The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-08

her use She sang for the first time in America
in Castle Garden. and John N. Genin, the halter,
laid the foIndaton OF MS fortune o5 by purchasing
graphic reports gave the price az having been,
some 5000, and others $1,000. Ii was during
the engagement OF Jenny Lind that Barnum
became teetotaler. and never afterward eeuId
he be prevailed upon TO drink liquor OF any ki1d.
HIS PRINCIPLES.
He carried bis principles IN this respect into
his business, and would not give employment 10
drinking man. IL lie knew it. He gave utRety-
five concerts with Miss Lind and then released
her from her engagement. The receipts fov me
whole number were S712, 164 "a. or an average
OF S7,496 43. OF this amount Jennie Idud
received sl76,675 90, and Barnum S535, 5,4s6 25.
Barnum's field was now opening, aud his uext
venture was "Barnum's Great AsIatic Caravan,
Museum and Meuageri-." But he did nos 70
linGuish his other business. In 1850 he con-
tracted for the Bateman children. III 1852 hs
made a tour with Catherine Hayes, visiting as
far west as San Francisco, aud IL was Just be-
fore starting on this tour that lvantStau 70.
caught fire, but was not badly burned. 10 1853
he resigned the Presidency of tue FART ID
County Agricultural Society. In 1855 he was
ruined by the failure Of The jerome ClocS Coal-
pany" whose paper he had indorsed to the
bllitIes. His friends rushed to his res
benefit was shOwered upon him by "sho~ REQ
pie" The letters OF coincidence lie received
would I'LL volume. But, al the age OF 46, ne
determined TO "dlg his own way out" Before
the Jerome bubble burst lie had sold Out tia
American Museum collection.
How. little by little, Barnum recuperated his
lost fortunes II would require too much space 10
tell. In 1865 his American Museum was burned.
He mad repurchasee it. He immediately OpeUed
another, occupying three fun houses on Broad
way. between Prince and Houston streets, and
running through 10 Mercer street. This was
again burned, March g. 1858. Tie value Of the
curiosiIies lost amounted to S2SS, 600. lvanIs-
tan had again taken fire and been destroyed, so
that his loss by the three fires aggregated over
$1,000. 600. He had made his last venture Ia
the museum business.
HIS SUBSEQUENT SUCCESS.
With his subsequent success as a aciIcuS-manaFer
every child throughout the length aud breadth
OF the land Is familiar. or late years he has
indulging In what he called rest, but what most
men would have called pretty hard wOrK. hts
motto was Rest, not Iut." In September,
1873, lie visited England with a view of elicitiug
whether, in the opiulOn OF those best qualified,
there was sufficient probability Of Il success
ful result TO induce him to undertake ihe
lug westerly current OF air, the existence Of
Viii ch was asserted, the ocean could be crossed
by aeIosi alton. There are many matters OF
interest in connection with the life OF sucn q
man as Barnum that only volume, such as lie
has gwen to the world In his Forty Years Rec
oections," can convey an adequate idea OF them.
He commenced life as jackson Democrat, and
I'm 1852 or 1858 was urged 10 allow his name TO
60 before the State Convention as candldate
Tor the Office of Governor. In 1860 he becam /
Republican,, In which political faith lie died. In
religious faith he was Uniyersalst, aud an at
tendant upon the services OF Rev. h. ii. Chapiu
always While In New York City. In Bridgeport,
he attended church OF the same denomination.
His family consists OF his widow, his daughters
Caroline G. Thompson. Helen NJ. Hurd ana
Pauline L. Seeley. Frances }. Barnurn, his third
daughter, died when but TWO years OF age He
had no sons.