Seneca County, Ohio - Chapter with an unread heading (no. 13 of those read), 1880

Chapter with an unread heading (no. 13 of those read)

ADDITIONS TO TIFFIN THE FERRY THE BRIDGES T H E TOL L BR I DO E THE FREE BRIDGE THE BURNING OF THE FREE BRiDGE THE CHOLERAFREDERICK HOFFMAN LITTLE CHARLOTTE JOHNNY DALR Y M PL E T HE RAILROADS FIRST TRAIN TO TI FF I N -H El DEL B ERG COLL EG E REV. E. V GERHART. D. D. REV. J. H. GOOD. D. D. - REV. GEO. W. WILLARU. D. P.

I 'I' \\<M I.]) require a hook by itse'n to give a lull description ot the numerous additions that were made to I itlm ami to l-'ort Bali, ami finally to Tiffin proper a> a city of the sec oml class, trom time to time. The reader must be content with a mere referem c to the same. At the commencement of this work, tear tor want, ot material to write a book was uppermost in the mind of the* writer, but now. and as he is abo'it < ommer.c ;ng this chapter, he is troubled to know what best to leave out. to prevent the book from becoming too bulky.

The desire to write personal sketches ot many more ot the old pioneers i> very strong, and should be indulged would space only per mit. Mcing conscious of the fact, that in the great stream ot time generations alter generations appear upon the stage oi a< tion. and are swept away in their order into the vast ocean oi the past: and of th> other fact, that we are torgotteii by the tew that ever knew us. to love or to hate Us. about a> fast as u e go - 1 am strongly reminded of what my dear old friend. Frederick Kicser. F.s(|.. the able and illustrious ed'tor of the \\~, .<(! ' . in ( 'olumbiis. once >.iid to me. speaking on the subject ot" ambition, vi/ : that about all vou can say of man is "he w.ts b' irn. took a wife, am i died."

pieces of the Tymochtee bridge approaching, they got away just in time to save their lives. When these pieces of the Tymochtee bridge struck the gathered drift the whole mass went together, taking the new bridge along.

In the summer following Mr. Hedges built a better bridge at the --ame place, and when it was done he employed a colored man to collect toll. This was the first and only toll bridge that Tiffin ever had. Karly in the spring of 1836, James W. Hill published a notice to the effect that he had rented the toll bridge from Mr. Hedges for the term of three months, commencing on the ist day of April, 1836, and called upon those who had bargains with Mr. Hedges to cross the bridge, to call on him, in order to renew their contracts, etc.

The bridge was a great convenience, but the idea of paying toll became annoying to tanners, as well as to the merchants in Tiffin, and a plan was put on foot to have a free bridge constructed over the river at the west end of Market street. A subscription list was circulated, and when the requisite amount was subscribed the contract was let. It was a wooden, truss bridge with a roof over it. (luy Stevens, Benjamin Biggs. John Park and Dr. James Fisher were the building committee; Andrew l.ugenbeel was treasurer.

There was great rejoicing in Tiffin when, on the iSth day of February, 1837, it was announced that the free bridge was opened to the public. It cost >2. 200.00. Fledges' toll bridge became a free bridge also, as a matter of course.

. This covered, free bridge was a fearfully dark place after night, and the women on either side of the river refused to cross it without protection, after dark. Some time after, lanterns were put up at each end during dark nights Peter Vaness established a 1 irgc carriage shop where I.oomi*. «.V Nyman's foundry now is. near the bridge, and when the carriage factory burned down, the bridge caught lire and burned.

The old toll bridge lasted for ten years alter that. when, on New Year's night of 1847. it was swept away by a freshet. Then the county - ommisiioners put up in it-; place one of the most wonderful contrivances tor a bridge that was ever seen. The plan ot it was simple enough, but the great quantity of material used in its construction -urpriscd cvu'vbodv but the commissioners. The -tringers that were ia:d trom one bent to the other, and on which the plank were laid i ross-wise, were of such ponderous si/e and weight that they absolutely :'i'oke the whole fabric down, very -0011 after it was finished.

and in less th.in a week \r»\\\ that time. down it went. Then \\. structed the \\ire -M-pen-urn brid^i-. i j.Mrjiose tor some t'.me. and whit h ,i'> i>re-ent In-autitul iron -in. ture. :>rin_; ' sin< c iX^.

This Hoffman lamily was from Meisenheim. in the Palatinate, and consisted of Frederick Hoffman, his wife and three children, John. Frit/ and Charlotte. Charlotte was a little blue-eyed beauty, with fair skin, cheerful lace, and flaxen locks falling upon her shoulders. Her friendly, sweet nature, attracted the attention ot the people on board, and she became one of the pets. Charlotte was then about three years old. and had for a playmate another little girl that looked verv much like her. She \vas the youngest daughter of a Mr. Maurer, on board, and afterwards became the wife of the Hon. Charles PML-sel. late senator from the Auglai/e district, living in New Bremen.

Frederick Hoffman was then about forty years of age. He was a potter by trade: had traveled some: was very social and talkative - really attractive in conversation. He was a man of striking personal appearance. His carriage was ver\ straight: lie was about five feet nine inches high: not fleshy, but muscular. He had very black hair, black eyes, and very long, black eye- lashes: a large nose, and rather large, but well proportioned mouth: and deep, sonorous voice. His manners were easy and gentlemanly. 'The writer has but faint recollection of Mrs. Hoffman.

When the fain iky came here in the fall of 1833, though late, Mr. Hoffman bought the lot now owned by the Hen/ family, next south to Dr. McFarland, and immediately erected a two-story hewed log house thereon. As soon as the house was done, the family occupied it and i ipencd the first ( iernuin tavern in Tiftin. The first ( ierman dance in Tiffin was held there about ( 'hristmas that year. 1^33. The oldest MID. |ohn and tlie writer were comrades on board the Jefferson, and we renewed our friendship with great pleasure alter we came together again here. In the spring of 1^34 Mr. Hottman put up a potter's-shop and an oven on his lot. and burnt several kilns of good pottery, the first in the county. In iS^ the Asiatic cholera broke out in Canada, ami, sweeping along the Hudson and tin; St. Lawrence, visited the large cities along the seai oast. It raged with greater or less severitv trom Newfoundland to New ()rlean> in 1^33. In 1X34 cases occurred in many inland towns and ( ;tie>. About the tore part ot August in this year, news reached Tiftin that several cases had proved fatal in Sandusky City. People in Tiftin bcLran tii lie apprehensive and expressed nine h c on< ern on the subject. A constable, by the name ot John Hubble, lived on Monroe street. H> \\ife died on the n;th of August. The doctors refused to sa\ much about tin. i aiisc ot her death, and it was rumored about that she had i a'.e;; _iveii < u< umber- that had caused her death. < )n the next dav a -mall i !;: id «'. a Cerman lamilv that i:\ed in the second stor\ of Mr.

