Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

any uthcr Tor lhNt matter Was tue jap
anosa inbred wonder. king Kio" This
chap SIM bears tho honor Of being ne mest
expensive fnny gentleman ever landed IN
this city. Ho was worth ten times the
weight 81 bis natural colot--Foli. When
Mr.. Relche finally placed King Kio Ia
special tank Of his own he found his Jap
anese captive had cost the Aquarium $1,000,
a dozen times ono Of his numerous brothers
started and after journey over the Pacific
Ocean dis on tho railroad train. Being
fresh water fish, and very delicate. the
''l<io' had TO have constant eAre--and
water from his native district-lo disport
himself In. The liking Kio' ana not bring
back a utho OF the money invested. In
fact, he was considerable Of disappolnt-
ment. What most people saw was goid
nsh. three inches long. with big tail;
and they pasted on feeling that. some way.
they had been cheated,
The scientists. however took different
view OF King i<io, aud declared the nsh
was most Wonderful specimen of cen-
turtles Of lnhreeding the three tailed gold
ash His tat was twelve inches long and
hoated in the water like a wonana we'll.
Tho Heiohc Aquarium also introduced
10 fame Mr. "Tcdy" Hamilton. now pro-
inoter Of publicity for the Greatest show
on Earth Not many Of to-day's genera
ton know that Toby drtted into the
show business through writing ilshy stories
for the old aquarium, but 80 It Is. And In
narcnihcsls tho habit then acquired has
never left him. The purely aquarium idea
lasted only two years. ~ that time tic pub
lie had tired ot see life, and Mr. Resche
TO keep onon introduced all sorts u shows
within its walls
The third and last attempt. and this
time probably permanent, viii soon throw
open It's doors to the public. This aquarium
represents all that Is modern In the build
Ing OF such place Primary Il Is designed
70 give young and old the very knowledge
they 10 NOT get In the public schools--an
insight Into the habits and knowlcdke Of
hsh. This aquarium Is TO show tho various
families OF the cfus;aceans and inny tribes
The aquarium. which occupies the famous
old Castle Garden building, is part now
Of the park SYSTEM and 10 this aquarium
hitungly belongs 20 the people Of New
York. Like the various park Institutions
this aquarium will be open by day and
probably by light. or at least few nights
a week.
Those who remember the old Castle
Garden building when carhollo disinfvctcd
Future citizens were unloadod there would
not recognize tho place were they to see
II now.
over 100000 has been spent IN repairs
aud improvements, and only tho circular
walls and foundations remain Of the old
building to show that II was once the sta
llon through which millions Of new citlzeus
once passed
on tho ground floor there are ak large
pools lined with white porcelain lilies, and
hlled with altered sea water or fresh water
as the case may be. These pools are from
20 to 40 feet In diameter. They represent
the Yery latest idea IN Improved pooli. and
arc such as no other aquarium In the world
mas Around the ground floor are situ-
nted about 1ity large tanks, also lined with
white tiles. The tanks are sci into the
walls. and around each ono Is a border Of
black with a gold beading, and outside OF
that maroon frame shows that tho arohl-
tect probably Intended a picture franc ef-
feet Anything handsomor than a spotted
trout lazily floating In water absolutely aB
clear as crystal as seen IN one Of those
pietureH. could not be imagined.
Upstairs gallery runs entirely around
the building, and. az downstairs. a number
Of porcelain-linod tanks are fet ma tho wallis
The upper gallery tanks will be devoted 20
exhibitions OF the rare aud curious little
nsnes together with groupa OF sea ane-
monies and vegetation aud rare crlHlNroang
Living coral and the roof bull1era VIII also
DO shown combined with collections OF
various species Of sea horHca pearl oYHtere,
giant CLAIMS and other eurioEitlcs OF the sea
or river.
In big room on tho second tier tho stu
dent OF nshea may see Just how all sorts
tho breeding experiments formerly eon-
Quoted at the Smithsonian Institution, Wash
ngton, VIII be carried on Ia the Castle
Garden Aquarium.
And. In fact" said Superintendent
Woodinan. who has charge Of the place,
There VIII not be anywhere In this world
20 complete an aquarium AZ hls one"
The test OF good aquarium ia It's
ability 10 keep fishes IN pools or tnnks
during the summer months II that IS
the rurn test the Now York institutlun
is well nigh perfect. out Of $50 1sh placed
IN tho pools last May only three have died.
The rest have thryed amazingly. The
reason of this success Hes In d perfect
system Of aoratlon and circulation combined
with probably the best and hlggeat ntoring
plant In tho world All other aquarla,
those Of Brighton, Bremen, Hamburg aud
Yokohama. depend Tor unnltered sea
water on either the bay on which thoy
are situated, or else thoy transport their
water for miles In casks SO complete Ii
drawn from the bay Right into tho altering
tanks. where 10 10 cleaned Of ita grease
aud impurities by salts Of lemon, and thon
strained int tho receiving tanlin at Tho
top Of tho building, and from there dis
tributcd. The pools and tanks arc all pro-
Ylded with an aerallng apparatus. aud tho
plumbing lie simple and direct. giving a
constantly circulating water in all OF the
pools.
Tho aquarium opening Ia set for some
day this month. The POOLS tank and hhh
are ready now. but hoora, woodwork and
the signs which 90 by each tank are not
ready. when tho building Is finished from
cellar to roof private exhibition will be
given to the press and some Invited gucsta
and next day and every day thereafter tho
citizens Of the United States may wander 10
and about and see beauties In iihh such AZ
they never dreamed of-3.000 Visitors eau BE-