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Show had been for many years one of the great and imposing laud marks of lower ISroadway. Tho ''building is filled with offices o.i the live lower floors, wiiieh are occupied by some of (ho greatest railroad magnates in the world. The vast system of the Pacific railroads is operated through instructions instruc-tions given from the Western Union building and there are the private, offices offi-ces of Jay Could. Synoy Dillon, Dr. Xorvin Crcen and others who aro famous fam-ous through tho lougth and breadth of the land. A FOKTINATK CIKtl MST.IMT, Had Hie Fire Hei an Hour Later Hundred Hun-dred Would Have I'erwhed. New Yokk, July IS. The entire upper up-per part, of the building was gutted and every instrument and wire rendered useless. How the lire originated no one seems to know positively but it is surmised that two electric light wires became crossed, lirst setting the floor on tire. Had the tire broken out an hour earlier the loss of life might have been enormous. Fully TOO girls and men are employed on these two floors. The offices of the associated press suffered rather more than any of the others in the great building. The ruined operating room rendered every Western Union wire on Manhattan island is-land useless, so the associated pres. opened op-ened headquarters in Jersey City. Every fat'ilitv is being afforded them by the officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad Rail-road company, and before the lire was under control" the . various circuits of the associated press were in active operation. op-eration. Xo exact ligurcs can yet be given in regard to the loss, but it will be .ieavy. . The building of the Western Lmon |