The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-14
PRICE TWO CENTS.
GREAT FIRE In PATERSON.
PART or THE ROGERS LOCOMOTIVA
WORKS DIES TROYED.
uNrbour's Dye shop, MIL and Other RuiidA
inss H"rned-AIarm In n Threatened Tene-
ment Distrtct-TotaI Loss Over aesO,OOO.

uNrbour's Dye shop, IA MIL and Other Ry,,S.
inss H"rned-AIarm In - Threatened Teno-
ment Di-trict-TotaI Loss Over sesO. 900.
AT about o'clock last night fire started
from some unknown cause in tho dye shop u
the Barbour Flax Spinning Company's works
In Spruce street. Paterson. and spread with
great rapidly into tho noxt building. tho mill
wright shop OF the Rogers Locomotive Works.
A special alarm was Immediately followed by q
general alarm. and the entire Fire Department
responded; but before the llromen arrived tho
Rogers shop was In flames. II was n largo flve-
story brick building. and had lately been filled
with fine now machinery. This machinery
alone II is said, cost over 100000. This build
ing also contained nll the patterns which we're
Of lncstimable value. MS thoy cannot be replaced.
They were the accumulatons Of years. and had
cost many thousand dollars. tn the same build
ing was tho carpenter shop Of tho locomotive
works. where all the woodwork Of the locomo-
tives was made. In a few moments the whole
building was n mass Of flames. and tho entire
city was Illuminated.
The greatest excitement prevailed The wind
was blowing gale from tho northwest. throw
ing shower Of sparks and burning shavings
upon the thlckly built frame buildings in tho
southern ia IT Of the city. A regular panic fol-
lowed among the occupants OF these houses.
which arc all tencments occupied by working
people. The roofs OF at least 500 houses wcre
covered with men pouring on water from pals.
spreading wet blankets. and taking other pre-
cautions. The buildings, In spite OF this fro
lucntiy caught fire. md the men had all they
could do TO CXtinguish the dangerous sparks.
At the snmc tlmo the women aud children wero
carrying bundles Of clothing, bed quilts. mnt-
trcsses. stoves. closets, tables md household
implements To places ~ safety For a long timo
the entire southern part OF the city was threat
cned with destruction.
In the mean timo the flames were gaining in
the logers shop. and soon Il was entirely do
stroysd. Then the fire spread to the old mill ot
tho Bnrhours' fax spinning works, and by
o'clock :hai Was burned. Then the fire caught
in tho Dolphin lutc mill which was partially
burned Tho Bnrbours have recently moved
into their new mill. so that the old plnoo was
comparatively empty. AbOut SJnOD worth OF
x ahd n,aehinery was recently moved out
Of the burned mill.
The greatest effort had To be made 10 save the
main buillin. Of the Rogers works m mmrns
six-story structure on the opposite side Of tho
ing building fell sussossively. with II crash. aud
several llrelnen narrowly escaped bong hurled
under the ruins. There were rumors that
some had hcen killed, but these rumors could
not he authenticated
Tho stcnm in the hoilor in the Barbour mill
started the whistle nowlnS ip hoqia'. dcaien-
At 10 o'clock the fire WIS nhoui under con-
trol. Tho Rogers mill is owned bY J. $. Rogers.
vino is IN Paris number ot lo"9n1iivcs
partly butt were burned. The Rogers building
that wiz dn-iroyrl cost $50 900. The machinery
cot $50 Tho blacksmith shop burued
was valued ut 10000. Tho total loss for Alr.
Rogers il estimated at nbput t25OunO About
lnO mon will bc thrown out u employment.
The building was insured Tor ;25.OuQ.
Eobnr AMI Thomas Barbour lose about
t21Vp On tho main mlii hni 5000 Oh ihe ,dye
pain Mil WIS not 50 much damaged as was at
first thought.
Lat" last night tho families who had fed from
their homes were moving back their household
goods.