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Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
The first person electrocuted for a crime in the United States was William Francis Kemmler, in the State Prison at Auburn, August 6, 1890. He was convicted of murdering his common-law wife, Matilda Ziegler.
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William H. Seward house - Auburn, New York
The Seward House was built in 1816 on four acres on the outskirts of Auburn, NY as a ten-room townhouse for a wealthy Cayuga County Judge named Elijah Miller. Miller moved into the home in December 1817 with his two young daughters, mother, and sister. His younger daughter Frances was introduced to her future husband by her classmate Cornelia Seward. When William Henry Seward asked for Frances’ hand in marriage the Judge required the two to live with him in his home at 33 South Street. Seward moved into the house in October 1824 and oversaw an addition built onto the townhouse from 1846-1848, which included a new kitchen and dining room on the main floor and servants quarters. Judge Miller remained the owner of the home until his death in 1851..
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, the site of the first execution by electric chair in 1890, and the namesake of the "Auburn system," a correctional system in which prisoners were housed in solitary confinement in large rectangular buildings, and performed penal labor under silence that was enforced at all times. wikipedia){kind=small}
Auburn Prison
Constructed in 1816 as Auburn Prison, it was the second state prison in New York (after New York City's Newgate, 1797–1828), the site of the first execution by electric chair in 1890, and the namesake of the "Auburn system," a correctional system in which prisoners were housed in solitary confinement in large rectangular buildings, and performed penal labor under silence that was enforced at all times. wikipedia
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The Willard Home, Genesee Street
Originally built in 1836 by John Seymour who lost his fortune in the financial panic of 1837, the home was purchased by Dr. Sylvester Willard and his father-in-law, Erastus Case, in 1843. Willard and Case were founders of the Oswego Starch Factory.
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Harriet Tubman house - Auburn, New York
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The American Hotel
The American Hotel was built in 1828-30, upon the site of the old Willard Tavern. The first proprietor whom I have been able to trace was Watrous Pomroy, who took charge about 1810, and continued proprietor during the war of 1812-15.
History of Cayuga County New York, Auburn, NY, 1908
American Hotel in Auburn, NY where George W. Salisbury and Caroline Smith were married -- believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad -- Source: Unknown
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First Presbyterian Church
1811, First Presbyterian Church is founded. Its first pastor, the Rev. David Higgins, preached at the funeral of Colonel Hardenbergh, Auburn's founder in 1806.
1817, First Presbyterian Church builds its first building, a white clapboard church on the corner of Franklin and North Streets. The pastor was the Rev. Dirck Lansing, who also established the Auburn Theological Seminary.
1870, First Presbyterian builds a new stone church on the original site at Franklin and North.
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St. Mary's Church
The parish of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church was founded in 1868 as St. Mary's of the Assumption. The church, located at 15 Clark Street in Auburn, New York, was built from 1870-77. wikipedia
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Engine and Hose Co. No. 5, Truck A, Fire Department, Auburn, N.Y.
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Auburn, N.Y. - State Street from Genesee Street
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"Lakeside Park is a historic "pleasure ground" park located at Owasco on Owasco Lake in Cayuga County, New York. It is a 40-acre (16 ha) park located within the boundaries of Emerson Park... The park was originally designed and laid out in 1895 by the Auburn and Syracuse Electric Railroad Company. wikipedia){kind=small}
Lakeside Park
"Lakeside Park is a historic "pleasure ground" park located at Owasco on Owasco Lake in Cayuga County, New York. It is a 40-acre (16 ha) park located within the boundaries of Emerson Park... The park was originally designed and laid out in 1895 by the Auburn and Syracuse Electric Railroad Company. wikipedia
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In March of 1896, Willard E. Case approached library trustees and offered to purchase land and build a new home for Seymour Library, provided that the building be known as the Case Memorial in memory of his parents, and that the library cease charging for membership. The offer was gladly accepted... seymourlibrary.org
...Mr. Case is a citizen of Auburn, but spends much of his time in New York city and Europe. He has recently given to the city of Auburn a public library building in memory of his father, and he has also created a fund to establish a scientific library in the building.
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Case Memorial Library
The Seymour Public Library District traces its history back to 1876, when the Seymour Library Association was established in May. The previous year, James Skinner Seymour, president of the National Bank of Auburn, bequeathed $18, 000 for a library. During its first years, the library was not open free of charge, but had an annual membership fee of $2 to defray operating costs which lasted until 1896. The original library was located on the second floor of the Auburn Savings Bank building (now known as the Phoenix Building).
