The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-11
MILLIONS 60 UP
IN GREAT FIRES
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s:.,a:ina waa no. clear. Several OF 1ns
largest losers said tlsat they had not w
had in opportunity 70 examine their poi.
1cies and that meantime they couio no
Tell n,ia. ameont they carried.
FAMINE AyEETEp.
A bread and cs.nce famine was ayerted
by outside aid a Newark nrsa Sl YIN.
many early this morning started wagons
Icades with three thousand ioaVes OF
bread Ter free distribution in the stricken
CITY wealthy residents OF this city Or
dnrod large SUI plies Of coffee and pfo-
visions from assiac, Newark and ise%
York Che LADIES' Relief ASSOCIATION
has estal lIshc its headquarters III st-
I.s,,i's E,4scui,a Church, on BroadwaS,
and VIII prcyiG. food TO gu WHO may
af;liy far ASSISTANCE.
In the fecsritais are sixty-thrce persons
Injured in the fEht against the flames.
g'wo DEATHS are due TO the calainity--cac
that of All old woman, who fell down
stairs the night OF the fire. Another was
). young woman. who was Ill aud Who
died as The resui. OF her removal from
her burning homo
BIG FACTORIES EsCAFEp
The fact that the great silk milla e.
rspei the 1'aSages OF the flames Is most
tmuortant. as alternating is the principal
,t,ation depends upon the silk trade, ana
if this occupation had been taken away
The situation would have been appalling.
Another important industry Is that OF 10
Notwithstanding, and it was equally for
t,.Iiats that~thesc works escaped the
flames.
The great Rodgers Works ana tho
American Locomotive Works slVe cih-
,,loyment to thousands, ana tuEse III"
running as usual.
inst before daybreais the militia ar
rested in one haul eleven men caught
footing a building. Companies "A, G, and
NJ. of the Fifth Regiment: Company A.
OF Pa:asaic. and fifty deputy sheriffs were
on guard all night they had orders to
c:,ti- 51,y one who did not obey orders TO
mcvc on. The 40 members OF Patcrson's
l'u,ice force went on duly at O'CLOCK,
relieving the mlitiamcn.
ANARCHISTS SUFFER.
The anarchists who have made this city
their headquarters mourn the loss of their
favorite meeting place-,Iio Office OF La
Cnestione Sociale Tho Office OF this
newspaper was in Market Street and 1T
went down in the path Of tho flames
The hcyne of Miss Ernestfnc Cravella, the
young woman -.ho attracted attention al
ter the murder OF King Hunieft by her
inflammatory speeches in public meetings.
was also burned. The homes OF many
others Of the Paterson anarchists were
destroyed
SMALL loss OF LIFE.
There was but small tribute of life and
1njury to the coma grafton. but hundreds
were left homeless and thousands with
out employment a relief movement for
the care of those unsheltered and IN
provided for has already been organized.
and Mayor John IienchclifTe said last
night that Paterson would be able 10
care for her own without appealing 10
the charity OF other communities ana
STATES. The great manufacturing plants
Of the place are safe, ana the coinhiun-
itv. temporarily daZed by the calamity,
las already commenced the work OF re-
organization and restoration.
Tho fire came at midnight and was
only checked after a desperate fight that
lasted until late yesterday afternoon
Every city and town within reach OF
Paterson sent flremeu and apparatus to
the relief OF the threatened city. and 1t
took the united Efforts Of them all To win
the battle a northerly gale gave the
conflagraticn lis Impetus and carried its
burning brands to Isindle the blaze afresh
at other points. The iiremcn made stand
after stand before The wall of fire, but
were repeatedly driven back, and when
victory finally came TO them they were
gfin1ed and exhausted.
LIST OF DESTROYED PROPERTIES.
A partial list OF the properties de-
stroyed follows:
Public Buildinss--city Hall. Public
Library. old City Hall. police station,
No Il engine house, patrol stable, High
school, and School no. IN.
ChurclIes-F'irst Baptist, Second Pres
Ssterian ParlS-.Avelue BAPTIST, ST.
Marks Episcopal, and ST. Joscph,s Ro-
man Catholic.
Banks-Fir.st National. Second National
tpartiallyo, Paterson National. Silk City
Trust, Hamilton Trust, and Paterson
Trust.
club 1louscs--1 NJ. c. A, Knights of
Columbus, Progress Club. st. Joseph
Hall, and Hamilton Cll'.
office BuildiDEs-Eonlainc building,
llatz Building, Marshall & Balls, Conn
Building, Old Town Clock. Old lhlnne
Building, and Stevenson BpSdlpg.
Telegraph Ccnnpanies-Westcrn Union
and Postal Telegraph.
Theatre--Thc Garden.
NcMgpapcrs--Iho i2feniliG MEMS anu
Sunday Chronicle.
Storos--cuackcnbush &, Co. dry goods;
Boston store. dry goods: Globe store,
drv goods; National Clothing Company,
kent's drug store, tlinsel!a's drug store,
MuzZy's hardware and general lnef-
chandjsc. Marshall q Bah, clothicrs;
John Norwood, paints; Oberg's grocery,
wertendyae.s grocery; L. II. & w q.
Shields grecers. THE Paterson, dry
goods: JorGan's piano store; Sauter SS
Go. pianos: Federer u McNsir. shoes;
Zendler'.s confectionery, Iappin's Tea
store, Raiscwsizis millinery, Erohal *
Mueller. shoes; c. 1. Beach, automohiies'
NIorehead & Son, clothiers; Paterson Gas
and Electric Company, Skyes drug
store, aud Mackintosh's drug store
An estimate made. from u stllcrai m
:peetcn OF the ssnelderiilS runs piaced
1t,. number CT DWELLINGS and apartment
houses destroyed ut 500 and the number
OF families left without shelter at l,toV
\ rc-estimate when order succeeds con-
fusion may alter those iiiuInS.
STARTED IN leoaE1Ek-lloTSE.
Tho fire began its work Of far-reaching
destruction at the powcr-house of the
sersey City, Hobo&on, aud Patterson
Traction Company, which fronted on
Broadway, and extended y block 10 the
rear ION Van lIouten Street. 1t CONF
!. enced in the car sheds, and vas burn
ing iicrceiy when one OF the employees
dctected it. 1t was ieaping through the
roof. and The gale WAS lifting 1t IN forks
md swiris when the FIRE apparatus came
changing into Broadway. Main, and Van
&C., .csSc.