The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-10

! boarding place Of Bresci. the assassin Of
King Humbert. OF Italy. was untouched
By the fire. The houses near II ON
Straight and Market streets were all
burned 10 the ground.
PART DESTRUCTION.
Following IS a partial list OF the prop
] erty destroyed.
Public buildlngs-City hall. Public IL
! brary. old city hall, police station, No.
engine house, patrol stables, high school
aud school No. IS
Churches First Baptist, second Presby-
! tertan, Park Avenue Baptist St Marks
Episcopal and St Joseph's Roman Cath
Banks-First National. Second National
| partially, Paterson National, SILK City
Trust. Hamilton Trust and Paterson
J Trust.
lumbus. Progress club. st Joseph's hall
| and Hamilton club.
| Office buldings-liomaine building. I1atz
! building. Marshall and Ball, Cohn build
ing. Old Town Clock, old Kinne building
| and Stevenson building.
Telegraph companies--Western Union
| aud Postal Telegraph.
Theatre-The Garden.
Newspapers--The Evening News and
! Sunday Chronicle.
Stores-Quackenbush q Co. dry goods;
| Boston store, dry goods Globe store. dry
| goods. National Clothing company. kent's
| drug store Fmsille's drug store, Muzzy's
| hardware and general merchandise: Har-
| shall * Ball. clothiers: John Norwood.
paints; oberlm's grocery; Wertendike's
| II. a. ~.
! The Paterson, dry goods; Jordan's
piano store: Sauter < Co, pianos; FEEDER
/ q McNair shoes; lenders. confectionery;
! Lappins tea store: Ragowskrs, milli-
merry; Broh & Mueller shoes; c. Il.
| Beach. automobiles: Morehead & Son,
| clothiers; Paterson Gas and Electric COM
( pany; Syke drug store ana Mackin-
An estimate made from a general In
| spectlon on the smouldering ruins placed
houses destroyed at 500. and the number
of families left without shelter a 1000.
MAY BE SOME DEAD.
Scores OF persons were hurt and burned,
but the loss Of life IL not thought To be
great There are many persons supposed
10 be missing. but I'm the excitement and
fright most of these are supposed TO be
separated from their families and friends.
Intil order Is brought out OF the chaos,
which existed here today nothing definite
can be known.
Reuben Isleib while serving coffee to
the exhausted fremen, was hit on the
head by a falling beam. and il Is doubtful
II he lives. lie was carried away by the
firemen. as they made their retreat from
the doomed schoolhouse.
George Fitzmaurice fireman who had
been acting az driver for Fire Chief
stagg. is also dying; lie was driving an
bolted and before ritzmaurice could get
them under control they brought the ap-
Earatus against an, electric pole. and
himself in. was hurled out upon his head.
There Is no chance of his living.
Awell Informed insurance man said to-
day that Il would be safe a. say that the
real estate lost I'm the fire was insured
TO about two-thirds OF its value. or per-
haps little more. IL is understood that
the insurance on public property will not
figure higher than IS per cent or per-
haps 40 per cent.
BANKS ARE SOUND.
The banks have been severe sufferers
but their directors and officers were OPP
timstic today, not alone for their insti-
tutious but for the future of he city rs
we'll
1T Is folly To suppose. said one OF the
bankers of the city, that any OF the
banks have had any money burned up.
The harks OF Paterson are just as firm
financially today ms they ever were"
\ special meeting OF the board OF al
dermen began about IL o'clock. They de-
cidcd Go hold an executive session and
the majority of those seen by repre-
sentative OF The Associated Press said
that hey had an idea Of what would bc
the nature of the business TO he trans
acetd. Mayor finchliffe said:
1T will not be necessary for ms 10
appeal FOR financial aid outside OF Pater-
son. only ten applicants went To- the
armory building last night FOR assistance
aud every one OF these. cases have been
well cared for.
"rhe absence OF lawicssness during this
trying time is gratifying To- all Of us and
while few arrests were made they were
only the outcome OF careful guarding "
personal property. | am sorry TO say that
several and In fact nearly all Of the re-
cords stored in the city hall have been
destroyed.
The mayor mentioned the arrest of
three mon who were found prowling IN
the vicinity OF the jewelry store OF l.. a.
Piagct They were arraigned I'm court this
morning and remanded for one week.
MANY OFFICERS OF HELP.
An official OF the First National Bank
said that offers OF financial help had |
poured into the local institutions. "Tf the |
banks of this city were In need OF ten |
millions Of dollars | have no doubt. that |
a would he forthcoming and that quick |
ly." he said
The Paterson Safe Deposit and Trust |
company. which opened an office az 100 /
Broadway. lost nothing but It's building. /
aud that was insured, The certificates |
o. the hank aud ell ifs securities were L
found 90 b. intact aftfr tho are
Tho Citizeus' Trust company suffered q
littic from ,he flames.
AZ o. o'clock this morning tho Hamilton Il
Trust company was ready go transact i
a ladies' rclief committee established /
headquarters IN St Paurs Episcopal |
church on nroadvar and provided food \
for all who applied for assistance.
The fact that the great silk mills es-
caped the flames g. important. About half
Another important industry II that OF
locomotive building. and II was equally