New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
No. 6S State-st.
FAMILIES UP ALL NIGHT.
SUFFERERS ALL POOR.
Paterson authorities Criticised-Fe7o
Rooms to Let There.


Patterson n. J.. July % CspeciaD.-There is
oons,dera bic adverse criticism to-day OF the way
.ts cit,, authorities are dealing with the suner-
,,g here as the result of the tornado 1t Is ih
strange contrast many say, with the energy us
nlsved after the fire Of year OF more aso
,rh,~.,, or forty families were rendered home
less by the storm yesterday MosI ol '"ei4 90
- al 1ssr night in their roofiess homes guard
y ~a-,-srts Of their furniture and snatch
,,,9 u,baf little sleep they could get A heaVy
= about & o'clock made their abodes more
-,o.-etIe than they had been left by the tor
few of those whose homes had been
..,,-slv demolished had to find shelter Win
.zor. fortunate neighbors. but many lay down
,o,osiaa tne debris of their homes to suard
.hsro against vandals. The storm had haroly
ssas aver the city when Italian women ana
bo,s were IN the ruins carrying away great
,aads ~ wood. The police stopped many OF
these depredators.
Il was expected that some movement would
be started to-day for the relief of the sufterers
Mayor Hinchliffe will no doubt look INTO ths
,,o,ter to-r,orrow He has been out of the city
TODAY. Bernard Katz. president OF the F'ater-
son Prev,ing Company, after going through the
ruined district to-day said that ne Wouto can
The attention CT the Mayor to the su1erlns OF
the poor people tomorrow morning ana ne 'lau
no doubt that something would be done In
ouiry at the Mayors Office showed that no ap-
r5Iications for relief had been made to-day.
In the ruined district the homeless people edIo
.ta, they, did not know where TO apply for relief
All the families who have suffered are poor anu
need assistance. Many Of them were looking for
new homes to-day but nearly all failed in their
quest. as there is a great scarcity of rooms to
he bicy
weather to-day is fine and no one is suffering
greatly. The soldiers would have opened the
erroory last night for the homeless. but no one
applied for shelter.
4 great many Of the homeless are left without
furniture or clothing. except what they wore at
the time Of the storm. and little was done to-day
toward digging into the ruins The Street De-
partnent had & large force of men working on
The otreets, clearing them Of the %reckage.
They accomplished a great deal Of work, and
now the streets are practically clear of obstruc-
ton. Practically nothing. however. has been
done on private property. The tenants were
working to-day on the houses that were de-
stroyed only partially. putting OF temporary
doors and windows ,nd trying to cover the
roofs 10 shield themselves from the elements
until something better is done.
thousands OF sightseers focked through the
ruined district to-day. and the police were kept
busy preventing the crowds from overrunning
ne ruins Police lines were drawn in several
places and the crowds were confined N the
streets. but in most places the crowds got into
The houses The tenants could do little all do,
"ot answer questions and tell their stor,, 90,
and over again. until they were weary of the
One place that attracted the cro,,Ss ,,u,
i Ian any otneT vas the house IN State-st for
merry occupied by Cornelius Kievttt II Was
llieG on one side at an angle OF ahou+ AZ a.
ETees. and in trying to walk througb ~. - 5e Ie
visitors got most peculiar sensation The
were almost irresistibly drawn - IL 1neS
part Of the rooms, and sensation ap,lr 80 ~ a. -
Eeas!ckness accompanied the suction @
Der OF physicians tried TO find a reason for tbi.
phenomenon, but were bafied -OI 'iliS
The list OF dead and wounded sivar 4, III,
Tribune to-day was practically coronla+a az
great many people were hurt who sinnnIS, = -
their wounds dressed by physicians and did NO
go 10 the hospitals. III ~
Tie damage TO the General Hospital v,ss ,,,,,.,
more than was thought yesterday. The somtb
err and western walls are bulged, and if ma,
be necessary TO tear them down and reb,,t11
mem. II IS estimated that IL will take ahn,'
$3.50 10 repair the walls and the roof and ~
Ol-d the demolished boiler house. A meetin,
o tHr board Of directors has been called -
tske Immediate action. The inmates had a na =
To" escape yesterday. II the wind had ha,
littie stronger. II is thought the results tber
would nave been much more serious
~ the Paterson Orphan Asylum a larea no.
oI the roof was blown off, and the children ba,
10 sleep IN the hall last night as the dornlitorie
tie rain. 't'li
About $4,000 damage was done al the s,.r,
q Pohly SILK mill. The third floor was occInie
Dy Abram J.. Cohen. and his silk plant Vac -.
there no insurance. this loss NAV mn, N,
Nohen Out OF business. Stern & Pobiy Nh
Joss Of about $1,000. The Miesch sGk Com
panys loss will amount 20 about 5000