The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-01
From Our N. 7, Correspondent
Fires In New YOrk--The TrIbune's RO-
nance about Barnumis-- closing of
the ChuFches~-SwiII in the Streets
AF~ashiOnabIe " eddIng, etc.

fires In view YOrk.-.The TrIbune's RO.
nance about MISUNDERSTANDING of
the Churches--SWiII in the Streets
AFashiOnabIe Nedding, etc.
[specisI 6OrrtspOndencO of the cleveland L~EADEH.l
New York seems to be the center of at
traction for all classes of the American
people. Let them be going where they will
the island-city must be visited, and its
points Of public interest inspected. A
stranger always desires to take a peep in
side of Trinity Church, to go to. the top Of
its tower, to hear its bells ring he must
see Wall street and have the t'bulls and
bears" pointed out to him he must inspect
Stewards store, the Cooper Institute, the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, and Central PaEk, for
in the rural shades of his country home.
if he is 50. fortunate as to take a New
York daily paper, he has read much about
these places, and hiss an intense desire TO
see them. A few wish TO see the Tombs,
where so many rogues are put under lock
and key some gsze with open eyes and
mouths upon the City Hall, and the offices
of the Herald, Times and Tribune; but
heretofore the greatest place for public re-
sort has been BArnum's Museum, with its
million and Il half of wonderful curiosi-
ties. This now is nothing but a heap of
brick, stone, and iron columns, piled up in
ruins, stesming and smoking. Its destruc-
ton cannot quiet a sensation in the
city, for when the news spread over
the town that the Museum was on
fire, 8 grand rush was made for. the spot,
and the people witnessed with heartfelt
sorrow the destruction of their favoriEs
place of amusement. As a general thing
the citizens of Now York pay very little
attention TO the fires which are daily occur
ring there-the alarm bells ring so often
that they excite no remark; silence for q
few days would cause all men to wonder.
From the mere force of habit we count the
stEekes oAhn-baM and mentally exclaim: /
Inc Hfe rs ooWn town, or il Ia -ua.tow,
1t is IN the second Ut GfLh district as the
bell may Indicate perhaps, if we are on
the street, We see the boys with their ma.
chimes, rushing past, a hook and ladder
company, a hose cart, a steam fire engine,
or the fire patrol, but we never think of
following them, for we may be three, i've,
or even ten miles from the fire. e. ii
And SO a New-Yorker seldom goes to a
fire. If the elangori of the bells disturbs
his night-rest he simply puts his hand
upon the wall at the side or head of his
bod-ifit is cold, he turns over and sleeps
again if it is not, perhaps he will
thrust his head out of the window
to see if the next house is in flames.
The morning papers will tell all about the
IRE, as we sip our breakfast coffee, and
much which we could get from no other
source. Butthere are sensation fires in eW
York even, and the burning of the Mu-
scum Wss one Of them. Although some
thirty thousand people, your correspondent
among the number, were on the ground,
yet they were not able TO see The sights
which the Herald, the Times, the World, .
and above all, the Tribune, saw. The
building burned like any other large house;
the walls fell in gracefully; Ann street
and Broadway were filed with blocks of
marble and brick; some twenty-hy or
thirty engines were about the house, each
pouring in q stream Of Wster. .niH5
II Is amusing to read the New York
newspaper accounts of the fire; but it is ]
seldom correspondents have so good an {
opportunity to get up q sensation article, '
md they improved this one to the best of {
tnelr ability. All admit that this time the
TRIBUNE told the biggest story, much to /
me disgust OF the Post the Sun, and other {
sneets' Much sympathy was naturally felt
tne crowd for the poor whales, the
family" n other dumb animals !
WHICH were confined in the Museum; !
OuF no one supposes there was y
my nghtI such as the Tribune /
1~srrstes, In the halls of the Museum. 8
Probably all the animals were smothered Il
q their cages, and afterwards roasted. Z
There were no live tigers, bears, or ele-
ohsnts In the Museum; monkeys were not {.
Ieen dancing in the flames, and the fat
did not get out through a window | .
outside of New York must be
'autlous how they swallow all the stories
hey md In the papers. The Museum
'ulldlng was an old, WORKOUT thing, 8 per- q
ect patchwork of q house, and not the 2
Weetest place there was by any means. 9r
rs MI. BsTnum seems to be alive on the d
uo1ect OF another museum, it is fair to pre- p,
mi that In a short time we shall have an
legant hre-prOOf building, worthy of the nj
Ivy and public patronage. 1t will follow
be fashion of the churches and private W
eHdences, and move up towR. TIE lower =,
Art OF the city seems destined 10 be en-
rely abandoned TO business and the poor, .
inns week, what churches have not I'D
READY closed, will shut up their doors SCI
Y the season, or until the middle z
} September ; already our streets are e.
serted OF the better class of people, and
o'ham IS either At the Springs, the sea. SIT
ore, or enjoying the cool and quiet Of N,
me rural shades. It is fashionable 10
ave the city during the cheated term De
ID we find no fault with elergymen for i5
in the wake Of their congregs- a
ms. They hAye need Of quiet and en- On
like the rest of mankind. There G.
little use in preaching to empty benches Pro
d impatient sweating, sleeping hearers; HUI
putof fresh air, q climb up some noun. Az.
n side, g. dive In the cool salt water, will
poor clty-sick humanity more good :
an q thousand sermOns. Sc we bid Beech y
Bellows, Tying, Dix, Adams and Oh
sevsr, not to forget Chapin, good. bye, =
q congratulate them upon the good for. nh
10 OF q vacation. - We poor, iunlucky
IS doctors Should they leave town the "A
< would all recover, and there would be 5ios
end to:pcwders and pills editors cor piec
pondents, business men, CLERKS, and laTg
people, have to remain in may
city, enduring the heat as best We can, Cont
is would be tolerabls if our streets were Arg
It decentay clean, but they are gradual. A. Ao 4
filing up with sWill and ofaf of ali Be
q while the contractors and the work. late
q are quarIeling about wages and the T Ts1N J
lOet u hours IOr lnO9r. 7.#f d.. Six {
t is 9 very disgusting and filthy prsc. Sing
which sbounds in New York OF mt. isP'
yIaH the dirt tashep} . will, etc, onto the Sol
in all mannnr of old -. - EgoT