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Show ! jo veriimeiil Viin-iiti;i-is I tturiiea. I New York. V lio- w.-- di-! di-! eov.-nd in the J'lflh -ton- of Cue g. v-; v-; enmi.-nt ,iA-A wai.-h.M-. '. eiiwi.-h ti-eei. m-. h-i!:-p --t b' ! u'do.-k. to-Iligilt. l lie eugill'-' v.. : in- i:e-tual and tin- lire -pn.-...! r.tp:-i.y along and through ik upp.-r -l-.i;. - ,-omr L'lMI feet Itll Oreenwich .-heel. The building extend, thr-.u-gh to Inured street. Two mi. hi:. nal alarm-Were alarm-Were sent out for lire engine- from up ti.wn. The llanie- c.-ntinueil t-i in-crea.-e, and a; tins ho-ir. ll.:'o, f;e entire roof, wiiieli is M in-ud on the (ireenwich side of the building. :.ud two upper stories, have been burned. A bakery adjoining is ul.-o burin d.ard several tenement lioii-es were in ini-n ini-n linen t danger, but the li rein en having evidently now obtained control of tiie tire, will uudouUulIy keep it cnnlim d t') the government storehou-t The building is lilhd with valuable gord-. and those not destroy- d by I'm- will undoubtedly be ruined bv water. Tiie los.s will bc"gi"d. A heavy brick wall only pnweiiL- tiie lire workingthrough to 'i .on ins street, which is filled wuii tenement bousis, crowdi-d with poor families, among whom the utmost consternation prevailed. The warehouses ware-houses are in charge of W. II. J tailing, tai-ling, government appraiser. No tires have been used in the building .-ince last winter, and the lire of to-night is supposed to have been c;ium-1 I y spontaneous conibu.-tion. The government warehouse los.- cannoi no estunairii yet. nut it ean-nt ean-nt fall short of a million on the goods of all kinds owned by gov. rn-ment rn-ment and a number of iiriiir-. The loss on the building, owned by government, gov-ernment, is JrOOHjO. Several lin-na u were injuml. The lire is complet-. ly under control, and only a few engines arc required to remain on the ground. |