Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-09
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, December 9.-Five min
utes after the alarm of fire was sounded,
at 1915 'eleck last night, at l3 Park
row, in the building occupied by the
New York Evening Express, stream Of
water was playing upon the building
and the firemen were actively at work.
The fire, which was at first supposed to
be slight, rapidly gained Roadway. At
IL o'clock the flames and dense masses
of smoke issued from the fourth floor.
A second alarm was then sounded, but
Notwithstanding the efforts of large
number Of fremen, the flames contin-
ued TO spread around the floor occupied
az an oyster, liquor and billiard saloon,
which was deluged with water. From
the fourth floor the fire extended TO the
fifth and penetrated through the roof OF
the building, old and frail, and offered
nittle resistance to the flames, which
looked a long time as if they would
extend to Freezes Hotel, adjoining.
The wall separating the hotel from the
EXPRESS office being very frail, the agents
at the latter place were at first seriously
alarmed. In less than half an hour after
the fire broke ont thu fourth floor, in
which we're the offices Of James Erastus
Brooks and rooms of the dramatic and
art reporters, and some OF the editors,
we're totally ruined. The library of
Mr.. Brooks, one of the finest in the
country, in statistical works particularly
rich. was consumed. The loss to the
owner was very severe. In the COM
poHing rooms, on the fourth floor, a
quantity Of type was destroyed. The
peculiar position of the building rem.
dered the work Of the fremen extremely
difficult. The second and third parts
OF the fourth floor was occupied by W.
H. Gelder, paper dealer and printer.
The damage to these floors by water was
very great. tll:30, when the fremen
found the efforts to extinguish the fire
from the inside of the building futile,
extension ladders were brought into re-
ouisition and two or three streams
were brought to bear outside, which
checked the flames in the direction Of
the hotel. At $50 the fire was com
pletely under control. The loss, as near
as can be ascertained, is; Brooks, S4O,-
500; gelder, SIC, 900; proprietors oyster
and billiard saloon, $4,000. Insurance
not ascertained.
Thirteen veterans Of the war Of 1912
visited the pension bureau in the custom
house on Saturday, for the purpose of
receiving pensions. Their names and
ages are as follows: j. P. Simpson, s.;
J. C. Vereland, sc; Charles Oakley, SO;
Edward Dennison, 50; Isaac w. Briggs,
rs; G. W. Kennel, rs; VIM. Noay, Is;
Isaac PHILIPPE, II; Thomas Wac, 80;
John Allen, "; VIM. B. Latomel, so;
Edward Egbert, II; and VIM. Durany,
10,
The steamship Friesia, which arrived
from Hamburg on Saturday, brought the
entire crew Of the Plymouth schooner
Patriot, WHICH we're saved from that yes
sci. The wreck was iiseoyered by the
steamers officers on October "a, dis
mantled and tossed about by the waves.
a lifeboat, under command Of officer
Beer. was sent to succor the crew Of the
schooner. AfteT dangerous and labo-
rious pull Of half mile the crew reached
the Patriot The crew, one by one, sue
ceeded in dropping safely into the life.
koat, and were taken on board the
Friesis.
! Ex-senator VIM. Graham, charged
with embezzling 800 600 from Waikiki
National Bank, Of Middleiovn, Orange
coguty, when President Of that bank,
was recessed Saturday on $4,000. Mr..
Graham examisaiiOn began this morn
ing at eleven O'Clock before Commis.
sioner Osborne.