The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1865-07-29
DaruMm's Mwsrum rirf..Thr Whole
Establishment DtarsysA..sssmss
aud Incidents.

From the New York Tribune.
Almost in the twnkling Of an eye
the dirty ill-shapcd structure, fllet
with specimens NJ full Of suggestion
aud Of merit, passed from our gaze
and It's like cannot soon be seen again
Considering that for many yeats III,
Museum has been u Landmark of the
city: has offered Us in childhood
fullest vision Of the wonderful and
miraculous; has opened to US the Sc.
cre,s Of the earth, and revealed T.
US the mysteries Of the past ha,
preserved intact relics Of days and
ages long since gone, and carefully
saved from the ravngcs Of time and
the gnawing teeth Of decay, the gar-
ments and utensils Of men Of note
long since monldcrcd. aud offered
men Of learning and of science op-
por,unitics for Investigation and re-
search, which their limited means aud
crampcd resources relentlcssly rcfus-
ed them, VIC deem il but right to the
public, but meagrc justice to the
hard.carncd success of Mr.. Barnum.
that We place Of record an account
OF the loss.
Mr.. llurd estimates that 4, 800, 900
would not cover tho loss on the con.
tents Of the Museum building, which
cost over $1,000, 900.
Soon after the confagration. n
number Of strange aud terrible howls
aud means proceeding from the large
apartment in the third story Of the
Muscam, corner Of Ann street aud
Broadway, startled the ,rongs who
hal collected in front Of the building.
aud who were 1t FIRST uader the i'm.
PRECISION that the sound mus, proceed
from hnnan beings unable to eilcc,
their escape. Their anxiety was
somewhat relieved on this score, but
their CONSERVATION was by no means
decreased, upon learning ih. the
room in question wss thc principal
chamber or the mens scrie connect.
cd With ,l.c Museum. aud ,ha, there
WAS immincn, danger of tie animals
there confined, by the action Of the
flames.
Our reporter fortunately occspies
q room on the North side Of Ann
street. corner Of Broadway, the win.
'lows Of which look Immediately into
this compartment; and no sooner was
he appriscd Of the ERE than hc repair
cd there. confdcn, Of finding ''i,cms"
in abundance. Luckily the window.
Of the Museum were uncloscj. and he
had q perfect view Of almost the en.
tire interior Of the apartment. The
following is his ssstcmep, Of vhst
followed, in bis ewn language:
Protecting myself from the in.
tense heat as we'll IS I could. By tax.
ing the masrass from the bed, aud
erecting il as a bulwark before the
window, with only enough space re-.
served on the top rs lookout. snx.
iossly observed the animals in the op.
posite room. Immediately opposite
the window through which I sarcd,
was large cage. containing a lion
and l,sness. u the right hand uss
the three ssoricd cage containing
monkies Of the top. two ksneass~. IN
the second story. and .'happy fami.
"" Of rats, cats, sdlers. rsbkiis, etc.,
in the lower department.
The lcft Of the lions cage was the
tank containing the two sllisasers,
and stal farther TO the left, psrtially
hidden from ny sisht, was the grand
tank containing the great white shale
which hae created s~ch = furcrcin our
sightseeing midst for the past few
seeks Ufca he Assr vas Gagged
the boa eohssricsssuv onseendas aud
rattlesnskes shese kesds would now
and then rise msascingly through the
top Of the saes. In the extreme
right ~ Ne ssee essirsly shss from
my view .ss frss, containing the Dea.
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