about thirteen years old. who, a few days before, was a picture of health as well as a picture of beauty. I loved him for his friendly nature. One day the mother came to the shop and requested me to come to the house and take his measure. He laid on his bed with a sheet over him. but looked as beautiful as ever. I ran to I)r. ])resbarh and told him that I did not believe the boy was dead. The Doctor thought otherwise, but gave me a bottle of brandy, with orders to make it hot and rub it all over him with a flannel cloth. The mother assisted me. and in less than one half hour the poor fellow began to move and opened his eyes. Dr. Dresbach was called in and was much rejoiced at our success. He took him in charge and in about two weeks the boy was on the street again. The cases were getting less and people began to return. The weather was growing cooler and slight frost i were observable some mornings. People began to lake courage with a hope that the cholera had left us. One morning Mrs. Dalrymple came to the shop crying and told us that her son was dead. His was the last case in Tiffin.

It is not true, as Mr. Butterfield would have it. that the disease was confined to the (ierman and Irish emigrants exclusively. 'Squire'Plane, David Bret/.. Andrew Fruitchy, Mr. Brookover, and many others that died, were citi/ens here and natives.

The cholera returned again to Tiffin in 1849. in 18^2, and again in 18^4, with less severity, however, except tor a short time in 1854. when on one Sunday, sixteen corpses were counted on the Fort Ball side, where it raged with the greatest tury. On that day Dr. Hovey, with the assistance of Joe Smith, (leorge \V. /igler, William Holt. Thomas W. Boyce. Mrs. Mali aft". Miss [ulia Clear, laid out eleven dead at the hospital alone. It took some moral courage to stare death in the face in times like these, and the names of these heroes and heroines are recorded here as worthy to be remembered. All the doctors did their duty, no doubt, but Dr. Hovey was, perhaps, the most a< live and indiis triou-;. For five weeks lie was amongst his patients day and night without changing his clothes. The Rev. Mr. Sullivan, of S^. Mary'> <"nur<h. was amongst the tearless, and Dr. M<('ollum. until he himseif was taken down. "There were giants in those days."

Strange as it may seem, the greatest mortality was on that side of the rive;. whi< h may be partially accounted !or from the fact that the pest house was built there: but with all that there were fewer cases on the Tittiu Mde.

-team whistle. In iS,V) work was done from P>ellevue to Republic. The first locomotive reached Tittm in 1X41. Conrad Poppenburg was the engineer when the first passenger train ran to Tittm; Lamest Kirrian was the fireman - both still living. Paul Khmer died in I rbana oi cholera. He was also a hand on the train.

Since then, another route had been opened through Clyde and the - ild route entirely abandoned and taken up. The old charter bears 'late lanuary =;. i^^-. The company is now known by the name ol Cincinnati. Sandusky and Cleveland railroad, and runs over one hundred and ninety miles of rails. Its main line is trom Sandusky to Springfield, a distance of one hundred and thirty miles.

The Columbus division extends from Columbus to Springfield, fortyfive miles, and the Lindlay branch extends from Carey to Findlay, a distance of sixteen miles. This line ot road is proverbial tor its steady and safe traveling facilities, and is out- of the best conducted roads in the country.

The Tiffin, Toledo and F.astern railroad. - On the first day of May. 1^7 v the first regular passenger train was run on this road. It traverses the county in a northwesterly direction. This road is now consolidated with the Mansfield. Coldwater and Lake Michigan, and is completed from Mansfield to Toledo, now under the control of the Pennsylvania company. Its depot in Tittm is near the "tunnel." where the road crosses Washington street. The road is doing a large business.

The Baltimore, Pittsburg and ('hit ago railroad was completed to Tiffin in the early part of 1X74. It is under the general management of the Baltimore and Ohio company, and crosses Seneca count}' nearly ea-^t and west. The bridge of this company across the Sandusky river is of iron, and decidedly the best railroad bridge in the count}'. The i ompanv is doing a very extensive business, but their present depot in Tiffin i> a little board shanty, unworthy alike ot the road and of Tiffin.

The Lake Lrie and Louisville railroad runs through the northwestern part of the ( ounty to Kostoria. and the Columbus and Toledo railroad, runnitiL: through I!ig Spring and London townships, also touching at I i istoria. are in lull operation.

The Potnerov road so-called), and hereafter to be known as the Atlantic and Lake Lne road, has been graded tor some time, and is to lie put into operation during the coining summer. It run^ through Sener ,- and London townships: aUo touching at Lo^toria.

'! ii'i- - - ( ; ' on nt\' is i ut bv ti\ e rad roads, in constant ope rat ion. with ' in immediate prospect, and -I'll another east and west the celebrated ['ni\ersity of that name in Germany, and in honor ot' tlie only symbolical book of the Reformed church, namely, the " Heidel berg Catechism." The basement story of the college building was put up in the autumn of 18^1. The corner stone (donated by Pr. Llias Heiner, of Baltimore, Maryland. > was laid on Thursday, the i^th of May. 18=^2. by Major Lewis Bait/ell. President of the Board of Trustees: on which occasion an address on the " Pignity ot Labor" was delivered by General S. L. Carey, of Cincinnati, nhio, in the presence of a large audience. The campus was subsequently enlarged by the purchase of four acres from Hon. \V. \V. Armstrong, of Cleveland. < >hio. The college building was completed in the year 18=52. at an expense ot $1^.000. and occupied for the first time in the autumn of that year. In 1871 a large house tor the residence of the President was erected, at an expense of about $4,000. In 187^ a large three-story boarding hall was erected at an expense ot about $8.000.

The following is a list of the professors and teachers who have been connected with the college since its establishment: Rev. R. Good. A. M. Rev. J. II. Good. D. D.

