New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-15

IHE AV.''
tn. arene Yesterday md the Curious
rissn Reported to be
,be Cause OF the Pire-Dnrnum's he.
eepsisn Of the News-The Snowman to
Take tho Field Again as Once-His
Gard 70 the Public--Insurance, Etc.
Even ND to o'clock yesterday morning
groups OF persons stood about the corner OF Ann st. and
broadway caziSe at the smoking ruins OF the Museum
and the adjacent bridings. AID watching the hremen
a. they poured their Of water upon the flames
that eaped forth from the vast smolderng
pile. ,,sr,-,,
The Museum was presninently democratic inst'tu'
ton O great friend Of the people, and they ara OUT
rural relatives TO whom visit to the metropolis ~
sensation, which they ever comnenorated ny visiting
the wonders Of the great Snowman will mourn long On"
deeply over the subversioA Of their brickandmortaf
object OF alteration.
number Of persons who arrived here from TIE conn
try late last night and this morning, fully Intending 10
go to Bsrnum's quite 81 ocked to learn that The
"bg show" had disappeared forever in asen oil hsme
THE HISTORIC GIorSD AND ITS ATTEAcIioss'
Throughout yesterday even as early as sunrise the
peope gathered about the that has now become
historic and remained there In groups until mghu@'
Some more curious than Others and more ADVENTUROUS
CROPPED among the piles Of brick ard smoking emoers
in Quest of mementoes Of the "a eat Museum; thinking
perhaps to discover fragments Of the marvellous col
lection that the notorious r T. D. had gathered from
al quarters OF the globe.
Rot biacts street swe~Ders chiGoniers and beg
cars were largely represented among the kers At te
corner OF Ann.st and Broa way; and those OF the
urchins and unkempt girls who found pieces OF eo9Ieu
81. nj hon themselves
THEN pairs , ,.- .,,. 90
time and sofened the a'peries Of he,r asocn,'9, ~
loud cries ard brandshine bets driving item away.
THE cLEARIS0-oUT or ASSsr.
Anns. which was bio. ked up by the fililng wei OF
the Museum preventing the passage 81 the cars vas
cleared out this morning. and the cars have Suoe oeoh
running as before.
The PRE- BrPoRTED 1Hs WORK OF iScESpiAhlEs.
The confagration. II Is now declared. was the wofs
of Incendarcs that the Museum set OH IRE IN ha
dozen places the guilty parties being it's u peeted'
Southern sympathizeis. offended hy tie use MI Bar
nun hn. made Of the capture Of Mr. Jefferson DAVIS M
bis wifcs pcttic"as
We cAnrot say how much how Httls truth there Is
In these stories which are believed by man! o .ns a
tc A. Of the Museum. Tire u were made agsinst the
building and It WAS one 81 the nany Puo.e sl.ue
lures devoted T. destruction at the time Of tue plot TO
lsy the city nslr, there some sfouhu io' iAiub
the reports well fanded
i BAKyUMs RECEPrIoN OF The NEWS.
Mr. Barnum MAS in his seat In tho LEGISLATURE at
Z Hartford.
hs son in.llv. announcing The misfortune lie MIG
OF Uumbugs "-as he has been siyied-man1,ste1 no
unsssness or Dependency about The AFFAIR bnt went
quiet 10 bis bone In bridgeport and ths morning
arrived in New York lie cen aifad TO lose sioUs VI
$40 90 without making ~ ado ABOUT it,-etnous9 the
loss can hardly aug uent hIs happmess-nnd he bore
the know ledge nf the fact With becoming philosophy
Hrs CARD TO TIE PUBLIC
Mr. Barnum promptly arrival issued the following
card ,,
Gr..fn for tho universal sins Of sympathy expressed
for the Of the Mu.ue and not annnd Of
the inmsn. paonss which has'been bestowed upon my
EFFORTS please for tn. lest qnfrer OF century nave re
seized IN compliance with requests to erect mne-
d.,,y IL hi. city o vii De an otnrnet 20 our
ra, metropolis 'nd an honor 10 the country AZ cr
twenty five yesfs .nabe me IN liz months 10 cnphae
In Europe hnd Arenea every 'rrcmsn OF ns'u, history
which adorned my late museum snd from u' socirus
and ohrr sources within ny inr~iedsr can
nearly supply ne p.ee' Of tie hs,S0"Ge,y .ns
have BEEN obigod, for wan, Of room to rejec, msny
raIr and valuable egrio''ie' stored IN ne mu.'pns na
privse collections Of Bur Pc which shan no" 1eye vac
Of placing before the American puohc and nt
Ioihns in"yns thsrt eiore msny months esp-e 'ns.
life BE- 'ps'd the pnolc popular psce
aud em-ni infinitely more extensive comp~ious sni
interesting tsn ever before known upon hi' continent
.ts dPach special ss.nt To turop" on saturday neIt
ard shall follow myse in order to carry out with bus
! ne.s repre- tentative, abroad the above plan.
H. the meant In order 10 give employment to my
dramsic company aud Other attaches Of the Auseum who
dp-ndent upon such engagements for their daily support
propose to CONTINUE The srrosnce OF TIE successful pato
mime lately produced at br huseum In connection with the
can be scared Tor the purpose Til, ss, viii be in few
/ No IS Chambersi'. Newly orb. July H. lis3.
THE sHOwNANs FUTURE
Rumors are afoat that the proprietor Of the late
American Museum Ia negotiating Il TIE S'adt 1heater,
In tho BOwery. aud also that b. viii sooE temporarily
open the cademy of Music for his dr imatc company.
lie has ordered two Of his agents understand. 20
leave for Europe ly next Saturdays steamer TO pur-
chase another supply OF curioties ard We learn that
he will soon go abroad him,ef To seek for wonders
and nionsIosities. Whatever opinion may be held of
him. 10 doubts his enterprise. Of which be IL the
incarnation and in less than fortnight We presume,
he will be In tie fed again. Like the PLGriA to use
p siartingly original figure. BaInum will rise. bright
buoy aid bewilderng from the ashes " his insti
tuition.
insurance. ON THB MUSEUM.
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