The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-02-10
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Tia. inmates Of the Pat
.uon Fire show Enor-
nous Destruction

PETERSON, n. j.. Feb. i0.-fire
,-ass GOT m tha Broadway car sheds
s-.s-ssy AZ midnight. burned until
v.xsrraay afternoon and destroyed
sr,eeryy which at present estimates
s..es.s A loss q almost yi0.020. 600
lash@l 10 a furnace heat beneath
~ ben9ws-like blast OF a gale ot
- II xersad from house TO house,
rs,<d the streets and hurled It's
sa1sx sind far away until =
Exzs Of buildings were laid In ash
: Where stood some OF the best
Arssxs houses, churches and pub
hhtings OF the city Is now an
50 q heaped-up ruins. t0tterlng
~ and aHh-pavca streets, while
sxssss Of officers pace roPee en-
| ssxrres holding back those who Inn
vs34 work from curiosity or, yet
we've. thieves who would loot the
esass q indestruetibls property.
ms Believed that about 800 dwell
hu and apartment houses we're
As--ed and nearly 1900 families left
sAslserless So FAR no lives are
lrexn 70 have been lost.
List sf Properties
ne list OF properties destroyed. as
Ixasa this morning. is IA follows:
sss<es-Quackenbush and Co, dry
rxds: Boston Store. drygoods: Ma
rrzzi Clothing Co. Globe Store. dry
ruas. kents drug store. klnsella's
&rg store. Muxxy's hardware and
rrxral merchandise: Massrs. Han
Et Beall, ciothiers: John Norwood.
pars: O'Berg's grocery. Wernten-
erfe's grocery; p. II and w. II.
. Ekfs' grocery; The Patterson
esrods store; Jordan's piano store.
trkr and Co, pianos: FEEDER and
E6a.g, shoes. Sendler's. confsc-
umry. TAppan's tea stores Rag
0sss millinery; Brohai and Auel-
Il n%s. c. r. Beach. AUTOMOBILES
hanasad and san. eiothieFs; Pater-
FHrua Electric Co: SkyeH'
sssutn<s. Macintosh. drugstore.
Pshas huildingH-Cfty hall, public
iasrxT. "a city hall. police station,
NJ srz.ne house, patrol stables.
kaxa sshnci. school No. 10.
cazrhss - First Baptist, Second
frahF.<.az. Park Avenue Baptist,
4 81 Naxs Episcopal. St. Joseph's
RcnU czskcisc.
Bzz1-rru National. Second Ma
tionKl lssriAlsyl. Paterson Nation
a. VA CIV Trust. Hamilton Trust.
Patsrso1 Trzss
Club korsss-Y. N. f.. A.. knights
OF Columbia Prcgrsss club. 81. Jos
eph's hal. suzr4t club.
Office enthusiastically build-
ing' kasx builfing Marshall and Ball
Cohn building, GA Town Clock. one /
Anne building Stevenson building.
TetegTaph companies Western I
Union, Pos;E Telegraph.
Iheaiers-The Garden.
Assspapers-The Evening News, I
Sunday chronlcss.
wwk rAis Msrninx
Citizens and officials started IN
via vim this morning TO bring
efdsr out u the chaos created BY the
U-st IRE. Dawn this morning found I
nlasiansn patroiilug the devas- {
Aled district During the night. de-
sgiis the presence 81 soldiers and +
elae-fE- plilaEers we're out. Ten Of
nsm we're taken into custody.
ne IRE Is still burning IN spots
- morning. bat ls we'll under con-
~ .rd 20 further spread Ia antlci- I
ps'sl Gangs u men were put to
~ today tearing down threaten I
sAliS Every train entering the
crowded with sight seera
80 olrHed area presents a re-
a1raoie sight In the center It a. I
ining mass ~ steam and smoke. I
- Mere and there tongues OF
a. shooting upward.
alas - no serious suffering 20
tmpnS those whose homes we're
lDye'i All are being temporarily Z
-. ~ ~ h0useh0iders who es-
eaDet the flames.