Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 110, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1911 — DESTRUCTION OF NEW YORK’S MAGNIFICENT STATE HOUSE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DESTRUCTION OF NEW YORK’S MAGNIFICENT STATE HOUSE

ALTHOUGH the financial damage caused by the fire that wrecked the great capitol building of New York at Albany amounted to millions of dollars, the chief loss cannot be estimated in dollars and is irreparable. This resulted from the burning of vast quantities of historical documents that had been accumulating for more than two hundred years. The accompanying photograph was taken at 3:30 a. m. and shows the whole rear of the capitol in flames. The high tower seen to the right fell during the morning.

NEW YORK STATE CAPITOL BURNING