The times., 1901-06-16
SORROW IN A zoo.
Mrs. Murphy. n Queen of the Siminns,
About to Pass Away.
CFrom the Buffalo Express.


Mrs Murphy is dying at the Park Zoo.
Consumption ana heart disease are run
ming a race 10 see which viii send another
monkey 10 the abode of departed animal
spirits.
Crepe will adorn the door Of her regular
cage in the auimal-hOuse when the end
comes. for Mrs. Murphy has been gen
eral fayOTite at the Zoo. She is the large,
tswnE Japanese monkey that occupies the
FAR monkey cage near the end Of the
Tight-hand row Of cages in the brick ami
NAL house. She is the pioneer of the mon
key collection. she was sent TO the 400
several years ago. but the city was too
poor to provide public cage for her right
away and she spent the first few months
in a small wOod-and-wire cage in the
keepers room. Being the only monkey
in the Zoo she was petted and pampered
by the keepers Anything that Mrs Muir
ply wanted she could have, whether two
cups of s0ffee at breakfast, or an orange
at nOOntime Nuts and candies also were
shoWered on her. Finally, by planting
less flower seed here and a shrub or two
less there, the city fathers managed TO
scrape up enough money to buy a decent
cage for Mrs. Murphy and she was placed
on exhibition in the corridor OF the ami
mal-hOuse. She Immediately became the
pet of the children. They fed her SO many
dainties that an order was issued prohib-
iting the feeding Of anything TO her by
the spectators
But Mrs. Murphy was gOod-naturcd and
continued TO give acr0batic exhibitions sew
cral times hourly. The flying trapcze was
her specially and she could far OutdO
and human being in the daring Of her
feats.
But the couple Of months ago Mrs.
Murphy began 10 fail. The athletic exhi-
biti0ns became less frequent, and during
the lntermlSSlOuS, instead Of pcrChIng FAR
up on the wire netting that formed one
side Of her cage, she would lie IN . heap
in one corner. Curator Crandall has Mrs.
Murphy removed 10 the keepers room and
placed in the old cage that she occupied
when she first came to the ZOO. She seem
cd to recognize IL as an old friend. and
bounded about it for day or two with
almost her former VigOr. Curator Gran
dali had examined her. and became con-
WINGED that She had that fatal 100 dis
ease, consumption. Her heart also seemed
L. lie affected. He called IN some Of the
best physicians in town ana they coin
cided with his diagnosis.
Mrs Murphy is taking the end very
hard. She now lays on her back on the
floor Of her cage most Of the time, gasp
ing for breath. Every now and then she
VIII tear at her breast with her long
claws. as if tying 10 get at her wasting
lungs. special diet Is being given TO
her and she also is receiving the best
medical treatment possible for a monkey,
but there is scarcely a bit Of hope that
she VIII survive
In striking contrast 70 the weak mon
key are the rpmpiug bears. They appear
to be in the best Of health these days.
They amused a big crowd yesterday. one
Of tho biggest that has ever visited the
100. Many OF the Indians from the eX-
position were over looking at the bears.
The buffalo and the bears are the favor
ties Of the Indians They have great ad-
miratiCn for th= well-grgOmed cinnamon
bear. They say IL is the best they have
ever seen and they are very familiar with
that branch of the bear family.
The cinnamon boag however, put him
self into the bad gaccs of "a bunch Of
white people yesterday He had taken
most enjoyable bath in the pool in his
den and. with the water dripping from
his heavy coat OF fur came tc the front
Of his abode. Then he shook himself Wig
OrousIy and the admiring crowd before
his cage received a shower bath.