Tiffin about six months later than the College. The professors in this Seminary have been the following, the two last being still in office:

The invested funds of the Seminary amount to about S^.ooo. It has u large library, donated by various persons. The largest donation wa< made by Rev. II. I lelnenstein. of Pennsylvania. The number of students in the Seminar) has been as follows, for the different year> since it has been in operation:

-1 >r. (ierhart was sole professor in the Seminar) i acting at the same time as president of the ( 'ollege. > from iX;i to 1X5;. when he resigned, to a< cept the presidency of l-'ranklin and Marshall ('ollege. at I.ancas ter. Pennsylvania. From November ist. 18^5. to 1X61. 1 )r. kietter was sole professor, i al-o being president of the ('ollege. i From 1X01 to iXix; the Seminary was conducted bv two professors. l)r. kieffer and Professor Rust. In iXfxj 1 )r. kieffer resigned, and I )r. (iood. then professor of mathematics in the ('ollege. was elected his successor. I-'roin iXiig to iXXo. the seminary has been in < harge of these two pro lessors.

In the month of December. 1850. the Synod of < )hio and adjacent states elected him Professor of Theology in its Theological Seminary, and President of Heidelberg College, institutions of the Reformed Church, which, during the previous year, had been located at Tiffin, Ohio. Accepting this call, he removed to Tiffin in May, 1851. During the summer he undertook an agency in behalf of the seminary library, the seminary until then, havinghad no books. He visited Philadelphia and New York, where he collected funds and many volumes. The books presented and purchased constitute the nucleus of the library ot this institution. A full report of his operations will be found in the minutes of the Synod of Ohio of iX^. The offices of Professor and President he filled for the term of four years; teaching and lecturing partly in the Lnglish and partly in the (ierman language. At the same time he served several organized churches: during the first two years, three or four congregations in the vicinity of Tiffin. During the last two years he was pastor of the Second Reformed church ((Ierman i in that city.

The Hoard of Trustees of Franklin and Marshall College. Lancaster. Pennsylvania, elected him President of that institution at its annual meeting, held in 1X^4. lie accepted the call and moved to Lancaster, in April. 1X55. His connection with this college continued until July, i X6S. a period of thirteen years. In iX^X he received his honorary title ot Doctor of Divinity from Jefferson college. Through the death of the Rev. Henry Harbaugii. D. I)., the professorship of systematic theology in the Theological Seminar}' at Men er>burg became vacant in December. 1X67. At a special meeting of the synod ot the Reformei] church, held at I larrisbur.u. he was chosen Dr. Harbangh's successor. This call he accepted and removed to Mercersburg in* August. iX6X. \\hen. in 1X71. the scminarv wa> removed from Mcrccr^burg to Lancaster, he continued in the service of the institution. The chair of I'p>te>M>r ot Theology he has occupied up to the present time. March. iXSo.

In the tall ot 1X64. St. Stephen's church was or-ani/ed in the chapel -it !'. and M. college, composed ot professors, families and students. Ot this church he was made tin; pastor, and served as such until he ceased tn be president of the college. When the Rev Dr. Nevin ret;red4ri»m '.he presidency, the associate pastors appointed Dr. (lerhari presiding pa-tor of St. Stephen's church, and up to the present time he ha-> been fulfilling the duties of this office.

important pastoral charges in the Reformed Church, and was the editor of the ll'is/i'-// .]//<.-</, >/wr\. the organ of the Synod of Ohio of the Reformed Church, thirteen years. Huisstill presiding over the college.

favorably with the grand edifice this dem miinat ion now owns on Mad i-on street, but it was a good, large, substantial, hewed log building, and answered very well tor the time. Their second church was built in Reed, in i.Sj^; it was also made ol logs, and was located on the Ravmond farm, one mile east ot the pike. Rev. lames Montgomery used to preach in these churches occasionally, and also the venerable Thomas Thompson, still living, and who was one ot the most popular and most generally beloved Methodist divines among the early ministers in this part ot the country. The celebrated Kinleys also preached in these log churches, as well as in privafe houses. The house of John (libson. F.s<|.. in Fden. was a meeting house almost every Sunday for a long time. The first presiding elder was James Mc- Mahon. who came to Titim in iN-j;. and preached in the old brick church, l.uther A. Hall. F.s<j. bought the old church, when the congregation had put up the new one. now over the post office, used as a club room, and made a theatre of it. The (lermans in Tiffin had organi/ed a very good Thesbian Society about that time, and produced good pieces for amateurs - " Feldkimmel," tor instance. The Methodists finally sold their church on the corner of Monroe and Market streets, and built a large edifice on Madison street. When finished it will be one of the grandest and most spacious church edifices in the county. Services are now held in the basement. The membership is nearly three hundred: the Sunday school numbers about two hundred scholars. Rev. |. W. Mendenhall is the present pastor. This congregation was admitted to the North Ohio ('onterence in August. 1848, Rev. Thomas liarkdall. presiding elder : and Rev. F. S. (iurley. pastor.

At the northwest corner ot' Jefferson and Market streets, is a neat. commodious structure: has regular services now. but the membership is not very large. The Rev. Williams is the pastor.

lit'V .1. F. Pollock succeeded Rev. .Moore, and was installed as pastor in 1^7:;. during the inontli of September. After live years of faithful service, lie resigned in March. 1^7^ accepting an invitation to South Toledo. ( >hio. The present eiicumbent. the Rev. I). I). 1 Jiii^er. hein^ a duly installed pastor. has entered tlie third year of his ministry with the church. The society is in a nn»t prosperous condition. The report for the year closing . I lily 1st shows an addition of thirty to the membership, and over s.'l.iMin raised for ecclesiastical and lieiievoleiit purposes, collected from the different departments of the church work. The following are the oilieers of the church:

This denomination has churches located in this county at Fostoria. Melmore. Hloomville. Mc( 'ntchensville and Republic. At the latter place a new church is under process of building, and will be ready to occupy this fall.

Tliis is the only religious organi/.ation in Tittin constituted alter the manner of the union of the Lutheran and Reformed churches in (', ermany. a religious event tliat was cclcbratcil amon^ the Protestants ot ^outhern (iL-rmany oil the iSth dav ol November. iSiS.

invited the Rev. |ohn 1.. Sanders, of Frederick count v, Maryland, to visit them, with the view oi becoming their pastor. The invitation was accepted l>y this young minister, and on the Sth ilay of |une. iX^, he commenced his labors among his ne\v parishoncrs. ( )n the jjolh of the same month, a meeting ot all \vlio were desirous ot going into the new enterprise, was called, at which time a constitution was adopted, and all who wished to unite with the proposed organi/ation subscribed their names thereto. As well as can he ascertained, they were: Thomas l>err. Joseph ( )gle. (ieorge Stoner. lacob Kroh, lonathan Foil/. Frederick ( 'ramer. Joseph Foncannon, John Kime. John .Martin. I-'./ra I>err. Cliristian Ramsburg, Frederick \\ . Shrivcr. (ieorge Sclirover. John l.eydey. William Haugher. Christian Stoner. Fli/abeth < >gle. Susanna Ramsburg, Rosanna I 'err. Catharine Cramer. Susanna Folt/. Fli/abeth Haughcr, Margaret Kime. Sarah Kroh, and Mary Feydey. The next step taken was to elect a consistory, the members of whi< h were to constitute tlie board ot trustees also. A meeting of the mem bers was held for tliis purpose, on the 2 1st of July. iX^. when >i.\ elders and six deacons were elected, who were ordained and installed accord MIL: to the provisions of the Reformed church, on the same dav of their

