Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-10

ruin from a short distance west from Main
street to the parsonage Of the First Pres
byterian church.
Market street n Pile of Rains.
Market street is q pie OF ruins from
Main street to the Market street church
on the north side and on the south side.
Nowhere was the scene Of devastation
more marked than north Of the Erie rail-
road in the district bounded by Sixteenth
avenue and Market street. There was
simply nothing but ashes left Of the busy
and populous section Of the city.
on Washington street. between Broadway
and Market streets, there is practically
nothing left. ,
Church street is wiped out on its west
side, between Ellison and Market streets.
as Il Is on the east side.
II was on It's newest and best built por-
lions that Paterson suffered. though some
of the property now lying In blackened
ruins had an interest which came with
age and usage. The trolley car stables
where the flames began had in their time
been a skating rink and also the scene Of
political rallies and other popular gath
erings. The First Baptist church had a
history all its own. its Origin running back
for a century. The old city hall hsed for a
police station was also a landmark.
Homes of Statesmen Escape.
Neither the nome Of John W.. Griggs, ex-
attorney general OF the United States, nor
that OF Mrs. Garrett A. Hobart, widow OF
Vice President Hobart. was harmed by the
FIRE. both being out Of Its path.
The cost Of the FIRE has not yet been
counted with any degfee Of accuracy, and
II will be several days before there can be
a definite tabulation.
In the confusion OF the day and the rigor-
Gus, guarding of the burned district tonight
It was impossible to locate a majority Of
the heavy sufferers. The estimate of $40,
900, 900 will probably cover the destruction
and a group OF city officials who went ovei
the city this evening we're inclined to scale
that tgure to between 1850, 900 and 81, 900,
900.
A hastily prepared and incomplete lisI
complied by a business man tonight giver
the following estimated losses:
Estimate OF Losses.
City hall. $3.50, 900; First National bank
500 900; Second National bank, $50, 900;
Paterson National bank. $75, 900; Hamilton
club, $3.50. 900: Katz building, SIS. 900; Gar
den theater, $4,000; United States hotel
$4,000; public library, s1OO, 900; ouacken.
bush & Company. department store. build.
ing and contents, $500, 900; First Baptist
church, structure and furniture. SIS, 900;
Paterson high school, building and con
tents, $35. 900; old city hall, used for poles
headquarters. Sic; 1000; the Boston depart.
ment store. Meyer Brothers, building and
stock. $500 900; the Evening News, building
and plant, &65. 900; Y. NJ. c. A. building
5000; Paterson -Passaic Gas and Electric
company, $25, 900; st. Marks church, build.
ing and contents. $4,000; st. Mary's paro.
chial school. $40. 900; Park Avenue Baptist
church, building and furnishings, $40, 900
st. Joseph's German Catholic church. Build.
ings and furnishings $4,000; st. Joseph'i
rectory and furnishings, SIS, 000; the Ma.
tional clothing store. Levy Lackenbruck 4
Co.. proprietors. building and stock. $45, 900.
the Paterson department store, B. Sonnen'
born, $4,000; Schuer a Co. grocers, build,
ing and stock, $4,000; Marshall & Ball
olothiers. building and stock, $50. 600; Glob,
department store, d. Bohm, proprietor
building and stock. $685. BOO; Stevenson
building. $4,000; Kent's drug store. $26, 900
ninsella's drug store, s25, 900; Fuld's sho,
store. $4,000; Muzzy Brothers. hardware
building and contents, ,$15O,OO0; Douglas
shoe store, 10000; Sunday Chronicle
S15. 900; Roman building, 800, 900; D. H
Wurtendyke & Company grpcerss $4,000
John Norwood. paints. $4,000; engine hous
No. I, $4,000; Oberg's grocery, building
and contents, $25, 900; estate Of Daniel Nc
kteer, wholesale liquors, building and con
tents, $4,000: police patrol headquarters
$4,000; T. d. Michaelson, -ciothier, stock
s25. 900; sorosis shoe store, stock. $4,000
Waldorf shoe store. stock. $40, 900
Cogan & Tohouey, saloon. $4,000; J. Brett
saloon, 10000; Hugo Munzer, saloon an
Wholesale liquors. building and contents
'S75 900; Billy Kane, saloon, $4,000; DR.. z
F. Dinner. residence and furniture. $4,000
John Mullis, furniture stock, $3.50
Bishow & Gown, department store, stock
$15, 200; J. A. vanwinckle q Company, hard
ware, store and contents. $4,000; Broad
way car stables and cars. 500, 000S
Begins in Carshed.
The FIRE began its work OF far-reachin
destruction at the power house Of the Jer
sey City, Hoboken and Paterson Tractioi
company, which fronted on Broadway an
extended q block to the rear to Van Houtei
street. 1t commenced in the carshed an
was burning nercely when one Of the EN-
ployes detected it. 1t vas leaping througI
the roof and the gale was lifting 1t in fork
and swirls when the fire apparatus cam
changing into broadway. Main and Va
Houten. The fremen tried to hem It In
but 1t speedily crossed Van Houten stree
In one direction. Main street in anothe
and gaining vigor as It went. burned un
checked. down into the business district
Rasing Flames the Master.
Every piece Of FIRE mechanism in the cit
was called out, but the fire and the gal
were masters. A great torch Of flame ros
up high in the air, lighting up the coun
try for many miles and carrying a threa
and warning to the people and propert
in its path. There we're efforts to rescu
furniture and stock. but the speed wit
which the fire moved gave the rescuer
little time. Property was often moved
q place of presumed safety. only to B
eventually reached and destroyed.
The warning to many was brief and the
we're forced to fee. scantily clad. int
streets, glazed over with ice and swept
the keen winds.
Main street was soOn arched over with
canopy Of Ere for a block and then Il
two blocks. as the flames fastened then
selves upon building after building. tt
nremen fought with every resource OF the
craft and the impulse Of desperation, b.
the flames found new avenues In Euist
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