La Junta tribune., 1906-10-06
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Faurs skyscraper and take New YOr6
city in st a glance" said my friend -
we passed the corner Of Broadway and
Ann street Entering the doorway and
taking the elevator IL took but . few
moments TO ind ourselves At the top
where from the windows ne not ooly
took in the entire city, with its bgick
walls and smoking chimneys. but a.
far as The eye could reach we say
water and green felds- As We de-
seended We could not help thinking that
on this spot for many years stood RaR-
NUNS museum, once the dream of an
children and q place Of universal In
terest to every one.
Among the many sights and curiost
ties seen in the museum sOme are n
niliar TO this day, as Siagara Falla.
with real water. trees. rocks. etc; Joke
I Heth tbe ~a0sd TcoAsssd woman. 161
years old, Who had once been nurse to
General Washington; the woolly horse.
said TO have been captured BY the Fre-
mont exploring party in the Rocky
mountains; the Indian wedding dance;
the club that killed Captain Cook:
Tom Thumb, the dwarf who drove
around the city in . stylish LITTLE coach
and who nasrisd Aias LAvinia Was.
rem, the wedding taking plaee befose .
vast assemblage at Grace church WhaSe
multitudes lined the sidewalks outside:
the living whale that was Kept - .
tank Of salt water pumped In from The
bay; the hippopotamus, the tropical
Och. Commodore Mutt. known ~ ths
$4,000 Mutt; the two dromios; ths
: lightning calculator who could add .
became q Methodist minister; the fat
boy; Anna Swan. the Nova ecoeio
|. giansrss; the talIest man In the world:
iah< fat woman; Psshsshare0d- 'tbe
what 10 IT," no one moving Whsthes u
wss Q mas o. . meakey: The - CO.
stTict0r. seen insi1e . large Giaos eose;
th< cherry coloFsd cot; the happy fam
ily, . co,lection of sats. rata. s61seA
rabbits. parrots, birAn. ETC.. ail In 80
case: sIso two vast alilsatosA the nv
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cal. kiR1A .pasFstn. ceeAasooa. Oochtag
blstS hunmMg bisQB. B.rvt1DsaaaA
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end baby sAsvs.
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Ptssre, Pststrk Heasy. 0sasoal WaaA-
iogssa- james BnrAanaa. 00sssl Mar
m. Genesal lafayette. james Asdi-
s6u, Governor Morris. PSince Impssaal
- Frsses. NM. ns,asA. Ae,i Piteh9.
Hathaa Hsle. Psss nseAaFa. Daates
Lambert, the vsilsd Aurdessss. etc.
In many oe the p,ays thsiIfiA6 sceoes
were peodocsd, - h 'sThe Storm as
6eA," whese . vessel Was styuek By
lightning and The cssw rsseusd by b.
ing drawn b. . reps - . rschy sun-
hit and ths army asceooAoG through
IL napsov asalss q ths 0wtss Alps-
The museum va0 buTDe1 On the aft-
SsDsno of July u. leoB. TAe Are. n
was tho10ht, osi0iaated h the enGies
s0e0, Il being Dscsssasy to kesp up
sssan 70 pump fsssh ais INTO The va
teS Of the sQuariA aDd to peOpel Tie
fans that kept ths heated Aalls cool.
The <lsDss beGan in TIE Managers
once and sztesded 70 all paris of he
building. The mana0ss showed great
presence Of mind BY depositing several
thousands Of dollass In . safe before
he escaped from the building. Fully
$1,000 persoos Witnessed the nre. who
saw the tall woman lowered by means
Of ropes to the sidewalk and heard the
shrieks Of animals In the menagerie
and the growls Of the Bengal tiger.
The lion and his mate, who had e.
capped from their cage, were seen walk
ing along the floor and an encounter
beneath the roof between the eagle
and q serpent. when the victorious Ca
gle bore oH his enemy in his talons
amid loud cheers. The polar bear.
escaping from the building, walked
through the streets to the custom
house. where, ascending 10 the bal
cony. he fell and broke his neck. 9th
er animals. jumping from the win
dows. caused the crowd to stampede.
when some lost their hats. Others had
their coats torn, and many became
awfuily disngured by falling In the
mud. The remains Of the two whales.
the kangaroo and crocodile were found
In the ruins. The loss Of no Other
building in the city could have caused
% much excitement and regret ss Bar
nuns museum. Brooklyn Citisen.
~A~~ Mea E~~e Rmaalea