In March of 1896, Willard E. Case approached library trustees and offered to purchase land and build a new home for Seymour Library, provided that the building be known as the Case Memorial in memory of his parents, and that the library cease charging for membership. The offer was gladly accepted... seymourlibrary.org
...Mr. Case is a citizen of Auburn, but spends much of his time in New York city and Europe. He has recently given to... Read MORE...
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Fulton Street School
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High School, 1907
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Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
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Y.M.C.A. Building, 1907
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Old Ladies' Home
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Harriet Tubman's grave - Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York
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Osborne House
Named after once owner Thomas Mott Osborne, warden of the State prison at Sing Sing.
The Osborne House, Auburn, N.Y., is so well and favorably known to the traveling public that little can be said about this famous hostelry that has not already become known. But it may be interesting to those who have not visited The Osborne and partaken of its hospitalities to mention here that since Thomas F. Dignum became proprietor he has had the interior practically remodeled and redecorated...
History of Cayuga County New York
By Cayuga County Historical Society, 1908
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New Seward School
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Country Club on Owasco Lake
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Corner, South and Exchange Streets
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Hoopes Park
Created in 1922 on land donated by the family of Edward Hoopes to the City of Auburn. The Club House was built by the city in 1929.
This land was was originally held by the Owasco and Auburn Canal Company since 1844 and was deeded to Edward Hoopes, a businessman and real-estate investor from Philadelphia, in 1875.
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1836 - October 6 - A second early season snowstorm produced 26 inches at Auburn, NY
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1854 - Auburn
Auburn, a beautiful city, capital of Cayuga county. New York, on the line of railroad connecting Albany and Buffalo, 174 miles W. from the former, and 162 miles E. from the latter. It is 2 1/ 2 miles N. by W. from Owasco lake, the outlet of which flows through the town. Lat. 42° 68' N., Ion. 76° 40* W. The site of this town is somewhat uneven, and the streets present some deviations from a rectangular plan. They are generally wide, well shaded, and furnished with good sidewalks. The city on the whole is very handsomely built, and adorned with beautiful gardens, as well as with ornamental shrubs and trees. The principal public buildings and mercantile houses are on Genesee street. They are mostly built of brick or stone, and have 3 or 4 stories. Auburn is the seat of a theological seminary, founded in 1821, under the direction of the Presbyterians, with a library of 6000 volumes. The whole number educated in this institution is 580. It contains 8 churches, vii. 2 Presbyterian, 1... Read MORE...
Auburn, a beautiful city, capital of Cayuga county. New York, on the line of railroad connecting Albany and Buffalo, 174 miles W. from the former, and 162 miles E. from the latter. It is 2 1/ 2 miles N. by W. from Owasco lake, the outlet of which flows through the town. Lat. 42° 68' N., Ion. 76° 40* W. The site of this town is somewhat uneven, and the streets present some deviations from a rectangular plan. They are generally wide, well shaded, and furnished with good sidewalks. The city on the whole is very handsomely built, and adorned with beautiful gardens, as well as with ornamental shrubs and trees. The principal public buildings and mercantile houses are on Genesee street. They are mostly built of brick or stone, and have 3 or 4 stories. Auburn is the seat of a theological seminary, founded in 1821, under the direction of the Presbyterians, with a library of 6000 volumes. The whole number educated in this institution is 580. It contains 8 churches, vii. 2 Presbyterian, 1... Read MORE...
1854 - Convicts and Religion
Examinations made at Auburn, New York, showed that out of nine hundred convicts, only forty-seven had ever been in a Sabbath School, and that of these only seventeen had been regular scholars.
Daily Free Democrat
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 11, 1854
Examinations made at Auburn, New York, showed that out of nine hundred convicts, only forty-seven had ever been in a Sabbath School, and that of these only seventeen had been regular scholars.
