A swift and destructive fire quickly consumed buildings and businesses in the town of Bath in upstate New York causing around $75,000 worth of damage. Starting in a small shoe factory, very high winds spread the fire to several blocks in the town before it burned out. There were not injuries reported. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
"Fire in Steuben County," New York Times, November 14, 1859, p. 3.