Paterson Fire Strikes City Prompting Militia Guard
Paterson N J February 9 The city lies in darkness after a major fire drawing crowds as militia police and regular officers guard the burned district The armory opens to shelter the homeless with meals and beds improvised for those displaced while volunteers offer quarters and aid and residents from nearby towns rush in by train to view the devastation.
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Paterson
N. J
Passaic
Burne District
New York
Erie Railroad
Paterson Market
Broadway
Edward C. Campbell
A. van Walraven
Blauvelt
William McCue
McCue
Park Ave
Charles Pandolf
Dickran Desgetoor
Hermann Stratton
Andrew Elvin
Park St
Herman Stratton
Baptist Church
John 53. Yates
County of Passaic
No. 86
H. B. Lupton
Margaret McCay
Camelia Vwenstra
William Brown
Kale
Market St
Paterson Fire Rips Through Downtown in 12 Hours
A massive blaze in Paterson New Jersey struck the business district late Feb 9, driven by a northwest wind. Tens of blocks burned, with losses estimated up to 15 million dollars as the city’s core collapsed, banks theaters and major stores destroyed and thousands displaced.
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Blizzard Blocks Traffic in Western Pennsylvania
Corry Pennsylvania reports travel halted between Oil City and Brocton on the Chautauqua division as the worst blizzard in the region’s history traps trains in drifts. Train No 3 spent the night at Summit with passengers fed this morning.
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Lake Shore
Paterson Fire Devastates Business District
A major blaze in Paterson New Jersey destroyed about 700 buildings across twenty blocks including the City Hall and Public Library. No deaths, some injuries, damage estimated at 10 million dollars as militia patrolled burned areas and relief work began with Governor Murphy directing recovery efforts.
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