Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-19
LONG PRAYERS
Leads TO The Discovery of Hidden
Thousands.
How a Misery Ohio farmers Hidden
Wealth Was Found After His
Death by His Wife ard
Children.

AHEoS. O., December lS.-One OF those
singular episodes that occur once in
while, claimed by religionists to demon
strate the efficacy OF prayer, has Just come
to the knowledge Of your correspondent,
in the little village OF Hinckley, Medina
county, about II miles from this city. 1t
is not one OF the multitudinous cases Of
long illness cured in a single night, but
the recovery OF very large sum OF money
hidden by an old gentleman, whose family
were never allowed 10 participate in his
secret. Harrison Damon had lived in
Hinckley for many years, and by frugality
and. industry amassed considerable prop.
erty. Naturally OF a suspicious nature he
refused to deposit his money in the bank,
because he felt II would not be secure, and
therefore he resorted to hiding it about his
own premises. His own family were as
much
Iu Ignorance of It's Hiding Place.
as were any OF his friends, and all sorts Of
conicc,ures were iudulrcG in as to where
il was h dden Tor safe keeping.
4 short time ayu Damon sold large tract
0f land "f which he was possessed rcceiv-
ing p Cai h payment Of some i'.WIh, largely
~ gold and silver. whirh he brought home,
ard at Hight hId with the rest OF his
wealth. Alter hiding this large sum he
;"ld his wife that he hsd hidden now aoout
ia 600 ~ cash end hat some day, pretty
soon. he would inform her OF its where
abouts, so that"f anything should happen
to him the family would know where to
look for IT, But he neglected to give this
information and last week was taken sud
der ~ with tit OF apopcyy. living for some
days in an unconscious cond,tloa and
Dying with His secret Locked In His
HrcRst.
After biz remains had been laid in the
family burial ground un investigation OF
memutHadum book. kept by HIM when
alive. slowed to dO.iar what means he
vas possessed ot at the time OF his death,
enG WHEN the lgIIrts were cast up II was
found that he had in cash S5.JUj, all OF
which was hidden about his premises.
Search was AT once begun for this large
sum, but all efforts TO find ii proved OF no
avail, sEd the family gave 1t up. The
widow knew that il she did not find this
money, al that was left for her support
wHs what nigh, lie obtained from the few
acres Of land UpOn which the homestead
WAS located, and she felt that some IN
knoWn power would yet interpose so that
.he might be placed N possession Of her
OWN. While in this frame Of mind. she
felt tha, IL she prayed with much faith the
Lord would
Direct Her 10 the Place Of Hiding.
Her family coincided with this idea, aud
on Sunday last she rrsysd aIl day and
all night following. Monday morning
she arose from her knees feeling an in.
pelling power which she could not explain
10 90 TO the bee-hives that were staSdiHg
on bench near the house. She felt that
she would there learn something about the
hidden money. and in her excitement she
knocked over one OF the hives, displaying
10 her view the top OF the bench where the
hive had stood covered with green backs OF
large denominations.
With a cry OF JOY she called her family
to her, and, when all bad arrived upon the
scene, the balance OF the bee hives were
removed, under each one being found
quite a large ssm Of money. When all
had been secured. the family went into the
house, counted What they had recovered,
and were sstoRished to find that they had
sij 600, or nearly bali the memorandum
book Of the Old man showed ne had hidden.
where was the BaIanee?
In the afternoon one yf the young men
1rGJ Led Il DUHfn Oi KEYS tbTOukb tls Dau
Il0rr, which nec.ssitated taxing up 4 plank
to ind them, and when tae young fellow
pui his hand down in the hole he struck a
half gallon frnit jar. which be pulIed out,
70 trd hiled with so gold pieces. Farther
-ssrrh revealed hTe more Of these iars al
sled With gold, soma containing 8 and
'ons 80 pieces. Oa the opposite side from
where tie JsrB were hidden was discovered
aipo nuth-i grain bag more Than halt fall
Of silver The young fellow returned 10
the house. not ssying what he had discog.
cred. but asking his mother TO accompany
hin. 20 the harm. where he wished ~ show
her something. Crest wss her JOY and
astonishmen' and she fell upon her knees
10 ,hsLk the Lord for his answer TO her
prayer
In . short Time All the Money
was removed 20 the house and counted,
when il Nas discovered that the total
amount found up 10 that time amounted
10 the snug sum Of s23 90. The truth OF
this strange story is vouched for by Mrs.
Damon herself and many OF the most re-
putable citizens Of Hinckley.