When McClurg's book-store was Gutted by a fire some years ago, in which the precious contents of the Saints' and Sinners' Corner were ruined beyond restoration and the many associations that lingered around them went up in smoke or were drowned out by water, the newspapers were filled with all manner of stories about the Saints' and Sinners' Club that had held its meetings there.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
Across the river between the broken spans of the bridge, my eye fell upon the Gutted remains of what had once been a most exquisite bit of eighteenth century architecture.
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard