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 "LEST WE FORGET" 
 
 OLIVER HAZARD PERRY 
 
 The War of 1812 
 
 The Battle of Lake Erie 
 
 THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 
 
 
 CLEVELAND 
 1912 
 
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OLIVER HAZARD PERRY 
 
Herewith is a copy of a letter from the son of 
 Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry to the Hon. Harvey 
 Rice. Mr. Rice was a member of the Cleveland 
 City Council, and he was the prime mover in the erec- 
 tion of the Perry statue in the city of Cleveland. The 
 letter is now in the possession of the Western Reserve 
 Historical Society, as is also the copy of the portrait 
 which belonged to Mr. Rice, these having been pre- 
 sented to the Society after the death of Mr. Rice, by 
 his heirs, in accordance with his request. 
 
 Lowell, October 18, 1860. 
 Harvey Rice, Esq., 
 
 Cleveland, Ohio. 
 Dear Sir: — 
 
 I have taken the liberty to forward by express 
 prepaid to your address, a box containing two copies 
 from "Stuart's" portrait of my father, painted by Mr. 
 Lawson of this city. 
 
 You will confer a favor upon me by accepting 
 one of the paintings as a token of my respect and 
 esteem. May I ask you to present the other in my 
 name to your City government, requesting such dis- 
 position made of it as may to them seem most appro- 
 priate, believing that so patriotic a people will value 
 the portrait of one they have been pleased to honor? 
 Should you visit the East I shall hope to have the 
 pleasure of meeting you in Massachusetts. 
 Very truly yours, 
 
 (Signed) O. H. Perry. 
 
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"LEST WE FORGET" 
 
 The War of 1812 is a subject with which every 
 thinking man and woman, boy and girl, in Cleveland 
 will wish to be familiar during this year of Centennial 
 celebration. 
 
 Much has been written on the various battles, and 
 the men who took part in them. Many of the engage- 
 ments were on land, but the most important were 
 fought at sea; and the one in which we of Ohio are 
 most interested is the Battle of Lake Erie, and the 
 famous victory of Oliver Hazard Perry. 
 
 Every school boy and girl knows that many men 
 and officers were killed in that engagement; that the 
 enlisted men were buried at sea (in Lake Erie) at 
 night; and that the bodies of the officers, both English 
 and American, were taken to Put-in-Bay Island and 
 buried in a spot near the lake shore. 
 
 At the Western Reserve Historical Society is a 
 large oil painting, executed by an artist who lived in 
 Cleveland many years ago, Mr. Chevalier. This 
 painting depicts the burial of the officers. The two 
 fleets are drawn up in the background, while in the 
 foreground is the scene of the last sad rites. 
 
 It is a realistic and an interesting picture; the fierce 
 conflict of the previous day is over; the ships ride at 
 
anchor on a lake that is calm and placid; one can 
 almost hear the lapping of the waves upon the shore. 
 But the triumph of victory is hushed in the presence 
 of death. The brave of both armies had given their 
 lives for their countries ; and now, here, far from home 
 and loved ones, their bodies were to be laid to rest to 
 "sleep the sleep that knows not breaking, morn of toil 
 nor night of waking." 
 
 For one hundred years these graves have remained 
 unmarked by a suitable monument. At last the people 
 of the adjacent states together with the Congress of 
 the United States have decided to honor the memory 
 of Perry and his brave men by a monument that shall 
 speak eloquently of their appreciation and love. 
 
 Every citizen of Cleveland, every boy and girl, 
 will surely wish to do his or her part in the celebration 
 which is to commence next July and continue to 
 October. Cleveland must not lag behind her sister 
 cities and towns in the celebration which is to lead 
 up to the laying of the cornerstone of the great 
 monument. 
 
 Let every one begin at once to read up on the War 
 of 1812. 
 
 One of the most thrilling and graphic accounts of 
 the Battle of Lake Erie is that by George Bancroft, 
 the historian. This may be found in a work published 
 by the City of Cleveland in 1860, which gives the 
 
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proceedings of the inauguration of the Perry Statue 
 which now stands in Wade Park not far from Euclid 
 Avenue. 
 
 And, by the way, the reading of these proceedings 
 reveals the fact that the fire of patriotism burned strong 
 in the hearts of the people in 1860. The statue was 
 then placed at the Public Square, and the occasion 
 of the unveiling was one of the greatest events in the 
 history of Cleveland. 
 
