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No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:45:39 -0500 From: "Maggie Stewart, OH Archives" Subject: [OH-FOOT] Fw: Tid Bits- Part 69 C. To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-id: Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Message: #1 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darlene & Kathi kelley" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 4:06 PM Subject: Tid Bits- Part 69 C. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Darlene E. Kelley Nov. 14, 2005 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Historical Collections Of Ohio And Then They Went West Know Your Ohio Tid Bits -- Part 69C by Darlene E. Kelley Notes by S.Kelly +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tide Bits- Part 69C June 29th seems a fateful date for Lake Erie shipping and Island people. On this date occurred several severe stroms in different years, involving wrecks and loss of life. In 1924, occurred the most devasting storm known on Lake Erie's shores. Fortunately for the inhabitants of Kelley's Island, this strom, which consisted of several cyclones, did not strike the Island, but traveled from the West, down the shore of the lake close to the mainland. While over the water, the wind caused waterspouts, one of which if not more, was lifted over the nearby shore and was carried inland, where it broke, deluged and devasted a large area about Erlin, Ohio. The dry cyclones swept inland also and devasted parts of Sandusky, Cedar Point, and various places further inland, such as Bogarts Corners and elsewhere, and then swept on to destroy half of Lorin, Ohio. The lives of many island people were undoubtedly saved on this occasion by the wisdom and courage of Mr. William D. Kelley II, who was one of a large company of people who were in the office building on the dock at the foot of Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, awaiting the arrival of the steamer CHIPPEWA, when the cyclone struck. Mr. Kelley kept the panic stricken people from running out by absolutely closing the door and standing guard over it. The building swayed and trembled, and it seemed to the imprisoned ones as if it would be swept away by the tremendous force of the windas were the buildings on every side of them on nearby docks, some of them were carried bodily up into the air and dashed into fragmants. The little building, held down by the weight of the crowd, was the only one on the docks that survived the storm. People and automobiles standing on the docks were swept into the water, and the lives of those swept away were saved only by the quick and dseperate work of those who remained alive. On June 29th, 1902 occurred a storm of a different character. It was a gale from the northeast, which sprang up during the night and continued with such tremendous force, that even the islanders who were accustomed to storms, were alarmed. Many of them, including men, women, and children went to the east shore to see the enormous waves as they dashed themselves in unheard of fury against the rocky coast. In the meantime, the steamer GEORGE DUNBAR, which had left Cleveland on June 28th, bound for Alpena was strugglying hopelessly for its life and finally floundered a few miles east of Kelley's Island early on the moning of June 29th. Five of its crew of ten took to the raft and were lost. The other five, including Capt. Little, his wife, and grown daughters, escaped from the steamer in the yawl boat, which soon capsized and only the Captain and his family remained alive of the entire crew. They were sustained by life preservers and all those being unusaully large and vigorous, succeeded in keeping alive, although many times were submerged beneath the breaking crests of the huge waves that rolled its fury over their defenseless heads. The wind and the current was carrying them past the island toward Marblehead. As the drifted past, not far from the island, the Captain when being lifted on a crest of a wave could see the people on the shore. He tried to attract their attention by waving his arm. His cries would not be heard over the roar of the wind and the crash of the breakers on the beach. At last, his