Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-02-11

dwelling houses. some of which were
two stories high, and others OF u
| less height. while a considerable por-
tion were built barrack fashion, with
only one roof, pitched inward, so
that the rain from it fell within the
garrison The spaces not occupied
by buildings were filled in with
stout pickets. Broad, substantial
gates, near the northern block house.
led out through the palisades, into
the highway and fields, while a
smaller one in the curtain on the
bank, called the water gate, afforded
an opening to the river.
A line of palisades. II feet high,
at distance of 80 feet, inclosed the
whole and descended to the river.
The space covered by the fort con
tanned about three-fourths Of an
acre. Near the center of the inter
ior. they dug well, lest in a siege
he Indians might cut them off from
the river A blacksmith's shop was
also built in this area. Their wood
for fuel was kept on the outside, be-
tween the pickets and the walls Of
the fort
Bv diligent and assiduous labor,
aided by ten or twelve men sent UP
by the Ohio company, the buildings
were erected and pickets set by the
last Of February, but the gates were
were not hung until early in March.
The accom- panying drawing. made
from the recollection of Colonel
Convers. who lived there and as
sisted in building it, is probably 4
pretty correct representation OF
Fort Frye as it was called by the
inhabitants.
Following is list of the heads OF
families. and single men. who lived
there during the war: Captain Will
liam Gray, wife and two children
commander of the garrison; Major
Phinehas Coburn, wife, and three
sons. young men, Phinehas, Nicholas
and Asa; Judge Gilbert Devoll wife
and two sons, young men. Gideon
and Jonathan-one daughter; also
Wanton Devoll wife. and one child;
Allen Devoll, wife, and three or four
children Andrew Storer, wife, and
five children; widow Of B. Conyers
and eight children, James, young
man. and Daniel a lad of Is years:
George Wilson, wife and two chill
dren: jeremiah Wilson. two sons
and two daughters: Benjamin Shaw
wife and three children; Nathan
Kinney and wife: Joshua Sprague
wife and two children; Major John
White and wife; VIM. Sprague, wife
and two children; Noah Fearing
wife and several children; Andrew
Webster and son; Harry MaXen and
wife; Daniel Davis, wife and two
sons young men William and Dam
iel. jr: David Wilson, wife and one
child: Benjamin Beadle and wife
single men-Wm. McCulloek, Neal
McGuffoy, Andrew McLure, VIM.
Newell. these four served as rangers
for the garrison; Samuel Cushing.
VIM Iunt. Jabez Barlow, Nathaniel
Hinkley; Dr. Thomas Farley, was a
physician and practiced medicine;
Dr. Nathan Mcintosh, was surgeons
mate. appointed by the Ohio COM
pany for the soldiers, and after
wards accepted and paid. Among
the troops in the service of the
United States the spring after the
war began eight or ten soldiers
were sent up from Fort Harmar, and
continued through its course, to as
sist in the defense of the settlement
Attack of Indians On Garrison
Toward the last of February, fol-
lowing the massacre at Big Bottom,
the Delawares and Wyandots, at
Sandusky, planned another war par
ty, to strike blow at the settle
ments of Duck Greek and Water