112 THE NATURAL HISTORY OF 



54. Length of ribs, 9 feet; number (14. on each side), 



28. Length of the fins, 1 2£ feet. Length of the fingers, 



4! feet. Width of the tail, 22 £ feet ; length of the tail, 



3 feet. 



Weight of the animal when found, 249 tons, or 



480,000 pounds. 



Weight of the skeleton, only 35 tons, or 70,000 pounds; 

 being a little less than one-seventh of the entire bulk. 



Quantity of oil extracted from the blubber, 4000 

 gallons, or 40,000 pounds. 



Weight of the rotten flesh buried in the sand, 85 tons, 

 or 170,000 pounds. 



The dissection of this animal commenced under the 

 superintendence of Dr. Dubar, on the 1 4th of November, 

 in the presence of a great number of medical and other 

 scientific men. The workmen were sixty- two in number, 

 who were employed both day and night; they con- 

 structed a wooden house close to the spot. By the 1 9th 

 the skeleton was dissected out, and deposited in a place 

 prepared for that purpose ; but it was not until the 20th 

 of April, 1828, that it was articulated, and fit for exhi- 

 bition. For this purpose the carpenters commenced on 

 the 1 4th of January the construction of the pavilion for 

 its reception, the same that was recently at Charing 

 Cross, of which the following engraving is a repre- 

 sentation. I may observe, that the building displays 

 very considerable ingenuity on the part of its contrivers ; 

 as it is so constructed, that it can be pulled to pieces, 

 and re-erected at a distant spot, in a few hours when 

 required. 



