The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-07-21
Barnum's Museum Burned

New York, July IA fire broke out In
Barnums Museum at o quarter to one
o'clock to-day, and by enc o'clock the on.
tire interior was consumed. The flames
shot far into the air above the roof, and the
whole block is endangered. The wind be-
Ing from the west the flames are driven to.
ward Nassau street. on which side of tho
block is situated the Herald Office.
SECOND DIsPATH, TWO O'CLOCK, Pm.
1t 10 now thought tho fire will not OK.
tend beyond all the buildings adjoining the
Museum on Broadway. aud two or three in
the rear, leaving that portion of tho block
fronting on Nassau street. including the
Herald buildings, untouched. ~
The flames werO stopped at No. l8 Ann
street, and l49 Fulton street. The proper.
ty intervening on Broadway, Ann and Full.
ton streets, was destroyed. Six buildings
were destroyed on Broadway, eight on Ann.
and five on Fulton street.
The heat was so intense that the front of
st. PauIs church, oppoaite the Museum.
took fire, but it was saved by the efforts of
the fremeD.
Among the sufferers were Thomas H.
Busteed. M. w. Richardson, Bradford Bas.
ford. Wright, J. ID. Phillips. Horsey and
Ford. Slater and Riley. s. d. Bradford,
Jamos B. Thompson. p. Hamilton, Sterns
and Bale. Swift, Deck aud Fitzgerald.
Nothing was saved in the Museum but
the glass steam engine.
IS THIRD DISPATCH, SEVEN P. N.
A fire broke out at noon In BaInum's Mu.
scum, extending rapidly to the adjoining
buildings on Broadway, Ann and Fulton
streets. The Museum was totally destroyed.
Nos. IL. IA. and l6 and lS Ann street, oc-
oupied by various parties, including Dona.
hLe's store, Groat's restaurant, French and
West. and Dick and Fitzgerald, printers.
and others, werc burned. No 2l6. Broad.
way, occupied by White, halter, and Van
Namas restaurant, vas destroyed. Numer.
Gus other buildings we're also destroyed.
The f;remen were in force, and tho flames
were hero stayed.
New York, July l3-Owing to the rapid
progress of the fire st BarnumS Museum
to-day. very little was saved The snakes
and wild animals we're burned. Many or.
ticlos were brought out and lost 10 the
crowd. The policemen saved case of val.
liable coins and the glass engine. A large
number of thieves and pick pockets we're ac.
tive in stealing property, and several arrests
were made.
Several persons we're injured by the :all.
ing of the walls. A panic occurred in the
crowd 10 consequence of the escaping of
steam from FIRE engine. and several per.
soma were injured by being tramped under
foot. One of Barnum's attaches went to the
roof of the building when the fire broke out,
and has not been heard from since.
The City Hall, Park and all the streets in
the vicinity are filed with debris and crowds.
The walls of the Astor House grew very hot,
but. by drenching the windows tn oroughly,
the building was saved from fire. The
Evening Express Office took fire twice on
the roof, but without serious damage. Some
water was thrown into the Herald building.
Tho Belmont Hotel was thoroughly
drenched. The old Fire Department was
out in strong force, and engines came from
Brooklyn this afternoon to assist 10 extiu.
gushing the fire.
The capitalists made q proposition for the
new Museum Association, with capita! Of
$500, 900, with John Banvard, of Banvards
Panorama, as manager.