Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-27
THE ADMIRAL" IS DEAD.
coolahan's Monkey Expired On
Christmas Day.
1T Is NOW IN THE HANDS OF A
TAXIDERMIST.
An Animal With a Long And Interesting
Career Passed Quietly Away
And Is No More.

Admiral, aged thirty two years,
a monkey familiar TO almost every
child in town and known as "Coola-
hans Monkey" died ON Christmas
Day. There is great mourning at the
home of Mr.. j. b. Coolahan at Rose
HILL" near Annapolis, and among the
children in town over the death of the
monkey.
No animal in these parts was such
favorite as admiral and hundreds
of people would visit Rose Hill every
few days to see the pet monkey. He
was taken sick at few days ago and
while everything was done TO relieve
him. all efforts were unsuccessful,
and the pet died on'Christmas Day.
The monkey originally belonged to
Mr.. Thomas Riley, of the Baltimore
sun, and Mr.. Will Morris. also ON
that paper, both of whom were MEM
bers of the Neptune Boat Club. They
gave the pet to Mr.. Ed. Coolahan, u
nephew of Mr.. +. b. Coolahan, of
Rose Hill. That was fifteen years
ago, and the animal has been in the
possession of the Coolahan family
ever since. Mr.. ED. Coolahan, to
whom the pet was given, is now in
California.
The monkey has always been n
great favorite with the family TO whom
he belonged and with all the children
in Annapolis who knew him so well.
A house was built for him near the
barn, and he was provided with a
blanket to wrap himself in when he
slept The name Admiral' was
given him, and this name caught the
fancy of some of his Naval Academy
friends, who would occasionally visit
him. Admiral has never been
classified, although several have at
tempted TO classify the animal. 1t
was not a guerilla, but it was larger
than any ordinary monkey. The ami
NAL was brought from South America.
IL was three feet tall and weighed 90
pounds. lie was most intelligent
animal and recognized his friends
even after years of separation.
Mr.. Thomas Barrow, who formerly
resided in the county at Parole, was
very fond of the pet. After an abb
senee of five years Mr.. Barrow went
to see Admiral" and the monkey at
first glance recognized his friend and
jumped on Mr.. Barrow's shoulder.
Admiral never forgot his enemies,
and always remembered their offenses
grudges and would pay back old
scores if the opportunity ever afford
ed. He was u strictly temperate ami
NAL, and while he was fond of sarsa-
parilla and orange cider, which nc
drank freely every day, he detested
beer or whiskey, and would not touch
either.
One day gentleman well known in
town thoupht to fool admiral and
put beer into an orange cider bottle
for the monkey to drink. At first
taste admiral recognized the de-
ception and grew angry. He jumped
on the man who had played the trick
and snatched the eyeglasses from his
nose. He never again accept anything
to eat or drink from the hands of this
man. He never forgot the boys who
teased him and would pick the offend
er out of two score of visitors.
"Adimralf' was not hard to cater
to. He ate anything except raw meat
and raw oysters, and he was very fond
of vegetables. lie could almost talk.
one word he uttered distinctly was
tom the name of the colored man
whom he would call when he wanted
anything. He was very fond of his
caretakers, and was also fond of other
pets about ''Rose Hill, especially
cats. He carried little kittens in his
arms, and nursed them tenderly. Four
or five cats shared the monkey 5
home and were his friends.
Today the body of Admiral was
brought to town and taken to the
taxidermist, Mr.. Il. Vinton Clayton,
who will dress and stuff it, and once
again the monkey will find a home at
| Rose Hill. but in form only, and as
an ornament, not living, loving
| family pet.