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Show BLOOD POISONING FROM BULLET WOUND IN BACK CHUSES SEH COW'S DEATH NEW YORK. Aug. 10. The aquarium's $3000 sea cow died yesterday of blood poisoning, due to the rifle bullet that some Floridlans fired Into her back some time before- the agent of the New York aquarium purchased ber at Miami, Fla., a little less than two weeks ago. When the sea cow arrived at New York a week ago last Monday she ' was taken at once to the aquarium and put in one of the biggest of the marble-lined pools In the building. It was while feeding feed-ing her that an employee first discovered the hole in her back. The officials of the New York Zoological society were notl-. fled and three doctors made haste to perform an operation. The manatee was manacled, and nearly a foot underneath the outer hide the doctors found a .38-caliber .38-caliber rifle bullet. Death from blood poisoning followed. Although the exact price paid for the manatee has never been made public, the figure was reported as $3000. As she was on exhibition not quite eight days, the sea cow, therefore, cost the city of New York about $375 a day. The hide of the sea cow will be mounted and presented to the museum of natural history. Whether the aquarium will buy another is not known, but. If one Is procured. pro-cured. It Is certain that It will not have a bullet hold in Its back. If the aqua,rium can help It. |