Show Burning of Masonic Temple New York 1 9 am Masonio tem DIe Sixth avenue end Twenty third street SB now on fire About 830 oclock tbis morning the root ot Masonic mple Twentythird street and Sixth avenue wad discovrod on fire and before the enjrines reached the spot treat vclumes of smok belcaed from the windowa in the asylum ot the Knights Templar in the mansard story the reportthat the tempe BB on fire spread rapidly and hundreds of the fraternity fra-ternity hurri d to the place As the building below the mansard is fire pr of the firemen devoted their energies to BHV injj what portion they could of the mansard 1 man-sard story The entire building is water soted and much valuable property is destroyed Af er two hours hard work the further spread of the flames was prevented on the Mansard Man-sard portion but they wore still raging in the roof It is thought the loss will not fall short of 100000 us the costly frescoing Red rther decorations are destroyed de-stroyed In the commandery room the Orde of the Mystic Shrine largely composed com-posed Masons met last night until a late hour and it is supposed a cigar or msteh was dropped on the carpet and caused the fire The commandery room was expensive fitted up and in adjoining adjoin-ing closets were many costly equipments and uniforms Sir Knights Austin room named in honor of the deceased grand secretary was recently fitted up at an expense of 10000 and the boautiul pictures whicn the order bad been so I long in accumulating were very muct injured if not ruined |