The evening world., 1894-05-17
THIS WHALE TO Be GRAMPUS
Sergt. Woodman Will Fool the
Public at the Aquarium.
lie Is Arranging TO Have IA Hospital
for Fish.

Will expect to see "A whale, but they
viii hc disappointed,
The statement has been made that
among other exhibits there would bc "A
whale. and that Il pool had been con
structcd In the new and elegant aqua
rum for that monster of the briny.
y reporter for '"rhe Evening World"
visited the aquarium yesterday after
noon to get the measurements of this
pool, and, incidentally, to ascertain just
how this monster was to be Induced to
occupy the ready-made pool. The fol-
lowing dialogue resulted. with Supt.
W0oiman as the respondent:
1T Is understood 10y the public that n
whale Is 10 be among the exhibits
Yes. sir; We have a whale pool here
which on" Is intended" for the stamp
ing ground of the whale querird the
reporter, at the same time scanning the
seven pools on the main iluor OF the
aquarium,
That one in the middle" replied Supt.
Woodman.
The pool referred to was only forty
feet In diameter and six feet deep.
is the whale to be introduced on the
instalment plan?' was next asked. on
the basis that "A sperm whal" or a right
whale viii measure anywhere from nifty
to ninety feet In length.
by no means" was the answer; 1--WE
shalls"rvc him up whole
I. i'ut lHt IDpl Won I nom MN unless
he Is. offered in sections" was suggested.
oh, well, YOU know 1t isn't to be eX-
actly a whale" was the reply. We
sport. but one blow-hule, and they sell
dom exceed ~ feet in length. though
sometimes attaining 81 feet
"iou see we couldn't get a real whale.
] an not attempting Representatives,. In
the frs plac" IL would he impossible to
capture a whale alive; Secondly. II we
captured him II would be impossible to
transport him: and, thirdly, If we could
capture and transport him, captivity
would be his death. 1t is absolutely
necessary that = whale s1oull enjoy
states promise to It's citizens, liberty
AMI the pursuit of happiness"
so there Is u he no whale?"
only q grampus.'
But a grampus 20 feet long and S or
. feet thick Will Ice worth seeing. The
way he VIII roll around will be a eau
Ten. ana When he puts his pneumatic
tub" in operation the fountain of the
department Of Public Parks will poke
their heads under their wings and blush
Tor very shame.
After this conversation Mr., WUliom
ii. Bowman, n member of the fish con-
mission, appeared. MIR. Bowman has
Just returned from Europe. where he
went To insnect the apuariums. He
said:
II have visited the three PRINCIPAL
nIniar.ums or me world. This aquarium
- i'h'''iN idIh VIII De inc VERY finest
thing, Of the kind in the world. If it is
completed on the same lines upon which
IL was begun. AVE visited the finest
aHuarlnins of Europe, AMI have not the
statement. N
~ came here to-day to c%rlticise Stunt
y, onhmhn, hut, honestly, | can't do IL,
II" has constructed, or caused In he COW
strnctcd, the finest plant FOR the propn-
Entioh'. exhibition ana happiness Of The
nnmf tribe that exists on top of the
"rrtn, SO far, there is not one word
,nFnere Is hut one other aquarium In
the world whore both fresh and salt
W Mm,er fish are exhibited. That Is at
have the facilities for caring for the
hsh that are at our command here
T., me one other aquarium abroad that
There M"'' oHly or n2'l"% is that Of Naples.
firriG,r system of altering Is far IN
No aSo / am very confident in making
rs "l'nei to the public 1t will be the
h9"St thing Of It's kind in Existence"
v,Su W Wnndman interrupted the inter-
would be Interesting. s h'''
rs Nr'"r or the Earty went to the
winch has been t~ransposed so that il
reminds one " the bed Of Mother ocean
:" suSh q realistic extent that one looks
''l tH' IThNtrilal straw to EraSp nj IN
saNe one from drowning.
There are -four pure bronze filters now
IN actiVe, opera tion, and eventually there
wiil he siX; This is the only metal avail
or corrodc. These filters have n ~capacity
OF 10000 gallons each a day. The North
ana East Rivers meet at the battery,
WISE me water Is drawn, and IT Is
ne hlters 1t is as green and clear as
though taken from the middle of tn,
Atiantic. In case the filters. from any
cause., become choked. or II the engines
or boilers break down. the salt waite,
VII, be turned on "straight"-that is
without being filtered or purihed-unti
ne nliering apparatus is again In apple.
Several departures will be made in the
aquarium line when this exhibit is
opened to the public. One is the CON
trout and salmon family. 1t is "A we'll
known fact that trout and salmon must
nave old water. and of an even tenn
rhhrn,"rTj SO the question Of keeping
heated term is somewhat Of n problem.
u meth0d to be adopted is not yet
decided. There are two ways under
consideration. one is to have the water
fed TO the pools enter through a coil
winch Is packed In ice; the other Is 10
force a current of cold air through the
I'VE IN a temperature above 20 degrees,
and GO degrees is about the limit that
VIII ensure perfect health.
Another innovation IS the hospItnl
RINK OF q hospital for sick FISH,
JUST imagine "A porpOiSe with whoopinp
cough, or "A shad with measles! 't
ltut nevertheless this new acuuorlur
VIII sport a hospital. and Supt. Wool.
man VIII oiliclate aS resident physician
re Is thoroughly capable to nj the posI.
ION ror h. knows AL about nsh. both
theoretically and from practice as a
fisherman ana a joker. y
This term Joker is used advisedIy.
u Is well authenticated that ali Usher.
men handle facts with gloves, ana Mr.
Woodman cannot deny the soft i'm.
p~tachmcnt that he Is n story-tcllnr ma
Joker, Upon saying good-hy. Commits.
slnnrr Bowman said to Supt. Wood
Well, I'll come around when Won
41pen un. and see IL | can find some
fault with YOU" ~ ''"'
All right" replied Sapt. Woodmou
,but that reminds me Of a little story
\ youth, in proposing to n maiden onCc
sad: wilt thou ami she wiltcd Thar
what you'll do, MIR. Commissioner. when
You attend our opening" '
Scientist will he deeply Interested !,
sun ANOTHER experiment OF Supt. Wool,
man; He announced to an '"Eyenin1
World, reporter his intention t. pincT
some blind crabs in captivity with p
View TO propagate them and see ms;
now long II Will take to breed from them
crahs gifted with the sense of vision
rms experiment viii. perhaps. be or The