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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo06amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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ii8 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL the engine room. A driveway will be made through the north end of the basement, which will be continued around the in- ner court to give direct connection with other parts of the building, and tracks will be laid from the surface car line on Columbus Avenue which will traverse this roadway and permit cars to discharge passengers at the entrance to the large auditorium, an improvement which is particularly desired for handling the crowds which attend the afternoon lectures to the public-school children. JOSEPH H. BATTY.
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)N May 27, Mr. J. H. Batty, the veteran collector, was instantly killed by the accidental discharge of his gun while on an expedition for this Museum at Pijijiapa, Chiapas, Mexico. Mr. Batty was a collector of wide experience in tropical America, and was especially successful in securing the larger Carnivores, so poorly represented in all museums. He was a man of great energy and determination, an enthusiastic collector and hunter, and fearless almost to a fault. He was under engagement with this Museum to continue his work across Guatemala and thence to the Cauca region of southwestern Colombia. His tragic death is thus a serious loss not only to this Museum but also to science. Mr. Batty was born at Springfield, )\Iass., about 60 years ago, but apparently retained his remarkable physical vigor unabated to the end. He fitted for college, but early abandoned his college course for, to him doubtless, more attractive pursuits, and he spent his life as a taxidermist and natural history col- lector. He was the author of a work on taxidermy and published one or two other books. Personally he was kindhearted and conscientious. The Bierstadt painting representing the landing of Columbus which was recently given to the Museum by Mrs. Albert Bier- stadt has been mounted temporarily and placed on exhibition in the Hall of Southwestern Indians (No. 202 of the Second Floor).

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