Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1911 — Capitol Building at Albany Badly Damaged By Fire. [ARTICLE]

Capitol Building at Albany Badly Damaged By Fire.

Fire damaged the New York State capitol building at Albany Wednesday, badly, doing damage that is estimated at from $5,000,000 to $7,000,000. The building has been the source of much trouble and graft is believed to have figured largely in its building and remodeling. Its total Cost exceeded $27,000,000. The writer saw the building two years ago and conversed witlv people at Albany, some of whom seemed to feel rather proud of the widespread reputation the building had secured for the alleged graft intots construction.