PATERSON FIRE OF 1902

February 19, 2009

Glenn Corbett, Professor of Fire Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice related the story of the great fire of Paterson in which swept away seven full city blocks of the chief business district of Paterson on a wintry night in February 1902, destroying city hall, newspaper offices, the high school, the public library, the best hotels and a well-to-do residential area.