Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-28
CITY & NEWS ITEMS
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 2s, 1855.

3 THURSDAY mOhNlNSs3 ONIs - iSSS.
/ Nh KELLEY's SPEECH At THE HIsToEIcAL
/ SOcIErY IN NEwsURsH, OcT. Goth, 1858 Trad
Kelley was born in Middletoa, Conn, Oct. 24th,
I 1871, and moved into Oneida County, \. Y
with his father, January, 1900 He volunteer
/ ed in the war of 1872 and served most Of the
six months in Ogdensburgh in sight of the Brit
i ish regulars He came into Chic Oct, 1872,
/ and went TO Lower Ssndusky, our farthest wes-
/ tern post Gen WadswOrth was in command,
I Gen Hull having cOwardly surrendered Fort
/ Detroit and all the neighboring posts and gar
/ risons, Aug. 10th, 1872
Mr. Kelley purchased farm in Huron Co
OH the same trip, but returned home to Low
/ vile, Lewis Co, \. Y, for winter quarters -
/ He came back to the farm in 1913, when he
drove the oxen and held plow at the same time
! Mrs Snow and family were taken prisoners
/ by Ihe Indians three and One-half miles from
| his farm. She and one child were found dead
/ not far from the head Of Cold creek where they
resided the remaining eleven were afterwards
/ all ransOmed.
/ The frontier settlers went into houses OF de-
/ fence. ! abandoned my fam and went into
/ Fort Meips Gen. Harrison commanded
soon after pilOted the Petersburg (Fa.,) EOlun
tesrs from Fort Meigs down the Maumee and
/ bay, through portion Of Lake Erie, and up
/ what was called Crooked River, 10 its lower
rapids. few days after the famous defence of
Fort Croghan; where the Major whose name ii
BEARS had gained one Of the most brilliant VIC
tories, though acting contrary to orders. In
performing the trip our ratiOns were exhausted
two days before we reached Fort CrOghan, San
dusky bay and river water In the month OF Au-
gust being our victuals and drink, and our
lodging the open air with stone for a pillow,
which made the scene decidedly romantic, but
produced sickness on me near unto death.
however succeeded in reaching brother B Kel-
ley's log house on his farm adjoining Governor
| Wood {, on the west side, where l heard the
cannon roar on the memorable lO,h of Sept,
1918 1t is hardly possible TO portray the in
tense interest every man and woman felt until
the result was known, for It was well under
stood that we were One-thiTd weaker in men
and metal than the enemy. You can better
imagine than can portray the enthusiastic JOY
which filled every American breast when it was
officially announced by Commodore Perry, We
shave met the enemy and they are ours"
went to Detroit soon after the battle of the
Thames, and in returning stayed about three
days with the fleet then lying in Putin Bay
The blood being unwashed from the side of the
, ! sldLtEOOLi5 III hlG NN4EGu NAAaAAoAAS- "ea7
shown where one ball killed the Captain AMI
First Lieutenant
settled permanently in Cleveland in Feb'y
1918, and commenced trading in the firm of }
R. L l. Kelley, and continued in business As
merchant. during most Of the time under my
own name, until 1887.
In company with J. A. Ackley we construct
ed the first pier, making portion of the pres
ent western one which protects the mouth of tn
CuyahOga.
In the summer of 1914, J. r. and |. Kelley
constructed the first brick Building in the city
of Cleveland They also constructed the frs
and only pot and pearl ashery in Cleveland
Col j. r. Kelley died Aug. 23d, 1923, leaving
one son-Horaee Kelley.
Nv father and family moved into Cleyelan
g in 1914, on the principle that hen will follo'
her chickens after they cease to follow her.
My Mother died Sept IA, 1915; my Fathe
Aug. 9Th, 1881, of old age, being 76 years old
Alfred Kelley constructed the first brio
dwelling in Cleveland in 1915, which Is nos
standing at the junction of Water and Bath Sti
The eleven acres which he purchased from Coz
Huntington for Daniel Kelley bounded by Bat
street on the north, Water street on the cas-
N Light House street on the south, and the Cny'
: hoga on the west is now worth probably $ 500
600 Daniel, my youngest brother, died Sep
10th, 1915, aged l3 years He was wondeI
ID full chess player, beating almost every one VIII
rs opposed him.
IS Two OF the remaining four brothers reside
Cleveland, one on Kelley's Island, and one
Columbus, Ohio.
: married Harriet Pesse Aug. 5th, 1919. IL
: names of our children were Gustayus, Georg
Mary, Edwin, Charles, Franklin, Martha L
- Norman, Laura H, and Vim. H. H. who WI
born Nav 27, Is4l. GnstaVus was trown'
Oct. IL, 1924, in Lake Erie, near the beach al
r near the present residence of Gov. Wood. Ma
died July 9Th. 1925. The remaining eight a
living. All were born in the city of Clevelan
nss n There are only two men living here now wi
ed were living in Cleveland when first came, y
," than Perry, Levi johnson, Mrs. 5. Williamso
Mrs. DIR. David Long, Mrs. Levi Johns
and myself make the only individuals now Ii
- ing in Cleveland, who were living in the pa
at that time, Oct 10th, 1883.