1911 Saugerties Centennial Program

Original Courtesy Audrey M. Klinkenberg








































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, LIST OF FIRES. 

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1 March 31, 1849-E. & D. Kear- April 16, le8E-,John Phillips' Sept. 10, 1898-C. F. Suderley's 

ney's store, south aide of creek. 

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hnuse, foot of McCarthy strmeet. barn and Mrs. Gustave Peters' l)a:.rt 

1 April 10, It~&::dwurd Lavprty7s 1 Nor. 30, 1885 --Peter Curley 1 0" Partition street. 

barn, south side of creek. 

house on fire, corner Market and June 19, 1899-Adams Bros. t?rbg 

1 May 18, 1849--Abram ' VanVli- Livingston street. 

store, Main street. 

ern's store, corner :viain and Bridge Dec. 24, 1885--Frank Spoir house, Jan. 26, 1900-Howard Rickemtson , 

I strests. 

the old Cruger place near Glasco. 1 Ii:)ii~e, Elm street. 

November 15, 1S49-The old March 24, 1836-T. J. Barritt May 7, 1900-Henry Dickhaut 

store, Main street. ! I,o;tce on Rippley street. 

July 16, 18S7---B. &I. Freligh Aug. 27, 1900-Mary Burnett 

1 chair factory, south side of creek. 

June 17, 1851--&lark Devlin's 

house, Partition street. 

July 25, 1854--0id engine house 

1 in Jane street. 

September 13, ! S54-Saugert.ies 

steamboat store ho11.e. 

May IS, 1S5D-Peter B. Myer's 

1 2. 1861-Butrel, ~dtz & 

Jernegan stores on Maiu street. 

1 klny 10, 1861--Jesse F. Bookstaver's 

house and barn, south side 

1 of creek. 

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February 25, 18!i3 -1)uboice and 

Howe cooper shop, store house on 

dock. 

Nov. 28, 1864-John Dederick 

barn, back of the Exchange Hotel. 

&larch 38, lSG7--James Van 

/ Ke~iren's foundry, A1 irket street. 

April 2, 1867--1. Ziegler's barn, 

1 Partition streel. 

October 27, 184;s-The Union 

store, Partition street. 

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October 10, 187 (3 -Adam Finger 

barn, Market street. 

Decemb,er 10, 1% 7 1-Martin Kill 

roy and W. McKiefry barn. 

july 19, 1872-'l'lle Sh.eflleld pa- 

1)er mill. 

December 8, 1872-L. Loerzel 

house, Partition stl.eet. 

july 4, 1873-Peter P. Schoonnlaker 

b:krn. Vain street. 

April 12, 1874---IJ. Loerzel's 

hoi~se on fire. 

April 18, 1876-Tbe Saugerlies 

lend mill. 

act. 20, 1876--Jasiah Myer's tannery. 

Dee. 23, 1876- -5. L. Cullyes' 

house, corner Maill 6nd Washington 

avenue. 

sept. 21, 1877-Thomas Hil1.i~' 

house, south side of creek. 

act. 36, 1875-Whitaker building 

on I\!ain street. 

J~~~ 22, 1879---3. Hallenbeck 

house, Turnpike street. 

JU~Y 26, 1882-J. W. Davis barn. 

near old ~utheran Church, U.lster 

avenae. 24. 1sS'Z-Reformed Cliuych 

parsonage. 

sel,t. 2, 1882 - -Rosepaugh 

sweet store on fire. Partition street. 

feb. 23, 1883-~m. H. VanNatten 

house, Allen st:reet. 

10, 188'3---~ev. Father 

09Flynn house, Moatgomer~ street. 

April 16, 1884-Jacob Kraus' 

barll, Malden avenue. 

June 28, 1884-~a.per .mill roof. 

~~l~ 15, 1884-Jncoh Blrede & (20. 

barn. 

JU~Y 21, 1834-i)utbuildlng of 

Phoenix Hotel. 

~ ~ 18, b 1883-- . Snijgerties Casino 

Skating Rink on Elrn street. 

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wagon house on lire, Washington house Ulster avenue. 

aventle. Se~t. 14, 1900-H. A. Ohlsy 

June 13, 1883--George Burhans' house Bridge street. 

blacksmi,th shop, Liviiig8ton strett. Feb. 21, 1901-Henry Tepe house, 

July .7, 1888--W. L. C,arbee barn, Partition street. 

Market street. dune 19, 1901-M. F. Kenney 

Nov. 19, 1888.-Jacob Brede & Co. house, Maln street. 

house on &re. Sept. 30, 1901-Mrs. McMullen 

Dec. 16, 188s .--Haiormed Chu~c~11 , house, Valley street. 

basement. 