 The Governor of Rhode Island and his staff were 
 present; the officers of the state of Rhode Island; the 
 members of the Rhode Island legislature, and the 
 famous Providence Light Artillery. Also Governor 
 Dennison of Ohio, and his staff were present. And 
 many relatives and descendants of Commodore Perry, 
 and many surviving soldiers of the War of 1812, 
 were the guests of the city of Cleveland for the auspi- 
 cious occasion. There were two or three who had been 
 with Perry in his engagement. One of these was Dr. 
 Usher Parsons, the surgeon of the flagship. He 
 made an address to the assembled multitude, describing 
 the scenes on board the Lawrence during and after the 
 fierce conflict. 
 
 To this inauguration of the Perry statue the people 
 flocked from every nearby town and hamlet. They 
 came in every conceivable kind of conveyance. In 
 1 860 the population of Cleveland was only 43,4 1 7. 
 
And for this celebration there were 100,000 visitors 
 in Cleveland! 
 
 The account reads like a fairytale. "For two or 
 three days previous the railroads had been bringing 
 in large trains loaded down with people to attend the 
 great celebration * * * The crowds poured in at 
 such a rate that it seemed as if there would be no room 
 left for the crowds that were to arrive on Monday. 
 On Monday morning the trains came in loaded down, 
 inside and outside, and on the top. Never before did 
 cars come into Cleveland so densely packed with 
 people. The masses of humanity clinging to them, 
 wherever foothold or handgrip could be obtained, 
 could be likened to nothing but a swarm of bees on 
 a bush * * * Steamboats from Buffalo, Detroit and 
 Sandusky * * * Teams came pouring in, in endless 
 procession, and undoubtedly brought more than all the 
 railroads added together * * * Thousands * * * 
 came in on foot." 
 
 And at that gathering stories were told, by those 
 who were living at the time of the victory, — forty 
 years previous — of how the news was carried, and 
 how it was received by the people. Quoting again 
 from this fascinating account — "Captain Johnson says 
 that on the morning of the memorable 10th, (1813) 
 he and a gang of men were just putting the finishing 
 touches to the first court house and jail, which stood 
 
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right in front of the present First Presbyterian Church. 
 They thought they heard thunder, but looking out of 
 the windows saw no clouds, and concluded it was the 
 roar of cannon. They were expecting to hear news, 
 knowing that Perry's fleet had passed up the lake. 
 They all went to the bank of the lake * * * All the 
 villagers assembled there, numbering perhaps thirty. 
 They could distinguish between the reports of the 
 larger and smaller guns. They staid on the bank 
 until the reports ceased, and the last four or five 
 reports being from heavy guns, and it being known that 
 the Americans had the heaviest ordnance, they con- 
 cluded that the victory was ours, and then on the spot 
 they gave cheers for Perry." 
 
 A letter written from Buffalo, dated September 
 1 9th, 1813, reads as follows: "You can easily imagine 
 the effect of this news upon our villagers, and the 
 soldiers stationed in this vicinity. I cannot describe 
 it to you. Be assured we all breathe easier, for we 
 believe that a blow has been struck by our noble tars 
 that will be felt throughout our whole frontier * * * 
 This evening every tenement of the village, that has 
 a window, is to be brilliantly illuminated." 
 
 Probably this "brilliant illumination" was by means 
 of candles. 
 
 How many citizens of Cleveland have seen the 
 Perry statue which was erected in Cleveland in 1 860 ? 
 
How many know who was the sculptor of the statue, 
 and how the money for it was raised by gifts of the 
 people? 
 
 How many have seen the oil portrait of Oliver 
 Hazard Perry which hangs in the Council Chamber, 
 at the City Hall? How many know that this portrait 
 was presented to the city of Cleveland by the son of 
 Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry as a token of appre- 
 ciation of the honor shown his father's memory by 
 the people of Cleveland? How many know that this 
 portrait is a copy made by a Mr. Lawson of Lowell, 
 Massachusetts, from the celebrated original painting 
 by Gilbert Stuart? 
 
 How many know that there is another copy of the 
 Stuart portrait of Perry hanging on the walls of the 
 Western Reserve Historical Society? 
 
