The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
AGED ANIMALS TO
HAVE SAN|TAR|UM
Rich Woman of New York Will Con
vert Her Jersey Farm Into Refuge
With Fine Hospital.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2i-On the
hanks OF the Raritan river AT SOmrr-
VILE n. j.. surrounded by beautiful
ing through the neighborhOOd made
attractive by the country estate OF
James Is. Duke OF the tobacco trust,
~ historic farm of li6 acres belong.
ing to Mrs. EVELYN Wentworth Mur.
ray, OF New York. who has for mary
years befriended animals OF all sores
and intends To turn this estate into Il
sanatOrium for old and decrepit am
mails, Many times Mrs. Murray has
appeared IA Manhattan courts against
cruel drivers, ana she Is forever res.
Cuing some poor, nameless, breedlesS
dog, starving In Ino streets, taking ~
to her farm and nursing II back 10
health and happiness The kindness
thus shown To one yellow cur last
summer resulted IN the burning oi
her bungalow the other day-for the
dog accidentally SCI the house ahre
and burno IL down. since which tim1
Mrs Murray has been living in one
room building she built FOR den ~
order to le near her animal pets.
II have long thought she sa'd
Yesterday. that there ought TO be
some place where tired horses, worn
out by toll in the city, and perhaps
sick. could he taken Tor vacations
without expense TO the owners, VINO
in many cases are poor. humanity
owes mueh TO the horses in our cities.
They help make our status as human
beings b, arabic Why should We not
return little Of the kindness they
show us ny taxing proper care OF them
in their cid age or sickness?
II am going to build a hospital
here ON This farm. lave fine pastures.
lawns. cool groves for them to rest IN.
pools who're they can battle. as n.
horses like TO do ia hot weather, and
every other convenience for nursing
back 10 health creatures that may
have fallen I'll. Then poor man who
has "A horse that is tired out can bring
f. here. leave il. and We VIII leh'
him a good strong horse To take ltS
place while his is resting. We VIII
have a good veterinary III charge 10
look after the horses--the kindest
man on earth and know who he Is
too.
Il have three horses now on M
farm: two on them very valuable. ana
have for many years made study
Of horses and know what they need
This farm will not be a recuperatlnS
Mace for horses alone, however bN-
will be for all sorts uf animals IN ais
tress Dogs. cats. cattle. birds an
any other creatures that need help
have four or five dogs here now. ami
all of them | rescued from the city.
one OF my favorites is Rover. a FOX
terrier one of them is a dos that nal
been run over in the city and had -
leg broken. Ny chauffeur caught y
for me and | tool IL to the society
rooms ar Twenty.siXth-st. New forE
There they told me tn, best thing
that could hc done for the poor dog
was 10 take it TO tie gas house amt
have IL dsphyXiatcd. SO ] took II
there. but the poor creature looked
into my ewes SO pitifully that | could
nor do II and so took II 10 the hos
nital in Twentv-Gnh-st, where il wa
mani weeks getting well ] paid So
ror irs care there. and then | brought
II out there. and YOU should see il
row. II is the healthiest, happlea'
looking creature you 'NNl cav
This farm is a letrea' Tor all softS
of wild animals, for they seem 10
know thcy are protected here IheFe
are wild rabbits squirrels and bros
Some of Mr. Dukes English pheasant
are continually living On my side ~
the line.
ON the night MY bungalow burned
Gown one of the dogs, fox terri"r
that Is the special pet OF my little
nephew Gusta, aud niece Evelyn
caught cod and now has pneumonia.
am taking special care OF this pet
myself and expect to nurse II back
TO health | have made bed for II IN
the little house whore have my den.
II Is for this reason that | am staying
at the farm after the fire instead OF
going back To Manhattan to live.
Mrs Murray, who is wealthy has q
wide acquaintan,e among artistic arr
literary people and herself writes
both prose and poetry She has re
Gently been writing play which mas
Tor a moral lesson the kindness tina
ought to be shown for horses ana
other dumb animais