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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1902
Page
1
New Jersey City yesterday reported property destruction tied to Burgi blocks of flag structures in Paterson. Police investigated the scene amid unclear motives and missing details.
A furious gale devastates public buildings churches club houses and commercial structures. Five hundred houses burn leaving many homeless as debris and smoke darken the skyline.
A massive fire swept Paterson New Jersey on February 2 destroying commercial civic educational and religious structures valued at about 10 million. The blaze began in the power house of the Sergey City Hoboken and Paterson Traction Co and spread across Broadway Van Houten and Main streets with dozens of homes and apartments left homeless and a thousand families displaced. Firefighters from surrounding towns aided in a long battle to control the flames as a relief fund formed to aid victims and local officials pledged to care for the injured and shelter-seekers.
A three story hotel at 270 Olive Street, used as lodging for men, burned early this morning. Eleven people died, ten men and one woman, with eight others seriously injured. Estimates put 35 to 40 occupants in the building. twenty thousand dollars in damages. Fire started 3:20 am and spread rapidly, with guests escaping via windows or improvised rope. many frostbitten. The blaze devastated the front and central blocks, prompting city officials to issue a curfew and mobilize National Guard and police to protect the burned district. The disaster drew crowds and prompted relief efforts across the city.
Nora Fuller a 16 year old girl disappeared January 1 and was found dead January 9 in an unfurnished Sutton street house. Police note a naked body with signs of strangling or poisoning and fan-like neck discolorations suggesting grip. A man named John Bennett and a tenant C B Hawkins match descriptions. motive hinted at fear of exposure.
A devastating early morning fire in Elberton Georgia gutted two main business blocks on McIntosh Street, causing an estimated 104500 in losses with 41750 insured. Heaviest loss fell on Hon T M Swift who had no insurance, while the Tate block and Swift block suffered simultaneous destruction and fire walls helped halt spread. Local citizens and the city lacked water works prompting calls for external aid from Athens and Abbeville and a prompt offer of assistance from Atlanta fire authorities.
A bank in Acworth was robbed this morning with explosions tearing into the vault. About $5,000 in gold and currency, $5,000 in Georgia state bonds, and stock certificates were taken, with substantial notes damaged. Police seek two unknown men as Liberal rewards are offered. The Long building and Gholston inn area suffered extensive damage as fires and blasts disrupted Elberton’s business district.
The Southern railway depot at Fayetteville GA and thirty bales of cotton on the platform were destroyed by a fire this afternoon. All depot records were saved. Three of several negroes smoking on the platform were arrested, with the depot described as the finest on the line between Atlanta and Columbus. The new building, less than a year old, replaced a prior fire-destroyed depot. Estimated damage around 35,000, reportedly insured.
Fire at New York pier destroyed Lehigh Valley Railroad Company facilities and damaged ships. The steam canal boat Dale owned by Joseph Pinnarto sank after being cut loose. Vessels Mildred President Pittston Meteor suffered heavy losses as fire spread. Uncle Dan Harness, 79, owner of the famed racehorse Imp, dies at Chillicothe home.
Fair Monday and Tuesday with diminishing northwest winds. Local officer James Duncan, shot by his wife, was alive early morning. Claude Duncan, his son, is in custody. Governor Candler left for Charleston with aides. Indoor bicycle racing opens in Atlanta next Monday. top riders expected. G W White, third victim of Eiseman building crash, improving. Biberton Ga fire damages business district, $104000 loss, insurance under half. Maton Ga bonds election set for tomorrow with expected passage. Lamar Bank vault in Acworth robbed of $5k gold and $30k state bond. $50k in notes destroyed. Barnesville mill bank plan promises 100 cents on dollar. Southern area reports: Yadkin NC tragedy eyewitness claims Martin killed Kelly. Cook County Democracy parades in Charlotte. Attalla AL men accused of killing elderly ex-slave. Willie Hennessee saved by dream plan. Paterson NJ sees large fire costing $10M. 11 die in St Louis hotel blaze. Nora Fuller found murdered in San Francisco. Prince Henry entertainment plans announced in New York. Theodore Roosevelt Jr ill in Groton. president at bedside. Pan American congress host banquets in Monterey. Lord Kitchener notes near capture for Britain. South Africa issues debated in Cone Town meeting. Mherals and local government concerns loom.
The case of Officer James M. Duncan, shot by his wife Saturday night, remains volatile as detectives report new evidence. Claude Duncan, the son, is jailed with Mrs Duncan amid conflicting witness accounts and a possible motive involving the wife, the nurse Rosa Lee, and Miss Bessie Shelnutt.
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