New-York tribune., 1868-03-04
IRE BARyUWs NlSErA EEE.

} The Great Curiosity Shop is no more. IFS
10 the sound of shuiug feet; viii tho bdbbllng
gossip Of tho repeat the cries Of wonder which fore
time varied the mOnotony Of football music and made
the sleepy owls shake on their lctbag and the
ginnlng apes chatter with delight The 100000 curos-
tics barring the Croassan girl the ciantcss, tho fat
woman The baby elephant, the giraffe aud bcggarly
account o. smaller animals. Dave All disappeared Tor
over The cheerful song Of tic turtle - no longer
doves and parroqutts mute. the Gordon Cummings
collection s dust aud ashes end tho happy family cats.
owls ana those merry, msohcYous cousins oi 'he human
Iaco-Tho apes and monkeys arc mouoness aud silent
What in tho world VIII country friends do now What
luduceIneut viii thcy have visit the great Metropolis,
which heretofore tlicy have REGARDED simply rs the
big town whereof Barnums Museum was the
center aud the charm And Tire moral drama
The iplpOssble heroes the improbable hor0nes, the
villains of unprecedented viaiHy the clowns ~ uUap
pgdachabie Cualncss thC iuldbc poi- Tho apparent
y inextrcable plots, Ito plots seemingly yond the
mower az mortal man ~ understand or 10 work ont to
soutoD they all things OF tho pass, which can please
the DAYS When IN the crowded Iecifc Room socalled
the brave hcT0 after having cucd the clumsy clown aud
laled le villain ano mOptaicd the beautiful herones
lily casped his loved one 10 his heart aud called her his
Own ~ tones thai brought down lle - mathcic audience
and made tne house shake with tic oHbHsto OF their emo
The destruction of the Museum is complete. The only
portion left standing is no front wall Win.h from Us
hase 10 ts summit wa ge2s.pS 'vHeu' "nu hg Aiu @
jeslOoneQ WIN icc, mooc,a li" INC h,u'b lahlirtlc
forms. At Eight, when the moon sbone down upon the
Great ciclcs depended rom every projection ~ the WALL
ness. The Two large lamps which once illumncd
The pathway o. those VIC eutcred IN at
immcuse mass al ice mat shOne IN rho light IKE gan
Ic K0i.nOor under c!oud. Through the Windows tho
e Ialfconccaied fuLlength portraits OF walrns zeba
slant gorilla giraffe, and elephant, Win me many le-
formed picture much IKE ones dream OF
/. Transformation scene at NiblO's, mingled with a
\ e. II
that daughter Of JaT0slav NladymIOHItcn, better
known az Tie Empress anne Of las4 All day long tho
water from tho pipe No % poured into the building
every drop of spray which fe without instantly turning
20 ic All Gay long the dul dark smoke arose from tho
INTERIOR and mngiirg with Tie smoke from the engine
formed IN upper All dismal coud tlat oveihuae The
resting place Jt tho 5000 an the Norieasier carried u
away 10 make roOE Tor nObeF cloud mere dismal sli
All day long me tEl, o. Que M we lsst. .His St ,' en-
trance, siinost hlddeI iro eisht hy 'e eh covering o
ce wnich surrounded ~ continued TO burn and ~ IA
ghts. continues siill 10 burn.
Up 10 l..te honr in The afternoon it was supposed
very naturally. too, tbat, as ihe Ilncfn@h WOnd say
eEcy living the 10 Tie house was d,ad; Dt !" ne ti
prise 81 hundytcs o! spectators, ~ about oc.rrH NC
black bear Of Barnums INSIDE ms appearance az a second
-tCty Vlndo" ara iumtdmteiy DeEah 10 uI"" V', ~
lis of distress. ladder at once ras'd, ana no
attempted to east noose cyCr Tie animals Lea nt iho
ursine paw vac always ready 20 resist Dc aiieEi
msn left the bear 10 lds fate sc Nas soJ 90 Oo sfde
lie Was seen 60 Struggle u0Dicn, Wit. Dts ac,ty-
yirtri "a hi. ineYrusIhle suspicion of hn-
GDAn motives. Hla; ieid 30 would nAse Ia another
Ares, N which fru.n and CLantclCcr. AND ReyuGYf
ngHre--in when iney perform deeds tliat make tire
Enke ti'ohs ono Of the standard eplcs of tho world
IA afOrds much psasure state that Tie C.feasIan
grl 2Dd the gaOtCss DO suffer materially from tciF
<1sht The lady known yulEa-y as the iit Woman g..
hogever losing ftsh 20 slch extent tnat The LGps
staoOtG 30 elCacOus ~ increasing the Av0!dupOs ~
Turkish women IN Egypt, has boen recommended
ycperative and viii be AZ ported large guam
tifeS % eI.t the den,ard The giraffe however - in
nnabe condition iagi; been severely burned aud tho
fnfsi.i elephant BOT chilled and frightened 70 within
Gay cr Two cf dissolution
last r.ht EfgIue NO IS stil play nc awav M on
m MINIS despite the load ~ ieo which hUng 20 Ter
tdes lsd almost COFged Tho moYsmont q her