 Oh, Citizens of Cleveland, pause for a brief space 
 in the mad rush of life! Turn your thoughts back- 
 ward to 1812; gather about the firesides of your 
 homes the members of your families, old and young, 
 and read aloud — and discuss — the thrilling accounts 
 of the War of 1812; the events which led up to the 
 Battle of Lake Erie, and those which followed; instill 
 into the minds of your sons and daughters the meaning 
 of that war, its causes, and its far-reaching results. 
 Study the maps, and realize what a different tale 
 might have been told had not the dauntless Perry 
 
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PLASTER CAST OF THE PERRY STATUE 
 
 By William Walcutt, 1860 
 
opened the way to the later victories that resulted 
 in the present boundary line between Canada and the 
 United States. 
 
 Then you will need no urging to respond to the call 
 to add your mite to help make the coming Cleveland 
 celebration a brilliant success; one which shall be 
 recorded on the pages of Cleveland's history as having 
 been as stirring and as wonderful for the year 1913 as 
 was the one attending the inauguration of the Perry 
 statue in 1860! 
 
 The Western Reserve Historical Society possesses 
 many rare publications on the War of 1812. It has 
 also published a series of Tracts on the subject. These 
 are now very scarce and out of print. 
 
 The collection of manuscripts belonging to the So- 
 ciety is a notable one; including hundreds of letters, 
 orders, forage papers, petitions and muster rolls. 
 Among the official documents is the original manu- 
 script of Hull's "General Orders** to his army, con- 
 taining the articles of capitulation, which give the 
 details of the surrender of Detroit to the British, 
 August 16, 1812. 
 
 In addition to the painting already mentioned as 
 being on the walls of the Society's building, the Muse- 
 um contains the original plaster cast of the Perry 
 
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statue; and the plaster relievo which depicts the Com- 
 modore as he passes in a rowboat from the Lawrence 
 to the Niagara. 
 
 The Museum also contains the sextant taken by 
 Commodore Perry from Commodore Barclay in the 
 engagement on Lake Erie, as well as a piece of wood 
 from the hulk of the Lawrence, and a few pieces of 
 cannon balls. The frame on the oil painting of the 
 burial scene is said to be made from a heavy oak 
 timber of the same ship. 
 
 The Society's collection of books on the War of 
 1812 will be open to adult readers, for reference only, 
 daily, excepting Sundays, from nine a. m. to five p. m. 
 The customary fee, of ten cents, for consulting the 
 historical library, will not be charged for the use of 
 this special collection during the coming year, by 
 courtesy of the Western Reserve Historical Society. 
 Annette P. Ward, 
 Librarian, Western Reserve Historical Society. 
 
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Perry and His Battle 
 
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 Me of Lak- I 
 
 ■ 
 (In Lake Erie) 
 
 rn Reserve Historical so- 
 ciety Is a large oil painting, executed by 
 an artist who lived In Cleveland many 
 years ago. Mr. Chevalier. This painting 
 depicts tbe burial of the officers. Tho 
 lp In the back- 
 In the foreground Is the 
 ■ i rites. 
 
 a interesting plc- 
 
 confllct of the previous 
 
 ships ride at anchor on 
 
 a lake that Is calm and placid; one can 
 
 ■--: of tho waves 
 
 - the triumph of 
 
 ■■■■■H|naamaB 
 
 Bth armies had 
 
 for their countries; and 
 
 i from home and loved 
 
 to be laid to rest 
 
 to "sleep the sleep that knows not 
 
 breaking, morn of toll nor night of wak- 
 
 ■raves have re- 
 Itable monii- 
 :. a adjaoent 
 ill tho congress of 
 I States, have decided to honor 
 the memory of Perry and Ma brave men 
 numont that shall speak alo- 
 of their appreciation and love. 
 citizen of Cleveland, every boy 
 and girl, will surely wish to do his or 
 
 , next July 
 
 trait of Oliver 
 
 Hazard Perry wl 
 
 
 
 oiincll chamber at 
 
 
 •lty hall? How many know that 
 
 
 portrait was presented to the cits 
 
 
 Cleveland by I 
 
 le son of C 
 
 Oliver Hazard 
 appreciation of 
 
 
 of 
 
 
 his 
 
 father's rfle i 
 
 
 Ho 
 
 
 
 
 i a copy made b 
 
 
 Mr. Lawaon o 
 
 
 
 the celebrated 
 
 original painting 
 
 
 
 
 
 How many k 
 
 
 
 
 the Stuart portrai 
 
 
 Perry* hanging 
 
 
 
 
 Relics of the 
 
 
 
 The Western 
 
 Reserve Historical 
 
 HO- 
 
 
 many rare publications 
 
 on the war of 
 
 1S12 It has also pub- 
 
 Ooto 
 
 
 the 
 
 and graphic 
 
 of the battle of Lake Erie 
 
 Bancroft, the hie- 
 
 be found In a work 
 city of Cleveland In 
 h gives the proceedings of the 
 ttion of the Perry statue, which 
 Lds In Wade park, not far from 
 
 The Celebration of 1800. 
 
