New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-09
SPRINGS ADVENT IN TIE PARk.
THE LAWNS IN NEW COATS. THE An.
MAILS HAPPY AND ONLY THE POLAR
BEAR pIsGRuNTLEp 49,.

Central Park IL at last taking q spring1iko
garb. and will soon blossom like the Arcadia Of the
poets In fact. Dame Nature who II supposed to
have much 10 do with the management Of the
Park. started out some time ago to array II suit
ably for Easter. but old Boreas served an infuuc.
ton on her which fairly froze the marrow In her
bones. The park lawns put on their spring cloaks
fully ten days ago. and this made the staid old
trees so Jealous that they too. began to swell and
send out buds The grass on the lawns around the
Arsenal grew so fast that the Park employees fear.
ing that 1t would get ahead OF them started the
mowers and clipped 4, down a peg or two. Tue
very next day II began to snow and In place of the
lawn-mowers the employees had to take to the snow
poughs. But this is all ancient history now. and
springtime has come to the Park to stay.
Yesterday was one of the most eventful days Of
the year, as far the Park is concerned. because
many Of the animals which have been housed up
all winter were let out for the FIRST time. They
celebrated the occasion BY showing extraordi-
nary amount OF animal spirits. and they galtoped
about the wire Enclosures to their hearts content.
The fine weather also caused many people to visit
the Park and altogether the season opened most
auspciously.
The animals in the Park mensgerie have all win.
tered extremely well. according the keepers. and
recently their numbers have been increased by
some births Among the latest additions are two
axis and nyghau deer calves. The former are
pretty little animals They dark brown n
color. with black stripe running down their
backs. while their bodies spotted all over with
while. The nylghau deer calves also pretty
creatures They lighter In color than the
others and equally prettiy marked. They have
large. black eyes. fawn-colored and black and
white feet and ankles The Park has also recently
received two cassowaries from New-Guinea. They
are fine, big birds nearly as large as osrlches and
with glossy black feathers and have strong mus
u ba fopa NJ hef do n n
hard honelike substance In shape ike an Indians
The four hippopotani-Caliph Miss Murphy and
her offspring, and Iris Fatimas youngster-Are
s in h wn %sd G snn on h on
lion cubs doing we'll. and the bears. tigers and
other animals are shedding their winter coats pre-
bly, the most dissatisfied animal in the Park yesfer.
Say and the Polar The his sun out
moiy. His Polar bearship tried TO escape the-to
md he wa nd down. S II
grily. The grizzly bear In the next pen apparently
Sa wS it woSd With
Of peanuts for his delectation: He stood patiently
Welcome iC eff for raj ali his old friends He also extended
the glad hand to strangers who wandered INTO n,s
The r5 whs sad 70 the 90 @
wedding trips because TIE brides give him bon
The prairie dogs and the rabbits were scamp2r.
ing about in their grounds yesterday looking for
grass thrown into their Enclosures would cause
them 10 tumble over one another In their anxiety
to get share Of 1t. In fact all the animals. even
the big buffalo. are longing for meal or grass,
and II will be provided for them as soon a. 4 -
possible for the Park employees TO obtain 1t. The
monkeys are still housed In the basement OF the
Arsenal and they will be kept there until now
structure is built for them. The house they occu-
pied last summer Is now BEING remodelled Tor the
use OF tho birds The contract for the new mon
key-h ouse has not yet been awarded.
The swanboats now running on the lake. ana.
although vegetation has been set back fully week
by the recent cold spell It Is recovering fast and
the Park will APPEAR glorious In its fuli sum-
mer verdure.