History Oi-' Skni-X'A County

There are now fourteen churches in Seneca count}" belonging to the denomination known as the Re formed Church in the I'nited States, descended from the Reformed Confession in ( lermanv and Swit/erland. whose best known representatives in the reformation age were I'lric /wingle, lohn Calvin. llenrv Bullinger, /acharias I rsinus, and Casper (Hevianus. The settlers in Seneca county who founded these churches were mainly of three kinds: first, those from Maryland (mostly from Frederick and Washington counties); second, those from Pennsylvania . I.ehigh, Berks, I'nion. Northampton and other counties): third, those from (iermany and Switzerland (mostly from the Palatinate, or Rhenish Bavaria. Westphalia. Nassau, llessia. etc). The following table will show the location, founding and strength of these churches, together with such illustrative notes as it was in my power to gather, which. 1 hope, will have a historical value:

It will be noticed that there is a Reformed ('Imrch in each of the fifteen town. -hips of the county, with the exception, as yet. of Liberty. Reed. F.den and Bi_: Spring. The following note-, will rescue some :,M - - ; - gani/.ed the Reformed congregation of that name, and has been pastor until the present time. The church is built on land donated by Jacob Gruber. The following are the representative heads of the principal families: Herman Detterman. Jacob Gruber, Joseph Hilsinger, Paul Hobbes, George Detterman, Samuel Detterman. Henry Cook. Daniel Reiter. Daniel Gruber, Henry Detterman, II. Brinkman. I-'. Berlekamp. R. Berlekamp, Thomas Mohr, and others.

The original name of the Bloomville church was Mt. Pisgah: organi/.cd the 2=;th ot August, 1850, by Rev. H. K. Baines, with George Swigart and Philip Heilman as elders, and Adam Baker and I-', /.immerman as deacons. The church is built on an acre ot land donated by Simon Koler. The property is worth about $2,500. The ministers and supplies have been:

The Bascom church was originally gathered by Rev. I. |. Beilliaiv. as a Lutheran and Reformed church, and a neat little church erected in the village ot Bascom. < )n the 1st of January . 18^2. it wa,v organi/ed by Rev. Pro]. I-'.. V. Gerhar: as a (ierman Rclormcd church. The first ofticers were. Benjamin Fried, elder, and Christian Deubel. deacon. The heads (,f the principal families have been: Dr. Henry \Veiv. |ohn George \Veiv. Michael Waiter. Michael Strong, lacob Schmid. Nicholas Dewald. Peter Dcwald. Philip Dewald. lacob Kissabeth. Philip Kis^abeth. Jacob Brendle. John Nan. (ieorge Shatlner. John Kinkerter. Philip Stinky, lacob Sherer. ('onrad Bohn. lacob H ci-sernian. 'I he ministers have been: i. Kev. L. V. (ierhart. 7, Rev. lacob Kuhn.

Rust. The principal families, at its organi/ation. consisted of tlie Swanders. Keifs, Fmichs. Fieges, Blooms, Bachers. Seipels. Yon Blons, Hon>bergers, Knaiises, Sohns. Kremers. Schneiders and many others. It possesses a property worth about 55,000 The " Frauenvcrein numbers sixty members.

The Reformed Church, of Fostoria. was orgaui/ed by Rev. A. Casselman, on the j^d of March. 1X79, with twenty-live members, and incorporated on the joth of Ajiril of the same year. The lot on which the church is built was purchased of lames Kritcher lor S^oo. The corner stone was laid on the jotli of May. and the buikling dedicated September jXth. 1X79. The value of the church property is about Sn.ioc. The officers of the church at its organi/ation were:

The Fort Seneca congregation of the Reformed church was organi/ed about the year 1X57, by the Rev. M. Kieffer, D. D. who served it about four years. The following were the first officers elected:

The church was erected shortly after the organi/ation, at a cost of about Si. ^oo, the lot having been donated by John Zeigler. Rev. S. Shaw, i ; tudent of the Theological Seminary at Tiffin, succeeded Dr. Kieffer in the pastorate in April. 1X61, and was succeeded by Revs. IF Bair. \\ . lames ami (1. H<ks, each of them serving only a short time. In the year 1X60 Rev. (i.\V. \Villiard, D. D., President of Heidelberg College, took charge of the congregation, at which time it numbered only about thirty members. Things soon began to assume a more hopetul aspect, and encouraging accessions were made trom time to time, until the congregation now, (April. 1880.) has a membership of eighty-live active communicants. The church building has been repaired several times, and i- now in good condition. The congregation has a good Sunday school, with an average attendance of about sj\tv, and property worth about Sj,ooo The officers of the congregation IK iw are:

In i So; the old traine cliurcli \vas moved away, and the present beautiful, brick edifice erected in it> place. I)r. Croupe is no\v serving as pastor ot the congregation in his tonrth year. There are t\vo hundred members enrolled, and two liundred scholars in the Sundav school.

There are self-made men in the pulpit, as well as in other walks of life, and the subject of this sketch is one of these. This sketch is in improper place here, because \~>r. ('rouse dedicated the first Knglish Lutheran church here i the frame building, i afterwards the pre>ent brick edifice, and is now serving the congregation in the fourth year of his pastorate.

He is the son ot Jacob and Lli/a ('rouse, i the maiden name of the latter being Wilclisin,") and was born in Columbiana county, ()hio. on the 2()(\i day ot .August. iSu. His parents came to Columbiana county in iSc>5, from Kmmittsburg, Maryland. Young ('rouse's education was the best the common schools in that country afforded at that time. He married when only twenty-two years ot age. and taught school ^everal terms for a livelihood, both Lnglish and (iennan at the >ame time.

When he arrived at man's estate, and during the time and after he taught school, he felt very keenly the want of a thorough education, and applied liimself to books with the iron will and persevering industry that always lead to success, in every walk of life.

