The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-14
CONFEDERATION.
Barnum's Museum Burned.
The Loss One Million Dollars.
Great Fire in New York Destruction
of Barnum,s Musenin.
Press Disbatch.l

New YORK, July l3.-A fire broke out
im Barnum's Museum at quarter to one
O'clock to-day, and by one o'clock the en-
tire interior was consumed. The flames
shot iar-into the air above the roof, and
an entire block endangered. The wind
being from the west, the flames are drly-
en- towards Nassau street, on which side.
of the block is situated the Herald office,
SECOND DISPATCH.
2p. MT is now thought the fire will
not extend beyond all the buildings adj
Joining the Museum on Broadway and
two or three in the rear, leaving tue por-
tion of the block fronting on Nassau
street, including the Herald building.
The Great Fire in New XOrk-Addis
tfonai Particulars = Endeavors to
Save Property In the Mnseum-The
Greek Slave md Fat Woman Rcs.-
cued.
. fBy the q. S. Telegraph Linel
New YORK, July 13-8P.M.-Banum's
Museum, Raymond's Clothing Store,
Reeves Billiard Saloon, Bazzards Billiard
Factory, and Whites Hat Store areall de-
stroyed.
Several persons were injured by falling
walls on Broadway and Ann streets, The
names could not be ascertaiued during
the excitement.
The fire originated in the basement
with such fearful rapidity and the smoke
was so dense that the firemen were driv-
en- from the premises.
The cause of the fire has not been as
certained. So far as we ascertain no
lives we're lost. Mostof the animals and
curiosities, however, perished in the
flames. Soon after the flames were OBJ
served some of the attaches Of the mu-
scum set about the work of removing all
the property in their reach. In few
minutes after they commenced, it proyed
a task not only periloUs but ono which
might involve even the sacrifice of life, I,
In order to save all the more valuable
curiosities and miscellaneous articles
with which the museum abounded,
number Of the employees of Barnum's
wandered through the rooms which had
not been visited by the devouring ele-
ment and secured some of the property,
which they handed to parties who were
waiting to receive at the window of the |
next house. They were, however soon
disturbed in their work, for the fire
spread 80 rapidly that they had to leave
their posts in order to escape danger
There were several cages Of Birds OF Par
adise rescued from the flames, and some
of the glass instruments, devices, models
&c
The walls Oh Broadway commenced Ia
fall piecemeal at about twenty minutes
to two. The walls nearest to Knox fell
with a terrific crash. and in few mia-
utes the main walls at the intersection
of Broadway and Ann streets gave way
and were precipitated into the Streets
Unfortunately several persons were in
iured by the falling debris Owing TO
the confusion their names c0nld not he
ascertained
At precisely two o'clock +. NJ the east
wall of the Museum fell in, casting down
a large amount of burning cinders, one
of which fell upon spectator, who was
seriously injured We have not yet as
certained his name At one o'clock ii
became evident that st. Pauls Church,
opposite the Museum, was in imminent
peril. The flames at that hour burst out
simultan eously from all the windows of
the Museum with such force and volume
tha. they promised to soon spread across
the comparatively narrow space which
divides the Church from the Museum
A portion Of the trout of the Church be-
came scorched and the columns and por-
ticos cracked and threatened to sever the
beautiful marble statue of st. Paul i'll
the niche above The pillars seemed to
become black with the smoke and fire,
and in order 10 save the building several
vigorous streams were thrown upon it
for hours Their efforts spared build
ing older than the revolution from de-
struction. Nearly all the curiosities were
destroyed by the fire.
The Happy Family, locked up stairs in
the last story, also suffered martyrdoln.
Even the great whale, which was depos-
tied in an immense tank in the lower
foo, while surrounded by his own ele-
ment, was swallowed up in the common
destruction An officer succeeded in
saving both the Greek slave and the fat
woman. The one he carried into an Ann
street store and the other into store in
Fulton street.
There were several rows, and several
arrests were made.
LATEST.
At 5 ?. NJ. it is still burning, but the
flames are pretty well subdued
List Of b uiIdings Desiroyed-Losso one