Milford chronicle., 1902-02-14
FIRE-SWEPT
More Than Twenty-six City Blocks
Wiped Out.
THE LOSS WILL REACH 100000

Flames Started In Traction Power
House and Swept Through Business
Part of City With Relentless Fury.
Hundreds Are Rendered Homeless.
! Paterson, N. j., Feb. 1O.-A great
hre swept through Paterson yester-
day, and in it's desolate wake are the
embers and ashes of property valued
at SS,OOO,O00. 1t burned its way
through the business section of the
city and claimed as its own a ma.
Jority OF the finer structures devoted
TO commercial, civic, educational and
religious use, as well as scores of
houses. There was but small tribute
OF life and injury to the confederation
put hundreds were left homeless and
thousands without employment
More than 26 blocks of the CITY have
been destroyed. The business section
OF the town lying between Prospect
street, Broadway, Paterson and Mar
ket streets was wiped out COMPLETELY.
The residence portion DESTROYED ex-
tended from Pearl street to Market
street and from Straight street to
Carroll street.
What started the fire is not certain.
but 1t is thought that one of the feed
wires running into the car barns was
responsible. From the car barns the
names leaped to other buildings close
by, and these were burned before the
nrst call firemen reached the scene.
The fire came at Saturday midnight
and was only checked after a des.
perate fight that lasted until late YES
terday afternoon. Every citv and
town within reach of Paterson sent
nremen and apparatus to the relief of
the threatened city, and it took the
united efforts of them all to win the
battle. A northerly gale gave the con
migration its impetus and carried it's
burning brands to kindle the blaze
afresh at other points. The firemen
made stand after stand before the wall
OF fire. but were repeatedly driven
back, and when victory finally came
to them they were begrimed and ex-
hausted.
Buildings Destroyed.
A partial list of the properties de-
stroyed follows:
Public buildings-City hall. public
library, old city hall, police station.
No. engine house, patrol stables.
high school and school No. Is.
Churches-First Baptist, Second
Presbyterian, Park Avenue Baptist
st. Marks Episcopal and St. Josephs
Roman Catholic.
Banks-First National, Second Ma
tional PARTIALLY, Paterson National.
Silk City Trust, Hamilton Trust and
Paterson Trust.
Club houses-Y. M. c. A., Knights
OF Columbus, Progress Club. st. Jo-
sephs Hall and Hamilton Club.
Office buildings-Romaine building
Katz building, Marshall & Balls, Cohn
building, old town clock, old Kline
building and Stevenson building.
Telegraph companies-Western I'm.
ion and Postal Telegraph.
Theatre-The Garden.
Newspapers-The Evening News
and Sunday Chronicle.
goods: National Clothing company.
Kent's drug store, Kinsilla's drug
store. Muzzy's hardware and general
merchandise store, Marshall & Ball
clothiers; John Norwood, paints.
Obergs grocery, Wertendykes gro
Gerry, P. H. & w. G. Shields, grocers:
The Paterson" dry goods; Jordan's
piano store, Sauter & Co., pianos;
FEEDER & McNair,' shoes; lenders con.
fectionery; Lappin's tea store, Ra-
millinery, BrOhal & Mueller.
shoes; G. E. Beach, automobiles:
Morehead & Son, clothiers; Paterson
Gas and Electric company skye's
drug store and Mackintosh's drug
store.
An estimate made from a general
Inspection of the smouldering rnina
placed the number of dwon--r ~,
apartment houses dee . *
and the numb
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