New-York tribune., 1893-12-03
KITTY CROULET TO BE SEEN AGAIN.
THE TAXIDERMIST HAS PREPARED HER For
EXIilBITIoN-A CHIMPANZEE FAMILY
United IN DEATH.

THE TAXIDERMIsT HAS PREPARED HER FOR
EXHIBITIoN-A cHIMPANzEE FAMILY
UNITED IN DEATH.
| Kitty Crowley, the mate Of Crowley. the Chin
panzee for long time great favorite In the
| Central Park Arsenal will soon be added to the
| silent menagere that fills many cases In the
Natural History Museum
Kitty died on March o. 1890. and her body was
at once sent to the museum, where 1t was handed
| over to John Rowley, the taxidermist The body
| was first laid out in natural a manner as pos
| siDe. and cast was taken Of il from the waist
upward When that was done. careful measure
| ments taken of every limb and part OF the
| corpse, and also notes to the varying in color
of the hair on different parts of the body The
next operation was 10 get the skin off. The chief
cut was from the base Of the skull TO where the
| tail ought to spring from. Other cuts extended
| from the soles OF the hands and feet running
up the backs OF these limbs until they reached the
cut in the back. This was done so that when
the animal was set up the cuts should not show.
There was no incision In the head the skull simply
being forced through the skin which had covered
| antiseptc solution. consisting OF one gallon OF
water to one quart OF salt and one pint OF alum;
and there 1t was kept moist and in good condition.
losing none of its pliability until II was wanted
In setting up Kitty only the arm and leg bone,
with the pelvis have been used. These were placed
IN IN POSITION nd and kept there by iron rods The
wood. and as the skull of the animal was wanted
TO have perfect copy of ii. carved IN wood. As
Kitty then looked nothing could be more grew
some. but the taxidermist busy binding
on excelsior" name given to long and extremely
thin shavings OF wood to every part OF the skee-
ton and gradually there appeared the sembance
OF n monkey. with every muscle and tissue in its
right place and Of right dimensions. The skin
then taken out of the solution in which II had
rested and was pared down until 1t hardly
thicker than stout note paper. The 'manikn.
the model Is called, when the "excelsiOr IL all
in place coated over with layer OF modei-
ling clay, and while this yet damp the skin
was laid over it, stretched tightly and sewcd 5
strongly possible.
All animals in confinement lose great deal
of their hair This Is most apparent when they
are set up and Kitty no exception to the
rule. There were many bald patches which should
have been covered with hair. II Is here that the
most tedious work Of the taXidermist comes in.
These patches must be covered. and this can only
be done by taking the hairs OF other animal
which corresponds In color and placing them In
position one by one THIS is done by taking eacn
glue and then making a snght ncision In the
model. in which the hair Is stuck care being taken
that each hair falls In natural way. Mr. ROwey
has been using the hair Of the black bear 10 hide
the defects on kitty's body
Besides Kitty in this group Is baby chin
panzec. whose body was bought from downtown
dealer in animals. The little one while holding to
boush with her legs, has her arms resting
kitty's left arm. AS soon these two com
pleted Crowley will be removed from his present
stand and will receive larger wtch he
will share with Kitty and the little one, making
a complete group Of the chimpanzee family.