. The story of Cooperstown . rary,and the Half-Dime Library. After his retire-ment from business, as a resident of Cooperstown,Beadle did much for the development of thevillage. The village had troubles of its own during theprogress of the war. In the spring of 1862, a dis-astrous fire, the largest conflagration in the historyof Cooperstown, destroyed at least a third of thebusiness district. The fire started near the Corystone building, which alone survived of the storesand shops in the path of the flames that spreadon the north side of Main Street, and extendedfrom the building next to the p
. The story of Cooperstown . rary,and the Half-Dime Library. After his retire-ment from business, as a resident of Cooperstown,Beadle did much for the development of thevillage. The village had troubles of its own during theprogress of the war. In the spring of 1862, a dis-astrous fire, the largest conflagration in the historyof Cooperstown, destroyed at least a third of thebusiness district. The fire started near the Corystone building, which alone survived of the storesand shops in the path of the flames that spreadon the north side of Main Street, and extendedfrom the building next to the present MohicanClub as far east as Pioneer Street. The fire thencrossed to the south side of Main Street, destroy-ing the old Eagle Tavern, originally the Red FROM APPLE HILL TO FERNLEIGH 347 Lion, and burning westward as far as the pres-ent Carrs Hotel. Up Pioneer Street, on the westside the flames ate their way as far south as thePhinney residence. The buildings at the easterncorners of Main and Pioneer streets were several. Main StreetLooking west from Fair Street, 1861. The ClarkGymnasium displaces the two buildings at the left. times on fire, and were saved only by supremeefforts of the village firemen. The survival of theCory building was due in part to its solid stoneconstruction, but chiefly to the efforts of twoplucky men, David P. House and George Newell,who stationed themselves on the roof, and whilethe fire worked its way around the rear of thebuilding, succeeded in defending their position, al- 348 THE STORY OF COOPERSTOWN though SO terribly scorched that for weeks after-ward they went about swathed in bandages. A few nights later the Otsego Hotel and adja-cent buildings, which stood on the site of the pres-ent Village Library, were also destroyed by this conflagration, which seemed about to com-plete the destruction of Main Street, a womanappeared, who equalled the courage of the fire-men in her defiance of the flames. She was SusanHewes, a maiden lady who
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