efforts were rewarded. He was seen by someone, but at first no one could believe that human beings were out there alive in the raging storm. They were taken for drifting wreckage, and it was not until they had been under observation for some time that it was decided that they were human beings in need of rescue. Among the watchers on the shore was Mr. Fred Dishinger, and old an experienced commercal fisherman, his son, a grown man. and Mr. James Hamilton, mayor of the island village, all three stalwart men, and afraid of nothing. These three men when convinced at last, that the floating ones were alive, started in search of a boat, which they found some distance away, and which they dragged with such desperate haste to the water's edge that they were well nigh spent by the time they were ready to attempt to launch it.The boat was a flat bottomed skiff, ill adapted to battle with the sea as ran that day. Nothing daunted those three brave men from launching the boat. They were watched by the little group in which were Miss Hazel Hamilton and her two younger brothers. In writing of the event twenty three years later, Miss Hamilton said: " Myself and two younger brothers watched from the shore, and we'll never forget the awfulness of seeing that little boat tossed about in the heavy sea. It so happened that we all were down to look at the big waves which was fortunate for the shipwrecked people. Dad said ' Come on Fred, we must get those people.' The two and the elder Dishinger carried and dragged the skiff a considerable distance to the bank, so were pretty well used up before even launching the craft, which was a difficult matter. It was perhaps thrilling to read about, but no so to witness and I remember not being able to eat a bite for dinner or lunch that day." One can easily imagine the anxious moments of Miss Hamilton and her brothers as they watched their father and neighbors in their battle with the raging waters. From another source, we learned that two men rowed, while one bailed to keep the boat afloat and from being swamped. It was not thought by some of the older men who watched the attempt, that there was one chance in a hundred that they would reurn alive, much less save the lives of others, for the waves were so huge that the little boat could only be seen when it was tossed up on the crest of a wave. But the men who manned the skiff were experienced oarsmen, who had strong arms and brave hearts, and they finally succeded in reaching the castaways. In some way the men in the boat succeeded in getting a rope to the Captain, who tied it to his life preserver, undoubtedly a circular affair, and then attached it to his wife and daughter. They were then towed toward the shore by the men in the skiff, for it was impossible to get them into it. When the surf was reached, the men leaped into the water and each seized one of the shipwrecked ones, who were so far overcome by the long immersion as to be helpless. One of the women was insenceable. The boat abandoned and the rescuers struggled to prevent the others from being hurled to death against the rocks; and so, the three men, struggling desperately to maintaining their footing against the strong undercurrent and the avalanche of the breakers, dragged their helpless burdens to the beach, where they were tenderly cared for by the crowd that had gathered to render them such help as they required. The castaways had been in the cold water so long they had turned blue. It was thought at first that all three were negroes, but when they warmth of their bodies had been restored, they resumed thir natural color. The three rescuers were almost as bad a plight and were so exhausted by ther exertions as to be hardly able to walk. We are gratified to be able to say that the heroic conduct of these men was brought to the notice of the authorities of the United States Government by some of the island people, of whom Captain Corydon Woodford was one, with the result that, in the words of the account which appeared in the " Sandusky Register "; " The names of Fred Dishinger Sr., Fred Dishinger Jr., and James Hamilton of Kelley's Island will go down in the records of the National Government as heroes who won the highest award provided by the law