The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-14
Additional Particulars of the Great
Fire in New YOrk---LOss One Million

Additional Particulars OF the Grea
/ Fire in New YOFIx.--LsOsS One Million
Dollars. r~
NEW YORK, July IA fire broke on
at noon in Barnum's Museum. extend
ing rapidly to the adjacent buildings OF
I broadway and Fulton street. The NIu
scum was totally DESTROYED, Nos. 10
| II, 10 and and Is Ann street. occupied
| Dy various parties, including DOnohoss
STORE store, Gro2t,s restaurant, French and
wheat, and Dick and Fitzgerald, prin
Iers, ana others, We're consumed. No
zIO broadway, occupied by White, hat.
ter, and n restaurant, were DESTROYED
NO: ia Broadway, occupied by Rogers
ana Raymond, clothiers, Reeves bill.
lard saloon, were DESTROYED. No. u.
Broadway, occupied by Knox, halter
ana others, was DESTROYED, The fire.
men were in force, and the flames were
mere mere stayed: No one was injured. The
loss Is said to be one million dollars. or
which there is half II million insurance
me fire originated over u boiler in the
Museum basement.
Tho flames We're stopped. Mt IS Ann
street and l47 Fulton Streets. The'proDe
efty intervening on Broadway, Ann
ana Fulton streets was destroyed. Six
buildings were destroyed on Broadway,
elght on Ann and five on Fulton streets,
The heat was so intense that the front
OF st. Pauls Church, opposite the Mn
scum, took fire, but the tiremen saved
| it. 80. ''''' ''
Among the sufferers We're the follow
ing: Thomas n. Braisted, NIetzpener
NJ. Richardson, Bassford, Brosuan, ID,
Ford, Slater and Riley, S. Bradford i
ID. Thompson, p. Hamilton, Stearns
and Beal, Swift, Dick and Fitzgerald.
Nothing but the glass steam engine Nns
saved i'll the Museum.
Another Account.
tBy the United iStGLes Lincl
NEW York, July l3, s p. M.-Bar-
NUNS Museum, Raymond's Clothinr
store, Reese's Billiard Saloon, BaZZnwIs
Factory, Whites Hat store, are all des.
troyed. Several persons were injnrCd
by falling walls on Broadway and Ann
streets, their names could not be ascer-
tanned during the excitement. The fire
originated i'll the basement of the Mn
scum, and spread with such fearful rn-
Pldlty, and the smoke was so dense,
thai. the tircmen were driven away from
the premises. The cause of the fire has
not been ascertnined. So fnr MS con ho
aScertalned, no lives were lost.
Most of the animals and curiosities
persisted in the flames. Soon after the
flames were observed some of the at-
taclleeS of the Museum set about the
wotk of removing all the property in
their reach. In a few minutes after
they commenced, it proved task not
only Powerless, but one which might
involve even the sacrifice of life.
In order to save all the most Valuo-
Die curiosities and miscellaneous arti-
cles with which the museum abounded,
II number of the employees of Mr.. Bar
mum traVersed the rooms which had
not been visited by the devouring ele-
ment, and secured some of the prop
erty which they handed to parties who
were waiting to receive them Mt the
next house. They were, however. soon
disturbed i'll their work, for tile fire
spread so rapidly that they had to leave
their posts in order to escape danger.
There were several cages of birds of
Paradise rescued from the fumes,
and some of the glass instruments,
models and devices. The walls on
Broadway commenced TO fall piece
meal Mt about twenty minutes to two.
The walls nearest to Knocks fell with n
terrific crash, and in Il few minutes the
main walls at the intersection of Broad
way and Ann streets gave way and
were precipit0ted into the streets. I'm
fortunately several persons were in
jured by the falling debris. Owing to
the confusion their names could not be
ascertRined.
At precisely o'clock p. NJ. the east
wall of the Museum fell in, casting
down large amount of burning Gin
ders, one of which fell upon spectator,
who was seriously injured. We have
not yet ascertained his name.
At l o'clock it became evident that
st. Paul's church, opposite the Muse
UNI, was in imminent danger The
flame mt that hour burst out simulta-
neOusly from all the windows of the
Museum with such force and volume
That they soon promised to spread across
the comparatively narrow space which
divided the church from the Museum.
n portion of tho front of the church be-
came scorChed, and the columns and
porticoes creaked and threatened to.
sever the beautiful marble statue of st,
Paul i'll the niche above. The pillars
seemed to become black with smoke
and fire, and in order to save the build
ing several vigorous streams were
thrown upon it for hours. Their efforts
saved the building, older than the rev.
from destruction.
Nearly all the curiosities were de-
stroyed by the fire. The "IInppy Fam
ily," locked up stairs in the last story,
also suffered martyrdOm.r Even the
"Grent Whale" which was deposited in
an immense tank on the lower floor.
which was surrounded by his own ele-
ment, was swallowed up in the common
destruction. An Offichr succeeded in
saving both the "GreelS Slave" and the
Fat Woman;" the one he carried into
an Ann street store and the other into
Il store in Fulton street. There were
several rows and several arrests were
made. At s p. IN. it is still burning, but
the flames Nre pretty we'll subdued.
-$0~--
nH.D,s.,....,, ~. 80.