New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-23

TO rival H. Strangers arriving N the metropolis went 70 ire
Academy American tourists In fails 50 10 TIC Iui'
cries
Such ariistes JOS Patti Parod PeeolomiDi Laborde 'nf
s,ta ,ed their sweet airs TO American ears in this home
n one Gazsaniga Zacch CosOn AID Bishop also served 10
render the building sacred the lovers Of music And The
wabers also numerous ana prominent
embracing such names as BrgnOh Carl foTmes, Amodio
and Junca At when the opera was sen he Aea
ov vas also used for our grandest political gatherings ana
the voices Of Of the grandest speakers IN 'ne
have been heard within its walls Indeed there were a'oou
hand associations which rendered this building source Of
nrde 70 ros New orkers and the Academy OF music WIN
number Of surrounding buildings s now no more AS the
confagraon this vel in other resiee's was very
extensive and remarkable it is wei thai shouu n" NC
considered at length though description Of he event more
eompet and full than the report OF any o'De' lP" "
already appeared in THE TRIBUNE
At few minutes before midnight tie The IRE was deco''
cred the first indication being luId glare when hea the
entire interior Of the building and steadily grew brighter
The alarm was Q0cy sounded crowds OF men gaheieu from
all portions OF the city, and the engines made ter appear
ance and went to work.
more magnificent conhagTaon can hardy Dc imagined
tlan that which in The SPACE Of few hours de.
youred the entire block between Irving'paee and
Thirl.ave. on Fonteentb-st In the course Of
an hour upward Of 10000 spectators were eongregaed IN
the adjoining streets The light in The Academy bigA'eheu
into vivid fame the reflection Of which tie adjoining houses
was wonderfully lusrous AID beautiful az me tme' ihe
heayeus were somewhat overcast but inst before the he
broke ont the shone bright and the sky was heu "n
s,owhioh however soon hid their diminished heads IN the
mghyeaze which broke from the doomed edfee when Inc
fire reached its hight The from tie engines seemed
nothing more than mere Jets and appeared Ridiculous
in contrast with the rushing fire. We saw are operate
with the force Hardly ten minutes had elapsed ae'
The alarm given. before the whole vast edhee was en-
yeloped flames II began the paquet or oeneath SECTION
f. and must shot up the dome with wonderful rapdy
SPECTATOR who had glimpse OF the interior at the time
describes II having been nexpressiby grand Inc CURTAIN
which concealed the stage gone in twinkle and e
rich scenery behind also quickly consumed the imam
mabe material feeding the flames with wonderful rapditJ
The scene which lay behind curtain the time Of the
fire. was representation Of Italian very beautifully
painted and few seconds it destroyed BY the hames
They went tier licking up everything Balcony
after balcony went down with rush and The interior OF the
heater which short time before had contained large
audience was nothing but rearing living cracking hoWins
| fire.
Outside The spectacle the less imposing The flames
appeared 10 reach the themselves and there was the
greatest danger that they would communicate WIN othi
buildings the there fears OF an explosion an'
even the police terrified Ia the meantime the ndus1
Gus engines played their little upon and into the ire
apparently having much effect % syringe II exercised
upon the the eternal fire Of PandemonGn.
alfconsuned pieces OF scenery noaied through the air
aghipg upon adjoining buildings Tie sir led with
Aying fame Great balls Of FIRE rushed through the aro
pierre and the high wind which prevailing waited them
afar.
In less than hour after the commencement OF the IRE
dozen buildings adjoining blazing and the efforts Of ts'
fremen appeared 10 be in vain Two pane manufacture
were DESTROYED OF them being caught the ousdo
Third But Of the grhnest features Of the conhsgra
ticn Yves destruction Of St. James, Church Fifteenth
ST. Second and Thrda which notwithstanding
its distance from the place where the fire began was one
the buildings TO take FIRE from the flying tmbers and
canvas. The s,eeple, which built OF WOOD was CON
pesy enwrapped In the devouring element Illuminating I'd
scene for miles around. Atength it fel with auemendou
crasb covering the building II with blazing material
but through the efforts Of the hremen this building was saved
gradually the remen conquered the &c and the blaz
which had illuminated the city for several hours grew DINNER
and dinner until they finally died away at about daylight
| and the Academy 81 Music was a smoldeTing ruin.