Chronicles of the White Mountains . ed with a deso-late heap of embers and ashes, charred timbers, andruined metal work, the Tip-Top House alone of allthe Summit buildings being left to watch over thissad scene of devastation. The buildings destroyed have been already the Tip-Top House, the flames also sparedthe two stables, a few hundred feet below the Sum-mit. The high wind was the means of saving theupper stable, as the gusts blew off the blazing piecesof wood which fell on the roof of that building beforethey had time to do more than scorch the shingles. The destruction of al
Chronicles of the White Mountains . ed with a deso-late heap of embers and ashes, charred timbers, andruined metal work, the Tip-Top House alone of allthe Summit buildings being left to watch over thissad scene of devastation. The buildings destroyed have been already the Tip-Top House, the flames also sparedthe two stables, a few hundred feet below the Sum-mit. The high wind was the means of saving theupper stable, as the gusts blew off the blazing piecesof wood which fell on the roof of that building beforethey had time to do more than scorch the shingles. The destruction of all but one of the buildingsmade a great alteration in the sky-line of the top ofMount Washington as seen from below, restoring itnearly to the appearance it had about 1855. Thetall chimney of the hotel, however, which remainedstanding for some time, stood out like a monumentand was a striking object from all the country round. Plans for rebuilding the hotel were at once talkedof, and it was at first thought that by extraordinary 364. THE FIRE ON MOUNT WASHINGTON AS SEEN FROM GORHAM FIRE ON MOUNT WASHINGTON efforts a new hotel might be ready for use by thefirst of August. When, however, it was rememberedthat it took two years to build the destroyed hoteland two hundred and fifty trains to carry up thematerial, and that on account of the exposed positionand the uncertain weather conditions work on themountain-top was both difficult and dangerous, itwas seen that reconstruction would have to proceedslowly. Meanwhile, the only thing to do was to restorethe Tip-Top House to its original use as a hotel, and,accordingly, steps were at once taken to that railway ties and supporting timbers, which hadbeen burned, and the rails, which had been twistedout of shape, were replaced by almost superhumanefforts as soon as the 29th day of June, so that thefirst regular passenger train made its trip on thatday, according to schedule. The repairs on the Tip-Top House were also hastened alo
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