From his boyhood up. he cherished a desire to become a preacher of the gospel, and when the time arrived for the choice of a life-work, no one employment suited his nature so well as that ot the ministry ot the gospel Man\' circumstances combined to prevent his engagement in the work, among which was his dittidence and tear ot personal unlit - lie-- f< ir the calling.

Alter lie had parsed his thirtieth year, a providential way seemed to open to him for the work. lie --till had his troubles, ami doubt- ot l):-iiiL.r abie to enter UIMUI it: and there was a ^tru^gle between a keen ->eiise ot dutv to pivai h and want ot contideiice in him>elt to meet the dut\. whii h made him mentally wretched for sunn- time. After passing month" in this unluppv state of mind, he finally threw himselt into the -; 11 i' i - n: < . id. i <M \ ' : n_ results to Him.

The organi/ation of the congregation dates back to September, tX2<). when Bishop Fenwick, ot Cincinnati: bought of losiali 1 ledges the site. The building was postponed for want of means, and until Mr. Kinnev and other.s contracted tor the brick as before stated. Father Fdnmnd Quinn took charge of the congregation in iX^. He was a venerable and noble looking priest, highly esteemed by all our citi/ens. He had his mother here with him. This brick church was finished in the spring ot iN.i.v Father Ouinn remained in charge of it until his death here, in the fall of 18:55. '['hereupon Bishop 1'urcell appointed the Rev. Father Schoenhen/. who continued to officiate until the fall ot" iS^<;. and wa> succeeded by Father McXamee and the Rev. I. I'. Machebeouf. at present bishop ot Colorado and New Mexico. leather Machebeout. in 1X42. went to Sandu>ky City, and Fnther McNamee remained until 1847. late in the fall, when Bishop Rappe appointed the Rev. Father M. Howard, who remained until April. 1^50. in September, when the Rev. M. Molon succeedeil him. and remained until iSq^. He was succeeded by the Rex . M. < VSullivan. who. in the summer ot i8;(>. built the present St. Marv's church, and. remained in charge until February. iX;g. wlien it-- present pastor, the Rev. Father M. Healy. took charge ot the church, and who has officiated now twenty one vears. There are i)^o members belonging to this church. Father Healy organi/ed three M'hooK. in 1X04. numbering now 160 scholars, and in 1X70 built the present parsonage. Their present cemetery was purchased in 1X78. containing tl\e acres, easi of the city, on the North Creenfield road, and was blessed by Father Healy. assisted by father-- Fvranl and Ahem. < )i:tober i. i.S.S.

About the year iX4X. lacob Snvder came to Tiffin \\'ith his family. and in the year-. 1X^4 ;^ the families ol the Kev. |. C. X.inser. I.udwig Schubert, William ( '. Negile and M. Huber settled in the citv : these org;'mi/ed a class and were served by the regular rip nil preachers, in the following order, vix: Rev--. F. 1'rcch. John l-'.rb. R. |. |. Kanaga and |. (i. Theurer. Their services, both preaching and pra\ er meeting--, were held in the houses (ii these families.

In 184; the C.erman Catholics of Tit'tin. who tor a number of years had been members of St. Mary's Knglish church, solicited and obtained from the Right Rev. J. H. Ptircell, Bishop of Cincinnati, the permission to organi/e a separate congregation. They numbered at that time from thirty to forty families. They went to work with energy and liberality, and selected near the city a beautiful site of two acres.

From 1X4^ until January, 1X^2, the new (German organi/ation was attended by priests of the Sanguinnist congregation, who came from Thompson or New Riegel (then called Wolf Creek ), the Kevs. K. Salesius Brnnner. lohn Wittmer. |. B. Jacomet, Vacob Kingeli. M. Anton Meyer. 1'. Anton Capeder, !-". X. ( )bermiller, Maximillian Hamburger. John Yon den Broeck and Mathias Kreusch. The last named resided for a few months in the city, with a catholic family. In January, 1X52. Rev I.. Molon. pastor of St. Mary's church, was also appointed pastor of the (ierman congregation, and had a separate service in each church every Sunday until September of the same year, when Rev. J. B. I'hh mann arrived from dermany and was appointed pastor ol the yonnand flourishing congregation. The present parsonage was then built. Rev. rhlmann remained in Tiffin until May. 1X50. when he was sent to Canton. Stark count). Ohio.

His successor was the Rev. loseph I,. Bihn. who was removed in September. 1^7,}. at his own request, alter a pastoral ministration ot mure than seventeen years In August. 1X70. Rc\. N. Schnit/ became his assistant, and remained until August. iSyj. In September, 1X72. Rev. A. M . Meile was appointed assistant, and remained until Jui>. 1X73. Another assistant. Rev. |. A. M ichenfelder. was appointed, but remained <>nlv eighteen davs and was remo\'ed attei" the resignation ot the pastor.

In punishment ot the disorders which had compelled Rev. J. I,. Bihn to give up his charge, the congregation was lett without a pastor and the church closed for more than two months, alter which time tin- Right Kev. Bishop, moved by the repealed petitions ot the people, appointed the present pastor. Re\ . Charles I A rani, under whose administration peace, was at OIK e restored and has since remained undi-turbcd. hi August. 1^77. the l\e\. I. B. 1 Inland became hiassistant. b'i! was i umpelled l>v his lailiug health to leave Tittm. in Man i . I'-oV thirty-four sUters and novices, eighteen a^red persons, anil seventy-five orphans. Rev. J. 1,. Bihn. founder and superior of this community, resides there, and manages all the affairs of the Home with prudence and success.

CATHOLIC derman Head of \Vasliin.u:toii street. Mass at s and in A . M . Vespers. :; I'. M. ltc\. Father Kvranl. jiastor: Itev. Father Ileiland. assistant.

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( >n tlu1 i;?th dt' January. iSy,. lu1 married again, llv this union lie had three children. In 1X50. and shortly betore the adoption of the new ; .institution of Ohio, he was appointed one of the associate judges of tlie county of Ilardin. He then retired from public life and lived luietlv and happilv on his tarm. (lose by kentoii. Three years before :iis death he had an attack oi paralysis. He died on the joth of I ebruarx . iX-ii. seventy-live years ot age. Mr. ( ioodin uas a tall, sleiider'inan. of a well proportioned physique: ver\ active and sociable. He had a kind word tor every one. and was personally very popular. He was a very active and shrewd politician: a man of strit t morality and honesty, faithful to his word and duty. He was highly esteemed wherever he was known.

