The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-10
MILLIONS IN ASHES.
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building and furnishings. $4,000: St
Josephs German Catholic Church.
building and furnishings. $65,O0O ST.
John's rectory and furniture. sI5.0Oo
the National Clothing store. Levy
Chanbrusch and Company, proprie-
tors, building and stock, s45.-
wv; the Paterson Department Store
u sonnenberg, proprietor, building and
stock, $4,000; Schuer & Co, grocers.
ouiIdlng and stock. $4,000; Marshall
e. bali, clothiers, building and stock.
Soo,0OO; Globe Department Store, ID,
Bohm, proprietor, building and stock
$4,000; Stevenson building. $40. 900;
hents drug store. S25,OOO; Kinsella's
drug store. s25.000; Fulds shoe store,
sI5,OOO; Muzzy Bros, hardware, build
ing and contents, $150.000; Douglas
snoe store, 10000; Sunday Chronicle,
$4,000; Romaine building, $780, OOO ID.
II. Wortendyke & Co. grocers, $20,O0O
John Norwood. paints. $75. 600; Engine
house No. l. $1,000; Oberg's grocery,
building and contents, $4,000; estate of
Daniel McAleer, wholesale liquors.
building and contents, $4,000; police
patrol headquarters, 5000; l.. d. Mich
aelson, clothier. stock, s25. 600; Sorosis
shoe store, stock, $4,000; Waldorf shoe
store, stock, 10000; Cogan &
Tohuey, saloon, $10,000 j. Brett, sa-
loon. $4,000; Hugo Munzer. saloon and
wholesale liquors, building and con-
tents, $4,000; Billy Kane, saloon. Sl0.-
900; DR.. L. r. Denner, residence and
furniture, $4,000; John Mullis. furni-
ture stock. $4,000; Bishop and Irwin,
department store stock, $4,000; j. A.
Van Wrinkle and Company. hardware,
building and contents, $50, 900; Broad
way car stables and cars. 100000.
The Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph Companies, American District
Telephone Company and the Paterson,
Passaic and Suburban Telegraph Com
pany were all completely burned out.
with all of their electrical equipment.
Losses in many instances. notably in
the case of the trust companies, will
depend upon how vaults and safes
stood the test of fire.
People Sought Cemeteries.
What started the fire is not certain.
but IL Is thought one of the feed wires
running into the car barns was re-
sponsible. From the car barns the
flames leaped to the other buildings
close by and these were burned before
the firemen reached the scene. Inside
OF two hours the fire reached Main
street This was the critical point of
the fire. The firemen sought to hold
1t and failed. The First Baptist
Church was one of the first TO go after
this. From then on the fight was
seemingly hopeless.
Three cemeteries of the old time
were in the city Into these many
moved their belongings. All morning
and Part of to-day families were in
possession of the old disused vaults In
the Presbyterian Cemetery.
An idea of the rapid spread of the
flames during the early morning hours
can be obtained from the experience
of a woman who had a babe but a few
days old at her breast. She was
routed from her home and was helped
to a store two blocks away. where she
she entered the store she was driven
from it by the flames suddenly burst
ing in at the rear. This time she was
taken three blocks away, and in ten
minutes was once more obliged to seek
safety in flight
Fifty. persons were treated at the
hospitals.
Only the cars to Newark are moving.
The trolley company lost practically all
its cars, except the few that were out
on the lines. sr
Late tonight the FIRE still burned.
though 1t was well under control since
mid-afternoon. ef
Scores of persons were hurt and
burned. but the loss of life is not
thought to be great. There are many
persons supposed to be missing, but
in the excitement and fright most of
these are supposed to be separated
from their families and friends.
Reuben Isleib, while serving
coffee TO the exhausted firemen
was hit on the head by a falling beam.
and it is doubtful if he lives. He was
carried away by the firemen as they
made their retreat from the doomed
school house.
George Fitzmaurice, a fireman who
had been acting as driver for Fire
Chief Stagg, is also dying. He was
driving an engine from Passaic when
the horses bolted. and before Fitz-
maurice could get them under control
they brought the apparatus against an
electric pole and Fitzmaurice, who had
not waited to strap himself in, was
hurled out upon his head.