for herioc deeds in saving lives from the perils of the sea." Each of these men was awarded a gold medal by the Government. On each medal is inscribed the name of the men to whom it was awarded, together with the statement, " For herioc daring in saving life, June 29, 1902." Each medal was accompanied by a letter signed by Leslie M. Shaw, Secretary of Treasury of the United States, in which he recited in minute particulars the facts as given above. We quote the concluding paragraph only: " Your conduct on this occasion was brave and self-sacrificing in the highest degree, involving peril of your own life, and is deemed well worthy the bestowal of the accompanying medal which is the highest award provided by law in testimony of herioc deeds in saving life from the perils of the sea." " Respectively" L.W. Shaw, Secretary December 14, 1904. The medal is a massive gold pendant about the diameter of a twenty dollar gold piece but about double its thickness. This is suspended by a scarlet silk ribbon from a heavy gold bar pin, making a magnificient badge and trophy to treasure. After resting on the island for about a week in the Islanders excellent care, Captain Little and family left, and as far is known, has never been heard from since. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tid Bits continued in Part 70. ==== OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ==== This list if for Archive Material Only. No Queries Allowed. For Ohio Queries visit http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/Maillist/maggiemaillist.html and sign up for Maggie_Ohio-L or OHROOTS-L ______________________________ --Boundary_(ID_eIRM8gQ/0la+5aPo/97Rnw) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:13:15 -0800 (PST) From: Jim DeBuse Subject: Burials in Unity Graveyard, Harrison County, Ohio To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-id: <20060201011315.7813.qmail@web30106.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Message: #2 Burials in the Unity Graveyard Harrison County, Ohio M Thru Y Transcribed from the old county history " Historical Collections of Harrison County" by Meredith DeBuse. Jane L. McBratney, wife of Robert, d. Sep. 15, 1830; 84y. 7m. Elizabeth McBurney, d. June 9, 1849; 90y. Alex. McCall, d. Nov. 10, 1833; 64y. 22d. Alex. McCall, son of T. and M., d. Oct. 22, 1840; 1y. 1m. Elizabeth McCall, wife of Thomas, d. d. Dec. 20, 1840; 39y. 2m. 14d. George S. McCall, son of T. and M., d. Sep. 5, 1849; 6y. Hugh F. McCall, son of Thomas and Miriam, d. July 22, 1848; 1y. 1m. 20d. Rev. J. A. McCall, d. July 15, 1860; 56y. Erected by the congregation of the U. P. Church, Cedarville. O. Jane McCall dau of M. and N., d. Sep. 8, 1872; 68y. John McCall, b. Aug. 22, 1808; d. Oct. 13, 1883. Margaret McCall, wife of Alex. d. Dec. 5, 1844; 61y. Margaret McCall, wife of John, d. May 7, 1839; 20y. 5m. 26d. Margaret J. McCall, dau of Thomas and Miram, d. May 9, 1867; 15y. 5m. 12d. Matthew McCall, d. April 17, 1838; 65y. Miriam Alma McCall, dau of T. and M., d. Feb. 12, 1863; 27y. 6m. 9d. Nancy McCall, wife of Matthew, d. Oct. 2, 1864; 83y. 2m. 24d. Thomas McCall, son of M. and N.d. Aug. 26, 1842; 20y. 11m. 20d. Infant son of T. and M. McCall, d. Feb. 14, 1838. Margaret McCracken, wife of William, d. June 11, 1832; 29y. 10m. 1d. Martha McCracken, wife of R., d. Oct. 9, 1850; 82y. Martha McCracken, d. Jan. 29, 1854; 51y. 3m. 17d. Martha A. McCracken, dau of William and Margaret, d. Nov. 22, 1844; 17y. 4m. 13d. Mary McCracken, wife of William, d. Jan. 21, 1879; 78y. 10m. 21d. Nancy McCracken, b. Aug. 12, 1804; d. Sep. 10, 1885. Robert McCracken, d. June 18, 1846; 78y. William McCracken, b. March 4, 1797; d. June 6, 1884. Elizabeth McFarland, d. Feb. 5, 1875; 77y. Margaret A. McFarland, wife of Andrew, d. May 27, 1872; 25y. 6m. 16d. Mary McFarland, d. Aug. 22, 1883; 87y. Robert McFarland, d. Nov. 26, 1842; 91y. William McFarland, d. May 14, 1877; 84y. Ann McGaskey, d. jan. 26, 1850; 67y. 5m. 15d. James McGaskey, b. May 10, 1797; d. and J. M., b. July 8, 1830; d. June 9, 1853. (Error as stated in book M. D.) Jane McGaskey, wife of James, b. May 31, 1804; d. Feb. 17, 1831. Jane McGaskey, b. Oct. 1, 1804; d. Sep. 20, 1884. Jane McGaskey, dau of H. M. and R., d. Nov. 