New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-24
FILLING THE EAST WING.
BUSY TIMES AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM
OF NATURAL HISTORY.

EXHIBITS THAT HAVE BEEN PACKED AWAY ARE
NOW BEING PLACED on EXHIBITIoN-wHAT
MAY SOON BE SEEN THERE.
The trustees OF the American Museum of Natural
History have given orders that the new east wing
OF the building which Is completed far as the
building is concerned. must be filled with exhioi's
as soon as possible. and superintendent Wallace
and the curators with their assistants are having
busy time OF 1t. There Is no compiainhg-n
fact, there is much JOY for the men AT the head Oh
the different departments have been SO cramped lot
that half of their valuable collections nave
been packed away and hidden from the puphc view
In every department there are cases that nave not
been opened. owing to the lack OF room
Yesterday the great geological treasures OF pre-
historic animals that have been unear'heu III '''e
Ohio Valley were being carried up 20 the thi'u
floor. Every exhibit here is of great interest ana
though most OF them still lie half-buried In the rock
In which they were found some have been cnipped
out entirely showing great patience and spienoiu
work Particularly noticeable among these Is per-
feet fossil specimen OF the rhnoceros' VINO many
thousands Of years ago made his nome IN the tlopi
cal forests and swamps that bordered the ohio
and Missouri rivers. There are remnants OF 'ne
mastodon, and many OF the strange beasts ana
reptiles and half-birds that were the posses !"
the country In those days
Professors Putnam and Saville are busy with the
prehistoric remains of the men VINO hVen OH 'h's
continent an exhibition which. when completed. VIII
be uneaualled in the world. Chill, Peru ana all tne
South American republics have been diIgenty
searched with magnificent results Along the ara
coast around africa many canvas sack con-
tanning an Indian and his whole kit has been
found Excepting the body. everything is IN
as good preservation to-day as "heh purieu
several hundred years The clothes and featner-
covered ponchos with all the implements OF the
mans trade tumble out Of the sacks just as per-
feet and brightly colored when they were buried
with him. With skeleton was found Papai
indulgence signed by Leonardo de Vade and dated
1865 1t is in a fair state OF preservation
There is also in this department a splendid lot
of relics that have lately been found IN the graves
OF the mound builders In the Ohio Valley near May
Vile. KY. and the Emmons collection OF Alaskan
life. present and past. unique collection ana OIL
Ali these curiosities are to find home In the
large hall The principal one there at present is the
Morris X. Jesup collection Of woods, which Is to
be moved into the new wing-a work OF no sHiaii
magnitude when one considers the sections OF tne
Sequoia ggantia and redwood tree that VIII nave
Professors Allen and Chapman are looking for
ward TO time in the near future when their birds
by the discerning ones. Just now their oinces are
NTH S 81 ns animals ,nG fve
cat. 1t is a tabby cave fcr white race,
stomach and legs and the most curious, irregu;ar
white patch down the centre OF the back. lne
hind legs abnormally long, the forelegs similarly
short and its white head. slightly tinged WITH tabby.
has a pair of ears that stand up ike that OF jack
In the chronological department Professor Will
half his treasures that have been hidden away In
cases simply because there was no room TO exnlnit
them The big animals such as the 1Ss sk
elephant are to occupy one floor of the new wing,
and this hall will be wonderful production OF the
taxdermists art and the natural grouping OF ami
mails.