William Wood came trom Holland to Philadelphia with a stot k of coods. and took into his employ a young man from Maryland, bv the name of (icorge Kbert. who some time alter married Mr. Wood's daughter. The voting people moved to I niontown. Pennsylvania, where Mr. Kbert became a prominent citi/en and was greatly res])ected. He was there engaged in mercantile lite tor torty years. Thev had a numerous lamily. and their youngest daughter. Ann, was ,i beautiful girl, and received a very liberal education at the Brownsville female seminary.

Albert (iallatin. the illustrious secretary of the treasury of the I'nited States, under lefterson. and some other distinguished gentlemen from Washington, paid a visit to I niontown. Mr. Joshua Sene\ was then the private set retar\ to M r. ( iallatm. The people of I niontown pre pared and had a very brilliant bail in honor of their distinguished quests. At this ball Mr. Seney and Mi-s |-.bert met tor the firs; time. This sh.irt acquaintance ripened into a love affair between these \oun_; people, whii h culminated in their marriage. Thev lived :n 1 niontown ten years after ihat time, and then moved in I ittm. in « ompanx with |;id^e |-'.bert. in t'ne summer -it iS}i. I he\ had three < hiidren when they came to Tittm. .ind tliere were live more born to them here, mak in^eiudit in all. li\e daughters and three sou-,, uho ire all still Ii\in^. but two.

Re/in W. was born October lyth, iSii, in ISerkely county, Virginia. He worked on a farm until he was about fifteen years old. His chances for education were very limited, comprising only a common district school education of eight months. In the year 1X26, he entered the store of William McComb, in Wooster. Ohio, as clerk. When eighteen years of age he was employed as clerk in the store of /.opher T. Moore, with whom he remained about three years. In 1X3^ he visited Seneca county, where his father had settled, and in the fall of the same year accompanied his employer. Mr. Moore, to New York, where Mr. Shawhan purchased a stock ot goods, getting credit on Mr. Moore's recommendation. With this stock he opened a store in Tiffin, which was then a very new town, with a population ot about live hundred. His capital, to begin with, was small, but in spite of his limited school privileges, i; seemed he had a wonderful tacilitv in working addition and multiplication, which, together with his industr\, close application to business, his unflinching fidelity to every promise, his sagacity, frugality and good management, tended to make his business increase very rapidly, and in the race tor success he distanced e\ erv rival. He continued in the mercantile business for eighteen years, buying and selling goods, grain and provisions ot all kinds. I p to 1X40 the only way to obtain goods or ship produce \\as bv wagon to and from San dusky City. In 1X40. Titlin became the terminus of the Mad River and I ake Krie railroad, and so remained for several years. This improvei i t Tade in I'iltin very much.

n in e\( . lien! library, and he pursued his studies with ihe same lose application and perseverance th.it characteri/ed him as a He now added the benefit of i rax el to his s< ientitic attain Me Visited the western states, where he purchased large traits in I)ei ember, in company with his wife, he visited Cuba. - | >as^ed t he winter following, returning b\ \\ a\ (if New C)r leans. . ' ie salesiit the public lands in ( )m dia. Nebraska. \euworih. Kansas, when.1 lie pun hased some thirtv thousand --a me \ear. in company wi> h A. ( '. . Sneath. he started a I " .\\hii '; . aftei iln war. was merged into the National K\ ' i : , ' . ind in whn h lie has ever since been a larure

(ierman had was his honesty and his business qualifications. The (ierman store soon became popular under the management ofChristopher, who soon made hosts of friends by his straightforward, honest dealing, and his polished, polite behavior towards everybody. Meantime. Mr. Ceorge Rummell -hereafter mentioned i married Jane, the beautiful daughter ot" Mr. Sneath. and soon after Mr. Sneath sold his interest in the store to this new son- in law. and to his old clerk. Christopher. The new firm started April ist. 1X^7, and conducted the business at the same place, under the name ot the --(ierman store." tor seventeen sears, when, on account of ill-health. Mr. Rummell withdrew from the firm. From this time forward Mr. Snvder conducted the business .done, as he did up to the time ot his death. In April, 1X4;. Mr. Sny der was married to I'hilipena. daughter ot Philip |. Augspurger. of the village of Albig in Hesse-Darmstadt, Cermany. who arrived with her sister. Miss F.va. in Tiftin. in the year 1X44. Miss I'.va is a twin sister of Mrs. Snvder. and was clerk in Mr. Snyder's store during the last few years of his life, where she acquired a general knowledge of mercantile business. Naturally talented, gifted with a lively, pleasant nature and <_rood health, she has herself been in the mercantile business for more than twenty years, and built ^jp a nice trade in the line o! woolen yarns, /ephyrs. general needle-work and fancy articles. At present she is in company with her widowed sister. Mrs. Snvder. in their store on

There were two daughters and one son: < ). P. Snvder. well and favor ablv known among the business men ot Tittin: Augusta, who was married to Mr. Alt. I). Men. and who died in Davenport, Iowa, about one year ago. and I'hilipena. the wife of Mr. Ru-sel Knapp. of the Tiftin

- manhood turned to utility": ever ready for business, open hearted, and strictlv honest, trimdlv. yet di^mlied. he svas one of the most pop -ilar men haul - of Tittin.

( 'hristopher and, the writer bee ame Iriends when first we met in Tiftin, \\\ A",_i-'. iS^. < Mir friendship grew stronger as years rolled on. Manv a Sim ! iy afternoon we spent in pleasant t onversation under the to deliver over to the sheriff not only the goods, but also the accounts, notes and cash on hand. Kach partner was to take only stuff for one pair of pantaloons, and let the sheriff see it when he came tor the key.

About nine o'clock, just one hour before the time fixed for the sheritt to come, ludge I.ugenbeel came into the store, white all over with flour and mill dust. He had just come from his mill and had in his hand a shot-bag full of gold and silver. The judge was a great friend of the young merchants, and walking up to them, said. "' Hoys. I have some Si. 700 in specie here, and have no use lor it. It you will take it you can use it as long as you please." They then told the judge the strait they were in. fudge I.ugenbeel hunted up I.evi Keller, the sheriff, paid him the amount of the execution, and all went merry as a marriage bell. Their paper never went to protest. No one ever obtained a judgment against them. Their credit was as good in New York as anybody's. They made no large fortunes, but when they separated were worth about Si 0,000 each and out of debt. Mr. Rummell retired to his farm, and Mr. Snyder continued in business; both sell-made men who left behind them. a clear record: and having been amongst the early mcr chants in Tiffin, and amongst the tew that made no failure of" the business, their record is certainly not out of place here.