Daily Free Democrat
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 11, 1854
1859
AUBURN, the cap. of Cayuga co., in the state of New York, U. S., 173 m. W of Albany, on the outlet of Owasco lake, Pop. 5,626. There is a Presbyterian academy here founded in 1821. One of the two state prisons is built here. It contains 555 cells, each 7 ft. long, 7 ft. high, and 3 1/ 2 ft. wide; arranged in 5 rows, or stories, opening into galleries. The convicts work together during the day, but are compelled to observe strict silence; and when not at work, or at their meals, are locked-up in their cells. The annual proceeds of their labour usually exceeds the expenses of the establishment. A bible, the only book allowed the prisoners, is placed in each cell; and the chaplain is the only person with whom the prisoners are allowed to hold communication.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
AUBURN, the cap. of Cayuga co., in the state of New York, U. S., 173 m. W of Albany, on the outlet of Owasco lake, Pop. 5,626. There is a Presbyterian academy here founded in 1821. One of the two state prisons is built here. It contains 555 cells, each 7 ft. long, 7 ft. high, and 3 1/ 2 ft. wide; arranged in 5 rows, or stories, opening into galleries. The convicts work together during the day, but are compelled to observe strict silence; and when not at work, or at their meals, are locked-up in their cells. The annual proceeds of their labour usually exceeds the expenses of the establishment. A bible, the only book allowed the prisoners, is placed in each cell; and the chaplain is the only person with whom the prisoners are allowed to hold communication.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
1860 - December 28 - Harriet Tubman arrives in Auburn NY, on her last mission to free slaves, evading capture for 8 years on the Underground Railroad
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1869 - Seward Trip
Hon. William H. Seward, accompanied by Hon. Frederick W. Seward and lady, and Abijah Fitch, Esq., of Auburn, N.Y., have started out on a tour of some six months in duration, comprising a trip to Omaha, and thence by Pacific Railroad to San Francisco, where they propose to take a steamer for Sitka. The party propose to visit India and China before their return home to Auburn.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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Hon. William H. Seward, accompanied by Hon. Frederick W. Seward and lady, and Abijah Fitch, Esq., of Auburn, N.Y., have started out on a tour of some six months in duration, comprising a trip to Omaha, and thence by Pacific Railroad to San Francisco, where they propose to take a steamer for Sitka. The party propose to visit India and China before their return home to Auburn.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 19, 1869
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1869 - Emma A. Ridley, of Auburn, N. Y., was struck by lightning and instantly killed,
the other day, while standing at a table ironing. No injury was done to the house.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 3, 1869
the other day, while standing at a table ironing. No injury was done to the house.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 3, 1869
1870 - Planing Mill Fire
AUBURN, N. Y., Aug. 19. - At 12 o'clock last night a fire broke out in the sash and blind factory and planing-mill of EVARTS BROS. The building, which was of wood, and the valuable machinery contained in it, were destroyed. The loss is $15,000, and the insurance $8,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
August 20, 1870
AUBURN, N. Y., Aug. 19. - At 12 o'clock last night a fire broke out in the sash and blind factory and planing-mill of EVARTS BROS. The building, which was of wood, and the valuable machinery contained in it, were destroyed. The loss is $15,000, and the insurance $8,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
August 20, 1870
1870 - Boiler Explosion at Auburn - A Building Demolished and One Man Killed
AUBURN, N. Y., Sept. 20. - The steam boiler in T. R. STALKER's planing-mill exploded at 6 o'clock this morning completely demolishing the large brick building in which it was located, and badly damaging other buildings in the immediate vicinity. The foreman having charge of the engine was buried in the ruins, and taken out dead, being scalded from head to foot. His name was JAMES HAMILTON. The boiler was of twenty-horse power. The total damage will reach $15,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
September 21, 1870
AUBURN, N. Y., Sept. 20. - The steam boiler in T. R. STALKER's planing-mill exploded at 6 o'clock this morning completely demolishing the large brick building in which it was located, and badly damaging other buildings in the immediate vicinity. The foreman having charge of the engine was buried in the ruins, and taken out dead, being scalded from head to foot. His name was JAMES HAMILTON. The boiler was of twenty-horse power. The total damage will reach $15,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
September 21, 1870
1877 - Printers are upstanding citizens?
There are only three printers confined in Auburn, New York, prison. Among the convicts can be found twenty-seven clergymen, forty-two lawyers and thirteen doctors.
The Independent Record
Helena, Montana
September 9, 1877
There are only three printers confined in Auburn, New York, prison. Among the convicts can be found twenty-seven clergymen, forty-two lawyers and thirteen doctors.
The Independent Record
Helena, Montana
September 9, 1877
1879 - Auburn
IN 1815, Auburn was the largest village in Central or Western New York. Rochester and Syracuse had not then been incorporated as villages, Buffalo had been reduced to ashes and Geneva and Canandaigua were behind the "loveliest village" in population and general business activity.
Hitherto it had been under the town government of Aurelius; but in April, 1815, it was incorporated as a village, with ample powers for the necessary improvement of the place. The first president was Joseph Colt, and the first trustees were Enos T. Throop, Bradley Tuttle, Lyman Payne and David Hyde.
Protection of the village from fire and the improvement of the streets and walks were among its first official acts. A fire engine was purchased in New York and shipped by boat up the Hudson. At Newburgh the boat was ice-bound, and the engine brought thence by team, which required fifteen days.
Auburn had a notorious reputation for mud. Its walks, where any were found, consisted of slabs irregularly laid... Read MORE...
