The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-15

, others died in a few months. The last one, born about year ago, was killed by falling out of its mothers arms from the top of the cage. Their food consists of milk, bread, apples, carrots. boiled pota- toes, bananas, and one piece of raw onion twice a week. The most serious disease which they are subject to are lung trou- bic and paralysis, the latter more fre- quently attacking the males.
 On two occasions l have been induced to change the food of the monkeys, the i result being that a number of them died In 1884. MT. Smyth, United States con sul at Liberia, brought to this country a young chmpanzee, about seventeen months old, and sold him to the park de- partment for the cost of transporting him. As he came first-class passage, the price was $125 He was named Crow ley; he took to Keeper Cook from the first and until his death they were the best of friends He was very intelligent and l believe was as near human as an animal could be. He would sit at a table to eat, putting on a napkin and using a knife, fork and spoon when necessary. When he finished he would use his nap kin, carefully fold it up and lay it beside his plate. He was always glad to see visitors, and would shake them by the hand after an introduction by Cook, his keeper. If Cook failed to introduce the visitor. Crowley would not shake hands About two weeks before he died a severe attack of pneumonia set in, and Dr. Marsh, surgeon of the park police. was called. Every morning when the doctor entered the room he would say, Good morning. Crowley" and Crowley would get up to shake hands. Then the doctor would say, How are you this morning? ?' and Crowley would grin. The doctor would examine him and say, Your pulse, Crowley" and Crowley would extend his hand Now your lungs' and Crowley would throw back his arms to allow the doctor to place his ear to his breast And now your back, Crowley" and he would turn his back. He seemed to know the doctor was trying to relieve him. He was the best of patients, taking all his medicines When hot poultices of naxseed were placed over his lungs he never once tried to tear them off He died in the latter part of July. He grew very feeble before death, and Cook stood by him from early morning until late at night. Late in the afternoon of the day he died Cook was obliged to go away, and said; 'Goodby, Crowley, I will be back again" Poor Crowley commenced to cry and tried to go to Cook, but was unable to do so through weakness. When Cook returned Crowley tried in every way to show his delight, and Cook held him in his arms for about an hour. Cook put him down on the floor. and Crowley raised himself up, put out his hand to shake hands, as Cook said. ''to bid him goodby,' turned toward the wall of hls room and dropped dead.
 6arnum ( Bailey chimpanzees.
 In 1S93-s4. Barnum and Bailey placed on exhibition in the menagerie two chim- panzees, Chico and Johanna. They were very larQa Wi the size of Crowley. standing over five feet high and weighing about $50 pounds. They were fierce and ugly. The keeper could not go into the cage without coax ing them into another compartment and shutting them in. Chico was terrible when in a rage. have seen him break round wooden bar of oak four inches