Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-11
Mayor Of Paterson Gays City Can Repair
TIA Own Losses.
MANY PLACES VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE
Estimste OF Total Destruction ny sun
days Fire Now Placed Rt Eight
MiIIIons-DetaiIs Of M
Wreck.

was returned containing thanks and the
assurance that Paterson is managing to
care for those in need.
Money and securities said to amount to
SO, 900, 900 were recovered from the two huge
vaults under the ruins of the First Ma
tional bank this afternoon. Books. papers,
bullion and paper money we're found I'M
injured.
Guarded by nles of soldiers with fixed
bayonets, the treasure was conveyed to the
Paterson Savings institution in a two-horse
dray. Buried beneath the ruins of the city
hall were found the safes which belonged
to the controllers Offices, and in these
also the papers, legal documents and public
records, were found unframed. The safes
Of the Passaic Water company, under the
ruins of the building which stood at Nos.
1O7 and 100 Washington street, were de-
stroyed, and the only part Of their con-
tents recovered was $500 In silver.
Tangle in Tax Affairs
The greatest tangle in city affairs will
be In the tax office. So far as can be as
~certained, the records Of the department
are destroyed. There is a set of books
which. shows the valuation, ETC., of each
piece of property in the city, and the as
SCISSORS have their field books, from which
all this could be duplicated without
overmuch work. 1t is said, however, tina.
1t is almost certain the records showing
who paid their taxes and who had not are
destroyed, and that there is not in ex-
istence anything from which the informa-
ton could be obtained.
The work Of clearing up the burned dis
trict has not begun. but the hremen were
busy until night with ropes and dynamite,
tearing down the shaky walls that endang-
cred those who had to be inside the burned
area. So we'll did this work progress that
In the afternoon after a conference with
Major Ross, commanding the militia, the
public was admitted to the ruins and SEN
tries were posted at every important point
keeping the crowd moving briskly. Thou
sands passed about the choked up streets
and viewed the ruins during the two hours
and a half allowed them. At the expiration
Of the time the ~sentries began moving out
ward and gathering up the extra men at
each step, soon had the entire district
cleared. The conduct of the soldiers was
excellent.
There has been no disorder and the au-
thorities believe there Will be none.
President David Young OF the street rail
road, in the barns Of which the fire was
thought to have started, stated today that
as a result of a careful investigation he
would positively declare that the FIRE did
not originate in the barns. His. search
showed him that the fire started back of
the barns, in a shed not owned by the
company.
| The board Of aldermen met tonight and
Mayor Hinchiiffe read the kilograms from
all over the country. rendering assistance.
The aldermen voted thanks to all who had
offered assistance. E
Mayor HinchIiffe said tonight that he
thought the loss would reach at least S.
900, 900. Absolutely no lists Of the losses,
even estimates has been mad up for the
section east Of the Erie railroad. The
following is a list OF estimates for the busi-
ness section. It Is believed to be approx
mately correct. 1t does not. however, take
into account the many smaller tenents:
Estimate of business Losses.
Mullins & Company, SIS, 600; r. D. More
head, tailor, $40, 900; Four and Eight-Cent
store, $40, 900; Bishop & Irwen, dry goods
$50, 900; Mrs. Cannon, jewelry, $40, 900;
Rhodes, crockery, 10000; Hendrickson
millinery. SIS, 900; j. A. Wrinkle. hardware
Sc. 900; Lloyds, fireworks, SS5 900; Wool,
worth, Five and Ten-Cent store. $50. 900
vandyke, teas and %coffees, SIS, 900; Quack'
enbush & Company. department store, $780,
900; J. M. Elliott, ~jewelry, 10000; Nor
wood & Company. paints, $50 1000; JOIN
Ingals, jr., stationery, $4,000; Tints, dr.
goods, $40, 900; Globe Store, department
store, $4,000; Franklin house, hotel, $685.
900; White & O'Hara, leather findings
$40, 900; Allen & Dunning, wholesale to-
bacco, S25, 1000; Harrison G. Company, fur
niture, 10000; Kline building, 1 0,000; w
II. Beck, jewelry. SIC, 900; Thomas Gray
saloon, $4,000; Sleeper, grocery, $40 900
Paterson Savings institution, SIS, 900
Schoonmaker & Company, clothing $4,000
Scheur & Company, grocers, S225 900; Mar
shall & Ball, clothiers, $50, 900; Paris Cloal
Company, SIS, 900; Pauters. pianos, SIS, 900
Paterson Department store, $25, 900; Ma
tional Clothing company, $40, 900; Muzz!
Brothers, willow ware, ETC.. $400, 900; Bos
ton store, department store, $3.50, 900; Kin
silie,. drugs, $35, 900; J. H. Hammond, dr.!
goods, $25, 900; Kent. drugs, $4,000; Jamer
Miller, confectionery, $4,000; Helbetii
hall, SIS, 900; car sheds, 8 10000.
In the same business district were
large number of small stores and dwell
ings. the aggregate loss on which Is place.
at $500 0.
City hall. $3.50, 900; library, 100000; oil,
city hall, $S5, 900; High school, $751; 0O; pub
lie BchOOl, tlO,OOOi police STATION, nre hoGSe
etc, $4,000; Paterson National bank, 500,
900; First National bank, S125, 900; Paterson
Savings bank. t27. 900; Second Nationa
bank, 5000; Paterson Trust company
$40, 600; Hamilton Trust company, $4,000
SILK City Trust, $4,000; First Baptis
church, s45. 900; Second Presbyterian church
$50. 900; st. Joseph's church (Cathoiic)
S225, 900; st. Marks Episcopal church, $40,
600; Park Avenue Baptist church, 'S35. 900
Hamilton club. $75. 900; Odd Fellows hall
$40. 900; Continental hall, 10000; YounI
Mems Christian association. $36, 900; Prog
ress club, 10000; Knights Of Columbus
S22. 900.
Besides these there were buildings abou
the city hall and vicinity used as ohnces
the losses on which will foot up to abou
1000 900.
insurance TwO-ThiFds of Value.
A we'll informed insurance man said to
day that it would be safe to say that III
real estate lost in the FIRE was insured a
about two-thirds Of its value, or perhaps
little more. 1t is understood that the in
surance on public property will not fgur
more than 35 per cent.
Local bankers take q hopeful view OF tn
situation, not oRly as to the financial insti
tutions Of Paterson, but to the future
the city.
..Tha hanks" A prominent banker sal