IN 1815, Auburn was the largest village in Central or Western New York. Rochester and Syracuse had not then been incorporated as villages, Buffalo had been reduced to ashes and Geneva and Canandaigua were behind the "loveliest village" in population and general business activity.
Hitherto it had been under the town government of Aurelius; but in April, 1815, it was incorporated as a village, with ample powers for the necessary improvement of the place. The first president was Joseph Colt, and the first trustees were Enos T. Throop, Bradley Tuttle, Lyman Payne and David Hyde.
Protection of the village from fire and the improvement of the streets and walks were among its first official acts. A fire engine was purchased in New York and shipped by boat up the Hudson. At Newburgh the boat was ice-bound, and the engine brought thence by team, which required fifteen days.
Auburn had a notorious reputation for mud. Its walks, where any were found, consisted of slabs irregularly laid... Read MORE...
1880 - Strange Series of Misfortunes
Daniel Cornwall, of Auburn, New York, was the victim within the twenty-four hours ending at noon yesterday, of a singular series of misfortunes. On Wednesday evening he was severely injured by the upsetting of a load of hay. At midnight of Wednesday, his house and barn, with all his furniture, hay, grain, horses and cattle, were destroyed by an incendiary fire. Yesterday morning his ice wagon was demolished by a runaway accident.
Delaware County Daily Times
Chester, Pennsylvania
May 14, 1880
Daniel Cornwall, of Auburn, New York, was the victim within the twenty-four hours ending at noon yesterday, of a singular series of misfortunes. On Wednesday evening he was severely injured by the upsetting of a load of hay. At midnight of Wednesday, his house and barn, with all his furniture, hay, grain, horses and cattle, were destroyed by an incendiary fire. Yesterday morning his ice wagon was demolished by a runaway accident.
Delaware County Daily Times
Chester, Pennsylvania
May 14, 1880
1888 - The doors of the First National Bank of Auburn, N.Y., were closed on the 23d, the result of a defalcation of $200,000 on the part of its cashier, Charles O'Brien, who had fled.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 28, 1888
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 28, 1888
1890 - Q. Where was the first person electrocuted for a crime in the United States?
A. In the State Prison at Auburn, New York, August 6, 1890.
The Evening Independent
Massillon, Ohio
October 23, 1935
A. In the State Prison at Auburn, New York, August 6, 1890.
The Evening Independent
Massillon, Ohio
October 23, 1935
June, 1891 (exact date unknown) - The 111th Survivors
A Large Delegation From this County Will Go to Gettysburg
A large number of the survivors of the old 111 Regiment of this county are making active arrangements for their departure for Gettysburg to take part in the dedication of the New York monument on July 2. Among those who will attend are:… George Salisbury…
The party will leave the Philadelphia & Reading depot at 7 p.m. June 30 and will make the excursion in a special train with sleepers and drawing room cars attached, will make the trip direct to the battlefield without change of cars. They will arrive in Gettysburg on the morning of July 1.
All members of the 111th regiment are requested to assemble at the regimental monument Saturday at 2 p.m. for the purpose of organizing and mustering the regiment to receive further orders. They will return Sunday July 2 after the dedication.
The State furnishes transportation of survivors and a reduced rate of $10.65 for round trip.
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A Large Delegation From this County Will Go to Gettysburg
A large number of the survivors of the old 111 Regiment of this county are making active arrangements for their departure for Gettysburg to take part in the dedication of the New York monument on July 2. Among those who will attend are:… George Salisbury…
The party will leave the Philadelphia & Reading depot at 7 p.m. June 30 and will make the excursion in a special train with sleepers and drawing room cars attached, will make the trip direct to the battlefield without change of cars. They will arrive in Gettysburg on the morning of July 1.
All members of the 111th regiment are requested to assemble at the regimental monument Saturday at 2 p.m. for the purpose of organizing and mustering the regiment to receive further orders. They will return Sunday July 2 after the dedication.
The State furnishes transportation of survivors and a reduced rate of $10.65 for round trip.
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1895 - Auburn
Auburn, a city and the capital of Cayuga co, N.Y., is on the Auburn Branch of the New York Central Railroad, where it crosses the Lehigh Valley Railroad, 77 miles E.S.B. of Rochester, 173 miles W. by N. of Albany, and 31 miles S. of Oswego. It is built on both sides of the outlet of Owasco Lake, which lies 23 miles S.S.E. of the city. The site is undulating, or moderately uneven, and the streets present some deviations from a rectangular plan. Some of the streets are lined with elegant residences and beautiful gardens and shrubberies. The principal public buildings, hotels, and places of business are on Genesee street. They are mostly built of stone or brick. Auburn is the site of a state prison,—a large stone building enclosed by a high wall. The convicts (about 1200 in number) are employed in various mechanic arts and manufactures. Within the same enclosure is located one of the New York state insane hospitals. The Auburn Theological Seminary, which was founded in 1821, is richly... Read MORE...
