New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-24
TIE FIRE RECORD.
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE BURNED OUT.
loss OVER $20OO0-No DELAY IN THE ISSUE OF
Tie PAPEP.

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE BURNED OUT.
loss OVER $20,OOO-No' DELAY IN THE ISSUE OF
THE PAPER.
The editorial and compOsing-rOOms OF me
Jo,af Of com oerce in the fifth ana sixth stories OF No
76 Beaycr-st were vaded by fire yesterday morning
ahont O'Clock, and in three hours they were cnthey
burned out. The flames we're first discovered by an
Office boy James McCaulie, who IN the composing
room in the sixth story. about O'Clock, and went to
the editoriaroom on the floor beneath. This was
large apartment occupying nearly the whole Of the fifth
story In the middle OF the was shaft leading 20
the conposinS-room. When the boy entered ne saw iha
The shaft and The woodwork near 1t were on hre lie
gave the alarm at once to the wcrkntn Ill lHe press
room situated in the basement Of TIE building ana they
hasten TO Put i'll working order fire cXtngnshihs
apparatus which was at hand and 20 stretch hose 10
the fifth story The fumes spread with great rapidly
and before stream OF water could be brought to pear
upon them they had SHOT up through :he sAah to the
composing ROOM
Three ALARMS of fire brought out strong force OF
engines and firenen Ladders were set up against the
front OF the buiiiug ard the rcmcn, mounting to TIE
vindoys from which the flames were already bursting
poured streams OF wafer the interior OF the burning
ROOM other iremon clanbcreG with their hose to thc
tops Of the adjoining buildings on Hanover and Beaver
SIS and attacked the hre which had gained sufficient
Roadway to bdrst from the roof. Alter an hour OF nara
work the remen gained control OF the flames ard Sne
ceecd in SAVING part Of tho building below the nth
story II was nearly II o'clock, however before the
flames were entirely cxt'nGshcd ana the full extent OF
the loss,s could ne asceraincl. On the sixth story
cveryIhins had been destroyed The cases OF tAe COM
uositos were burned asEcs and the type in them was
melted The heavier forms had fallen through the
flooring to the editorial and one large form Eel "a
far as the third story New type. costing about $1,000
had been purchased for The journal Of CGmmc'ce. and
was delivered at the cOmpOe groom only
last week. Some OF the fonts mad not
been taken from the Wrappers III winch
they were sent from the foundery and none Of them lad
distributed The loss on naiIlGS ana nNihies III
the coupOsing groom cSuat,d ri Sl1,0oo IN me
editorial ruOn where had been fine collection OF books
of reference owned 10y the editor David NJ stone, D"u!
year -2S. aud Mes OF all tIe city newspapers ana o.
many utDc journals, there rcm1incd scarcely any lmG
Of value. NJ Stones private library vas thlfeiy &c,
srty Cd and the bound YOluhc, OF t!t paper were INJURED
bUtl by r. dud The lower floors Oh tlc HwIdig
were damaged only by water wln the exception OF one
tur fourth story, tie ceiling OF WHICH iu pCtl
bt oxen by falling tUrIG. TIE damage To the hlld
in.. hich owned by Tie JOmHa ot CoaiSoef, VIII
uro4l,v no exceed ~ 900 The entire toss 10 me JGH-
mil Of commerce Is covered by INSTANCES amounting to
10000. DIVIDED MAO S2J0J0 On building and 4lJ,d00
stock.
evening The utmost had been observed Ia prevent
!Hc c rYug OF lights the upper hJOra ana tn; Work
we've also fOrD!ddc7 10 s'uoNc ~ the rooms large
tit Of pcis was kep aust ins't tc prlhcF Gnu iAcc
10 tnr editor a-ruJuI. and Hghtcd match might nave
been thrown upon them without beng observed
Before tAe iie cNtlusi. :d, Ar Stone, TOE cinOf
ana business manager Of tie paper mad begun 80 pre-
taic for tC-iy's is,s OF me JOa'ad lie pllcht7ci
new tysc ana new ca.Cs for tue competitors, ana rented
"a room Oh the premises OF L. Van hoffman, at No III
Pe:.TI-st. for temporary CUmFUsin Groom. HCrc the
com osiors bu,y last nigh setting uP copy for
naltpage edition Of me paper when Is 70 appear ~ tto
usual umc t!ls morning. Inc tonntA--'o Dom Oh ihe
floor OF lie JOtyfiW building Gas h!ttd NJ 10! i-a
oi MI Stone dnd ms associates. The trt-sfooH ~
tnc basement of the building Was nos inquired al al D.!
the tire