Show SUB TREASURY AFIRE laze Blaza Quickly Extinguished and the Damage Slight New York Jan 31 Fire was wa dis discovered dl discovered covered cov red in the upper floor foor of the assay ay office in the shortly be before before before fore 1 The fire fre star ain a lavatory lavator on the second floor and nd probably had been smoldering for some minutes before dis discovered discovered covered A clerk l k in a banking office opposite the building saw flames break breaking brea breaking ing through the cornice and notified a policeman who sent in an alarm aarm Ap An extra squad of f police and ad detectives det surrounded the building and the doors door of ot the were closed close As soon as the alarm was wa given the safes saes containing about were ere locked and all al the loose cash was gathered up and nd rushed into sates safes locked up The books book were also taken to places of safety At 1 the firemen had extinguished the flames fames but ing the te charred wood was still smoking smokIng smoking a |