Auburn, a city and the capital of Cayuga co, N.Y., is on the Auburn Branch of the New York Central Railroad, where it crosses the Lehigh Valley Railroad, 77 miles E.S.B. of Rochester, 173 miles W. by N. of Albany, and 31 miles S. of Oswego. It is built on both sides of the outlet of Owasco Lake, which lies 23 miles S.S.E. of the city. The site is undulating, or moderately uneven, and the streets present some deviations from a rectangular plan. Some of the streets are lined with elegant residences and beautiful gardens and shrubberies. The principal public buildings, hotels, and places of business are on Genesee street. They are mostly built of stone or brick. Auburn is the site of a state prison,—a large stone building enclosed by a high wall. The convicts (about 1200 in number) are employed in various mechanic arts and manufactures. Within the same enclosure is located one of the New York state insane hospitals. The Auburn Theological Seminary, which was founded in 1821, is richly... Read MORE...
1902 - Big Freight Elevator Falls at Osborne's
One Man Killed and Three Others Injured Yesterday Afternoon
Lift Dropped From Within Three Feet of the Top and Men Were Thrown Beneath Mower Wheels, With Which It Was Loaded - One of the Injured Was Taken to the Hospital to Die and the Other Three to Their Homes
One of the large freight elevators in the shipping department of the extra building of D. M. Osborne & Co. fell yesterday afternoon and four men were injured. They are:
George W. Salisbury, the well-known bass singer, of No. 1 1/ 2 Lewis street
F. B. Harvey
George Tuff
James Farrell
The elevator was loaded with reaper and mower wheels and, according to the best information obtainable immediately after the accident, the lift was within three feet of the top, the fourth floor, when the machinery gave way and it fell. The descent was not rapid but when the lower floor was reached, the elevator toppled over and precipitated the men and wheels into the pit below.
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One Man Killed and Three Others Injured Yesterday Afternoon
Lift Dropped From Within Three Feet of the Top and Men Were Thrown Beneath Mower Wheels, With Which It Was Loaded - One of the Injured Was Taken to the Hospital to Die and the Other Three to Their Homes
One of the large freight elevators in the shipping department of the extra building of D. M. Osborne & Co. fell yesterday afternoon and four men were injured. They are:
George W. Salisbury, the well-known bass singer, of No. 1 1/ 2 Lewis street
F. B. Harvey
George Tuff
James Farrell
The elevator was loaded with reaper and mower wheels and, according to the best information obtainable immediately after the accident, the lift was within three feet of the top, the fourth floor, when the machinery gave way and it fell. The descent was not rapid but when the lower floor was reached, the elevator toppled over and precipitated the men and wheels into the pit below.
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1902 - All Show Improvement - Tult, Salisbury and Farrell Will Probably Recover - The Funeral of Harvey
George Tult, George Salisbury and James Farrell, the three men who were seriously injured in the elevator accident at D. M. Osborne & Co's are all reported as being considerably improved today. There were numerous reports about the streets last night and this morning that Farrell's condition had taken a turn for the worse and that he had passed a very restless night. Dr. F. E. O'Brien, the attending physician, said this afternoon that Farrell was very much better to-day than he was yesterday and passed a very comfortable night.
The funeral of Forrest B. Harvey, who died from injuries received in the accident, was held at the home of his father, Isacc M. Harvey…
Nothing further has been done by Coroner Laird in the inquest to determine the cause of the accident. The inquest will be resumed when the three injured men are sufficiently improved to have their statements taken by the coroner.
The Auburn Bulletin
Auburn, New York
Thursday, February 13, 1902
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George Tult, George Salisbury and James Farrell, the three men who were seriously injured in the elevator accident at D. M. Osborne & Co's are all reported as being considerably improved today. There were numerous reports about the streets last night and this morning that Farrell's condition had taken a turn for the worse and that he had passed a very restless night. Dr. F. E. O'Brien, the attending physician, said this afternoon that Farrell was very much better to-day than he was yesterday and passed a very comfortable night.
The funeral of Forrest B. Harvey, who died from injuries received in the accident, was held at the home of his father, Isacc M. Harvey…
Nothing further has been done by Coroner Laird in the inquest to determine the cause of the accident. The inquest will be resumed when the three injured men are sufficiently improved to have their statements taken by the coroner.
