New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
PLACING THE COLLECTIONS.
WHAT WAS DONE LAST SUMMER in IhE
INSTITUTE MUSEUM.
MANY VALUABLE SPECIMENS ARRANGED l" oi'-
DER AND Observation-Disclosures

MANY VALUABLE SPECIMENS AKkAN"hp i'' Wv
DER AND cLAss1FIED-cHANGrs
THAT WERE MADE.
w.t., h,s hocn going on for some months on
40, ..u.,,,ors In the museum OF the brooklyn '"'
s,,,u,e O, Arts and Sciences. and many ne" Uo!'
of interest will greet the visitor thiS IAN nv
tendance in the summer was remarHaoi! ID, .,og.
sidcring the practical assertion OF the GU! ~ ,e,e
usually interested in such things 1" ''e
wore ten thousand visitors ,,, cha,
Tho ideas OF the management are 80 "o,' rd
foyer restrictions are put on the con-" ,nar IN
n, the manner and time OF viewing nv" s,rra
mos, ~ the museums o. the country o'' Itch
which will be appreciated Is the opYoi norticu-
uill he offered for special work along an! p" -
w. l,rs RESPONSIBLE persons will he a"o"U
take specimens out o. the cabinets anu ,. ,n6cr
.ul studies OF them. 1t Is unders'oou u" ,ake
certain conditions they will be aio"eu 'o,ion
.h,o ~ their homes for more careiuI INV rt
'neii ~ VIZ -. Tho white mosaic floor In the ID !
,,arv has been found 100 strong FOR 'he ~ ca
r. eoor &c NOW being stained deep Pu'i -
tho, I. will not reflect any OF the HEM nv ,,oro
IN the first and second floors IN the u 81 ard
,r,oinr on the third floor large d' i'ou'.' COL
or,, has bern done in placing the va t,,ah,
49, g. oasos Some OF these have peeh o'o"e
- tho old museum In Brooklyn-aVe.' Du' se' 100,
accordingly rare collections nave jas 800 ho.p
tho possession OF the institute o'neia s noohoc.
Wv .ho Irstitute Handsome cabinets OF h"iiO7
any "'. .,oo1o IN the small southwest room
49, ,o,,, largo cases Is feet high by % Ieet us
holding co drawers In these .'e,as and
RANGED the Neumogen collection Vi - sreci-
notbs II includes more thfn ni'y tiou' '' =, ia
- sve Thousand OF which are types 80
mems 'Ne IN ~" In Tho small exhibition hall are
- - ,,,obooanv cases with glass uoois' III ~
G,s, e arranged the fish coliecuo" sN.' ~, COL
gene G. Blackford. in the next car" - an osne
lection of birds nests and eggs me o,,,oa
ciollv fine collection when was 1870 ,ola NV
~ . p,noklvn Woman The COLLECTION was '""'' ~
her son. ,,a tho Aten colec.
ton of birds and skins. containing ao0u. ome sno1
sand specimens. The next case II i' In The re-
with skeletons e 81 space there is fine collection oil
mounted animals and head Ncu I@SEe City This
Nm HAS also installed large group OF IN The
bears gers and lions Sea on the fS door is the OF
shells purchased by the ci' Ee OF Of the most beau
Clan1dirs; o -. o Mich IN the room tail
In the long exhbition-Toon,, JUS az AZ mneralog-
IN the eGnt eO In Two large cabinets are the DO
tancai specimens given by me late he', ecIion Of
l,v and stone idols from Mexico ana 1uca."I'
This is said be one OF the nies valuable
4, IL - late addition TO the museum, ana meSu.in n
lions are now being made TO MAKE II d p pecnmi ad
dton to the museum. 1t is collection oil Iareo
pottery from Mexico ana rom Long Island
such as arrow heads. pottery etc, IL ~ icniiction
another case The next case contains " 'or ~
of implements and curiosies from tnt Ics,o no % -
the Swiss Lake Dwe.lers Following ans most,y
from Wisconsin. This is also recent III AIM
case No is filed with an assortment OF dnuiii
relics The next four cases contain an 49,
large collection Of fossils These came i'o"i "''O
In one of these cases Is large meteorite Welgh-
ing S35 pounds. 1t is filled with minute biacH oa-
monds. at, ,.A ,.orio,v NJ
mineral specimens. some Of them are eXe REQ Il
rare and many remarkably beautiful ihv imic
TWO cases contain arrangement OF .PiutofHiS
rocks showing the formation OF the eartn III 80 iro
ms II Is due to the action of heat There are one
thousand specimens in the collection Charies rel
wood has been busy for many weeks In arranging an
The COLLECTIONS in these rooms. The arrangement Is
not only attractive in many ways but every cas-
shows inc specimens off in the best possible man
ner. Much work is yet TO be done, howeVer III
me way Of arranging the specimens me super
vision Of the work is in the hands OF William u.
Rote - ., g.. aoor
at the left Of the entrance 1t is so arranged rs
10 be most convenient Of access TO every one IL IS
expected. now that the schools are opcheQ ina
there Will be constant use of the COLLECTIONS D! SUI