July 6, 1902-John Sinnott barn, 

Nay 26, lb89.--A:. !'. Suderle:~ c.cl- , corner Partition and McCarthy 

lar, Partition strel?t 

streets. 

Dec. 20, 1890-John Kleeber July 15, 1902-5. H. Carew house, 

house, Partit

LIST OF FIRES. 

(Contlnuccl B1.on1 Page 78.) 

Kov. 19, 1905-Mrs. Tracy wood 

house, Hill street. 

Nov. 25, 1905-B. M. Fre~ligl~ 

barn on Mynderse hill. 

Dec.. 5, 1905-Chimney fire on 

Allen street. 

Ftb. 16, 19Cl6-Emerick Lewis' 

chlmney or! Llster avenue. 

March 10, 1906-The old pulp mill 

on fire. 

March 31. 1906-Fire under Martin 

Cantine Co. sinoke stack at factory, 

Ripley street. 

May 29, 1906-John S. Post 

clzimi~ey fire, Ma.in street. 

Sept. 15, 1996--P. M. h!urphy 

work shop, Main street. 

A 3, 1907-A. J. Suderley 

barn, Elm street. 

Jrlne 25. 1907-.-Henry Corse enrille 

house on brick yard near gas 

~varks. 

.Tune 30, 1907-- F:, P. Simmons' 

house, corner Ripley and East 

Bridge slreet. 

July. 20, 1907-The old house 

near Lalliii Hose Co. house. 

Bug. 10, 1907-The old house 

near Lariiii Hose Co. house. 

Oct. 31, 1907--The Dillon house 

on Underwood street. 

Cec. 3, 1907-Klem and Myer 

bakery, Main street, in Porter block. 

Dec. 13, 1907-The Donavan 

house, corner Partition and Montgomery 

street. 

Dec. 13, 1907-5. Brede & Co. 

block on Main street, occupied by C. 

H. T'edder, Clarence \Volven, R. M. 

Richardson slid Egstine. 

Jan. 4, 1908-Cbas. McNally chimney 

on Underwood street on fire. 

Jan 29, 1908--Wakley Porter 

house on IJlster avenue. 

Feb. 22, 1908-Dewitt Van Buren 

house on Elm street. 

Feb. 23, 199S-J. C. Davis block, 

corner Partition and Main sheet. 

Feb. 28, 1908-P. H. Coleman 

marble \\'orlis, Ulster avenue. 

.iug. 31, 1908--Ernest St~~les 

house on Div(ision street. 

Sept. 26, 1908-S. M. Gray oil 

shed, Ulster avenue, near W. S. R. R. 

April 10, 1909-Wm. H. Eckert 

~yood ~OUSP, Lafayette street. 

.April 13, 1900-5. IColb house on 

Malden avenue. 

May 11, 1909-Fire in 1,rving Teller 

house, Market street. 

Sept '29, 190!1-James Reynolds' 

house, Hill street. 

Jan. 1, 1910-Howard 

house on the river bank. 

Gillespy 

Jan. 1, 1910--Jo!ln Dorrian, So?lth 

Partition street. 

Jan. 2, 1910--E. A. Hurry house, 

Barc'lrry Heighls. 

March 3, 1910---\Vm. Valk hOdSe 

on Ulster avenue. 

June 24, 1910-David E. Abeel 

barn on Elm street. 

July 20, 1910--Trinity Church 

cemetery fence on fire. 

July 26, 1910-C. M. Abeel house 

on Jane street. 

Peb. 26, 1911---R. B. Ovesrbaugh 

lunlber shed c?ar W. S. R. R. 

CHIEF ENGINEERS, 

1 b'5 6. ............... T. J. Rarrit? 

1867. ............. .C. \'V. Bairer 

1858-68-79-82-82-84. ....A. J. Myer 

185 'J ............... dames Maines 

1860. ............Joseph M. Boice 

1861. ............. Wm. R. Shriltis 

1 862. ................ Wm. Hanna 

1863-66-67. ..........H. D. 1,aflin 

1864. ............ lsaac Rosepaugh 

1865-73-74-73-YO-81-85-8G-87-88 ... 

B. M. Freligh 

1869-71. ........-.\\'m. C. Msitchell 

1870. ..............Alfred 'I'eers-1 

1872-77. ............T,ouis Yerprr 

1Si6. ..........Jacob L. Williams 

1878 ............. Patrick Maxwell 

1889. ............... Wm. Ziegler 

1890. ............... .IA..J. Butzel 

1891-92. ............ .H. A. Ohley 

1893.. ...........R. D. Suderley 

1894.. .............Ed. Lynk, Jr. 