About the year 1^71 Mr. RummeH's old troubles returned, and his health tailed very rapidlv. He died at one o'clock on the night following Thursday, I)ecember i_Mh. 1^72. esteemed and beloved by all wlio knew him. The Rev. Mr. ( 'oilier, in preaching his funeral senni >n. commended his many manly traits of character. I-'or thirty eight long years the writer enjoyed the friendship of' Mr. Rummell. which was never disturbed, fora single moment, through all the chequered scenes of i MISV turmoil.

'There are many merchant- in Titlin now doing ilourishing busbies-, controlling a great deal o; property, and the writer hopes thev ma\ ea< h and all form exc eptions to tin- general rule .MOW ric h and die happy.

\\ a- not oiiK an early settler and pioneer, but also a man of consider a ,)';'- notorie'v and moral and public worth. He was the oldest son <>! i/. in Owen, who came to Philadelphia Irian U'ales. They were 'Quaker- and ver\ wealthy. The old gentleman owned a great deal of ocrat. They nominated him and elected him: the first Democrat elected to any office in Seneca countv. He was the second auditor o! the count). In i 833 lie \vas re-elected, and while he served in th> capacitx. on the 271)1 day of August. 1X33, Robert l.ucas appointed him receiver ot the "Ohio Canal Land office, at Tiffin, Ohio." Moses H. Kirby. the present senator trom the district composed ol the counties of Seneca, Crawford and Wyandot, was the secretary of state and : igned Mr. ('wen's commission.

In 1836 Mr. Owen was elected to the senate of Ohio from the senatorial district composed of the counties of Huron. Sandusky and Seneca. Joseph Howard was the Whig candidate, and one of the most popular men in that party.

On the 271)1 day of June, iX^X. President Van Huren appointed Mr. Owen "Receiver of the public money for the district of lands subject to sale by the treaty witli the Wyandot Indians dated April 26, 1836, to serve lor tour years, from June 2;. 1838." I.evi \\oodbury was then Secretary of the Treasury. Land sales in Crawford county were ordered to take place, under the proclamation of the President, on Monda\. the Oth day of August. 1838. On the 28th dav of November. i.\vs- the President ordered another land sale, to take place at Marion, <>n the 281)1 day of January following. This last sale was tor only two sections, both south ot the base line - section ^;. cranberry swamp on Piroken Sword creek. T. i . S. R. i. and N. L. '4 of section 2. T. 2, S. R. 2.

In coiilormity with the treatv. a » ertain per cent, of the proceeds o! these sales was to be paid to the Wyandots. and the receipts tor these -dividends, in m\ po^esMoii. have the names ot the following chiefs attached :

Ron-ton-dee or \Varpole: Dou-wan-tout: Tay oil-dot -to hach . Punch : lion don von wan or Mathias; I >ay -on-quot or Halt King: Manoncue or Thomas ; Tay-arron -toovea. or lletween the1 Logs: Widow Harra haat. \\idow I'.ig Sinew: Tay<|iia way: Ilay>: lllack Sheep: Cliarloe: Summondewal : 'Isooshui: Droosrousch: Coon Hawk: dray Eyes: ISear skin; Touromee: Si|ueendehtee: Monture: ( ))d Sliawnei-: l!ig Spoon: < ross tlir Lake: Ronuneax : l!ig Ri\er: (Iround >i]uirrel: \Oung ( 'lier iikcr: I ahau'.olis : Se]»teniess: (/ax'amec: Little Chief: I'ighter; Tali Charlt-^: Solrnnoii; Tares-,: Mi- Anns; Noosluitoomohs: Slircaeohlis; ck : Curree>ai)iioli : Por< iijiine : P>ob ( 'lu/rokee : oo: Whitr \\'ing: Halt Jolin: St. I'eler: Ree wan H: Snakehead: Split the logs; Daenunde-.': John K ulii pie-s: \\'a>p : I'ondee : \ andeeiloo; Summ'-n

Tiffin, great quantities of land were sold, and the money paid was all gold and silver. The state had furnished Mr. < hven an iron chest to put hi-, money into; it looked like a block ot iron two teet square. When it was full he hired a team to haul it to Columbus.

( hie time Ihmiel Ihldine. Sr.. with his team, and Mr. Owen, on their way to Columbus with the chest, stopped at a hotel in Marion for the night. The hotel was crowded with all sorts of customers, and there was a groat deal of carousal going on. What to do with the iron chest they did not know, but were of the opinion that it would not do to take it into the tavern, for it took four men to put it into the wagon Finally they concluded to leave it in the open yard in the open wagon, simply covering it with a little straw. The next morning everything was found all right. Xobodv suspected that the two old farmers had SSo.ooo in gold in that old wagon.

For those who have a curiosity to read the Mohawk Indian, and turther. to preserve a specimen of it from utter oblivion, there is attached hereto the jd verse of the 6th chapter of St. Mark, followed by a translation ot the same into Mohawk :

" Ami when the Sabbath day was come, he lit-^an to teach in the synau'o^ne: and many hearing him wen- astonished, saying* From whence hath This man these things? and what wisdom is this which is Driven unto him. that even >ueh mi^htv works are wrought bv his hands?"

Was born in l-'rederick countv. Maryland, in i So(>. On the iith ot September, i^;^. he was married to Fh/abcth l>alt/ell. ot that countv, A'ho was a sister of Thomas Halt/ell, tormerly living in Seneca townshiii, -"id ol I >r. Kuhn's lir-^t wife. Soon alter Ins marriage Mr. laiLCenbei-1 moved to Seneca county, where he resided up to the time ol his death. When the writer first got acquainted with Mr. I.ugenbeel he -vas a partner in the mercantile business \vith (acob Stern, in Tittin. \bout i'\^4 he bought the land of Joseph Jauay. where, in i-S^O. he '» nit a grist mill on the river bank, a short distant e south ol town, that is ever situ e, and until verv recently, been known bv the familiar ' nne ot -- I.ugenbeel's mill." Mr. I.ugenbcel took < harge ot the mill iimisell. and soon made it the most popular mill on the river.

ger, attorney-at-law. at Tiffin, Ohio; Mrs. M. F. Stem, at Sandusky City: Mrs. H. S. Kendig, at Tiffin, Ohio, and Charles W. Pittenger. at West Liberty. < Miio.

