New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-18

QrARA~rT~E STAIN Island. Dec t.. -4S.
Hrs Ho~oE THE NAYoE -Four cases Of Cholera have
. occurred among the German passengers Of the ship
Nep.York since the report of Yesterday. one man
who eloped % the City in small boat Friday night
returned 70 the Hospital yesterday morning in state
of collapse and died IN three hours after admission
TWENTY cases u Choiers remaining in The Hospital
Respectfully. ALIEN p. WHITING. Health OHoer.
The Resident Physician reports that no cSse 81 Choi
era has occurred within the bounds Of the City since
his isst report " HAVENEfER. Mayor
TIMOTHY 7. r. HlBRARD. Chairman.
THFn r. nE FORFsr. MIL GRAY
NORRIS FRa~NIlV
RIcHp l. MoRRfs. ND Health Com
SFrH GEgR ND. Res. Physician.
JosErn n SMITH p ...,--,c,
SAwL " MooEE ND
GREAT SFraGRArloN-BwuiHg ffis PgIk
Thoucr-On saturday evening shout % O'Clock the
cry OF IRE raised in the neshborhocd ofihe Park
and Immediately afterwsrd dense volume. Of smoke
observed ssuing from the rear o the Park Thea
ter. large crowd collected and the IRE engines
promptly on hand but before they could be brought
% play upon the building broad column OF lame shot
up from the root and increased with such rspdiy that
was At once evident the whole Thester would be de-
stroycd
The night was dark and rainy and the clouds hung
low that the air SHED with broad glare illu
mnsting al the lower portion OF the City. The
flames famed by the wind swept toward the front Of
the building, and shooting up for forty or my feet
shove the roof threatened 10 sweep sway the entire
block 10 Ann-st and Broadway more magnificent
spectacle could hardly have been imagined The whole
extent of the Park with Broadway down TO Fulton -
| crowded by nearly hundred thousand people, was
I aim - light "a At MONDAY. The tall spire OF the
] Brick Church stood Ike column of light and the
fronts Of The City Hall A.or House and the buildings
on Broadway. blszei AZ II in sunshine against the
/ pitchy blackness Of the storm. The gaslgh,s dwin
ded down to fan, white spccSs and the reelection Of
the flames in the clouds such glow that it was
| possible 10 read with ease at considerable distance
from the conhagrstion
The frcnen used every eNertion 10 stay the destruc
ton and succeeded in combining il mainly 90 the Thes
/ ter BY o'clock the whole roof was burned through
and the flames poured Of the windows OF the front
Asthe timbers fe clouds Of sparks rolled into the ar
and driven before the wind. seemed to fall upon the
City ike hail Of IRE The fremen aud others busted
themselves in saving the furniture Of the Fountain
House and other buildings adjoining. which were In
imminent danger. The latter hotel was much injured in
the and the furniture damaged with wster and
broken in being removed The high Gag staff the
roof caught time and blszed from top TO bottom
Clarkes house also considerably dsmag ed by WA
| lFFf anu Nuf UT tWN uuNHtik- gu ihfaA' -oNt fst-
tally burned.
Finally, in about two hours after the FIRE first broke
out il was subdued nothing the Park Theater being
left but the four walls The fremen continued to play
upon the ruins for some time sferwnrd, and j,
nearly midnight before the red glow had entirely faded
from the clouds. The origin OF the fire ia not known
with certainty. II hrst caught the proupter's
stand whence il was communicated 10 the scenery.
and in few minutes filed the interior OF the building
Il has been stated that during the afternoon there
strong smell Of vtrio about the stage. which
marked by those who were rchesrsing. When the
conaagraton broke out par, of the ballet company Of
the Monpsisrs preparing for the eve nings per
formsnce. Several Of them had escape from
desih and one as we learn saved by the servant
Of II Monplaiser The loss Of this latter gentleman
will amour, to about 81 900 consisting mostly OF
tunes
Mr llamblins loss ia estimated at SIS 900, and that
OF Messrs Aston and Beeknsn propretors Of the build
ing At $4,000 upon both of which sums there ia but
very small insurance The entire amount OF property
destroyed IL from $4,000 70 $4,000 This H. we be.
Iieve the NTH time that Mr.. Hsmbin has met with
similar misfortune-a fatality unusual as ii is une-
qualed The Theatcr had been In existence twenty
eieht years the old building having been burned 10
1870
FiREs-Last evening. about o, O'Clock, fire
broke in the grocery and cigar store = Barclays
which entirely consumed the interior before ID
tngushed. About = o'clock yesterday evening
hro discovered in the store Of Mr.. B., 10 Chat
h4nsi from the bursting OF a csmphine lamp but
quickly put out-.A IRE also broke out In the carpcn
ter. shop of Charles r White 4 Co io2 and 400 !
Fourth 81 and destroyed property to the amount Of
about 5000 before j, could bs subdued The building
was composed Of substantial materials and was four
stories high A quantity Of lumber placed the
root in direct violation Of the law and furnished
moro food TOR the progress Of the flames.
SrKAK0scH's CoScERr.-Thc Concert at the /
New Musical Hall Saturday night was largely at /
tended notwithstanding the uniayorabe weather and
the excitement occasioned by the burning OF the Park
Theater srRAKoscH played, among other things two
new compositions la yssare' aud the L0reiey"-
the latter an exquisite musical version OF the familiar
Rhire.ballsd Even unscquainted with the story
could hardly have failed 10 hear in the notes he
ing Of the rapids and the song OF the syrcu The
Variations % Yankee Doodle" were also mos, bril-
liant and beautiful.
Miss soRriIALL sang The spell Is Broken with
much psiho. and deservedly encored The grand |
Duo CobeerlaDte with fIERz OF the features Of
the evening and combined in il. execution the eharac
ierisiie style Of both the great Pisnis's
Tax HoME CONcERT.-The Amateur Concert /
advertised TO take place to evening at the
Assembly Room. for the senett OF " The Home con /
nected with the Prison Association an Incorporated IN
sttuton Dot hesitate to say will be highly inter
es,ng entertainment The pieces selected Of the /
most popular character and the Amateurs are some Il
distn guished tx-i 81 our City IN addition 10
which have Mrs l. A. JONES the vocalist RIcft
AsD HOFFMAN, the talented pianist and CRAELEs WIN
rEz celebrated voiini.t separate and spart from
tri1ung the funds Of The Home, the Concert will /
be well worth the price Of the ticket From the char
sc;sr Of those who manage the Institution
sured that al aid VIII be well Appropriated aud W
tTus- that appeal 70 the public vii not 20 UNDECIDED
ANOrHgR GRAsD Musical FETWAL.-There /
WI be another Musical Festival On the grand 1
scale those which have been already given nth 4
such success - the Tabernacle, Thursday evening
mex, The bin comprises, in addition % HKRz End /
srAAg0scH, the whole strength OF the Oper. Comps
ny. The programme will contain choice selections Of
music snd the entertainment, will Be surpassed In
character BY any which has ye, been given.