The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-03
A PALACE FOR SlMIANS
Fine New Monkey House Built
For New York's Zoo.
NO COMFORTS ARE FORGOTTEN.

Suit of Rooms, Gymnasium and Spa |
cious Outdoor Apartments In the |
summer Have Bcen Provided For
the Occupants-Interior of building
Consists of Three Halls.
With n luncheon, followed by an Of
fetal visit of the board of mana gers
and officers Of the New York geologic
al park, the handsome new monkey
house was informally opened the other
afternoon. says the New York Herald.
Completed, the structure cost S64,-
100. Experts agree that II is the best
equipped and most luxuriously ap-
pointed building of its kind I'm the
world. Every scientific device calcu-
lated to insure the comfort and health
OF the prlmate tribe has been employ
ed in the arrangement of the cages in
which they will make their homes. Tho
classic type of architecture has been
strictly adhered to.
Every feature of the interior arrange
ment of the building is from original
designs by Director William T. Horna-
day, carried out under the architecture
al supervision of Helms * lie Fargo.
| Thomas Cockerill & Son were the
builders.
One story in height, in keeping with
the other structures in the park, the
building is 1G2 feet in length and "a
| feet at its greatest width. Buff brick,
with gray granite, Indiana limestone
and terra Gotta trimmings, were used
In Its construction. 1t sets amid pic
turesque surroundings in Baird court,
near the northern end of the park.
Two entrances have been provided
| at either end. The interior OF the
| building consists of three halls. The
south hall is devoted entirely to mon
keys native to the new world. In the
main hall will be kept the lemurs, bab-
oons and monkeys found only in the
old world. while the north hall will
hold the anthropoid apes-orang ou-
tangs, chimpanzees and gibbons. Here,
too, will be kept, when acquired, the
gorillas.
Four different types OF cages are
provided. Two triple wall cages of ex-
ira size and light and also four double
wall cages will be utilized for great
apes and South American monkeys
Nine single wall cages are provided
for large baboons and monkeys. The
largest cage of all is the jungle cage
I'm the main hall for lemurs. This il
81 feet long, 10 feet deep and II feet
high. 1t will provide ample room for
forty lemurs. The fourth type of cage
used is the floor cage, of which there
, are twenty-five. In each wall cage IL
a small gymnasium, with ladders, fly
ing rings, trapeZes and horizontal bars
complete.
Although not yet completed, the out.
door cages will be n leading feature OF
the plan for making the animals com
Portable I'm summer These will face
toward the southeast and cover the
length of the main building and on the
north, east and south are protected
from the rays of the sun by the foliage
of adjacent trees. A monkey grove is
feature to be developed also next
summer.
In place of the usual iron bars heavy
wire netting will be placed In front Of
| Aht tAhiblAlOi NhSNEs WIN Ah' tN'tD-'
ton of the apes room. The tempera-
ture of the building is automatically
mainti y IS at 10 degrees f.. The light
ing Is provided for by the large area
OF roof glass and also by the numerous
side windows. A. +. Proctor executed
the decorative animal friezes on the
outside of the building, his model be-
| ing Rajnh, the orang outang which
died recently.
The capacity Of the building is for
250 animals, but at present there are
only 115. representing forty.two diff
ferent species. In recognition OF the
interest taken and assistance afforded
to Director Hornadny in carrying out
the Typographical Improvement of the
park the society presented to Park
Commissioner August Moebus of the
t..l,