TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 1s 
ATTENDANCE. 
For the first time in many years the Aquarium has suffered 
a serious decrease in the number of visitors. There was a slight 
decrease in 1914 but the attendance did not fall below the two- 
million mark which was passed in 1906. The falling off in visit- 
ors in 1914 was attributed to conditions resulting from the war 
in Europe. 
After the commencement of the war there was a general 
decrease in transatlantic steamship travel and in immigration, 
both of which served to limit the number of persons annually 
passing through New York City. These conditions continue. 
The twelve months of war of 1915 as compared with five months 
in 1914 produced a still more marked effect. Immigration from 
Europe has nearly ceased, and the legion of tourists going 
abroad has been reduced to a small remnant. 
The attendance for 1915 was 1,538,831, a decrease of 490,- 
76 as compared with 1914. The daily average of visitors was 
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TABLE OF ATTENDANCE. 
January — “ViStlo“s...- 86,379 Daily average........... 2,786 
February +P inn ee 100,034 sa Yee Cie Se 
March telat atest 110,055 i aS ee. a,000 
April a Shem tates ILS) ts ed ce ee 4,437 
May CPs eR: 181,998 ss fog Pune 5,870 
June Papa Gem 152,699 oe sm ene ace 5,089 
July See petal ao 178,260 a se saghiee cre 5,750 
August hws mee NGS OG = Soke eels 5,274 
September ie Sede ee 140,615 : et iy 4,687 
October Sadie hie ZZ ATO Pe Ao dig Satire 3,940 
November eben aan Dea 104,537 aA hy, Cees 3,484 
December es aegis soe 65,448 = Oy otal ee Zletal. 
Total 7 ONE a eae NststeMorse | a ae eae AL 2A 
AN OUTSIDE PUMPING PLANT. 
As there appears to be little prospect of a larger building 
for the Aquarium within a reasonable number of years, it seems 
desirable to reconsider the plan for an outside machinery plant 
to gain space for exhibits. The space occupied by the boiler 