The Auburn Bulletin
Auburn, New York
Thursday, February 13, 1902
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1910 - BEST REUNION YET - Ranks of 111th Are Thinning but Old Spirit Is There
WITH OLD COMMANDER AGAIN
Hospitality of MacDougall Home to Be Extended to Survivors Next Year
The survivors of the One Hundred and Eleventh N.Y.V. who attended the reunion of the regiment yesterday have nearly all departed for their homes. Before leaving they expressed themselves as delighted with the success of the gathering and with the cordiality of General and Mrs. MacDougall in inviting them to lunch at their beautiful home in South street...
A role of those present as shown by the register is as follows:… G. W. Salisbury, Co. K, Auburn, N. Y...
The Auburn Citizen
Auburn, New York
Wednesday, August 31, 1910
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WITH OLD COMMANDER AGAIN
Hospitality of MacDougall Home to Be Extended to Survivors Next Year
The survivors of the One Hundred and Eleventh N.Y.V. who attended the reunion of the regiment yesterday have nearly all departed for their homes. Before leaving they expressed themselves as delighted with the success of the gathering and with the cordiality of General and Mrs. MacDougall in inviting them to lunch at their beautiful home in South street...
A role of those present as shown by the register is as follows:… G. W. Salisbury, Co. K, Auburn, N. Y...
The Auburn Citizen
Auburn, New York
Wednesday, August 31, 1910
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1911 - Joseph Nash was put to death in the electric chair at Auburn, New York, yesterday for murdering his son-in-law. Nash was a prominent citizen of Waterloo, N. Y.
The Caucasian
Clinton, North Carolina
May 4, 1911
The Caucasian
Clinton, North Carolina
May 4, 1911
1912 - MOTHER AND THREE CHILDREN DIE WHEN FIREWORKS EXPLODE.
ONE OTHER IS KILLED OUTRIGHT - SMALL GIRL VICTIM DIES AT THE HOSPITAL.
SEVERAL HOUSES WRECKED.
FIREWORKS STORED IN AUBURN RESIDENCE EXPLODE EARLY THIS MORNING, HURLING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE INTO ETERNITY - EXPLOSIVES WERE STORED FOR AN ITALIAN CELEBRATION.
Auburn, Aug. 13. - Five people were killed, four of them instantly, in an explosion of fireworks and high explosives in the home of RAPHAEL CHECHE at No. 19 Coon Street early today. The victims were:
COSMO CARMELENGO, a maker of fireworks, whose home is in New Jersey.
MRS. MARY CHECHE and three children, EMMA, aged 11 years, ARMANDO, aged 9 years and CARMELA aged 7.
The fireworks were being prepared by CARMELENGO for a big celebration planned by the members of St. Francis D'Assissi Church in observance of the feast of the Assumption on August 15th.
Brought Four Boxes of Explosives.
CARMELENGO came here last night. He brought with him four boxes of a high explosive to be used in making the fireworks. Although... Read MORE...
ONE OTHER IS KILLED OUTRIGHT - SMALL GIRL VICTIM DIES AT THE HOSPITAL.
SEVERAL HOUSES WRECKED.
FIREWORKS STORED IN AUBURN RESIDENCE EXPLODE EARLY THIS MORNING, HURLING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE INTO ETERNITY - EXPLOSIVES WERE STORED FOR AN ITALIAN CELEBRATION.
Auburn, Aug. 13. - Five people were killed, four of them instantly, in an explosion of fireworks and high explosives in the home of RAPHAEL CHECHE at No. 19 Coon Street early today. The victims were:
COSMO CARMELENGO, a maker of fireworks, whose home is in New Jersey.
MRS. MARY CHECHE and three children, EMMA, aged 11 years, ARMANDO, aged 9 years and CARMELA aged 7.
The fireworks were being prepared by CARMELENGO for a big celebration planned by the members of St. Francis D'Assissi Church in observance of the feast of the Assumption on August 15th.
Brought Four Boxes of Explosives.
CARMELENGO came here last night. He brought with him four boxes of a high explosive to be used in making the fireworks. Although... Read MORE...
1914 - Missing Auburn Man Believed in the Woods - Sherman S. Salisbury Who Disappeared at Malone. May Be Mentally Unbalanced.
Watertown - Feb. 5 - John M. Hyde, head of the Black River Paper & Manufacturing Company, by which Sherman S. Salisbury of Auburn was employed as a traveling representative when he disappeared at Malone on October 25th, has within the past few days, received information which leads him to believe that Salisbury is alive and working at some Adirondack lumber camp near Tupper Lake, and it is believed that the man is mentally unbalanced.
