Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-10
FIRES AND LOSS OF LIFE.

A terrible fire swept through Pater'
SOD, N. j., yesterday. and in Its Desc
late wake are the embers and ashes OF
property valued at s1O,OOO,OOO. Ii
burned its way through the business
section OF the city and destroyed ma
jority OF the iner structures devoted to
commercial, civil, educational and re-
ligious uses, as we'll as scores oil houses
The area OF destruction covers 70
blocks. Hundreds are Temporarily
homeless and thousands without co.,
ploymeut although DO fatalities are re-
ported. The great manufacturing
plants OF the place are safe and the
community, temporarily dszed by the
calamity, has already commenced the
work of reorganization aod restoration.
The fire came Saturday night snd was
only checked after desperate hight
that lasted Until late yesterday after
noon. Every city and town within
reach OF Paterson sent firemen and APP
psratus, and 1t took the unite efforts Of
them all to win the battle. A northeast
gale gave the coDhigrstion impetus
and carried les burning brands to kindle
the blsZe afresh at other points. The
fremen made stand after stand before
the wall OF fire, but were repeatedly
driven back, and when victory finally
came to them they we're grimed and
exhausted. The loss will approximsts
| $40. 100000.
Alan early hour yesterday morning fire
destroyed the Empire Hotel alarge three
story lodging house at 2T00 and 27O2
Olive street St. Louis, occupied by men
exclusively, caused the death OF ii per.
sons, 10Imen and woman and seriously
Toured eight others. Ten or more, who
had narrow e.cspes from death In the
fire, we're more or less injured by being
| frostbltten. Il Ia estimated that there
were between 80 and 40 persons In the
building saturday night, and 1t 10 be-
| lieved all have bsen accounted for. 1t
ia thought 500 900 will cover the loss to
the building aud colt nts, which were
totally destroyed. Some of the vict ms
we're burned to death aud others were
killed or injured by leapiog from win
dows. All the guests have been ac-
couuted for.
Jennie and Elsie Berlinger, aged
eight and six vears, respectively, child
ren OF DR.. r. Berlinger, were sufiocated
and died while fire was 10 progress
at their fathers residence 10 Brooklyn,
yesterday. The children we're 10 their
room on the top floor when the fire
was discovered and all efforts to reach
their room were unsvailiDg, as the fire
had broken out in a connecting room.
through which II was necessary to pase
before the children could be reached.
/ After the fire was extinguished the
bodies of the children were found lying
near the door.
Pier G, of the Lshigh Valley Rail-
road Company, which was located 10
the gap nearly opposite the p'ai
of the American Sugar RshO
ing Company, 10 Jersey City, was des-
troysd ny Ere yesterday with it's con
tents, 90 900 barrels OF four. Several
lighters aud bar es lying near the pier
were more or less damaged before they
were pulled out Of danger, and t1t
steam canal boat Dale, which was
moved to the bnkheAd, caught fire and
sank. The loss aggregated 1900, 900
The town Of E bertoD, Ga, place oil
less than 900 Inhabitants, was swept
by fire yesterday, practically all the
business portion OF the city being re.
duced to ashes. Before the flames died
out the loss had reached to more Than
| 81, 000,0
A fire destroyed the plant OF the
Shadbolt Manufacturing Company, in
Brooklyn yesterday involving loss OF
100000. Fourteen persons we're in
jured.
Fire of unknown origin caused Sc coo
damage In the establishment of c. j.
Youse & Co., manufacturers of paper
boxes 10 Baltimore yesterday.