The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-19
.SToRK VISITS CITY BEARS.
TWO BABY GRTEgLIEs BORN IN
OBNTRAL PARK MENAGERIE

The First Bear Rirthu on Record There. ard
Perhaps the First Evcr ssrs In Captivity
Ono lted, and the Other Kept Alive
Only by BeinF Placed In an Hncubatsr
The following advertisement was not inserted
In the afternoon newspapers yesterday:
BoHS-To Mr.. ana Mrs. HrcopEnus JOHNSON. the
Grizzly Apartments, Bear Hin. Central Park, a son
and q daughter. Owing TO tho inability OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnson TO make individual replies TO the inqui.
ries of many kind friends, they take this way of as
surfing all that their interest Is fully appreciated.
Bare Joy It was TO bear . bear,
But it 10 ours, with ono 70 spare.
It wasn't tho fault Of Nick and his wife that
something of the sort wasn't printed. It's all
the fault of the now administration. The Hon.
William Lcary, the lover of beast and man
Especially those who vote in his ~districtl, and
until Jan. 8 Secretary Of the Park Board, would
never have overlooked tho publication Of such q
necessary announcement. At any rate. II IL
violating no confidence to say that the advor-
~tiserdent above was prepared by him as soon NJ
he received the news of the new arrivals, but
reached the newspaper ofices too late to DO
printed. Tho couplet would prove Mr.. Leary's
authorship without any formal announcement
Of Il.
Nobody at the Central Park menagerie except
tho two Johnsons expected that the menagerio
stork that brings babies ever went as far up
the hill a. the grizzly bear cage. Mr.. Leary, Of
course, knows the habits Of the stork and where
It was likoly to appear. but he Ia not tho man
to tell all he knows. He went out Of oflco
without leaving any hint to his Tammany sue
cessors about what was likely to happen.
So when Keeper Marin went to tho bear cage
yesterday morning he was very much surprised
to sec two tiny bear cubs beside Mrs. johnson
in the cave at the back Of the cnge. They were
very much smaller than bear cubs ought to b.
People VIII have seen grizsly boar cubs that
were born out In the woods say that even when
they are the smallest thoy are rs big as full
grown cats. Tho johnson cubs were not bigger
"Here. you Old fooil'. shouted Marin to Mrs.
Johnson. " What do think you've got thoreT
che likes to DO talked to in that boisterous way.
She grinned and looked down at the CUBS. Old
looked d1 as proud USe as tho though Si' his de Children SislaS were = full
sized.
iisiS i dsEp at MARTINS tsos. sSs sSsSblsd
brought the other one and laid It down. Then
s snrne nGt 70 look TIC FOR tn Il Maq 1as ErsSS sSns The 4 ssco snS
Marin took the little things to suporintendent
wheeled around from bis desk in astonishment
when Marin told him the news. It was the
first tiu,e bear cuba had ever been born in the
menagerie. The superintendent had not dreamed
that such q thing was possible. He laid the tiny
cubs on his desk and wondered what was to be
done NEXT. The male cub settled the question
for itself. It died.
The superintendent sent out in q hurry for
Keeper Snyder. who is credited with, knowledge
Of all sorts Of wild beasts, their habits of life.
thought. and amusement. Snyder took the
female cub to the pheasant house. where there
Is peace from inquisitive visitors and q stove.
He helped It to breathe by gently pressing and
Eeleaaing it's sides with his hands. Whom It
down its throat. Tho cub began to breathe
strongly and naturally. He made Q cotton nest
for II In o pasteboard hat box and set It near the
stove. He visited it during the day and gave It
more milk. But the little thing lost strength as
the sun went down. 1t did not seem as though
It could possibly live until morning.
But even though tho two cubs have died, they
did the world q favor by being born. For not
only heye Central Park bears never before
tendent Smith says, but SO. far rs is known. to
him bears have not before boon born In captiyi-
ty. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson were given to the
city menagerie by Bailey, the circus man.