The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-16
$1OO, 900 Loss At Georgian Court
 By Severe Fire
Miss Marie DeeIey and Miss Margaret KiImartin Among Spectators at Lakewood, N. j., as Five Companies Battle Flames - Statuary Lost in Ruins


 Two Waterbury students. Miss Marie Deeley. daughter of Mir and Mrs John Deeiey of Chestnut ave- nue and Miss Margaret Kilmartin, daughter of James Kilmar- tin of Hillside avenue witnessed Q fire yesterday morning which do- stroyed q large dormitory of the Georgian Court college at Lake, wood, N. J. Both young girls are members of the junior class. No one was injured and as far as could be ascertained today neither locni girls suffered any personal losses.
 The following dispatch to the New York Times describes tho damaging blaze at the college. which was formerly the Gould es- tate.
 Chapel services were interrupted at Georgian Court college here this morning when fire of uncertain origin broke out in Raymond hall, n dormitory, and destroyed the building at m estimated loss of $100, 900. including valuable chimes imported from England by the late George J. Gould, on whose former estate tho college was es- tablIshcd eight years ago.
 The college, a Roman Catholic institution for young women with more than 150 students, occupies seven acres along the shore of Lake Carasaljo, named for three girls, who according to legend, were drowned there long ago. Visitors were on the campus to-day to at. tend the first of the commence ment events. n musicale. which was held this afternoon In another of tho three main buildings whlle the dormitory ruins still smold- cred.
 A maid at work on the second floor of Raymond hall, the first floor of which was used as q chem. ical laboratory and kitchen, dis covered flames licking through the ceiling. A teicphoned alarm brought five Lakewood companies to tho campus.
 Although fire swept rapidly through the frame structure, which originally had been q stable and carriage building. Beveral students who hurried to the scene succeeded in saving some clothing from their rooms. '
 spnrks wore driven by q wind from tho lake in tho direction of tho Casino, n recreation building separated from Raymond hnll by q sunken garden which made tho Gould estate famous and toward tho main building, which houscs the college offices, library and resi- dentlal quarters of tho nuns. For n tlme 1t was feared that tho fire would spread to all buildings on tho campus, in some of which arc valued religious relics. Calls were sent to surrounding communities and the firemcn responding wore asked to stand by. One of tho smaller buildings endangered was a cottage nt ono time owned by Ar. thur Brisbane.
 A crowd Of 2.0o0 persons, many of them parents or friends of the students. gathered on the campus. Kingdom Gould, oldest son of George !. Gould, was visiting friends, Mir and Mrs Frank Sad- Her, in Lakewood. He went to the college and stood with the other spectators.
 By 1;30 D. m, tho dormitory blnze was under control and there was no longer danger that tho fire would spread. The walls col. lapsed m hour later. carrying with them Into tho flames, n hexa gonnl clock tower which held the chimes and n four-faced clock, valued to. gether at $25, 900. A tw0.tOn bronSo statute of Mercury surm0unting the tower also was destroyed.
 Tho famous estate, associated with the name of Gould since 1898 was acquired by the college in 1924. It is considered ono of the most beautiful properties in New J0racN.