Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-10
AT PATTERSON, N. J.

Paterson, N. j., Feb. "a great fire
swept through Paterson, today, ana IN
| its desolate wake are the emberS ana
| ashes of property valued in preliminary
estimate at $4,000, 900. 1t burned its
way through the business section OF the
CITY and claimed at it's own majority
| of the finer structures devoted TO COM
mercial civic. educational and religious
use as well as scores of other houses.
There was but a small tribute of life
and injury to the conflagration, but
hundreds were left homeless and thou
sands without employment. relief
movement for the care or those I'M
sheltered and unprovided for has al
ready been organized and Mayor John
Henchcliffe said, tonight, that Paterson
would be able to care for her own with
out appealing to the charity OF other
communities and states.
The great manufacturing plants of
the city are safe and the community
temporarily dazed by the calamity has
already commenced the work OF reor-
Iganization and restoration.
The fire came at last midnight and
was only checked after desperate
fight that lasted until late this after
noon. Every city and town within
reach of Paterson sent firemen and APP
paratus to the relief of the threatened
city and it took the united efforts OF
them all to win the battle.
A northeasterly gale gave the con-
migration it's impetus and carried It's
burning brands to kindle the blaze
afresh at other points. The firemen
made stand after stand before the wall,
of fire but were repeatedly driven back
and when victory finally came to them
they were grimed and exhausted.
A partial list of the properties de-
stroyed follows:
Public buildings-City hall. public
library. old City hall. police station. No.
1 Engine house, patrol stables, High
school and School No. Is.
Churches-First Baptist, Second
Presbyterian. Park Avenue Baptist. st.
Marks Episcopal and st. Joseph's Ro-
man Catholic.
Banks-First National. Second Ma
tional (partially), Paterson National.
SILK City Trust, Hamilton Trust and
Paterson Trust.
Club houses-Y. NJ. c. A., Knights of
Columbus. Progress Club, st. Joseph
Hall and Hamilton Club.
Office buildings-Romaine building,
Katz building, Marshall & Balls, Cohn
building, Old Town Clock Old Kline
building and Stevenson building.
Telegraph companies-Western Union
and Postal Telegraph.
Theatre-The Garden.
Newspapers-The Evening News and
Sunday Chronicle.
Stores-Quackenbush & Co., dry
goods: Boston Store. dry goods: Globe
Store, dry goods: National Clothing
store: Kents drug store; Rinsille's
drug store: Muzzy's hardware and gen.
eral merchandise: Marshall & Ball,
clothiers; John Norwood, paints;
Oberm's grocery; Wortendyke's gro
Gerry; P. H. & w. G. Shields, grocers:
THE Paterson" dry goods; Jordan's
piano store: Sauter & Co., pianos; Fee
der & McNair, shoes; lenders confec-
tionery; Lappin's Tea Store; Ragow-
skis millinery; Brohal & Mueller
hoes: C. +. Beach. automobiles: More
head & Son. clothiers: Paterson Gas
and Electric Co.; Skye's drug store
and Mackintosh's drug store.
An estimate made from a general in
spection of the smouldering ruins
placed the number of dwellings and
aps rtment houses destroyed at 500 and
the number of families left without
shelter at 1000. A re-estimate when Or
der succeeds confusion may alter those
figures either way.
The fire began its work of far-reach-!
ing destruction at the power house of
the Jersey City. Hoboken & Paterson
action Co, which fronted on Broad
way and extended block to the rear.
on Van Houten street. 1t was in the
car shed that it commenced and it was
burning fiercely when one of the en-
ployes detected it. 1t was leaping
through the roof and the gale was lift
ing it when the fire apparatus came
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