New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-14
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM.
OFFICERS PROPOSE TO OPEN IT SUNDAY.
THE NEW ADDITION NEARLY coMrLETED-wHAr

THE NEW ADDITION NEARLY CoNrNEirD NO.
IT WILL CONTAIN.
Tho ,rustoes - ,be American Museum Of Natural
History ara a. prasent considering the auNeaDill''
and practicafIity Of op.nng TINT INSTITUTION u '
public on Sundays. Tie officers arc aIi"o'' ma
mously I'm favor OF the prop0,l'loh ahu' d. o A.
them said Yesterday would open II tou'S' Il Wv
finds were available. The question OF inhus' io"o
is fully as serious 10 the Museum OF NS,"'"i .r
% IL Is and was 10 the Museum OF Art. Up 10 '''e
present time no definite plan has been oec'ueu "pO",
nm, the question will be considered AT INC "eN'
regular meeting OF the Board ,,os
In oil probability according 10 one OF the uu"'os'
. RIM rIu be drafted similar TO that already peio'o
an Iectslature providing for the expense Oh ti'e
o,en,nc The opening of the institution Oh 'uu"'
.he trustee said would cause annually uie ou'iaS "
.honi the same amount OF money, Sl-'0o' "
necessary for the opening OF the Muso"" vi -, ,1a
sundays There Is no doubt that many persons III 'o
city would be gratiGed If it were opcheu ot VIC" -
as thousands and thousands Of people wOuiu "'' ''
allie 10 visit IL and its many treasures -,
Re- The new addition 70 the Museum, at ns sou"','"
extremity will be opened 20 the pubic III i'"
II is handsome building in the hOmanoSIe ~ ~
archtccture IL was designed by j. Z. Cady w.
,r,, . ~ On. bs,lding is 60 BY 40 feet the
,somort h.np twenty three feet in height ue h'se
,,v s,xteen feet the gallery thirteen feet the seco'
story eighteen feet and the third twenty Two iee' nv
bnildlnc is made principally OF brieh' tc H'"o D''s
~ rod granite from New Brunswick and oher Pa'' Vi
Canada Immense iron grders form the support III
IN g.. ,.hich arr composed OF frebrick covered
,,, concrete and cement. The grand stairway run
,c from the basement to the third story. is composer
q, late with iron ratings. The ecture-room' WIFI
seating capacity for 1000, is in the basement
The collection of building stones gwen py
tho president, Morris X. Jesup, will be eA-
bihited in the east wing. This collection
containing over 1900 blocks, principally loui-
inch cubes polished the face ana Vai1ousN
dressed on the other sides, represents hta'N e'v''
State in the Union, and contains samples Oh i s''0'
OF granite, sandstone, limestone, marDic'' si''e9 U
other rocks used for building and ornamental purposes
rach y. tbcse samples IS accompanied by abel
giving the name OF the quarry, that OF inc person vi
company working it, the location, name OF Ihe 'o'
80 49, coo,,gdcal positlon. The collection Is at
present arranged geographically. under the uIheren'
States, and each specimen IS numbered anu
The collection Is a duplicate of that used by 'he
.x,erts employed In this department for the TENN
ccnsns report and has been made at great expense
Nv Mr. Jesup. There is slide prepared Tor ihcro.l0
study belonging to each block IN posSeSson Vi '"o
,,.,n Besides these 1.5OO blocks there are
,r,,hsrs NJ larger blocks OF American and foreign
building stones. marbles, etc. OF great beauty vi
many OF these the locality is unknown the reeoros anu
labels having been lost or destroyed AT tne oc'i'c
Exposition, where some of them were obtained.
The second floor Of the east wing is used In part
for the Offices of the officials OF the museum. They
Italian mosaic. The Of this door Is given 10 inc
oisplay OF mammals, including the two large groups
NJ the bnfialo and and the moose. These two groups
are said to be the largest cases that nave ever
heen made for any museum. The bufaloes NUMBER
.even md ere seen amid their native SURROUNDINGS
tho old man" weed, the sharp pointed Yucca ,ho
nrickly pear cactus and the alkali spots.
The collection OF monkeys, said 10 be the nhesV III
tbe United States groups and cases IN the gallery
Here ia also Mr.. Crowley, the chimpanzce. III INC
aesk.oases around the gallery railing are insects
butterflies and moths. This chronological coiiecuoh
.aems destined TO be one Of the most interesting Ia
the museum for while now II Is extensive tOugh tIe
s,orts of A. NJ Palmer, the citizens OF New ORR IVY
,ril coon give 10 the museum the Edwarus Colecuoi
rrhIch consists of about $50 900 specimens chooe anu
ya,S The flne large halls the third floor contain
rst the conchologcal collection. which IS so arI7seu
rs To be studied in connection with the paiaeohVoios
'o' One wing Is wholly devoted TO the mineraloglca
collection classified according to Danas system vi '
Since the addition Of the "spang" minerals alone va
roI at this display Is cOnslueIeu ono VI NV
me- vaInable of its Kind In the United states. ,,
The fourth floor when completed, Will Conta .iS
.hnIorca and archaeological collections, which lateiy
% ga sdded 70 their humber the Emmohs Bishop
"r,er3ion from Alaska of 800 specimens ht
me wo kmanship and customs OF ne hD9 W and
In west wing are the rhulhs-Ioolns o.
Syrarv which Is fire proof The books number dOw
To,b hn,ldngs are lighted by electricity eleven muse
-, ,rra heIdg rsed the electrical purposes III te
Instruction of the building there have been u'ed n0
,ban 1000 900 bricks. 1000 tons OF eanl'e, ta;;yyo
ua,s Seet of glass and e5,725 cubic feet OF fuODe
work.