The New York herald., 1879-02-14
ALARM1xo CONFEDERATION IN PATTERSON, N. j.

ALARMING CONFEDERATION IN PATERSON, N. j.
FORTY BUILDINGS BURNED AT ONE TIME
DESTRUCTION OF THE ROGERS LOCOMOTIVE
WORKS.
large portion of the Rogers Locomotive Works,
in Paterson, were totally destroyed by fire which
broke out about o'clock last night. The build
ing burned located between Spruce street and the
Raceway. size 100 feet by 1876. with two wings-one
125 feet by "a. the other 125 feet by
25-the whole four stories of brick. The
first and second floors were filed with the finest
machinery for locomotive building in the world, and
the loss is estimated at s15OO0O The third floor
used carpenter shop; the fourth stored with
costly patterns and models Of locomotives in
use In all parts Of the world. These invaluable
for Implications of parts of engines already built
and cannot be replaced. The loss this class
Of property is estimated at s25.OO0. Tho build
ing cost SGO,00O to build. In the rear of
this blacksmith shop. 125 feet by 40; loss.
$4,000 Total loss for the company, S245000. The
insurances distributed follows:On the brick
building, 800 each in the Safeguard Empire City.
Commercial tof BOSTON,. Royal (England); on tho
machinery, $2.50O in each of the following Home
Queens. North British, Phenix tof hartford;
the stock, s35OO each in the Liverpool London
and Globe $500 in tho Etna (of Hart
ford Total insurance. s250oO. Several hundred men
bc rcerectcd ~ soon the debris is COOL There is
large portion Of the works the opposite side Of
the street. In this were engines in process of
struction and several completed ones. Fortunately
the fire prevented from spreading in that dircc
tion.
THREATENING RUIN CITY.
The flames spread from the Rogers works to tho
dye house, 25 feet by 80. one story OF the Barbour
Flax Spinning Companys mill was destroyed, and
from :hcncc the hrc spread to the old mill
stone Tho dye house was totally consumed
with contents. Loss $4,000. Tho mill was
yarn sumac aud other materials, but mac hincry
the WHOLE valued ut S250.OO0. having been removed
to the new Barbour Mills few days since Loss
mill and contents. S3o,ooo total, s4000O.rully
covered by insurance In Newark Brooklyn and New
York companies. The fire continued to rage until
late hour, aud IL was feared that the Dolphin Flax
and Jutc Mill adjoining would follow, well as
some others still further south. About fifty
hands thrown out of employment by
the destruction OF the dye house. Over forty
buildings BY actual count were on fre ut different
Marshall Oliver, Grand and Spruce, but by the excr
tions OF volunteers these in time extinguished
with little loss, the engines doing little to aid. being
fully occupied with the tremendous conagration at
the mills. The entire Fire Department IL out and
the streets for blocks ore encountered with furniture
no less than 300 houses being vacated as the
flames threatened TO sweep the entire section. Telc-
grams from Goshen, ". Y. fifty miles up tho Erie
hailroad state that the light of the fire clearly
there and also the Newburg short cut forty
hvc miles distant. The sparks swept over the city,
threatening to envelope the whole OK the Second.
Seventh. Eighth and Fifth wards In acommon de-
struction.
scRSE
During the height Of the fire the boilers of the Bar
bour mill could be within heated rcd-hot. the
whistles shreking In so unearthy manner .as TO
dcafen all about. Finally one after another tho
boilers exploded, the fragments filling the air
thick with debris. Fortunately no one was
injured, the whistles having given timely wsrnna