The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-15
FLAMES SWEEP PROSPEROUS
NEW JERSEY CITY.
Property Oand Destroyed N
J-Area of Twenty-Five Business Blocks Burned Over
Fully 1000 Families Left Homeless.

Paterson, y. j., Feb. 10.--A great fire
swept through Paterson Sunday, and
in its desolate wake are the embers
and ashes of property valued in pre-
liminary estimate at $l0,000.000. 1t
burned its way through the business
section of the city and claimed as it's
own majority of the finer structures
devoted TO commercial, civic, educa-
tional and religious use, as well as
scores of houses. There was but small
tribute of life and injury to the con-
flagration, but hundreds were left
homeless and thousands without en-
ployment. A relief movement for the
care of those unsheltered and unpro-
yided for has already been organized,
and Mayor John Henchcliffe said that
Paterson would be able to care for her
own without appealing to the charity
of other communities and states. The
great manufacturing plants of the
place are safe, and the community,
temporarily dazed by the calamity, has
already commenced the work of reor-
ganization and restoration.
The Burned District.
The area of destruction foots up
roughly 25 city blocks. From Main
street TO Paterson street, between Van
Houten and Market streets, there is
but little left. On the block bound
ed by Main, Ellison, Washington and
Market streets not single building
excepting that of the Paterson savings
institution stands. All along the west
side of Main street property is wiped
out, and on the east side also from
Market to Van Houten streets. Along
the south side of Broadway between
Washington and Church streets great
damage has been done. Van Houten
street is reduced to smouldering deb
ris, so far as buildings are concerned,
for some distance. Ellison street suf-
fered from the neighborhood of Pros
pect street, on its north side, as far rs
Church street. On the south side of
this street there is widespread ruin
from q short distance west of Main
street to the parsonage of the Second
Presbyterian church, near Paterson
street. Market street is n pile of ru-
ins from Main street to the Market
street church on the north side and
on the south side. Nowhere was the
scene of devastation more marked
than north of the Erie railroad in the
district bounded by Sixteenth avenue
and Market street. There was simply
nothing but ashes left to tell that a
busy and populous section of the city
had ever existed. On Washington
street, between Broadway and Market
streets, there is practically nothing
left. Church street is wiped out on its
west side between Ellison and Market
streets, as it is on the east side.
Estimate May he Too High.
The cost of the fire has not yet been
counted with any degree of accuracy,
and it will be several days before there
can be definite tabulation of losses
and insurance. In the confusion OF
the day and the rigorous guarding OF
the burned districts at night, it was
impossible to locate n aiority of the
heaviest sufferers. The estimate OF
$10,000,000 will probably cover the de-
struction broadly, and group of city
officials who went over the city Sunday
evening were inclined to scale that
figure down to between $500, 900 and
$s,000,000 for actual property losses.
Their estimate made no calculation
for losses on account of suspension
OF business.
Martial LAW Established.
Martial law is in force, with state
troops, police and deputy sheriffs
guarding the streets. No one was al
lowed on the streets after seven o'clock,
and the same rule will be enforced for
several days to come. Mayor Hinch-
life and Sheriff Sturr are working in
harmony for the preservation of order
tial law. Gov. Murphy has promised
al! aid possible.
Fought Fire for Many Hours.
The fire came at midnight Saturday
and was only checked after desper-
ate fight that lasted until late Sunday
afternoon. Every city and town with
In reach of Paterson sent firemen and
apparatus to the relief of the threat
ened city, and it took the united eff
forts Of them all to win the battle. A
northerly gale gave the confagration
its impetus and carried its burning
brands to kindle the blaze afresh at
other points. The firemen made stand
after stand before the wall Of ire. but
were repeatedly driven back. and when
victory finally came to them they were
grimed and exhausted.
buildings Destroyed.
A partial list Of the properties de.
stroyed follows:
PUBLIC BUILDINGs.-City hall. pub
lie library. old city hail. police station, No
engine house. patrol stables. high SCHOOL
school No. l.
CHURCHES : First Baptist. Second
Presbyterian. Park Avenue Baptist. st
Marks Episcopal. ST. Joseph's Roman
Catholic.
BAN<S.--First national, Second natior Al
(partially) Paterson national. Silk City
trust, Hamilton trust and Paterson trust
The Record Broken.
New York, Feb. 10.-The steamship