January 8

January 8, 1901: A fire erupts around midnight at the Rochester Orphan Asylum resulting in the death of 31 of the children and staff.

Sources and Further Reading:

1. Newspaper Abstracts.com: Democrat and Chronicle (Jan 9, 1901)
2. Newspaper Abstracts.com: Democrat and Chronicle (Jan 10, 1901)
3. Newspaper Abstracts.com: Democrat and Chronicle (Jan 11, 1901)

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