New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-06
THE FIRE.

low, and resumed folding newspapers. Hall an
hour sfterward, clerk of Mr. VIM. II. Graham,
who slept the counter Of the publication office,
was awoke by a sensation Of heat, and found the
room in flames. He escaped with slight scorch-
ing. hasty efior, was made by two or three
persons to extinguish the fire, by casting water
upon it, bu, the fierce wind then blowing rushed in
as the doors were opened, and drove the flames
through the building with inconceivabie rapidity
Mr.. Graham and our CLERK, Robert NJ Streby,
were sleeping IN the second story, until awakened
by the roar Of the fames their room being full Of
smoke and fire. The door and stairway being on
fire, they escaped, with only their night co,hes by
jumping from rear window, each losing gold
watch, and Mr.. Graham nearly $500 in cash,
which was in his pocketbook, under his pillow.
Robert was somewhat; cut IN the face, on striking
the ground, but no, seriously. In our printing
office, fifth story, two composi,ors, M. +. Gale
and James Byers, were at work making up the
Weekly Tribune for the press, and had barely time
10 escape before the stairway was in flames. In the
basement, our pressmen were at WORK on 'h-
Daily Tribune OF the morning, ana hdd printed
about three.four,hs of the edition. The balance
Of course went with every thing else, including
suppy of paper, and the Weekly Tribune, printed
on one side A few books were hastily caught up
and saved. but nothing else-Dot even the DAILY
form. on which the pressmen were working So
comulete destruction oi d Daily Newspaper office
WAS never known. From the editorial rooms, not
u PAPER was saved; aud, beside all the Editors
own manuscripts, correspondence. and collection
of valuable books, some manuscripts belonging TO
friends, OF great value 10 them, gone.
Our loss, 80 far as money replace 1t, Is about
$4,000, Of which $4,000 was covered by insu-
rance. The loss oil property which insurance
would not cover We feel more keeny. If our
Mail. Books come out whole from our Salamahder
Safe. now buried among the burning ruins, we
shall be gratefully content.
1t is usual on such occasions to ask, Why were
YOU not fully insured {" 1t was impossible, from
the nature OF our business, that ~e should be 50;
and no man could have imagined that such an es-
tsblisiinent, in which men were constantly al
work night and day, could be wholly consumed by
fire There has not been another night, since the
building wns put up, when II could have been
burned down, even if deliberately fired tor that
uurpose But when this fire broke out, under
strong gale and snow-storn OF tweniy-iour hours
continuance, which had rendered the streets I'M
passable, it was we'll nigh impossible to drag an
engine al all Some Of them could not be got out
of their houses others were dragged few rods
and then given up of necessity and those which
reached the fire found the nearest hydrant frozen
up, and only to be opened with an axe. Meantime,
the whole building was in a blaze.
The loss of our co-enants is heavy. Mr.. Gra-
ham lost every thing he had-stock, money,
al Iho irut 4
years OF patient assduiy as publisher and retailer
Of magazines and cheap books. He had no nsu.
rance.
The Tribune Buildings, owned by Thomson
Price. Esq, covered lots Nos. los and l60 Nassau
street. opposite the City Hall We occupied the
entire fifth story of both as our composlng-room,
the fourth story OF No. 100 as our Edltora.rooms,
the rear part of the second story OF the same as
ware room for our publications., and for sleeping
apartments for clerks, the first story us our general
publication Office, and the basement as our press
room. The Buildings extended down Spruce
street. and embraced Nos, 3, 8 and l.
These buildings wl! be rebuilt with all possible
despatch and we hope TO be able TO occupy them
before the first day OF May next, at which time, II
not at an earlier period, both our Daily and Weekly
Tribune will appear not only IN new type, but with
such other and various improvements as experience
and the general advancement and progress OF
Newspaper enterprise may suggest.
Msssrs. JANSEN & BELL, well known law station
er, have lost every thins-vaued ut $4,000 ;;insu-
rance SS,OeO They occupied the store No. l5S and
part OF the 4th story.
Messrs ENSIGN " Son, Map publishers, occupy
ing the third stores lost their entire stock oi Maps
bur their valuable copper Engravings We're all IN
large iron safe i'll the basement and are supposed 10
be uniuiured They were insured Tor 81, ,3oO, which
will probably cover nearly their loss.
HuMYuRKy PurLps occupied part OF the second
s,oyv of No. l5S His loss OF books and lea was
probaby about $500, on which his insurance had
expred about a fortnight SINCE
MIR. B,erLow, the publisher Of the Baptist Memo
rial, occupied part of No l5s, and sustained cons
dersble loss, and we believe was insured,
]. A. Fraetas, Job Printer, No. 5 Spruce's'reet'
Mr. HAYES, and Messrs, Gaylord Alexander
Bookbinders, No Z, and the Wesleyan Methodist
Rook Concern, No. s, all sustained slight INJURY
from the water
Nessrs. ElcurHAL & BERNHARD. proprietors anu
editors Of the "Deutsche Schnelpost, published al
No 3 SSpruce-street, sustained heavy damage Their
beautiful and costly stock of German Books was
seriously injured; more by the prouse supply oil
water from the engines than from the fire They
were insured only for 81 900. Their real loss can
no, We, be ascerrained The Deutsche SchnelipoSt,
however, will soon ugain appear as before
The publishing office of MeSsrs. Wilson Co
and that Of the True sun office were slightly dam
aged. Tammany Hall was at one time IN Imminent
danger. The rear par, connecting with the Tribune
Buildings was in blaze, but the flames We're sub
dued by the promp, and energetic exertions Of the
fremen.
ey- The following Card was published N the
Evening papers Of yesterday:
\ CARD.
s15r The Publishers OF TnE TRmuSS having lost ~
,seir mater sls by Are OF this morning. ask the oree
.nee OF their patrons and the public FOR few days