20, 1822; 7y. 3m. 17d. John McGaskey, d. Oct. 11, 1833; 74y. John McGaskey, d. May 10, 1872; 78y. Sarah McGaskey, dau of H. M. and R., d. July 7, 1847. Sarah. J. McGaskey, dau of J. and J. M., b. July 8, 1830, d. June 28, 1837. William McGaskey, b. Nov. 7, 1799; d. May 8, 1855. Mary T. McHenderson, wife of John, b. Dec. 25, 1837; d. April 12, 1889. David McKee, d. Sep. 17, 1863; 44y. Infant daughter of D. and M. A. Mckee, d. Aug. 4, 1853; 14d. Joseph R. McKee, son of D. and M., b. Dec. 3, 1849; d. April 4, 1851. Elizabeth McMillan, d. (No dates); 68y. Nancy McMillan, d. Dec. 26, 1856; 48y. Robert McMillan, d. Aug. 14, 1887; 83y. Alex. McNary, d. Aug. 30, 1827; 47y. 10d. Hannah E. McNary, dau of J. and M., b. Dec. 3, 1854; d. July 6, 1855. James McNary, b. March 2, 1810; d. March 2, 1881. John McNary, b. Oct. 21, 1801; d. Feb. 7, 1890. Margaret McNary, b. Dec. 11, 1780; d. March 31, 1855. Martha E. McNary, dau of J. and M. b. Jan. 5, 1852; d. May 15, 1853. William McNary, died at Soldier's Home, Pittsburg, Pa., Dep. 2, 1864; 18y. 1m. 23d. John Major, d. Dec. 12, 1858; 59y. 9m. 22d. J. Thomas Marrow, b. July 26, 1829; d. Nov. 26, 1886. Margaret E. Miller, dau of W. and M., d. Oct. 10, 1855; 2y. 8m.8d. Mary Miller, wife of William, b. Feb. 23, 1830; d. Dec. 23, 1861. Infant daughter of W. and M. Miller, d. Oct. 12, 1855; 15d. Alvina Minteer, dau of J. and E. Eleanor Minteer, wife of Joseph, d. July 6, 1853; 31y. Eliza Minteer, wife of Joseph, d. May 26, 1866; 54y. 9m. 15d. Eliza Ann Minteer, wife of James, d. June 8, 1855; 22y. 3m. 19d. Elizabeth Minteer, wife of R., d. Oct. 5, 1863; 67y. Elmer Minteer, son of James and Mary, d. July 2, 1865; 4y. 3m. 25d. Infant daughter of J. and M. Minteer, d. Jan. 1, 1860; 2d. Joseph Minteer, d. March 16, 1871; 72y. 8m. 7d. Joseph C. Minteer, d. Jan. 21, 1863; 28y. 7d. Lavina A. Minteer, dau of J. and E., d. aug. 31, 1849; 3y. Lillie G. Minteer, dau of G. and M. J., d. Feb. 9, 1872; 4m. 22d. Martha Minteer, dau of R. and E., d. April 20, 1850; 19y. Mary Minteer, wife of James, d. July 14, 1865; 26y. 9m. 9d. R. G. Minteer, b. March 31, 1853; d. May 10, 1883. Robert Minteer, d. Feb. 16, 1870; 78y. William Vincent Minteer, d. Oct. 18, 1871; 31y. 2m. 13d. Elizabeth Moore, dau of J. and M., d. May 22, 1827; 15y. Gilespie Moore, d. Jan. 4, 1874; 58y. 7m. 28d. James Moore, d. Aug. 1, 1817; 45y. James Moore, son of J. and M., d. March 13, 1837; 17y. James Moore, d. Sep. 22, 1828; 9y. 9m. Sarah R. Moore, wife of J. W., d. d. April 5, 1894; 42y. 2m. 21d. William M. Moore, son of G. and E. A., d. March 3, 1876; 20y. 5m. 11d. Sarah R. Nichols, wife of M. H., b. Nov. 8, 1839; d. May 5, 1896. Mary J. Parr, dau of T. and N., d. Sep. 7, 1842; 1y. Annie C. Patton, d. June 5, 1885; 75y. Annie W. Patton, d. Dec. 10, 1891; 67y. 8m. 19d. Elizabeth Patton, wife of J. B., b. Feb. 2, 1845; d. Sep. 30, 1889. Harriet Dunbar Patton, wife of Calvin, d. April 6, 1873; 25y. James H. Patton, d. Oct. 3, 1860; 75y. Jame Patton, wife of James, b. Sep. 13, 1789; d. June 6, 1880; 91y. Rachel S. Patton, dau of J. and J., d. Nov. 20, 1845; 19y. Ray Jewel Patton, son of C. D. and Jane, b. Sep. 9, 1893; d. Sep. 8, 1894. Rev. Samuel Patton, d. Nov. 15, 1857; 28y; Pastor of First Associate Presbyterian Church, Detroit, Mich. Sarah Patton, wife of Dr. R. W., d. Jan. 18, 1876; 59y. Sylvanus Patton, son of William and A., d. Dec. 29, 1863; 12y. William Patton, d. May 2, 1872; 74y. William Patton, son of James and Jane, d. Dec. 8, 1841; 10y. 11m. 2d. Alex. Pollock, b. March 25, ____; d. Aug. 5, 1821. James Pollock, b. Sep. 4, 1821; d. Jan. 9, 1823. James W. Pollock, son of J. and N., d. June 28, 1851; 18y. 9m. John Pollock, d. April 24, 1853; 82y. John Pollock, Sr., d. Feb. 26, 1851; 65y. 11m. 23d. John Pollock, member of Company B., 98th Regiment O.V. I. wounded at Chickamauga, Sep. 20; died at Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 17, 1863; 33y.9d. Mary Pollock, wife of John, d. April 16, 1856; 78y. Nancy Pollock, d. Sep. 7, 1879; 81y. 5m. 12d. Nancy R. Pollock, dau of Samuel and Jane, d. Sep. 17, 1851; 1y. 10m. 17d. Rebecca J. Pollock, b. July 7, 1852; d. Feb. 26, 1893. Samuel Pollock, b. Jan 11, 1818; d. March 20, 1892. Margaret D. Porterfield, d. March 19, 1887; 75y. Sarah