The New York herald., 1865-07-14
Condition Of the Burnt District
Last Night.
Extensive Coniagration il
West Forty-fourth Street.
Nine Buildings Burned and Seventy. five Fami-
lies Turned Out Of House and Home,
&C.. &C., 90.

About haafpa2 twelve O'Clock yesterday alarm Of
ore was given, which was discovered TO have been
caused BY flames originating in the lower portion OF
parnumN 1usean, corner Of Park row and Ann street.
Khsrs was imnsdately . grand rush for the burning
Aistrict,>
The sosne on Broadway fronting old st. Psuls In the
Saziy Stages Of the IRE, interesting and impress
sivs one, and which viii not soon be forgotten by
shoss who beng caught BY the crowd compelled
some Of them unwillingly-$o witness It, The engines
had not yet arrived upon the ground The nremen
With ooas on but trying vainy 10 find the sesves
Of thcas they would put coming upon the run,
knsckins down old women. boys, and even mon, like
meFs chsssmeu, - they ran And the crowd thckened
With the usual accumulation OF interested and dis
1ntssssted spectators; some coming TO sec whas
% Be seem bot larger number 10 cucumber the side
walks and thoroughares with their persons ostensbly
% get out of the way but really 10 get in tho way Of the
steam nfe apparatus when should arrive the ground
And II not long before And Of there
wepe some severe accidents 70 thoee individuals
who were 30 thicky planted as 10 be unable 10
from their places. Yet strange 70 say, in
ths way killed outright, that have heard Of Down
Broadway, up Broadway, from Fulton street, from
Chatham street and Park row, from vesey
ssnset from Barclay street, and from innumera-
bie alleys and By strsets still more people to add
% the already and excited assembage all wit
Of the most wonderful spccaces exhibited
% westricken multitude. Ia the centre Of
sights and shows pagsanss and parades the city Of New
York
THE PRE- BREAKS OUT.
Il was perhaps some Hfteen minutes from the time
when the nst alarm given before there were visible
outward indications Of the ferceness with which the
connagration burning within the Museum building
These indications were evnccd by Individual who
vent about the second story balusrade Of the structure
with club in his hand breaking the psnes Of glass In
the wndows Smoke poured out In dense volumes,
allowing that, wherever the FIRE had first taken had
already reached tho second floor And the smoke was
quickly followed by tho flames daing out in sheets and
in tongues, licking MP the combustble awnings and
sansparencics and large paintings with which the walls
were nearly covered and communicating thence to the
woodwork about the easements and Doors A similar
scene was being enacted at the Ann street front Of the
Museum Up this time bu, little had been done to-
ward saving property putting namcs those near
at hand having spent fifteen minutes OF valuable
sime in trying TO save case Of stuffed an,mals
In the front ladders were placed and were passing
from the balcony Into Knox's, and down the ladder.
bearing such curoses o. they could lay hands on They
continued II this work I'll the flames wrapped about the
topmost rounds of the ladder The police then appeared
and cleared the street Immediately in front Of the burn
ing edlhce
Al one O'Clock forked tongues OF flames we're dartng
TN ough every window wrcathing the painted medalons
outside with chaplets Of fire. and sweeping away at sin
gle uch the verscous canvass representations OF the
whales, giantesses and algaors within Al this time
The namAs shot up into the air 10 marvellous height
and TO spectators standing In the City Hall Park seemed
70 extend in obque direction far ~ Powers Hotel
Azs bpadllu Ne cher side of Ana street. Ths hsas 10