The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-08-06
Captain Samuel Brady.

orrin Harmon, Esq of this city. Furnished
the following for Prof. Pratt, Historian for Ev
erts' Illustrated County Atlas. which has beer
handel us for publication:
In April, 1s64 called ON Joseph Quiglcy
then of Amherst, Lorain Co, OHIO. for the pur
pose of obtaining information from him relative
to Captain Samuel Brady, and the early history
of Trumbull Co Ohio.
The following are substantially if not tech
nicalIy his answers to my questions appersain-
| ing to Captain Brady:
Il was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in
1880; my father moved from there when L was
about one and half years old, and settled on
Cartier Greek When got old enough to know
1 Capt Bi ady, 1 knew him well. He was fire.
quently at my fathers house, He then had the
| appearance of an old and decfepit man; but it
was said that he appeared older than he was
/ He always showed lameness when walking. He
\ said his laneneSs caused by the wound he
received tat the time he leaped Cuyahoga River.
! He was quite deaf. He attributed his deafness
/ to lying in Brady's Lake, as he had been deaf
ever since that time. Many an hour, when 1
was boy l spent in listening to conversations
of Captain Brady and John Dillow, relative to
their Indian hunts and fights. When knew
| Captain Brady he had little no property, and
was able 10 labor but little if any He had no
| FAMILY. 1t was said that he once had a wife
and children, and that they were all massacred
! by the indians. He lived with his friends, who
were all of the old settlers on Cartier Greek and
| in Sexickly. across the Ohio River. When he
called on them he was always welcome to stay
as long as he pleased. When at Cartier Greek
he was usually more of his time at John Dill
| lows, who was one of my fathers nearest
neighbors than at any other place. Captain
Brady died in SeWicsIy. 1 recollect the time
hut 7 civ fHa lafa n
was several years before left Cartier Creek. L
left Cartier Creek Immediately after was twen-
ty lone years OF age, and came to my brother
| in laws. Scott in Warren.
when Captain Brady leaped the Cuyahoga
River, he was out, accompanied by John Dillow
and man by the name of Stroup, or Sprott ON
what was then termed an Indian hunt.
''They went out disguised as Indians. They
could all of them speak correctly the Indian
languages. Their destination was Sandusky or
vicinity. They had been much among the Indi-
ans before they were detected. They were near
to Sandusky when detected They having en-
tered large camp of Indians. soon discovered
that they were, recognized. They broke and
ran for their lives, each one by himself The
Indians took after them forthwith, shouting
' Brady BradyP' which indicated that he was
recognized. The Indians followed Dillow and
Stroup, or Sprott. but a short distance and they
reached home safe and sound. The whole force
of Indians followed Captain Brady to the Guy
ahoga River, where he made his famous leap
When approaching the river they fanked him
so as to drive him to a point which they thought
he could not cross. But he crossed, and they
could not without going up or down the river
about a half mile. Whilst Captain Brady was
ascending the hill east of the river he was sh OF
at and wounded, but he succeeded in reaching
Brady's Lake, distant about one and half
miles from the river. He SWAN into the lake to
the log of tree thathad fallen into it surround
ed by pond lilies. and secreted himself under
thar log. where he was able to keep his face out
of the water. He remained in his hiding place
till he satisfied that the Indians had aban-
dOned their search for him, then left and sue
eeeded in reaching his home. This was the last
expedition Captain Brady ever made into the
Indian country He never fully recovered from
the wounds and harlships of this expedition.
cannot tell you the exact date Of this expedi-
tion. 1t was not far from the time my father
settled on Cartier Creek; think little before
If you call it 1880 you will not vary much from
the truth.
Stroup or Sprott never knew much about
He left Cartier Creek when was quite young,
and moved to Greersburg (now called Darling
tonl. Dillow was still living, and residing near
my father when L left Cartier Creek in 1902
Yours, &c, ORRIN HARMON.
RAvENNA. OHIO, August 1st. 1874.