Potter, wife of James, d. June 5, 1851; 80y. Elizabeth Ritchey, wife of John, b. b. Jan. 8, 1781; d. d. Nov. 11, 1859. James Ritchey, son of John and Eleanor; d. Dec. 12, 1839; 15y. 8m. 8d. John Ritchey, b. Dec. 8, 1776; d. March 24, 1852. Mary Ann Ritchey, dau of J. and S., d. Aug. 1, 1844; 3y. 7m. 10d. Abigail Robb, d. Nov. 17, 1863; 67y. William Robb, d. jan. 21, 1878; 72y. Mary Ellen Rogers, dau of J. and S., d. Jan. 3, 1863; 14y. 2m. 1d. James H. Rogers, son of J. and S., d. Dec. 31, 1862; 62y. 4m. 15d. Joseph Rogers, son of J. and S., d. Jan. 17, 1863; 6y. 2m. 10d. Robert F. Rogers, son of J. and S., d. Dec. 31, 1862; 7y. 5m. William James Rogers, son of J. and S., d. April 10, 1831; 31y. 9m. 13d. Mary M. Cook Rourk, wife of J. H., b. April 11, 1845; d. March 30, 1879. Jane Scroggs, dau of J. G. and M. P., d. June 11, 1854; 44y. John C. Scroggs, d. Feb. 20, 1855; 77y. Caroline Sharp, d. Oct. 20, 1886; 72y. 8m. 28d. William Sharp, d. May 18, 1859; 50y. 3m. 8d. Rachel Jane Shearer, dau of J. and M., d. Sep. 5, 1849; 1y. 5m. 22d. E. J. Ferguson Sloan, wife of William, d. Jan. 17, 1867; 52y. Agnes Smith, d. Nov. 26, 1842; 2m. 2d. Eliza S. Smith, wife of Joseph B., d. March 12, 1887; 78y. Joseph Smith, d. Feb. 24, 1878; 86y. M. J. Smith, d. April 27, 1845; 13y. 27d. Silas Smith, son of J. and E., d. Nov. 20, 1850; 76y. Samuel Steen, son of John and Catharine, d. Aug. 18, 1822; 10m. 12d. Anna A. Stevenson, dau of Rev. J. and E., d. d. June 5, 1864; 1y. 9m. Agnes Stewart, wife of John, d. Oct. 11, 1856; 84y. Elizabeth Stewart, d. Dec. 25, 1840; 31y. Elizabeth Stewart, dau of J. and A., d. Nov. 7, 1831; 2y. 2m. Esther Stewart, wife of William, d. Oct. 25, 1843; 28y. Harry A. Stewart, son of J. E. and M. J., d. July 31, 1862; 10m. James S. Stewart, d. July 1, 1842; 1y. 11m. Jane Stewart, wife of Edie, d. Feb. 11, 1847; 68y. Matthew C. Stewart, son of J. S. and J., d. Nov. 8, 1849; 9y. 9m. Robert Stewart, d. July 30, 1889; 33y. William Stewart, son of J. and A.,d. Nov. 4, 18__; 3y. 11m. 3d. Martha J. Stiles, wife of W. H., b. Sep. 1, 1857; d. March 28, 1889. (Also infant) Sarah J. Taggart, dau of H. and E., d. Feb. 25, 1847; 14y. 6m. William Taylor, b. Aug. 18, 1849; d. Sep. 20, ____. John G. Thompson, son of S. and M. A., d. Sep. 26, 1849; (No age) John Trimble, Sr., d. Sep. 14, 1843; 67y. Mary Trimble, d. Sep. 8, 1825; 40y. Thomas Trimble, d. Aug. 11, 1876; 62y. 10m. James Trusdall, son of L. and E., d. June 4, 1847; 21y. 5m. Margaret C. Vincent, wife of Rev. G. C., d. June 24, 1841; 30y. James Walker son of Rev. J. and R., b. Aug. 15, 1813, d. April 12, 1853. Rev. John Walker, d. March 8, 1845; in the 30th year of his ministry, having been pastor of Unity Church 31 years. Joseph Hanna Walker, infant son of Rev. J. and R., d.April 7, 1829; 14d. Margaretha R. Walker, dau of Rev. J. and R., d. March 15, 1845; 7m. 28d. Mary Walker, wife of Robert, d. Feb. 27, 1825; 75y. Nancy M. Walker, dau of William and Martha M., d. July 9, 1871; 4m. 7d. Rachel S. Walker, wife of Rev. John, d. Nov. 10, 1830; 43y. William Houston Walker, Pastor of Associate Ohio Congregation, Beaver Co., Pa., d. June 26, 1841; 26y; in the 4th year of his ministry. Mary E. Wallace, dau of T. and M., d. March 26, 1857; 1m. 11d. Jane Watson, wife of William H., dau of J. and M. Hammond, d. July 31, 1854; 26y. William Watson, b. March 20, 1822; d. June 19, 1889. Esther White, dau of Paul and Mary, d. Oct. 20, 1826; 3y. 8m. Paul White, d. May 25, 1827; 43y. Henry H. Wilson, son of Mordecai and Hester, d. Sep. 22, 1864; 5y. 11m. 26d. James Wishart, son of Rev. William and Sarah, d. April 19, 1863; 1y. 2m. 16d. Samuel Wishart, son of W. and S., d. Dec. 31, 1852; 6 weeks. Mary M. Yoshall, and infant, wife and daughter of William, d. April 15, 1877; 32y. 11m. 25d. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ______________________________ --Boundary_(ID_eIRM8gQ/0la+5aPo/97Rnw) Date: 1 Feb 2006 03:19:19 -0000 From: Archives Subject: Oh-Mahoning Co. News (Beard Barn, Stoc) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-id: <20060201031919.17688.