 To this inauguration of tho Perry 
 (looked from every 
 town and hamlet. 1 
 
 ile kind of convey- 
 ■ 
 oi this celo- 
 100.000 visitors In 
 
 Ject. These are now very scarce and 
 
 In addition to tho painting already 
 as being on the walls of the 
 society's building, the museum contains 
 the original plaster cast of the Perry 
 statu.*, :Lnd tho piaster relievo which de- 
 picts the commodore as he passes In a 
 rowboat from the Lawrem-. 
 Niagara. 
 
 The museum also contains the sextant 
 taken from Commodore Barclay In thi 
 engagement on Lake Erie, as well as a 
 plecs of wood from the rnuT 
 Lawrence and a few pieces of cannon 
 balls. The frame on the oil painting of 
 the burial scene is said to have been 
 made from a heavy oak timber of the 
 same ship. 
 
 The society* eoU.-<Mlon of books on 
 tho war of lSlt will be open to adult 
 ly, daily, ex- 
 cepting Sundays, from a. m, 
 
 Uncle Biff Says: 
 
 Ajid at tho gathering ^ ! - 
 
 lug at the 
 
 nra prevl- 
 
 ,w the new, was carried, and 
 
 how It was revived by tho people. 
 
 .i count of 
 
 ion nays that on tho 
 
 ■ lust put- 
 ilng touches to the llrst 
 !. which stood right 
 Ihc present First Prcsby- 
 
 B out of the 
 
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 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1912, 
 
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 Perry and the Famous Battle of a Century Ago. 
 
 BY ANNETTE P, WARD, 
 
 Mbrnritin of the Western Reserve 
 
 Historical Society, 
 
 The war ol iml' is a i bji I with 
 
 every thinking man and woman, 
 
 uid girl in { •!. v. land ti I i wish to 
 
 uiliar during this 
 
 ebration. 
 
 Much has been written on the various 
 
 Who took part in 
 
 Us i mi nta were 
 
 i important were 
 
 fought at sea; and the one in which we 
 
 ni i ihio are most lnt< i ested Is the ba t- 
 
 i.nke Krle and the famous victory 
 
 He ard I'erry. 
 
 Everj scl Iboj and girl Ifnows thai 
 
 many men and officers were killed in 
 
 ngagement; tliat the enlist 
 were bui led a I sea (in Lake Erie) at 
 night] and that the bodies of the offi- 
 cers both i Ingllsh and !uni i m, wen 
 taki n to Put-In-Bay is and and buried 
 io1 neai the lake 'bore. 
 
 ! rve Historical so- 
 
 exei uted bj 
 
 i who lived in Cleveland many 
 igo, Mi ' hei ilier. This painting 
 the burial of the officers. The 
 i wo Heel an drawn up In tl ■ 
 
 while in the foreground is the 
 he last sad rites. 
 [t i a realistic and an Interesting pic- 
 i onflict of the pre\ lous 
 i i.lc at anchor on 
 that is calm and placid; on 
 almost hear the lapping of the waves 
 the shore. But the triumph of 
 tied in the presem 
 
 both i us had 
 
 livi s for their count! let and 
 
 1 re, far from home and loved 
 ones, their bodies were to be laid to rest 
 
 '" "sleep the si that knows not 
 
 In i .-iking, morn of toil run- night of wak- 
 ing." 
 
 For 100 years these graves have re- 
 main! d unmai ked bj a sultab'e monu- 
 I - last the people of the adjacent 
 
 with the eongn 
 id Sta tea, ha i e dei ided o honoi 
 
 the mem-" i o Pel nd hi brave 
 
 by a n 
 
 loi lovi 
 
 bo 
 Ish to do his or 
 
 commence next July and 
 
 land must not lag he- 
 ld I s in the 
 
 la to had up to the 
 
 monument. 
 
 ol the most thrillin 
 
 of the battle ol Laki Erii 
 la that hi George Bancroft, thi 
 
 iiis maj be found In a work 
 land in 
 I860, w] h ,, t - the 
 
 ition of the Perrj 
 
 ids in Wade park, not far i 
 
 Kuelid-av. 
 
 the reading ol these 
 
 patriotis irned strong In the 
 
 ■ ,ii i 
 
 : : . 
 
