The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

DHs7RUOrIoN OF rRows Observation-Disclosures
! s426 900 OF PROPERTY DKsrRoYxD-T HRIE MEN IN
s asJuRED BY BURNING.
AT about nine o .lock last evening, fire broke ont
in the four story building No. 40 Ann street. principally
occupied by John +. Trow, printer and publisher Of
Tow's New York City Directory. The fire, We under
stand first discovered by James Fox, inesr Of
steam engine, situated in email building directly In
the Of Mr. Trows premises Mr. Fox says be stepped
out rcm the engine and the FIRE bursting out
Of the third story window Of the building No. 40
Ann styeet He forthwith 10 the engine house Of
No. located almost opposite to the building in Ann
street. and gave them the alarm. At that time fire
could be from the front Of the building.
Mr. Louis Durr is insured for 5000; and his damage
which is by water will be but triang.
Morrell, Donald Co. were just moving in, and had
but little stock the premises. Their loss viii be but
trifng.
One half of the cellar under No. 40 occupied for
the manufacture Of printers rollers The OF the
person could not learn but understand he not
insured
The hall ben rarg OF the alarm for the Seventh dis
trct and after the flames burst forth from the
windows The fremen rushed to the of confagra
ton in great numbers the streets were thronged
with people, who could be running from all direc-
tions owards the burning.
1t seems, Mt the time the FIRE discovered, some
twenty printers were at work the adjoining building,
No. 81 Ann street. which communicates the third aud
fourth floors. At first they thought it could be extin
guishsd with few pals Of water and of them APP
preached the fire for that purpose but they very
found out their mistakes and rapidly did the fire
tend, that several of the printers compelled to
escape through the Hcute 10 the adjoining building the
smoke being too denle for them to pass down stairs
Great cent? sion became manifest among the printers
the step ladder leading to the scute had been dis
placed, and could not DO found, and they com.
PEELED to erect kind Of scsoId in order to reach the
scuttle Tor escape.
At times, Ann street, towards Nassau, was complete
leave in half sufocated coniiti,n Considerable fear
entertained by the 6remsn in rsfsrencsto the cond
ton of the building that large num-
Der Of printing presses in the upper floors
with some heavy iron Safes It subsequently,
est presses removed also the iron safes The
freen worked desperately to conquer the destructive
and II the space q about two hours the flames
yond the above named premises. The whole Of the
buding No. 40, has been completely guttsds and por-
Trow's Directory 1t is ead, was very completion,
and rearly If not all, destroyed by the Are The
Leayt Trow Co stereotype printers. The ar.t floor
of No ST. occupied by Lewis Durr gold and silver
refners No. So is occupied by Morrel Donald Co.,
The Ore had burning about half sn ho7r when
meter.
FIRE IN GREENWICH STREET
About 10 O'Clock last night FIRE discovered in the
attic of tie frame building No. 21 Greenwich street.
occupied by John f. White, brush manufacturer. His
loss by fire and water will be about s2oo-fuy insured.
The camphene, oil and lamp store in the building
occupied by M. Smith, somewhat da mayed by water
he ia insured in the Lorard Insurance Company for
$1,000 The breaking out of this fire caused considsra
BILE element and the Chief Engineer ordered the fire
bell to be rang for the Third district in order to bring
the up town engines down to attend to this FIRE in
Greenwich street.
FIRE IN WEST EIGHTEENTH STREET.
Soon after the breaking out Of the FIRE in Ann street
fire took place in dwelling house in West Eighteenth
street. Ninth It occurred in one Of the
upper rooms said to be caused by the careessness of
Of the servants. soon extinguished with bat
little damage.