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Show .By V. U. Ielesrapli. HEAVY FIRE IS BROOKM.V. New York. 3. About 9 o'clock tonight to-night a fire broke out in Prentis's hat factory, bounded by, Raymond. Bolivar. Boli-var. VViiioughby and iNavy streets. Brooklyn. Tie whole nre brigade of Brooklyn was out promptly, but was unable to prevent the almost total destruction de-struction ot the building. At 10 o'clock the root' tell in. and by 11:30 little except ex-cept tie wails was left. The exact loss cannot yet I e ascertained, but in the building and stock it is estimated at half a million dollars. Five hundred employes oi the factory will be thrown out of employment. |