 Ch veland. 
 
 The Celebration of is<;i>. 
 
 I hi i |i land and his 
 
 ta n n .-.in i he offlcei a ol the 
 
 stale ol Rhode Island; the members of 
 
 the Rhodi I I tnd 1< islature, im 
 
 famous Providence Light artillery. 
 
 Alsi, llm . I I, inn i II i„, | |, is 
 
 stau wen in, i-iii And many rela- 
 tives .i mi Hesci 
 
 Perrj i urvlving soldiers of 
 
 i in wai "i 1812 were the guests of the 
 Cits of ' il the ausiiicious 
 
 I en v en I WO or three who 
 
 een with Perrj In his engagement. 
 one .it these was Dr. Usher Pi 
 the surgeon of the flagship. He ma. le- 
 an address to the assembled multitude, 
 
 | n 
 
 rence - ! nd aftei tin Hi rce con- 
 flict. 
 
 To this inauguration of the Perry 
 ople flocked from every 
 town and hamlet Thi 
 in everj ci mcelvable kind of - 
 
 in i860 tin- population of Cleve- 
 i- only -1:1.417. And for this cele- 
 bration there were 100,000 visitors in 
 
 The account reads like a fairy tale. 
 "For two or three days previous the 
 urging ill large 
 trains loaded down with people to at- 
 tend the 
 
 poun d : lt( that it seemed 
 
 as if there would be no room left for 
 the crowd thai were to arrive on Mon- 
 
 ii i .inlay morning the trains 
 
 came in loaded down, inside and out- 
 side, and mi the top. Ni 
 
 n. nun i !levela nd 
 
 I v n h i I- The n " d 
 
 inanity clinging to them, wherever foot- il 
 'hold 01 
 
 eo ' '■■ !'!■ i i S but .i - 
 
 ol i - on a bush. Steamboats from 
 
 Buffalo, Detroit and .Sandusky. Teams 
 
 n 
 and undoubtedly ta ought mure than all 
 i he ra llroads added I ogi thei Thou 
 sands came in on foot." 
 And at the gathering si 
 n>e who were livi 
 time of tin 
 
 how i he news was i 
 
 hon i i w . . i 
 
 count, Capl Johnso 
 
 morning o 10th (1818) 
 
 men were just put- 
 ting the finishing tou 
 
 ■ ■ and jail, whi.-l 
 in front of I lie pre n 
 
 i bought they 
 
 heard thunder, bul 
 windows saw no cloi d 
 ■ 
 i - hear news, kno 
 PeiTy's fl<_>< i had up the lake. 
 
 They all went to the bank 
 ah the villagers assembled l 
 
 i ps i nii'i i . Thej could dis- 
 tinguish bel w.-en thi 
 
 . ■ 
 "u the hank until thi 
 ■ 
 
 vic- 
 tory was ours, and I lien 
 
 I ei ry." 
 
 A letter written from Bull 
 
 s ,.,,t. it.. 1813, read as folio - 
 imagine the effi 
 
 news upon and the 
 
 ,,., i itloned In this vicinity. l 
 
 , anrmt describe (I to you He assured 
 
 bi ick ii.\ "in 
 
 nuhie tars that will be Celt I ug I 
 
 ,,„,- w hole I i -nun. i . Tin , 
 
 ,-n, in hi i ill ' tl 
 
 he hri 
 
 ill. i 
 
 nated." 
 
 this "brilliant illumina- 
 tion" was by means of candles. 
 
 How many citizens of Cleveland 
 have seen the Perry statue which was 
 Cleveland in 1860? How 
 many know who was the sculptor of 
 the statue. unney for it 
 
 u.i- i Used by gifts of the people? 
 I'erry Memorials. 
 
 seen the old por- 
 
 r Hazard Perry which 
 
 council cliamln ■ 
 
 How many know that this 
 
 ed to 1 h e city of 
 
 |IuW 1IIUI1- 
 
 tiai \\ 
 
 hangs In th 
 
 ri, -\ ela 
 
 in, , , Hazard Pe 
 ion of th 
 
 shown hi 
 
 bj the people of 
 
 Cle\ eland" llmv many know that 
 
 ,, i rail is a copy made by a 
 
 Mr. haws, m of Lowell, .Mass., from 
 
 the celel I original painting by 
 
 Qilbert Stuart? 
 