At Tupper Lake, the ? case ? By Salisbury was found containing letters from Mrs. Salisbury which her husband must have received three weeks before he disappeared but which (unable to read).
continued to write and telegraph her up to two days before he disappeared. A search has been commenced among the lumber camps for the missing man.
The Syracuse Herald
Syracuse, New York
Thursday, February 5, 1914
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Watertown - Feb. 5 - John M. Hyde, head of the Black River Paper & Manufacturing Company, by which Sherman S. Salisbury of Auburn was employed as a traveling representative when he disappeared at Malone on October 25th, has within the past few days, received information which leads him to believe that Salisbury is alive and working at some Adirondack lumber camp near Tupper Lake, and it is believed that the man is mentally unbalanced.
At Tupper Lake, the ? case ? By Salisbury was found containing letters from Mrs. Salisbury which her husband must have received three weeks before he disappeared but which (unable to read).
continued to write and telegraph her up to two days before he disappeared. A search has been commenced among the lumber camps for the missing man.
The Syracuse Herald
Syracuse, New York
Thursday, February 5, 1914
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1914 - Missing Auburn Man is Located in Adirondacks - Sherman S. Salisbury Employed at Lumber Camp, Mr. Wallace Informs Friends
AUBURN - Feb. 8 - Sherman S. Salisbury of No. 17 Mary street in this city, reported to have been missing from Watertown for nearly four months, is in the Adirondacks about thirty miles north of Tupper lake, according to Richard A. Wallace, a local constable. Mr. Wallace has returned from the Adirondacks and made public the information today.
Mr. Wallace says he talked with Mr. Salisbury. The latter is said to be contently working in a lumber camp. Mr. Wallace said Mr. Salisbury agreed to return to Watertown and Auburn in due time and make a full explanation of the circumstances surrounding his unannounced departure from the office of the Black River Paper Company.
The trip of Mr. Wallace was made at the request of friends of Mr. Salisbury in this city. The latter was prominent in large circles and made many friends when he was in charge of the job department of the Auburn Publishing Company.
Mr. Salisbury's wife who resides with her father in Mary street, has been ill. She... Read MORE...
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AUBURN - Feb. 8 - Sherman S. Salisbury of No. 17 Mary street in this city, reported to have been missing from Watertown for nearly four months, is in the Adirondacks about thirty miles north of Tupper lake, according to Richard A. Wallace, a local constable. Mr. Wallace has returned from the Adirondacks and made public the information today.
Mr. Wallace says he talked with Mr. Salisbury. The latter is said to be contently working in a lumber camp. Mr. Wallace said Mr. Salisbury agreed to return to Watertown and Auburn in due time and make a full explanation of the circumstances surrounding his unannounced departure from the office of the Black River Paper Company.
The trip of Mr. Wallace was made at the request of friends of Mr. Salisbury in this city. The latter was prominent in large circles and made many friends when he was in charge of the job department of the Auburn Publishing Company.
Mr. Salisbury's wife who resides with her father in Mary street, has been ill. She... Read MORE...
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1916
Auburn, a city and the capital of Cayuga co., N.Y., is on the New York Central and Hudson River R., where it crosses the Lehigh Valley R., 173 miles W. by N. of Albany and 31 miles S. of Oswego. It is built on both sides of the outlet of Owasco Lake, which lies 2 1/ 2 miles SSE. of the city. The site is undulating and the streets present many elegant residences and beautiful gardens and shrubberies. Auburn is the site of a state prison, with accommodation for about 1200 convicts, who are employed in various mechanic arts and manufactures and governed by the " silent system" of discipline. Within the same enclosure is located one of the New York state insane asylums. Au burn has various educational institutions (among which is the Auburn Theological Seminary, founded in 1820 and under the direction of the Presbyterians), a court house, and a state armory. The chief industries are manufactures of iron, reapers and mowers, shoes, carpets, woollen goods, flour, etc. The statesman Wm. H.... Read MORE...
Auburn, a city and the capital of Cayuga co., N.Y., is on the New York Central and Hudson River R., where it crosses the Lehigh Valley R., 173 miles W. by N. of Albany and 31 miles S. of Oswego. It is built on both sides of the outlet of Owasco Lake, which lies 2 1/ 2 miles SSE. of the city. The site is undulating and the streets present many elegant residences and beautiful gardens and shrubberies. Auburn is the site of a state prison, with accommodation for about 1200 convicts, who are employed in various mechanic arts and manufactures and governed by the " silent system" of discipline. Within the same enclosure is located one of the New York state insane asylums. Au burn has various educational institutions (among which is the Auburn Theological Seminary, founded in 1820 and under the direction of the Presbyterians), a court house, and a state armory. The chief industries are manufactures of iron, reapers and mowers, shoes, carpets, woollen goods, flour, etc. The statesman Wm. H.... Read MORE...
