History of Cambridge, New York, USA

Cambridge, a post-township of Washington county, New York, 33 miles N. N. E. from Albany. Population, 2593.

CAMBRIDGE, a township of Washington co., in the state of New York, 34 m. NE of Albany. It is level, and is watered by the Hoosic river and its tributaries. The soil consists of gravelly loam. Pop. 2,005.

Special Dispatch to the New-York Times.

CAMBRIDGE, N. Y., March 30. - The New York and Montreal express-train, on the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad, consisting of an engine, and express passenger and one of Wagner's sleeping cars ran off the track about two and a half miles north of this village, about 11 o'clock last evening. Two persons were killed and eleven wounded. The accident happened upon a high embankment, and was caused by the track being upheaved by the frost. The engine went off the right side of the track down a steep embankment, a distance of about fifty feet, and rolled once and a half over, completely demolishing it and instantly killing Frederick Downs, of Salem, N. Y., who was upon the engine, and Patrick Monahan, the fireman. The rest of the train ran off on the left side of the embankment, the cars striking on their ends and sides. The passengers wounded were:

Dr. S. S. Fitch, of New York City, fatally.
Henry Connors, the engineer of the train, probably...

Cambridge, N. Y., Dec. 23. - This morning, at 2 o'clock, Ackley Hall, which was used as a roller skating rink, was discovered to be on fire. The flames spread rapidly, and it was found impossible to save the building, which was soon lapped up by the flames, which spread to the three-story brick building adjoining, owned by J. B. JERMAIN, of Albany, and occupied by E. N. TEFFT, grocer, on the first floor. The second story was occupied as a dwelling by H. O. BARTON and family. The third story was unoccupied. The JERMAIN building was destroyed, and the flames continued to spread eastward, fanned by a furious southwest wind. The next building in the path of the flames was a three-story brick building owned by HARVEY CARPENTER and occupied by LeGRYA & WORTH as a jewelers' store on the first floor. The second floor was used as a carpet room by MR. CARPENTER. The third floor was occupied by ASA MEAD as sleeping apartments. In a short time this building was also destroyed. The flames then...

Cambridge, a post-village of Washington co., N.Y., in a valley, on the Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad, 35 miles N.N.E. of Albany, and 12 miles S. of Salem. It is partly in Cambridge township, but mostly in White Creek. It contains the Cambridge Washington Academy, a national bank, 7 churches, a foundry, 2 grist-mills, a saw-mill, and a newspaper office. Pop. 1530. The township is traversed by the Greenwich & Johnsonville Railroad. Stations, South Cambridge and West Cambridge.

Cambridge, a banking post-village of Washington co., N.Y., on the Delaware and Hudson R., 35 miles NNE. of Albany. Pop. in 1900, 1578.