The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14

pool. that may b seen IN motion. bu, this baau
While ~ likely 70 keep moving by, night as by day.
cuts across lots Commonly, the big eightioos
sturgeon, in his pool, Is as likely 10 be seen moving
slowly about by night as by day, but just n2y hs
isn't very active at either time, he finds the water
pretty cold; and, while he may be seen moving
be lie as likely, just now, D. be stretched out notion
less in the water, like a great FISH Of PAPER mache.
Tho lively salmon, In their pool, are as likely 70 10
splashing abou, In the nigh umu as tie day time;
and the big !oggerhead. in The turtle pool on IL,
main floor Of the Aquarium. Is quite as likely 10
be padding around at ? O'Clock in the morning
as nt 2 O'Clock in the afternoon,
As 10 the fishes IN the wall talks. there arc SONS
that bury themselves IN the sand IN the tanks here,
at one time and another, iusi as uiey would IN
nature; then there are some fishes that are ma turallv
more qulet ian Others motc Inclined, So :,
and there arc some fishes that may he, after
the visitors have gone. are less active; these nav
settle down then a little lore and stay in ono place
for more OF less ,ime-many fishes are very sem
sluve and the presence OF visitors may have been
more or less exciting to them, but speaking gen
orally the active fishes, those that aGe commonly
inclined TO keep in motion seem 10 keep going Jus,
the same by night as by day. Looking IN any
direction al any houI Of the nigh there may always
should look into the lobster and crab tank he would
b. as likely to find the lobster walking about now
as at any time; and tho nervous crabs scutulng
back and forth lust the same.
The seals here go 10 bed and 90 to sleep; ~
for substantially, II not quite. everything else
here, day and night seem 20 be all the same:
s.Ns N.hN ~ stNS VI sbAou b"d AIbAJ VI altuI fNOIn
never TO sleep
AT intervals through the night tho watchmen
make their rounds Of the building, Including the
corridors back Of the exhibition tanks, 10 sec tina.
the tanks are oil right, and W look after things In
general. there was a time when their presence
helped 10 keep away rats from the tanks, but now
the tanks are protected by wire screens Before
the screens were put On rats had been apt,red a
night IN tanks, into which they had jumped after
fsh, and rats have sometimes managed 10 Cp,
smaller fishes out Of tanks But though there isnD
show for the rats thcr" now IN the way Of food, thcv
still come n the building, and after 4 o'clock In thu
afternoon ono, perhaps half as big as q cat, may
now and then be seen to run ACROSS the Aquarium's
floor, the only visitors after the closing hour
orfneTiy cats were employed 20 catch the rats.
but the cats developed il anything, more ~interesi
In the fish than they did in the rats, and after one
oi them, standing on the stone coping around tho
great ccntrrl pool, had lost its balance and fallen
into the water in an effort 10 scoop outa Ash swim.
ming past, the cats were barished and traps sub.
stiiuted. Traps are now used, with some ocea-
slonAl assistance from the hard CLAIMS that ara
kept IN the feed room, n be opened and fed TO tbs
stock. Tho rats go there in search Of food, and
everything else being shut UP In a big refri gera tot,
they 60, continuing their search, wandering about
over the hnTd CLAIMS; here at least two rats have
been caught, ore by a foot and the other BY ia
tail, between the shells OF partly opened clnrns.
upon which the clam had promptly closed 10 hold
the rat a prisoner
And so the night wears on, and In dre oonrss
day comes again. and the Aquarium's day force
comes on duty, and the fishes get their breakfa0
and at 10 O'Clock the Aquarium opens