Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-28
FIRE IN NEW YORK.
FROM THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE OF FRIDAY.


The long building on Chambers street. in the rear Of
the City Hail. containing the Of the United States
District and City Courts besides various Offices al
most entirely destroyed by fire ON Thursday afternoon
The fire was discovered at quarter after four o'clock in
chimney the western end Of the building the
Superior Court and getting into the wooden cornce
very rapidly right and left The occupied by the
American Institute which filed with chairs benches
snd rubbish, among the first to take fire. The
in session preserved their gravity until the cracking Of
flames their heads warned them of the necessity Of
retreat As soon it generally known that the
building was on fire the greatest possible confusion pre-
vailed in the effort preserve the valuable documents
and other property exposed to destruction Judges law
yers and urymen united their energies in carrying them
into the Park beyond the reach of dagger and is be-
ieved that all Of any value were saved though they
in Of arrangement that will require many days to
remedy and for time will impede the public business.
The fire presented magnificent spectacle The roof
throughout its entire length 260 feet enveoped in
mass OF hamc, raging wildly, and throwing off heavy
clouds of smoke The walls, which very thick,
sidering the height of the building remained standing
and the Offices in the basement and the second floor
with the exception of the coroners Office burnt
The new courthouse recently completed the eastern
end, though greatly exposed escaped injury. While
the fire was in progress the roof and cupoa of the City
Hall was thronged with spectators, but they finally
obliged by the chief Of police seek other position
they exposed the building injury Had the fire
Cured in the night probably very little would have been
saved and rreparabe loss been sustained in the de-
struction of valuable papers.
As it is, probably few will regret the occurrence Of the
fire. The public Offices and court-rooms it contained
Notwithstanding the sum Of $780, 900 expended about
two ago in fitting them up contracted in their
dimensions and poorly adapted to the public wants. and
the building itself has long dfgured the public grounds
1t to be hoped that the unsighty ruins will be razed
and the ground they occupy be restored to its original
as promenade
The fire undoubtedly originated from the aue connect
ed with the furnace.
1.-THE building occupied by the United States Cir
cunt Court the Supreme Court and Superior Courts the
Tax Commissioners, Emigration Commissioners, City
Coroners City Inspectors, Commissioners
of Streets AMI Lamps and various other importan city
officers. Nearly all the books, records and important
documents saved The law library containing books
to the value of $4,000 in part of the building.
Most of the hooks saved in damaged condition.
ROBBERY or BOARD THE SAN FRASCIsCo-0n Saturday
two negroes, William Evans formerly second steward Of
the San Francisco and William Fields, a waiter the
same steamer, went into jewellers shop in Chatham
street and offered large quantity Of valuable ewelry at
seventyfye per cent below its actual worth. The
pcon excited by such offer led to their arrest when
the following articles were found in their possession
One gold brooch with diamonds and red garnets one
ladys lepine gold watch double case with chain and
charms attached one diamond cluster breastpn aud chain
valued hundred dollars pair pearl eardrops
strawberry basket form heavy gold rings for la
dies and gentlemen several gold watch keys and adys
pencilcase All the articles in charge Of Capt Bren
nan, at the Sixth Ward Police. The doube-cased epne
watch was identified by Capt. Fremont of the United
States army as the property of his wife The negroes
have confessed their guilt.-Nep York Post ..