Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-06
4 PALACE FOR SIMIANS
Fine New Monkey House Built
 For New York's Zoo.
NO COMFORTS ARE FORGOTTEN.

Suit of Rooms, Gymnasium and Spa
 cious Outdoor Apartments Tn the
 Summer Have Been Provided For
 the Occupants-Interior of Building
 Consists of Three Halls.
 With a luncheon, followed by an of ficial visit of the board of managers and officers of the New York zoologic- al park, the handsome new monkey house was informally opened the other afternoon, says the New York Herald.
 Completed, the structure cost $64, 160. Experts agree that it is the best equipped and most 1uxuriously ap- pointed building of it's kind in the world. Every scientific device calcu- lated to insure the comfort and health of the primate 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 architectur- al supervision of Heins 6 Le Farge Thomas Cockerill & Son were the builders.
 One story in height, in keeping with the other structures in the park, the building is 1892 feet in length and II feet at it's greatest width. Buff brick, with gray granite, Indiana limestone and terra cotta trimmings, were used in it's construc Ion. It sets amid pie 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. Tn 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- tra 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 in the main hall for lemurs. This is 21 feet long, 10 feet deep and F feet high. It will provide ample room for forty lemurs. The fourth type of cage used is the floor cage, Of which there %~rxr .+xrA Tp1 ,1tn S.S small gymnasium, with ladders, 1y- ing rings, trapezes and horizontal bars complete.
 Although not yet completed, the out door cages will be leading feature of the plan for making the animals com fortable in 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.
 Tn place of the usual iron bars heavy wire netting will be placed in front of the exhibition cages, with the excep- tion of the apes room. The tempera- ture of the building is automatically maintained at 75 degrees F. The light ing is provided for by the large area of roof glass and also by the numerous side windows. A. F. Proctor executed the decorative animal friezes on the outside of the building, his model be- ing Rajah, 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. Tn recognition of the interest taken and assistance afforded to Director Hornaday in carrying out the typographical improvement of the park the society presented to Park Commissioner August Moebus of the Bronx large souvenir album contain ing 100 views of the geological park.