The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-20
Especial Despatch to the Pc. .ssshars E xprea.
The Great Fire in New York.
RICHMOND. JulylA Inn

Washington papers ofto.day bring ac.
counts of a most disastrous conhagration
which occurred in New York Yesterday
forenoon about 10 o'clock.
The fire commenced in Barnum's Mu.
scum building, corner Broadway and
Park Row, and "a diagonally opposite the
Astor House. 1t is supposed to have
been caused by the explosion of some
pyrotechnics, which had been prepared
for use in some dramatic performances in
the theatrical department of the build
ing. The flames spread with great ra-
pidity to cvery portion of the house. pro-
duciug terror and CONSERVATION among
the inmates, and completely paralizing
all efforts to check the raging element.
The Museum Building is very tall
some four stories in height--and serious
apprehensions were entertained from the
first, that all the valuable buildings in
the entire block would be DESTROYED.
The Herald newspaper buildings on
the northwest corner of Fulton and N as
san streets, of great height and very
valuable. were completely destroyed,
along with the greater portion of its
types, presses, etc. 5i.s& % ska
The buildings on Ann street were oc-
cupied chiefly as printing Offices in the
upper portions, and many publishers
and printers, were thrown out of en-
ployment! N 'tEi,ttas psIT sr,,.g, afs
The total loss is estimated at from
81, ,750, 900 to So, ,0o0.00 y.,.3i 4
The Herald buildings were, erected
some fifteen or sixteen years ago, at
considerable expense. They. were com
plete in all respects for the prosecution
OF the gigantic business for which they,
were originally designed. sn,. ,,,,,. :.
Barnums losses are very heavy, and
well nigh irreparable. He had recently
encountered great, expense in preparing
tor the Gorgeous Spectacular Pautomims
of"The Green Monster; or the White
Knight and Giant Warrior" All the
new and splendid scenery, costumes,
etc, were destroyed. ~ ~.
The two living White Whales, cap.
tnred and brought TO New York from
the coast of Labrador, and exhibited in a
mammoth glass tank, were burnt. "A
living alligator 20 feet long, his vast
collection of fish, birds, flowers, etc,
were also burnt. His many Wax Fig.
ures, living otters, seals, ,menagerie Of
living animals, monster Python, and a
Thousand other curiosities were all swal.
lowed up by the. devouring clement, u.
The Fat Woman, Ia mountain of
flesh, Twas saved with great difficulty /;
also the Circassiant. Girl, (one of the
Glass Steam Engines in notion and a
few other articles OF, leinor importance.
These were all that were saved. -. .sn,
One account represents that the fire
was, occasienad by some experiments
IN chemicals, which were ibeing made by
Prof. Cospsress, the great Philosopher
and Magician, who was anhonnced foi 4
grand exhibition at III o'clock ,...5'
Some idea may be formed of Mr..
Barnum's profits from the museum es.
tablishment, when 1t is stated that dur.
ing the eleven mouths ending on May
3lst, the gross receipts taken, at, the
door amounted to S2SO,S5llsl Divi.
ded into quarters, this viii give about
twelve hundred and fifty thousand yisi-
tors for eleven months Il sg
Pail particulars cannot ba received un-
til the New York papers pftbis morn-
ing arrive, which viii be tomorrow.
Only. the Washington papers of this
morning, arrived tonight The fire oc.
CURED yesterday forenoon. 5s,s A