New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-28
THE FISHERIES EXHlBllo'
PREPARING A NOTEWORTHY DlsPLN oN
LITTLE ISLAND AT JACKSON rARh'
THE FISH OF MANY COUNTRIES SHOWN WIT"
EFFECTIVE rxrosrToN> OF THE VARIOUS

-, ,be largest. i one OF the I''S' pi''
- =, ,he more important group "h'h ',''
.Ioioo ~ a location WAS maze apou' 'I' o'"N
cnoi'' w,. an ohlonc island shaped some
,bi,g like a banana. ana oo"ip''>'"s ''' -.
''i"H 81 Ground. The chief Of the depart
'ouf nh william Collins was pleased with
no"' and suggested the foundation outlines
'"o obf,e,t Henry Ives tobhs OF lineage.
70 w .as roam in the middle Of the island for
i'e'. ,o NJ reasonable dimensions. built on
-, limos The principal point was no" 10
Tic the ends of the island. II was hn'iN u'
sis,d n have an annex NJ either point 20 ""
sa,rec,od with the main building IN "ach lhS'a'o'
hy an arcade ,o,, c,lnmn
H. roof was carried throughout the pan
- ,be structure ami the result IL most a'tra''''
,uildins covering IN island IN among we ''-''
and reached by little bridges, unoef VIM" az
already skipping the gondola', piope"e' ~
It. ,,hich are To prove novel features durih-
the Summer season. The ducks anu -"''
La q, moponoly Of the waters in this region dur-
L.. ,oo,,h and .troilcrs along the banks
,,vo he,rd a great deal OF rather hois'rrous con-
-. -, -, or,opc thc>, fowl. The intro
,,..,, la., wool, Of these little skpprrs OF n'H'S
sil ma, s.o,n 20 rlca~c tho birds ana me COIL
Ito, il no,y CARED on mostly on 'h' g''N'"
t,,ts whore appaicnty number OF H"l1hd''"
,o.,irus are held every day. Inc 2''"
r,r,,cpl,rly annoyed. and one s"cH 'n''n N'' '''
,n, neck. stretched and their heads MN ," "''
r,ldlinr with al their might ioi moro wv i'''"
,bo p,oy Of one of these boats makes "S "P
r.ara.ce around IA" curve"
lint tie ducks and ,''s" have no'hins ~ v"
...,. ,,o r,.h and Fisheries Building other than
10 render The spot NOR" p'c'"'FNi"" ""'
,,i,o and ~ opportunity l. Afforded t'Th lo'
l..
or,o,.s i a curyin. structure. i 500 l'' 'o"@
"a 10, ,.., v.i3. IN the centre. tn" anne\'s al
,h, and of the areades are circular IN loim' an"
-. ,e., J., diameter The total floor area l. 81
acres The General fisheries eNhlpt ! III '''
main building. Tie west annex is de'o''" ~
anolirc exhibits and the aquarium j. III INC
,.,o-, opl The slas, fronts Of the aquarium
ID ,ot,l Of 555 feet in length, and 5000
souar, feet Of surface. with water caiaciN VI
10000 gallons The tanks IN when SAT- W"'''
fish will l- exhibited contain 10000 Saloh7'
THIS l. real Atlantic Ocean salt water Wh,h was
condensed for shipment t. on'-hith us o"lN anu
rc.;orod NJ the tanks with fresh water
On entering the main building on" finds him.
ali i, tho rnjl,- Of the Canadian section. to
which are devoted 1000 feet of floor space ana
,La snaci,nens are interesting from the start
Thor, a,. some magnificent representations OF the
Ouinra, salmon and in fact, all species oil Nsi
that inhabit the waters e the Canadian coast
The boats used in this industry ar" also repre-
s.ntc~l "a, well as m" nets and general tackle
employed In the collection Is the dupicate OF
boat used for fishing purl osos. exhibited IN Lon
don In l>SS and >uhse lurntlv presented 10 ul'
Primo" 81 Waic~ f.r lis NO a. "A yacht. Nfa-
MD constructed appn the foundation OF barrels
of the kind used in packing fish. with super
structure NJ various forms and kinds Of fish
81. onl,
what i called the Canadian trophy. II is sur
mounted by the figure Of angler. life size, who
appears in an easy position, a. If walking with
L,s f,hine-rod over his shoulder and bis catch
hanging hv his side. This section also possesses
rnI.> Of all sorts Of fishing boats small
white Whale. handsomely mounted In gla>a cas-
l. another inter- sting specimen.
Tie Australian exhibit j. attractive from the
fact that j, affords a view Of specimens OF h>l
which people living IT, ths latitude are not arcns-
toned 10 $50. L. thi> cont l. a cluster OF rocks
over which tire" beautiful specimens Of IN" great
Ar~'ral. IN seal are represented a. climbing. IN"
bird. that are common 20 the fishing grounds OF
Australia. some Of them Of magnificent plumagc.
ESQ appear The exhibits OF alcohol fishes are
MANY, and some Of Tie specimens rare. In this
section there j, a mode. Of q lighthouse. 1t i con-
n.ructcd Of fish products, upon foundation when
will be sci with pearls gathered on the Australian
coasfs The walls of tins court Will bc covered
with BEAUTIFUL paintings Illustrating the industry
ss carrJd on there in a its features. Included
IN the display 81 Australia will appear model Of
the fishery school a; Baltimore, Ireland. which l.
Tie outcome of the philanthropy Of the Baroness
Burdctt-G QUITS. II was established in l--o and
ha. for ~ object the fitting Of boys for the pur-
tu,t OF the fishing industry.
I'll. space allotted 70 Norway 5000 feet. is the
G-l nl
NORWAY are world famous and all manner of do
tails in the shape OF appliances and devices are
worked out in the presentation of models of boats.
tho tackle enployceI. etc. In this section stands
a fnll-slcd hut Of the kind occupied by fishermen
a, tie celebrated cod fishery grounds on the Loio-
den Islands This industry Is carried on winter
aud summer with great success. although the
grounds are north of the Arctic circle. great
attraction of the Norwegian display is tn" series
Of pictures which adorn the walls illustrating the
scenery IN the midst Of which the work is done at
different points within tho fishing grounds of Nor
way There are two or more wonderfully effective
OIL paintings by Iauritz llaahnd. This artist,
now famous in hi- own country. himself a
hsherman- boy: and his subjects, wrought by
li- hand on canvas, treat of scenes along 'he
rugged coast \ small model Of a Viking ship
is also in the collect sDn. and reproduction Of the
same vessel is now on its way 10 this country. 1t
il noticeable that the lines Of the old Viking ships
are almost dentically followed to-day showing that
the architects of "A thousand years ago were pos
sessed of a tOerably correct knowledge OF what
necessary in the construction OF craft for ocean
navigation
The American exhibits are in many instances
striking and exceedingly instructive. Although
the people of this country have heard much OF the
great fishing industry of New England, few have
cial sense. large section l. devoted to III" dis
play of Gloucester: AID across the front Of tho
pavilion the almost incredible statement appear
in big letters and figures "I4O,323.2l2 pounds OF
product last year; AL fishing vessels hailed from
GlOucester.N In this CONT there Will be a reprO