Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
Fire
May 7, 1885
Fire at Hampton Beach.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.,
May 7.----A fire at Hampton Beach last night and
this morning burned the Seaside House, the
Atlantic House and the Ocean House, the cottage
of Rufus Brown, the
cottage of George D.
Dodge, the Sea View Cottage, billiard
hall and stable, the Gouch Cottage and a saloon,
all owned by John G.
Cutter; the house of
Charles G. Perkin
and stable. Total loss, $50,000.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 8 May 1885
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., 7.---Fire at
Hampton Beach last night burned the Sea View
House, Atlantic House, and Ocean House, and is
reported to have swept the beach, destroying
many cottages. Loss $100,000, with partial
insurance. Fire caught in an unoccupied portion
of the Atlantic House.
The Deseret News, Deseret, UT 13 May
1885
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