The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-08
VERY DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT NEW YORK

The Tribune Office and adjoining Buiidings Destroy
ed.-We regret to learn by the New York Herald
received last evening, and the first paper for two
days from eyond Trenton, that about 4 o'clock on
"Wednesday morning terrible fire was discovered to
be raging in the block of buildings occupied the
Tribune establishment, corner of Spruce and Nassau
streets. Every effort made by the ire-companies
to master the raging element, but TO purpose and
in the course Of couple Of hours after the first
tice Of the blaze, the Tribune newspaper concern,
the periodical depot Of Mr.. II. Graham, the booksel
Ter and stationers' establishment of Janson and
Bell; the liquor store occupied by Mr.. Kennedy,
and the German establishment of the Deutsche
Schnelpost German journal published IN that city
for the last three years, with large stock Of books,
sc. were totally consumed, with all they contained.
Mr.. Graham lost not only his stock but $500 in cash.
and his gold watch, and narrowly escaped with his
life by leaping out Of elevated window upon the
deep snow beneath. boy employed BY him, who
was asleep IN the room below, followed Mr. g., but
retiring to bed Mr.. e. had taken S475 and hs gold
watch from his drawer, and placed them under his
pillow, where they we're destroyed. Mr.. G.. .sii
mates his total loss at about g., 500 and in
sured.
The Tribune lost all their type, materials &c. with
large quantity OF paper-a great number Of books
OF their publication, besds their valuable press
es in the basement. Messrs Greedy g. McEarath were
insured for 81 OOO partly in the w Illiamsburgh and
partly in the Trust Conn any Of that city. The
presses alone in the basement cost upwards OF 50 900
and the amount Of their loss, over and above insu.
| rance. is estimated at $4,000. There were severa
Offices in the same building, among them that of V
| B. Palmer, General Newspaper Agency, and En-
| signs Map Engraving Establishment, and in no case
was any hing saved. Mr.. Palmers books and papers
ware in safe, but from the specimen of its saving
powers, as exhibited soon af er the fire. it must ha W
proved of lille service
| The Germans, who had ball in Tammany Hall
which adjoned the burned buildings in the rear, were
alarmed in the midst of their revelry. Old Tanma
ny got a severe scorching. Some insurance is effect
I'd upon these buildings, but nothing like the acrua
| loss Kennedy had no insurance, and the De,tsch,
Schnsipon: very little. Jansen & Bells loss is owe
$1,000 Greedy and McEIrath al least as much.
The origin of the fire Is attributed to the negligence
of boy, who, in kindng fire in of the room.
Of the Tribune establishment, made of a newspa
per to promote the draugh which not only took fire
but took wing to some other apartment, and fire t.
mass of papers, and as the partition walls in the in
terror composed of wood the progress Of the
flames was rapid in the extreme. The press
men at work in the basement and or
being informed by the boy of the fire. rushed up Stair
with water in buckets, but the flames had made Their
so much progress that they could do nothing OWNS
10 the great quantity of snow in the streets, the
gnes were long in reaching the fire. and by the tint
they commenced working the whole building was il
| flames.
The building on the corner of Spruce street, occu
pieu ny lr. henheuy, was NOT DurDeu GOWN, Du
crushed by the large wall of the Tribune building
falling upon ii.
| The basement Of No. 3, on Spruce street. was oc
cupied by an Irish family, named Greedy and in tn,
same building, small German paper, called tn,
Schneiipost published. In the lower story of No
g. in addition to Hayes bookbindry, was the Office o.
Mr. Toler, machinst, whose loss was small, and tn,
True Wesleyan Office loss about one hundred dollars
The upper stories Of No. 5 we're occupied respective
ly by Mr.. Fraetas, job printer, and Gaylord Alex
ander, bookbnders The buildings are owned b,
Mr.. Thompson Price, and partially insured 10 tn,
Jefferson Insurance Office The kitchen of Tamma
1 ny Hall was slightly injured