New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-12
MUSEUM LACKS ROOM
Many Natural History Exhibits
Not Placed on View.
NEW ADDITIONS NEEDED
Among Rare Gifts Undisplayed
Are White Rhino Skins Pre-
sented - - oSeyclt.

So great is tho demand for space at
the American Museum Of Natural His
tory. and so limited is tho room nov at
the disposal Of the institution that some
Of the mos; valuable exhibits collected
in recent Years may go undisplayed for
a long time to come
Among the rare gifts which have not
yet been placed on Wow because Of in
sufficient room are the two white rhlno
skins. presented by Colonel Roosevelt
following his trip to Africa. Additional
specimens just brought back from the
Dark Continent by Or. Rainsford. former
rector Of St Georges Church, may not be
seen for many months
The museum it was said yesterday. is
embarrassed by riches even to a more
marked degree than the Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art For lack Of room In which
TO prepare exhibits Dr. Frederic a. Luz
cas-. the director. viii close one Of the
exhibition halls for that purpose.
II was I'm February 1911 that the trus-
tees indicated that several new additions
10 the museum were under consideration.
and announcement was made that prelim-
mary application had been made 10 the
city FOR an appropriation OF Ss750.0oJ, TO
be expended at the rate OF $4,000 an
uually for d period OF five years. such
SUM would be necessary. IL was eN-
planned. to construct a west entrance hall.
a west transept. rotunda building and
east transept an east entrance hall and
a southeast wing
Work OF eXcavating fot foundation on
which TO build the southeast wing was
begun last year. This hole was dug at
a cost Of $4,000 il IS still a hole, and
there seems little prospect Of anything
IN the shape Of a building being erected
thereon IN the near future
We have the hole all right said Dr..
Lucas. but the expenditure OF money
on the subways has lnterfered with the
erection Of the building planned 10 20
there. There il no knowing when II Will
be erected"
The director explained that the delay
would mean the indefinite postponement
Of a public view Of many important ex-
hihts
The southeast wing is to cost $4,000
and Will contain a whale hall and
han Of oceanogrsphy. The African hall
will be north of these two halls, ana
il is here where the important African
exhibits which have been In the course
Of accretion for years past Will eventually
be placed II was intended 10 put some
specimens temporarily In the whale hail.
II is impossible at the present time 10
exhibit a large part Of the mammal col
lection. Roy Andrews collected many
whale specimens two years ago. ana
these. together with other mammal e%-
hibits. are eventually 10 80 In the whale
hall
Carl Akeley. the explorer. will begin
the preparation OF his African trophies
for exhibit next month. but there II no
telling when this valuable collection will
be on view NJ. Akeley brought back
with him ten elephant heads and a num-
Der Of skins. II was while in pursuit OF
these specimens that he was badly in
iured By a bull elephant one of the
| heads he brought back was that of an
elephant the measurements OF which
showed it to be one OF the biggest pachy-
derms ever secured.