1922 - AUBURN LANDMARK BURNED. Cayuga County Courthouse Destroyed With a Loss of $200,000.
AUBURN, N. Y., April 30 - The Cayuga County Courthouse was destroyed by fire of unknown origin this afternoon. The building was a handsme [sic] landmark of Colonial type, erected early in the last century, and was the scene of William H. Seward's defense of the negro murderer, Freeman, the first to use insanity as a defense in a murder case in the United States. The structure was surmounted by a dome, and this fell in an hour after the fire was discovered.
The vaults of the Cayuga County Surrogate are believed to be intact, but some of the records of the District Attorney, Sheriff and of lawyers in the outer rooms of the Surrogate's chambers were damaged, together with the law library in the chambers of Justice A. P. Rich.
As the fire began in the upper floors, a gang of men working with deputy sheriffs and jailers rescued many records before being driven out by the flames.
The loss will reach $200,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
May 1, 1922
AUBURN, N. Y., April 30 - The Cayuga County Courthouse was destroyed by fire of unknown origin this afternoon. The building was a handsme [sic] landmark of Colonial type, erected early in the last century, and was the scene of William H. Seward's defense of the negro murderer, Freeman, the first to use insanity as a defense in a murder case in the United States. The structure was surmounted by a dome, and this fell in an hour after the fire was discovered.
The vaults of the Cayuga County Surrogate are believed to be intact, but some of the records of the District Attorney, Sheriff and of lawyers in the outer rooms of the Surrogate's chambers were damaged, together with the law library in the chambers of Justice A. P. Rich.
As the fire began in the upper floors, a gang of men working with deputy sheriffs and jailers rescued many records before being driven out by the flames.
The loss will reach $200,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
May 1, 1922
1989 - This week in history… 75 Years Ago…
Jan 28, 1914: George W. Salisbury, 1 1/ 2 Lewis St., is the proud owner of a file of the "Free Press", a paper which was printed in Auburn's early days on the west corner of South and Genesee Streets, where Colby's Telegraph School is now located, by one Richard Oliphant.
The files of the paper extend from May 31, 1826 to May 21, 1828. The slogan of the paper is "The Tyrants Foe and the People's Friend." It was four pages, published every Wednesday.
The Citizen
Auburn, New York
Sunday, January 29, 1989
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Jan 28, 1914: George W. Salisbury, 1 1/ 2 Lewis St., is the proud owner of a file of the "Free Press", a paper which was printed in Auburn's early days on the west corner of South and Genesee Streets, where Colby's Telegraph School is now located, by one Richard Oliphant.
The files of the paper extend from May 31, 1826 to May 21, 1828. The slogan of the paper is "The Tyrants Foe and the People's Friend." It was four pages, published every Wednesday.
The Citizen
Auburn, New York
Sunday, January 29, 1989
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Here's a list of places to visit and things to do in Auburn:
Start your journey with a visit to the Seward House Museum, the former residence of William H. Seward, who served as Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln. As you tour this historic house, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the life and times of this influential statesman.
Next, immerse yourself in the legacy of Harriet Tubman at the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park. Auburn is hailed as the "Gateway to the Underground Railroad," and here you can walk in the footsteps of Tubman, visiting her former home and the Tubman Visitor Center. My visit to this park was incredibly moving, offering a profound glimpse into Tubman's courageous life and her pivotal role in American history.
For a broader perspective on the region's history, head to the Cayuga Museum of History and Art. This museum showcases the rich cultural heritage of Cayuga County through its exhibits and collections, providing a fascinating glimpse into the area's past.
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Start your journey with a visit to the Seward House Museum, the former residence of William H. Seward, who served as Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln. As you tour this historic house, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the life and times of this influential statesman.
Next, immerse yourself in the legacy of Harriet Tubman at the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park. Auburn is hailed as the "Gateway to the Underground Railroad," and here you can walk in the footsteps of Tubman, visiting her former home and the Tubman Visitor Center. My visit to this park was incredibly moving, offering a profound glimpse into Tubman's courageous life and her pivotal role in American history.
For a broader perspective on the region's history, head to the Cayuga Museum of History and Art. This museum showcases the rich cultural heritage of Cayuga County through its exhibits and collections, providing a fascinating glimpse into the area's past.
Marvel at the breathtaking... Read MORE...
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