Big Fight With Fire

New York, Feb. 14.- Levi P. Mor ton's seven-story office building, witl) frontages in Nassau and Ann streets and known as the Nassau Chambers building, was completely destroyed by fire Friday. The firemen had a hard battle and for three hours there was every prospect of a great eonflagration. Every fire company in the city from 59th street to the Battery was called out. The Derby Desk company occupied both the Nassau and Ann street stores, and the basement of the building, where the flre originated, was occupied by the Herald Cycis company. From the Nassau Chambers the fire ■titory buüding adjüining, and the clo'hing store of Maduro Bros., on the groünd floor, was quickly in Sames. The loss here wlll also be praetically complete. Several firemen were badly cut by lying glass and debrls, but none seriou3ly injured. The Murray statlonery store occupied a smal! frontage adjoining the Derby Desk company in Nassau street, and the concern has very little, if anything, left. The upper part of the Nassau Chambers was occupied by lawyers and as offices of a number of manufaeturing concerns. All of them suffered severely from the fire. The Bennen building, at the southwest corner of Nassau and Ann streets, caught fire several times, but was ex-, unguished. The loss at present is estimated at half a million, the larger share of which will be borne by the Morton inlerests, although it was stated that they ure weil insured. The Derby Desk company and the Maduro Bros. are mentioned as the next heaviest losers.