New York, Monroe County, Rochester
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In the evening of the ninth of November, 1886, The Manufactory of the Steam Gauge and Lantern Company, while filled with operatives was destroyed by a fierce and sudden fire in which thirty-four lives were lost.
The remains of these six, burned beyond the possibility of recognition, were buried here
William Birdsey • Alfred Cannon • John Miller • Frank J. Reimes • John Santry • William J. Smith
but God was not in the fire, and after the fire, a still, small voice
(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
In the evening of the ninth of November, 1886, The Manufactory of the Steam Gauge and Lantern Company, while filled with operatives was destroyed by a fierce and sudden fire in which thirty-four lives were lost.
The remains of these six, burned beyond the possibility of recognition, were buried here
William Birdsey • Alfred Cannon • John Miller • Frank J. Reimes • John Santry • William J. Smith
but God was not in the fire, and after the fire, a still, small voice
(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.