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Message: #3 Mahoning County OhArchives News.....Beard Barn, Stock Destroyed in $75,000 Fire January 14, 1954 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jennifer Neff ffen@zoominternet.net January 31, 2006, 9:19 pm Youngstown Vindicator, Th, 14 Jan 1954 Front Page January 14, 1954 Beard Barn, Stock Destroyed in $75,000 Fire 62-Year-Old Structure Is Lost; Beard, Sons Can't Save Cattle One of Mahoning County's largest barns was virtually destroyed and valuable livestock lost in a $75,000 fire which broke out on the Arthur Beard farm in New Buffalo Road near Western Reserve Road early today. Although Boardman Township fire department officials listed loss at between $40,000 to $50,000, Arthur Beard said his loss is about $75,000 in building, machinery, livestock and feed. The large barn, erected in 1892 by Beard's grandfather, Sylvanus Beard, was 100 feet square and had seven gables. The farm is on New Buffalo Road, about a mile south of Western Reserve Road. Daughter Saw Light Beard said the fire was discovered at 4:25 a.m. by his daughter, Mrs. Caroline Gould, who was awakened by a bright light in the sky. She looked out the window saw flames and shouted fire. Beard and his two sons, John, 17, and Richard, 21, rushed to the barn and attempted to drive some 75 head of frightened cattle and horses from their stalls. Moat of the building was aflame and part of the roof had collapsed. John Beard received a deep cut on his right arm while attempting to drive the cattle from the blazing building. A 900-pound Guernsey bull and 10 head of cattle were lost. Beard said four thoroughbred horses, three brood mares and a stallion, which had been driven from the building, raced back into the barn and were destroyed. Two tractors, a truck and threshing machine, hay and grain were also destroyed. Firemen from Beaver, Boardman and Canfield townships watered down nearby buildings but were unable to save the barn. Firemen said that dry hay and grain stored in the old structure fed the blaze. Additional Comments: Comment from Jennifer L. Neff, 2005 My father, Robert H. Neff, drove me past the spot where this large barn once stood. He was very sad to see it gone. He remembers visiting there and he said that the barn was the biggest one that he had ever seen - and also one of the best-looking. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/mahoning/newspapers/beardbar74nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb ______________________________ --Boundary_(ID_eIRM8gQ/0la+5aPo/97Rnw) Date: 1 Feb 2006 12:07:44 -0000 From: Archives Subject: Oh-Mahoning Co. News (Beardsley Fire a) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-id: <20060201120744.11472.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Message: #4 Mahoning County OhArchives News.....Beardsley Fire at Dean Hill Farm December 12, 1930 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jennifer Neff ffen@zoominternet.net February 1, 2006, 6:07 am Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 12 Dec 1930 December 12, 1930 Beardsley Fire at Dean Hill Farm, Dec. 5, 1930 Fire last Friday night in a garage adjoining the large brick residence on the Dean Hill Farm, owned by H.J. Beardsley, two miles northwest of the village, had to be fought hard by the Canfield volunteer fire department and neighbors before it was extinguished, but not until after the structure was considerably damage. Men had been at work during the day repairing a tractor in the garage and there was no evidence of fire when they left, hence, its origin is undetermined. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/mahoning/newspapers/beardsle75nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb ______________________________ --Boundary_(ID_eIRM8gQ/0la+5aPo/97Rnw) Date: 1 Feb 2006 12:34:33 -0000 From: Archives Subject: Oh-Mahoning Co. News (Beardsley - Fire) To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-id: <20060201123433.16738.