1896.. .............. .E. J. Lewis 

1896. ............ Wm. V. Burhans 

1897. ........... W. V. McCormick 

1898. ............ Ernest Hassinger 

1899. ............. Martin Cantine 

1900. ...............Frank Ihle 

19 i) 1 .............. James T~eller 

1902. .............. L. H. Kleeber 

1903. .............. Thos. Bradley 

1903. ........ John McCormick, .Ir. 

1904. ............... .Ernest ?dyer 

1994-1907.. ........11. B. Ballman 

1905. ............. Wm. Macfilullen 

1906. ............... Joi~as Myer 

1908. ............Fred Grathwhohl 

1909. ........... Jrtmes Reynolds 

1910 .............. John M. Adams 

1911 ............... John Weinand 

REGORDS. 

Oct., 1827-The paper mlill here 

was put in operation. 

March. 1828--The Ulster Iron 

Mill here was put in operation and 

they were shut down .June 28, 1884 

and \.!ere sold to Wm. R. Sheffield on 

July 6, 1886. 

The old wooden bridge here oraz 

built in 1840, and was talren d,!wn in 

the fall of 1874 ant! n ;lew iron one 

was built in its place, \vl~ir:l~ uas 

finished and oyened to :be )):iblic: on 

th~e 30th day c: Decen~b:?~, '1.574 

Fib. 8, 1857-The old stone da.:n 

here was broken down by the freshet 

and a wooden one was built in its 

place and finished on June 13, 1337 

June 4, 1877-Opening of the 

Saugerties Long Duck. 

July 9, llj8.7--Openling of the 

West Shore Railroad from New 

York to Albany. 

The first steamboat that came in 

the Saugerties creek was the C. 

Vanderbilt in 1837. 

Scl~t. 4, 1652.-Th,e steamer Reindeer 

blew up at the Alalden dock. 

1ES;O.-The ferryboat Air Line 

commenced to run from Saugerties 

to Tivoli as a ferry. 

June 16, 1887-The steamer Herman 

Livingston commenced to run 

from Saugerties to Hudson. 

Nav. 18, 1889.-The steamer City 

of Kingston left New York city. She 

went by the way of Cape Horr,. She 

arrived at Seattle February 19. 1690. 

Oct. 18, 1855.-The Empire Fire 

Engine arrived here on ~te~amer 

Robert L. Stevens. 

Nov. 22, 1856.-The Saugerties 

Fire Department made their first annual 

parade in a torch light proctesion 

this evening. Rough and Ready 

Elldine Co. and Empire Engine Co. 

took part. The parade was headed 

by the Kingston brass band. 

1861.-Rough and Ready Hose 

Co., No. 1 of Saugerties, was organized 

and changed their name to R. 

A. Snyder Hose Co., No. 1, on Sept. 

2nd, 1876. 

hyinneliaha Steamer Co., No. 1 of 

Saugerti~es was organized in 1873 and 

the steamer came here 011 the 9th of 

June, 1873 

Oct. 3, 1874-Star Hose Co. No. 3 

of Saugelrtlies was organized and 

changed their name to Sheffield Hose 

Co., No. 3 ctn Sept. 2nd. 1876. 

May 16, 1857--The Saugerties 

Watetr Works Co. co~nmenced to lay 

theiir pipe at the bridge and got it 

laid and ,let the wader in on Oct. 24, 

1887. 

The first ti~ne the fire hydrants of 

the Saugerties Water Works Co. were 

used at a fire was at Geo. Bnrhans' 

blacksmith shop on Livingston 

street, on June 13, 1888. 

.Tune 19, 1828-The old Ro~lgh 

and Ready hand engine of Sauge~~ties 

was sold to the v.illage of Coeymans. 

Feb. 7, 1891-The Electric Light 

and Power Coml~any of Saugelrties 

turned on the e,lectric light the first 

time this evening. 

Dec. 10, 1878-Large freshet in 

upper creek, 14 1/? feet of water on 

dam. 

1887-The twu cew book binderies 

were built this fall 

Jan. 1 Y 89-The Martin Cantine 

CO. factory commenced to operate 

here. 

Oct. 1, 1892-R. A. Snyder Hose 

Co. got their new parade carriage. 

Aug. 1904-The village sewer was 

put in here and finished in May, 

1906. 

Oct. 1304---The soldiers' monument 

was put up bere. 

l\l;~y 17, 189s-The new !look and 

ladder truck arnived herc. 

July 15, 1907-Started to build 

th~k neiv nigh s~:hool here. 

Fepc. 2. 1910--The new hose 

viaeon fo,r R. A. Snyder Hose Co. No. 

1 arrived here today.

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