Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1918 — Vassar College Has Bad Blaze [ARTICLE]

Vassar College Has Bad Blaze

Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Feb. 12— Fire, starting on the top floor of the south wing of the main building of Vassar college at 6:45 o’clock this evening damaged the building to the extent of $300,000. The spectacular blaze, which could be seen for miles, attracted 15,000 persons to the scene, where the Vassar girl students aided the firemen and also organized for the work of rescuing valuables. The building that was damaged was the oldest on the campus. It was built in 1861.