The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-07-15


IRE vas pni ont. ale vss sllshny iDjurcd by the fro
BARStN 40 A euowNAE.
Tho Buldiug in which 20 many hundreds ~ thous~
ends OfrCoc have ed themselvesf for moro thsp
half century, ~ commented h 1919 ard conn
rlelel in isi3, when u vac leased 10 Mr. scuddnr'
ss Nufcum twas substantially built Of marble
II, has been sl,erei and iu proved much rree tbr
.riv days Of s Museum fame ami vi,ha Va N dry
anil time worn, that hu, i;lo wonder il cSpioseed 81
SO ,ocdy destruction, arer tho Ere bad obtslBef
any hcldwn. Bsuum bought the collection ofcuri-
oslo. IN tsl2, and orened the SHOW business" a.
= permanent occupation in THE city. lie had
been a travelling Snowman before thh Had
got his uame up by exhibiting Joyce e,h W crowds
OF " opc At Nii'os Garden. soudicr's Museum did
not ;uourt 70 much whom BATnum bought IT, and in
few r'ar, hn ,l',iued the OLD Peale's Murodm, on
Htonlaa ~, opposite the City Hall. he the two
IN or9s..au ,of several teneorN and then made
hit' by recurring "Tom Thumb" lie next
Travelled Ia Europe vith "Tom," aud sent hons
lots Of ciro.ito,. Aacr making one fortune 10 this
v'v, he secured Jenny Lind aud made another by
iuhc-ucih the "svcd,sh Nightingale" to her
Amcri,ssn sduIcr, This pablo .lc veil acquainted
mu"N fault via them. tecaisn Barnum avsys save
h ions "a, t,d yaluc Of the "WNrict' he exact
In the jerome Cick -pcc1ln, On. Psraun GOT
''wouid up.. Tor several yctis he vs iusced 10 re-
huildnF.. al, niciitop helms disposed o. ps-
enolsy Ind inst begun to give the great
.ucccs,iu mansstmeu' oi he Su- am sss issIr
TO void hun, uh'n tAis are has again
vent him ior time irom taking tia, ct.e and com.
fort be ~aH ookiu forward 10, NJ iecently eeetcf
usual enefr, di,plyed in tue following character.
istiC note disraiclcl yc-tC rdAy afternoon 90 :. "
Huri, Ia, his son.n isw aud manasor.
EufJrpoy', 2 +. H.-pon't fret a bit over tbs
MsIseutu Iuaurpurp. 1 know. dufttf haf
tn, culositief, hut must zee that C set. ready
70 90 o. h s.aTdey,. .csper Phrase nj. p.s..s.
blls Of exchang' TOT 1850 pound. I can replace
m ,n OF t9a 1nrio,,ilr by l1ckins out ,hGp Tor
ready to buy them
Those Who know Bsrnum, will believe that he
means to act IN this emergency according TO the
,pirlt Of the aboyc and notw the fact that
some greedy and srasping individuals have prouul-
gated notice that the. Intend TO establish imme-
sN0n0r, the public viii he slow To endorse such q
movement when H. 3. -ou,h, to he made profitable
80 Ions Tor Iho raj n'u-tmcni OF he pcopic
Ihe iollo"ing ON ho ConnrRcl,L u lat sotp
ma IL pa tl'u cot. 4utrfOsiug history come Of
with Haruum's hlu.,um'
The building was founded in 1918. m Scudder,
Mu,cg,n' sud soon became svoitc pl,re oi resort.
out ant fitted II up In III, buildinr At tho corner Of
bioadgw snd Ann street, incorpoT.'ing with n the
collection n curio-i'i", o~ncd by Mr. pcae, which
vac established In $50, and ws- for many ycaru q
tadini olhctoi Interest IN the city. The large snd
located nj No. b3g broadway, wa. . ahort time 40
aided to the Museum. A. an evidence VI The early
sttus'e' ri Mr.. Iarnum to establish entertaining
place 81 thtonN Hmusaneut for the people, u NAV
be stated that Al the commencement OF his
career, The NEGOTIATIONS for rcntns the huseum
nearly broken by the inability ~ the poor and
known hut energetic young man 10 offer the
the ncocssary bu.ines. suretie- and references In
me emergency, Mr.. Bafnum applied " NOSE Y,
Bach sho was at that time proprietor Of the sur.
and that gentleman rvinced his intuitve knowledss
0f nIf lac Nar
ne"iie. to ssJ thAl NJ csoh loot NOTHING by his az
patiently rs.h conddonoe. ~. Bsruun has since re
tc,rh'S services Ia tie hour Q, need and the latter
,ull lives 10 reret nothing Of Oh, pas, In this oco
shch has heiei"n tho pullio as vel ~ the owner uS
tho Nuseum.
eIo-s rec''pf t7krn ~ bsrnnm's Mu-.um ainountef
10 tTo hunirt a, ciri'y thousand three hundred
hii io-F-Ir" dollar ihls Will rive about ons MI
li"l and quarter oi v,sitor. for eleven months.
io- many millione o. - con. have visited tho NM
10 compute hut b. .iic 20 shat Il was the post
cAicn.yeN palronis"d OF any place IN the country q.
ti,r Ave 'ninhitni siinost oven hour during
The dr. sud Tie ll'.c would be thrUnged from morn
And iCoro.-,rg u ID o'hold The summer SEASON
hed lu'i 'onu' need under The most favorable au.:
49, ioin. lrfiaimrd to crowded aniiences In ths,
i't,li' room, nAy ana evening.
rrupfNds pmrroyrn.
m" Gre, VIII ~ broke ont about hatpast tvAlvs
o'cio b, we- not brought under The complete control
OF TIC tremcu until three 1olock, At which time tho
oup Ninf biidinsr bad boon totally Destroyed
larnun's Museum Noe as, go and 3ss Broad
VA, and Nos p, I, d, AMI ~ Ann atrrrt.
Euoi, Bn,ldiag, 40. az Hrosdsay, and Isl, 1855
and 100 Fulton -ttogi
On ltoahT a." Nos ~ md D 49,
GA ! ton street. Nos. ~ and 80.
On Ann street, Nof. ~, - snl &c.
N..fly half A., block eA.,ouvc, l,i mt, n srrnuld,
ciin, h"spo -'lHcs h'.cAs u,d rubbish "a .o,s than