Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-10

The declaration OF Mayor Hfnchcllne that
the city can care for its own Is not con-
CURED in by everybody, and there may be
an appeal later for outside help. Those
who are organizing a plan of relief will
soon be able to reach decision of the ques-
ton OF asking aid from other communities.
With the embers still aglow in the busi-
ness district, commercial Paterson planned
resumption and restoration All Of the
banks burned out yesterday opened for
business in temporary quarters today, and
the officials of the banks expressed a de-
termination to do their part in the main
tenance of the financial standing and credit
of the city. The First National Bank Sc
cured temporary housing In the building of
the Paterson Savings Institution. It re-
ceived many offers of assistance, and in ac-
acknowledgement President Edward T. Bell
issued the following statement:
President Bells Statement.
The officers and directors of the First
National Bank desire to express their
thanks and profound appreciation to all
friends who have so generously rendered
their sympathy. cooperation and aid In the
terrible calamity which has befallen our
city"
The Paterson Safe Deposit and Trust
Company rented new quarters at 100 Broad
way. ana the Paterson National Bank Sc
cured room in the same building. The Ham
llton Trust Company made arrangements
for quarters at the building of the Second
business at the usual banking hour.
The Hamilton Trust Company announced
that it would as soon as the ruins OF its
old building became cool enough. com
mence the erection of n bank building
to cost 500. 900 All Of the banks and trust
companies announced that their safes and
vaults had proved strong enough to pre-
serve the securities, moneys and records
locked in them at the close of business
Saturday.
Many of those whose business places and
homes were destroyed were ruined finan-
cially and must give up, but the majority
will he able to start afresh. They are
cOura geous and confident. The underwriters
and adjusters representing the insurance
companies that held the hundreds of risks
affected by the fire hurrying here and
negotiations for the adjustment Of losses
have been commenced. This morning esti-
mates of the amount of insurance carried
on the property destroyed vary widely.
Militiamen on Guard.
The militiamen remained on guard today
and will be kept under arms and on duty
as long as necessity for their services ex-
lists. Much valuable property is still ex-
posed and the authorities are determined to
prevent loOting disorder in any form
Saloons that attempted to open after mid
night were promptly closed and the sale of
liquor was prohibited until after daylight.
The holiday crowds of yesterday had dis
persed and the city was very quiet and or
derby today. All of the dangerous walls
that stand are to be thrown down and the
streets now ohstructed With fallen brick
will be cleaned up.
Fifteen hundred public school children.
and several hundred more who attended St
Marys parochial school. found themselves
on enforced vacation today. but by the end
OF the week they will all be back at their
tasks. The high school pupils will divide
the quarters of the normal school. with
halliday sessions at the start
Cause of the Fire.
What started the fire is not positively
known, but 1t is thought one of the feed
wires running into the car barns was re-
sponsible. From the car barns the flames
leaped to other buildings close by, and
these We're burned before the first-call fire.
men reached the scene. Inside of two hours
the fire had reached Main street. This was
the critical point The firemen sought to
hold it and failed. The First Baptist
Church was one Of the first to go after this.
The destruction of the church was spec
tacular. The tower burned before the
body of the building. A big blazing splinter
was carried through the air and lodged on
a window sill. From there the flames spread
up TO the top of the spre, and while all
around was still intact, the tower blaZed up
and presented a beautiful sight. From the
tower the flames descended into the church.
and from then on the fight was seemingly
hopeless.
Detail OF the Losses.
City hall, $4,000: First National Bank.
100000; Second National Bank, GO,OO0 Pa
terson National Bank $4,000; Hamilton
Club s150.o00; katz building sG5,O00 Gar
den Theater. $4,000; United States Hotel.
$4o,000: Public Library, $1OO, 900; Quacken-
bush & Co, department store. building and
contents. 500, 600; First Baptist Church,
structure and furniture, S75,G00; Paterson
High School, building and contents, $50 900;
Old city hall, used for police headquarters,
$4,000; the Boston Department Store,
Meyer Bros. proprietors, building and
stocks, $4,000: the Evening News, build
ing and plant, $4,000; Young Mems Chris
ton Association building $4,000; Paterson
Passaic Gas and Electric Company, S25, 600;
St. Marks Church building and contents
ST. OoJ; ST. Mary's Parochial School $4,000;
Park Avenue Baptist Church, building and
furnishings, $4,000; st. Joseph's German
Catholic Church, buildings and furnishings,
$4,000; st. Joseph's rectory and furniture
$4,000; the National Clothing Store, Levy
Chanbrusch & Co. proprietors building
and stock, s45, 900; the Paterson Department
Store, ID. Sonnenberg, proprietor. building
and stock. s50,9U0; Schuer < Co. grocers
building and stock. $4,000; Marshall &
Ban. clothiers. building and stock, $50 600;
Globe Department Store. d. Rohm proprie-
tor, building and stock, $4,000; Stevenson
building, $4,000; Kent's drug store, $25, 900:
store. $4,000: MuZzy Bros. hardware,
building and contents, $l50,OOO; Douglas
shoe store 10000; Sunday Chronicle, s15 900;
Romaine building. 100000; D. II. Worten-
dyke 4 Co. grocers, s20oo John Norwood,
paints. S,5.0G0 engine house No /. 5000:
Obere's grocery, building and contents,
$4,000; estate of Daniel McAteer, whole
sale liquors. building and contents $50
GiD; police patrol, headquarters. 50 1000; L.
u Mfchaelson, cIothier, stock, $4,000;
Sorosis shoe store stock $4,000; Waldorf
shoe store. stock. $4,000; Cogan & Tou-
hey, saloon. $4,000 ]. Brett, saloon, S1O,-
600; Hugo Munzer, saloon and wholesale
liquors, building and contents, $4,000:
Billy Kane, saloon. $4,000; DIR. e. p Den
ner. residence and fcrniture $50 600 John
Mullis. furniture. stock, $4,000; Bishop &
Irwin department store. stock, SIS. 200; J.
A Nanwinckle & Co, hardware
building and contents, $4,000; Broad
way car stables and cars, 100000
The Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies, American District Telephone
Company and the Paterson, Passaic and
Suburban Telegraph Company were all
completely burned out, with all of their
delicate and expensive 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.