Day: March 29, 2021

Albany, March 29 -- Five million dollars probably could repair the damage done by fire in the State Capitol to-day, but money cannot restore the historical records which were the pride of its state library. Although the fire started in the northwest corner of the building, it caused the greatest navoc in the southwestern corner. Here the red-tiled pointed cupola fell, carrying down part of the carved granite work that supported it and a towering stone chimney. The entire west wall above the second floor was blackened with smoke and many of the stone window frames were melted by the fierce heat. The granite cornice was ruined.