---
title: 'The Loss to Lafayette'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Ethelbert Dudley Warfield'
date: 1897-12-20
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers'
- 'History (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 60'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/warfield-1897-the-loss-to-lafayette
---

# The Loss to Lafayette

Pardee Hall at Lafayette College was largely destroyed by a fierce fire, causing estimated losses of $100,000–$150,000. Students, faculty, and firemen fought the blaze; insurance and plans to rebuild are noted.

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