[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] The 17th day of February, 1871, the village passed through another fiery ordeal. The tire originated in Olive Hall, which was completely destroyed, with its stores, Republican printing office, etc., some frame buildings in Leonard Street, Leandcr Fisher's cloth-ing store, Elias Washburn's drug store (now Hart's), and the two buildings above were consumed. Vance's Hall, the building where Mead's bakery now stands, also Schneider's and Dean's buildings, were destroyed. Considerable either damage was done. In all the loss amounted to one hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars. Peekskill, Tarrytown and Vonkers all re-sponded promptly, with men and apparatus, to aid in extinguishing the conflagration. All the buildings destroyed were soon replaced by others which are far better in character and appearance. A fire occurred April 28, 1875, on the lower dock, w hich destroyed the livery stables of Bloom A Foster, the Empire Hotel, the Mansion House and stables and the Nelson House. Total loss, twenty-eight thou-sand dollars. On Saturday, March 4, 1876, a fire occurred on Main Street, which destroyed all the buildings which stood upon the ground now occupied by the Palmer Building, Mr. Terhune's and Mr. Grant's stores. The loss was estimated at thirty thousand dollars. The present handsome buildings are an immense improve-ment on the former rather shabby structures destroyed by the fire. The so-called " California House," erected by Mr.