New-York tribune., 1896-12-11
THOUSANDS SEE THE FISH.
AQUARIUM CROWDED ALL THE DAY.
THE F1NNY TRIBES DELIGHT THE SPECTATORS
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE.

THE F1NNY TRIBES DELIGHT THE Spell"
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE
rha. the AQUARIUM is bound to become one OF the
most useful popular and instructive resorts open u
the public O. this city Is made more eViue"' '
ever from the big crowds that surged 'hrous" o1
Castle Garden ali day yesterday. when 'he pidoe
omen 10 general inspection for the hrst tme inc
hour announced for opening the doors was 10 O'CLOCK
M. long before then the wall was lined Win tne
throngs OF interested people VINO waiteo io' Aui
sion The big place was filled with the hrs' ius".
and there little spare room there All 'le ie' "
the day. Fifteen park policemen were on uu'!' A"u
II required all their efforts 10 keep the crowds from
rushing in too fast. Mos, of the day there was
long line OF men, women and children outside wait
ing their turns for admission Between ~ anu
o'clock when the police cleared the hcor apou' i-'Vo
people entered the Aquarium
The fish did seem TO suffer TO any narKed uesree
from stage fright. and were well content 10 De au-
rn,red The conditions were not the best for obserVa-
ton The conditions of the tide yesterday were re-
sponslbe for the slight murkiness OF the water III 'e
tanks which get their supply without the use oi al.
filters Usually the water is as Gear as crystal ana
every movement OF the ilnny eXhiolls II PeiioO"'
visible 70 the spectators.
The public to be admitted to the galleries.
for all the tanks there are not yet in place. ine'e
are TO be nearly sixty OF them when all arrangements
are finished and they will contain about one hunoreo
different sorts OF FISH. These gallery tanks Deng
necessarly smaller will contain the smaller varieties
Of fish, but they will be none the less interesting TOT
all that and the arrangement OF the tanks with the
rays of light falling directly through them VIII give
chance to observe the characteristics OF
their inhabitants closely.
Another Improvement which will be most welcome
TO the unsc!enhc observer will be the addition or big
pacards describing the different sorts OF hsh IN all
the tanks The placards will show picture OF each
FISH and will give as we'll its scientific and It's popular
name. ,.,. 49,. ~.
hours during which the Aquarium Is open 10 me
public are badly arranged and too limited 10 aiio"
the deveopmen, OF full usefulness OF the nstitu-
ton Until further notice the Aquarium VII pe ope.i
each day In the week. excepting Sunday ana MONDAY
from 10 TO O'Clock. DR.. Bean the superintendent
told Tribune reporter yesterday that this arrdnse-
pointed out is not yet completely finished or con-
pletely stocked and considerable time IL neede1 20
finish all arrangements. Later on the pubic Will De
admitted ON Sundays. But DR.. Bean says tnat IL ~
doubtful If Il will be possible TO admit the puDiic per-
manent.y on more than four days In the week. since
the exhibits require considerable care that cannot pe
given 10 them except in the absence OF crowd re
also pointed the fact that OF the purposes OF
the Aquarium will not be served unless aDundant
Opportlniy IL given for the Investigations or sc'er.
fists or observations OF artists which cannon Wen
he exercised In the presence OF crowo sunday
however will properly be one Of the public days
The crowds that visited the Aquarium yesterday
justified the prophecy that the institution VIII give
great deal Of pleasure to the citizens, Tor wnom ~
was planned Much OF the credit for the success or
the Aquarium is due Commissioner W. A Sties
Of the Park Board, who has been in charge OF the
arrangements with which that Board had TO do