New-York tribune., 1902-10-07
MANY MORE ANIMALS.
RECENT PURCHASES COMING TO THB
GEOLOGICAL PARK COST s17,oOo

The Hamburg-Amercan steamer PennsyiN anis
sailed from Hamburg October g. having
board over fifty Of wild animals for the New
York Geological Society. all OF which secured
BY Director Hornaday and William White Niles
who returned yesterday the Red Star Line
steamer Vaderland. For five weeks these two rep
resentativss of the Geological Society have been
visiting the European dealers in Wild animals. and
also all the best foreign geological gardens fn
quest of lions. tigers and Ieopsrds, with which TO
stock the lion house, and also in quest OF addi-
uonal species Of wild sheep goats for Mountain
sheep Hin Besides these many other animals
were selected and purchased
Altogether the recent purchases of the society
cost about $1,000. and Mr.. Hornaday and Mr. Niles
express themselves well satisfied with the re-
suit They believe that the special commissions
of Douglas Robinson and of Miss Margaret Car
negie to purchase gifts from them 20 the So
ciety. "the finest lions In the world have been ac-
complished with unexpected success. For six
months carl Hagenheck. the animal dealer has
held back from sale two pairs OF Barbary lions
that are particularly fine Two these animals
will the society as gifts from the persons
named above A ine young Nubian lion IA the
gift of Cleveland f. Dodge
The shipment now the ocean contains three
lions three Houesses two tigers two black Ieop-
ards one jagUar African leopard one cheetah
clouded leopard. eight specimens of wild sheen
and goats, representing four species. a pair OF
Caucasian deer. a pair OF Red River hogs from
West Africa. and large collection of cranes
rarities in the lot the Siberian ibex. ArcaI
Mountain sheep. the couded leopard and the Red
River hogs. In all Europe there is but one cloud
ed leopard on exhibition. and the only Siberian
ibex TO be seen are at Berlin. and woburn Park In
England
The great dearth Of granes three years ago has
led 20 the production of abundant supply J.
Menges. an animal dealer of Frankfort imported
ten specimens last spring. all of which exceok
two. have already been sold All the best zooIoe-
icaI gardens Of Europe now supplied The price
OF a good specimen in Europe is from s. 500 to
$4,000
Europe is surprisingly well provided with hippo
pOtami. Every garden of respectaole size possesses
at least one, and some have three each Rhinoc-
crosses, however rare and in great demand
During the last three years the gardens at Berlin.
London. Antwerp. Hamburg and Frankfurt have
made many important improvements The Berlin
institution has recently expended 10000 on new
buildings Tor animals, ana these. with the build
in8s already erected. give her the most extensive
and complete equipment in Europe. Collections OF
all kinds have been provided with great UberaIity
and the array of animal tfe-much OF II rare and
difficult to Obtains fairly beVilderfns The coll
lection of deer contains good representatives OF
nearly nifty species and varieties is second
only 70 that OF the Duke Of Bedford, which has
cost fortune. The collection q vrIId
sheep and goats. antelOpes wild horses and zebras
ostriches. cassowaries and cranes, is equally ex-
tensiVe
collections in the New-York geological Park are
not eQualled by similar collections n he found
IN Europe. These are the bears prtmates and rep
tiles. Within another twelve months. n all goes
well, the collection OF Wild sheep, wild goats and
hex will also take the first rank. The collection
OF deer must De increased Immediately BY the addi-
70 make this possible special effort will be neces-
sary.