judging Dy
q SalIy's' continued good health during her iuur
rcas5 soiourn In the SOcetys Gardens, have imagsA
At the same time considerable allowance must 10
aie sor tbe unfortur ate condition in which thc best
arry ed bc result of sunerngs which must naturally
have IN pared his constitution and rendered hn io
snsceptble 10 the changes of our climate than VI no
had arrived In sound healtl-changcs WHICH, even IN
house the temperature Of which Is never alnWen ~
descend below 40 degrees Fahr must be trying 10 any
animal born near the Equator. ,,.., -.
Pongo" a he named, was qa'nt niue psasl,
with a grave face and most stoid dene,nCr, OF "n'n
the words OF Andrew Ratte qnotfi ~ Du eha ~"
a, he carrieh his hands casped on the napc Oh W.
ncclte whcp he eocth upon the ground were ri,s's
t.,e This curious trick gave him the appeararc"
81 an fYernr from chronic headache, thongh VIC nav,
every reason to believe that, unth he was scnra
bv tho illness which terminated fatally, no was 10
fairly good health.