New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-11

TIE LATE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE At SILVER LANE,
rrsN-We announced under our Teiegraphc had O
lcg day, since. AID Ne now find the Broom fl.l
hc1u tho annexed notice Of inc destruction by IRE Oh
The s0h ut 81 tie family residence oi hi late Robert
n Rose Lee. Of silver Ls.e IN SliQuehaana County
Penn lts location one OF the .0re-est and most
-omaLuc in the United states. and 81 tnsravng by
smile q the principal range Of buildings compo'ins
the establishment orsei long since one Of the en-
bo!N,lments Of Graham. Magazine. situated on no
borders Of n romantic lake emhowered amid woods
and walk. ~ which nrt and nature we're beautifully
combined by the classic and poetic taste Of ne late ac
complshe proprietor rs sudden .nd utter destruction
with IL large and valuable library and numerous works
Of ART must have been regarded AZ public loss IN tho
County Of which 1t was.o striking ana attractive an
ornament Il il painful 70 think, that Of all which Z;
had cot many wears Of patient and ennohAns enter
prise and toll. and expenditure OF money 10 fashion
ont OF and create from tie pumeya forest not YES
use was le 10 Two OF three short hours out The rcd
ashes and few burning orands--eren the very trees
AMI shrub. Immediately around having been consumed
ny the ferccne-s of the conhagrston. Tie os- s said
70 na,e been $4,000 and no insurance
Destructive FIRE -Tis sy',rif Mansion "a l.
irary ~ Pc ffr Dr. Ro.e i7 B4iHsNe learn with no
small regret that on Monday afternoon the oealti a
re.dence q the late Dr. Robert H. Rose Of silver Lake
81 buchanan Co with the adiacen, barns Offices &C
| was entirely destroyed by FIRE, which communicated
from stove pipe - The root The dwelling hose EN-
brscinq range Of 2J fort included one Of the most
extensive private Libraries n tho United states, con
tanning several thousand volumes, and had been iol
many wears receiving continual embellishments from
the scientific taste Of - ate gifted proprietor whose
heratv made its volumes source OF Instruction and
entertainment hrou- hout the whole County IN which
he resided Beside the value and beauty o: the build
ing. DESTROYED they contained many hngs that canlo'
| be replaced snd well be considered general loss
statues Of exquisite Italian workmanship, number OF
paint.ugs cabinet OF Chinese curosues, and co4ec
| non from Rome. pompeii Herculsneum, &C which inc
| ste Dr. Rose had ade while IN Europe. ne muse uIn
| contained slso "a rnc collection Of minerals, shells &C
and some interesting Indian remains. Anons TIE me
,nen'oes Of the Revolution. remember Win regret
autograph letters Of Washington and Ia Fryeite ana
among the works o. Arr portfolio OF co4ofed sset g
90 by -uly and prescrted 90 Dr. Rose ty Inc di-iln
-uishcd artist himself and valuable portrait VI N asn
| .ns ton painted Oh s.a-s. and executed ~ Cams
| The tire communicated with 80 much rapldiy lndei
,hc violent wind Of Monday, tha, little was saved De-
s4de the papers Of the estate.
Thus laid in ruins. IN incredibly snort -pHc'
VI time abode that lad been tie center u Literature
md Hospitality the fret settlement u -usqlensi'
M Co lBrooms Republican.