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT X-Message: #5 Mahoning County OhArchives News.....Beardsley - Fire Sweeps Dairy Plant at Dean Hill Dairy Farm on 11 Aug 1942 August 15, 1941 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jennifer Neff ffen@zoominternet.net February 1, 2006, 6:34 am Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 15 Aug 1941 August 15, 1941 Beardsley - Fire Sweeps Dairy Plant at Dean Hill Dairy Farm on 11 Aug 1942 A spectacular fire which could be seen for over 20 miles destroyed the barn, horse barn, smoke house, machine shop, garage and milk bottling plant with all contents at the Dean Hill Dairy farm two miles northwest of the village about 9 o’clock Monday evening. The fire was discovered by a passerby, who turned in the alarm, but the blaze spread so rapidly that the Canfield, Boardman and Austintown fire departments, with six pieces of equipment, could save only the brick house, to which the milk bottling plant was attached. Nearly all the house furnishing were removed, as it seemed unlikely the structure could be saved. The barn, one of the largest in this section, contained 100 tons of hay, 1,000 bushels of oats and 557 bushels of wheat. Three prize bulls and nineteen head of young cattle were also burned, as was all farm equipment, including a tractor, threshing machine, and the extensive equipment of the pasteurizing and bottling plant, with the exception of hay-making machinery, which was stored in a barn across the road. Firemen were handicapped by a 30 mile-an-hour gale, blowing flames from the barn directly toward the house, and 100 feet in the air. The farm, owned by H.J. Beardsley, is operated by his son, Dean, who with his wife was vacationing in Canada at the time. Seventy –two head of dairy cattle had been turned out to pasture after the evening milking. Cause of the fire is undetermined. Hundreds of motorists, attracted by the blaze, jammed all roads in the locality and made it difficult for firemen to reach the scene and to haul water from Canfield hydrants. State highway patrol and deputy sheriffs took charge to clear the roads. Mr. Beardsley estimates replacement of the buildings and equipment would cost over $40,000, which was partly covered by insurance. Additional Comments: Comment on the aforementioned 11 Aug 1941 fire The story as Dean and Geneve Beardsley told it to me in 1987 By Jennifer Neff – I now reside in the brick home that escaped the blaze The Beardsley’s had one of the largest dairy farms in the county. Dean and Geneve were out of town the day the barn burned. [According to a Mahoning Dispatch article the frame of it had been raised in 1890 by Almus Beardsley who was Dean’s great grandfather.] Dean’s brother was watching the house and farm while they were away. He left to run a few errands and when he returned the fire was well underway. Dean said that some 20 head of cattle were lost in the fire and Geneve added that most were young calves. Dean explained, “The livestock was located towards the rear of the barn, and the fire was in the front of the barn. Sadly, there was no way to rescue them.” Jim Allen says that he was just a young boy when he and his father witnessed the fire. Jim remembers someone shooting the cattle - to put them out of their misery; however, who that was is unclear. He remembers that someone handed a rifle to Dean, but Dean didn’t have the heart to shoot and asked if someone else would please do it. [However since Dean wasn’t even there, Jim’s story may not be remembered correctly.] The fire was so hot it broke the windshield on a fire truck which was parked in the drive near the front of the house. The back windows of the house were shattered by the heat. The rafters started to catch fire. Dean’s brother pumped water from the cistern, which was under the front porch, to cool the slate roof; however, after the water had been circulated over the roof a few times it became so hot it began to boil and could no longer be pumped. Dean said, “We lost our barn that day and if it hadn’t been for my brother, we may have lost the house too. One rafter in the house had to be replaced and the attic was a smoky mess. The garage on the back of the house was lost. I rebuilt the garage exactly where the original stood, and then built the milk house in the rear so I could continue the dairy business. Pine trees were planted where the barn stood.” File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/mahoning/newspapers/beardsle76nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 4.7 Kb -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V06 Issue #15 ******************************************