Paterson, New Jersey, USA
1880 - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE in PATERSON, N. J.

PATERSON, N. J., March 4. - A fire broke out in the oil room of the Danforth locomotive and machine shops, in this city, this morning, about 8 o'clock, the origin of which is unknown, and the locomotive buildings burned consisted of a blacksmith shop for heavy work; the locomotive erection shop, two stories high, in which were two completed locomotives, several nearly completed, and a number in various processes of construction; and the locomotive-building shop proper, a large structure, four stories high, in which the various parts of the machinery were made. All the above were of brick and stone, and very sub sequentially built. The tools and machinery were of the best description and very costly. The buildings devoted to machinery for the manufacture of silk and other purposes, and a new three-story brick structure for finishing locomotives, were saved. The loss is estimated at from $170,000 to $200,000. Three hundred to three hundred and fifty men are thrown out of employment.

The Sun
Baltimore, Maryland
March 8, 1880

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