John Pittenger worked on his father's farm, where he was born, until he was over thirty years of age, and when losing his health he moved to Craceham. a small Moravian village, in Frederick county, where he entered into the mercantile business, and which he continued until he removed to Tiffin with his family, in 1X29 lie came to Ohio first in 1X23 or 1824. passed down to Cincinnati. Sitting on his horse on a hill overlooking the embryo city, he came to the conclusion that there was nothing there to make a city, and rode on down to North Bend, where he thought the prospect was better. I'l'om there he passed north through Indiana, crossed the Black Swamp into Seneca county. Here he was pleased with the line timber and the streams, and concluded to locate here. In the fall of 1X25. he sent a stock of goods bv wagons from Baltimore. Maryland, and opened the same in the name of ]. and 15. Pittenger. Benjamin I'ittenger is a younger brother, still living, and familiarly known by the name of ludge I'ittenger. Leaving his brother Benjamin in charge ot the store, he returned to Maryland. The store and building have already been described. The business was thus carried on until 1834. In 1X37 Mr. John Pettinger carried on the business in his own name, until 1X44 or I^IT. Li 1X3: the tw ) br >'.hers started the turnery on Perrv street, already mentioned, and conducted the same until they sold it to Fleming and Schock. about the year 1X^9. Mr. I'ittenger was an active and industrious man. He carried on a farm on lands he entered in this county. He was constantiv employed at something, and when he quit public liie he started a nursery on the south side o! Market street. 0:1 the lot now occupied by the "Turners' Hall" and Mr. John Nuser's residence. Here he busied himself with budding and grafting trees tor a number of years, lie became a member of the Methodist church at an early age. ami remained a ((insistent member all his life. His home in Oraceham \vas a general stopping p!.r-e for ministers of all denominations, rather Purcell. now arch-bishop of Cincinnati, frequently a< < epted his hospitality when he was at Fmmitsburgh. F.ven alter he --. d to Tittin lie olten entertained Method's; ministers at his house. i r >ssed the mountain - on horseback nine times, between !- red eric k

There were also many mechanics in Tittin who tailed to make a success. This is a world of cause and eliect, and. to a great extent. just as we make it. John Fiege came to Tiffin from (lermany in 1834. a cabinet maker by trade. He was a good mechanic, a kind, clever man. and strictly honest in his dealings. He built up a large trade. and accumulated property rapidly. In 1836 he was married to Mary Louisa, oldest daughter of Philip von Blon. who located in Tiffin about that time and soon moved onto a farm in Lden township, where helived a long time.

Mrs. Fiege was born in Waldrnohr in the Bavarian Palatinate, on the 8th day of I>ecember. 1813. John Fiege was born in Oedelsheim. in the Electorate of Hesse. July ^. i.Sii. They had ten children in all. of whom three sons are still living, now familiarly and favorably known as the "Fiege Brothers," carrying on the most extensive furniture and undertaking business in the city. lohn Fiege was drowned in a millrace March ^ist. 18(19. Mrs. Fiege died December 2<;th. 1874. Both were among the most highly esteemed people in Tiffin.

\\Yre brewer- and coopers by trade. The}' came to Tittin in 184-. from Bavaria. The\ produced lager beer in 1848. which is thought to have been the- first in Ohio. In 18^4 thev erected a new brewery on River street, and conducted the business together until 1860. when Mr. Mueller bought Mr. Schmidt's interest, and carried on a very extensive business. He turned Schmidt's brewer}' into a malt house in i8;j. Mueller'^ beer is celebrated all over Ohio and the west.

Mr. Mucllci' had promi-ed to write out a little history of the breweries in Tittin. but. like >o man\ ot our good intentions, it was left undi me.

On the opposite side of Sandusky street, right directly in the face of the wind and lire, the hook and ladder companies and citi/.ens were on the roof of Ogle's store and the dwellings in the rear, busy with buckets of water to save them. The lire raged higher and liercer. and these buildings had to lie deserted, as the heat was too intense to be endured.

.lust at this time, about fifteen minutes after the lire was discovered, the word went around like magic that four barns were in ilames. and a few rods in the rear and a little north of Ogle'- store: so intently was the attention of every one directed to the first building on lire, and saving those near, that these barns were not discovered until every part of them was on lire and the Ilames were shooting up nearly one hundred feet. This changed the whole face of everything. It was found that the buildings first on lire and those near had to be left to their fate, and attention turned to the saving of property ahead of the lire. All became dire confusion among those most likely to sutler immediately from the Ilames. Attempts were made to save the buildings with buckets of water, and removal of furniture began. Women and children were crying with fright, and the owners of property, with pahfaces and compressed lips, saw the impossibility of saving their houses.

Scarcely had the liie in the barns above mentioned been discovered, when ilames were seen leaping up from Le Baron's stave factory, sixty rods or more distant. This burned fiercely, and the wind from a gale became almost a hurricane. Burning shingles, hoards, coals and sparks Ilew in every direction, and ignited everything they touched. Fires were kindled in everv direction: at this time, twenty-live minutes after the first alarm, upwards of fifty buildings were bla/.ing furiously. The ilames leaped from building to building: dense volumes of smoke covered the doomed ground, and it seemed that nothing but an interposition of Providence could stay the destruction. In thirty-eight minutes after the lire started, the roof of the house of Mr. Singer, on the east side of Washington street, was nearly burnt off. while everything inllammable between that a It was impossible to keep track of the b fire seemed to start in every direction.

Karnest. terrible lighting was done, hut the heat was intense and showers of lire so u'reat that the people were helpless in what is now called "the burnt district."

We arrived at Sneath's warehouse. Kaup's planing factory and depot. Here the desperate fmht of the day was made. The lire was making fearful ravages and rapidly approaching these buildings which are divided from the burnt district h\ the railroad. Had the lire got into these large buildings. the < )liio Stove works, over forty residences, and Cunningham's mill would have been burnt, and the lire would have crossed the river and the business portion of the t»\vn \\oiild have been doomed. The t u o steamers were put In work at thi- point, and a large number of citi/eiis look hold and \\orked with tli'' liremen. Benner's house and barn and Bartell's saloon, directly Sneath's warehouse, were burning fiercely. The water house and the railroad, with lar^e piles of wood opposite the planing fadon

I hrew water in less than one hour I'mm the ti nic six' left Sandusky. After working one halt' hour >he collap-ed a line. She \vas well handled up tu that time, and Sandusky deserved TiHiti's roiilplinHMlts.

The larger portion of these losses are sustained b\ men in moderate circumstances, who cannot well hear the blow. Some are laboring men who have secured a home by hard knocks, and \\ere thus left homeless.