 How inanv know that there is an- 
 lie Stuart portrait of 
 on the walls of the 
 \v. - Hie ::, erve Historical socli - 
 
 Oh. citizens of Cleveland, p i u 
 a brief space in the mad rush of life! 
 Turn -"in thoughts backward to 
 1812; erather about the firesides of 
 your homes the members of your 
 
 fami 
 a loud 
 count a 
 
 I the war of 
 
 the thrilling ac- 
 1X12: tin 
 battle of hake 
 
 if Hint war 
 
 ling re- 
 
 .- : ■ 
 
 tnid had nut the da 
 
 ' he way to the later victories 
 
 that resulted in I lie pre:-. ml I nd.i i . 
 
 line between Canada and the United 
 States. 
 
 Then you will need no urging to 
 
 respond to the call to add vonr mite 
 
 ■ ling Cleveland 
 
 bration a brilliai 
 eland 
 
 Slleeess; 
 
 - I' '■ 
 
 tirring and as wonderful for the 
 lending 
 
 iguration of the Perry statue 
 
 10! 
 RellCS of the AVur. 
 ''' ■■'■ 1 esti m Ri erve Historical so- 
 
 cietj 
 
 - ol 1812 i 
 series of tracts on the sub- 
 
 i : 
 
 print. 
 
 I;t addil on to tl Intl already 
 
 med as being on the i ,, , . 
 
 o etys building, the mu leum • 
 
 ' Of the Perry 
 lull de- 
 es in a 
 U from the Lawrence to the 
 
 The museum also contains the sextant 
 
 '■' ' "i i - [ore i '.i - la v in the 
 
 ■II as a 
 wiin, | ti-oni the hulk of the 
 
 '■ mi the oil painting of 
 
 lal scene is said t„ have been 
 
 made from a heavy oak timber of the 
 
 inn 
 
 it of books on 
 ol 1812 will be open to adult 
 for reference only, daily, ex- 
 
 mla . u 
 
 10 cents for con- 
 
 g ult ing thi hist, ,, in no , 
 
 special 
 
 ming v.-ar. bv 
 
 ra Reserve His- 
 
 oi ,i ociety. 
 
Perry and His Battle 
 
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 They all went to the bank of the lake. 
 All the villagers assembled there, num- 
 bering perhaps thirty. They could dis- 
 tinguish between the reports of 
 
 BY ANNETTE P. WARD, 
 
 Librarian of the Western Reserve 
 
 Historical Society, 
 
 - ..o^o • v.4 j i*i. tinguish between the i 
 
 of. ..1812., is a subject with , 
 nrnw^m, * —■» ~* mviJarerer and smaller guns. They 
 
 S~TXn7 V6a K th9 faCt that thecal society. 
 
 nre of patriotism burned strong in th* ' 
 
 hearts of the people in I860. The statu! 
 
 was then placed at the Public sauar! 
 
 and the occasion of the unveiling" w as 
 
 one of the greatest events in he hit 
 
 tory of Cleveland. 1S 
 
 The Celebration of I860. 
 
 «Z° ^ ' inau ^ ura «on of the Perry 
 statue the people nocked from every 
 near-by town and hamlet. They came 
 in every conceivable kind of conveT 
 
 land was only 43,417. And for this cell 
 CletlLdf^ ™ **«* Vl — * 
 
 And at the gathering stories we 
 told, by those who were living at the 
 
 o^*^* r/*° ry - fOPty years pre Vi ! 
 ous-of how the news was carried and 
 how it was received by the n^ 
 
 .the day, "Capt. Johnson says that on the 
 
 morning of the memorable 10th (1812? 
 
 he and a gang of men were Just put 
 
 ting the finishing touches to £• %£t 
 
 court house and Jail, which stood right 
 in front of the present First Presbv 
 terian church. They thoughf 2 
 heard thunder, but looking out of tZ 
 windows saw no clouds d 
 
 raiDAV AN ^?^ IN DEALE * 
 ' OCT °BER 25, 1912.