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In 1856 congress granted liberal donations of land in Michigan, and in 1866 the grant was enlarged by a gift of 200,000 acres of land extending along the right of way from Fort Wayne to Traverse bay. In this latter year track-laying was begun between Grand Rapids and Cedar Springs, and at the following session of the Michigan legislature Mr. Edgerton succeeded in securing an ex- tension of time required for the completion of the work. The strug- gle to sustain the company's credit against the opposition of power- ful commercial opponents was a task of great proportions.
ACTIVITIES OF 1867.
A notable fire of the year was that which destroyed the Tre- mont house, which had been established by Joseph Morgan. The Tremont formerly was called the American house. It occupied the site of the present Wayne hotel. Among its earlier proprietors were Francis Comparet, Mr. Butt and B. H. Sneiders. In the year fol- lowing the fire a three-story brick building was erected on the site. Its proprietors were C. C. Fletcher, J. C. Hursh, B. H. Sneiders, A. Gilbert, J. P. Jones, C. B. Oakley, Mrs. Goodman, Stouder and
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Shoup and Brownell and Shoup. . Captain Henry McKinnie opened the McKinnie house, in connection with the "Pennsylvania" station. His son, William McKinnie, was later associated with him in the management of the Wayne hotel. A flood, beginning March 29, is thus described by the Gazette of March 30: "Nebraska is so submerged as to interrupt access to the city. *
* The grandest scene of the natural panorama is the broad expanse of waters that extend on either side of the road leading from the lower St. Mary's bridge far back to the Spy Run creek.
* Proudly flowing to the sister flood of the St. Joe, the waters of the St. Mary's soon merge them and expand the volume of aquatic currency that seeks 'liquidation' at Toledo." Bethel (now First) Evangelical church was organized in 1867, with Rev. W. M. Steffey as pastor; the first church building stood at the corner of Clinton and Holman streets. Succeeding pastors were J. N. Gomer, W. Krueger, J. Schmidli, E. Evans, P. Roth, Joseph Fisher, S. H. Baum- gartner, M. Hoehn, Jacob Miller, D. D. Speicker, J. H. Evans, Daniel E. Zichel, C. D. Rarey and E. Q. Laudeman. With Rev. Nathan S. Smith as its pastor, the Third Presbyterian church was organized. The original frame building, and its successor, built of brick, stood at the northeast corner of Calhoun and Holman streets. Succeeding pastors were John Woods, H. D. Mendenhall, William B. Minton, J. V. Stockton, S. F. Marks, David S. Kennedy, John M. Boggs, J. A. P. McGraw, Frank M. Fox, Edward Montgom- ery, and H. B. Hostetter. Among the prominent nent new residents of Fort Wayne were Andrew J. Moynihan, for many years editor of the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette; Peter D. Smyser, of S. Bash and Company; Henry H. Robinson, attorney, newspaper man and hotel proprietor; Louis Wolf, dry goods mer-
chant, and Theodore Geller. Simpson Methodist Episcopal church, known at the beginning as Centenary Chapel, was organized in 1867. Rev. A. J. Wells was the first pastor. Succeeding pastors were C. H. Wilkinson, W. F. Walker, D. P. Hartman, J. Baldwin, P. Carlan, W. S. Morris, H. J. Norris, F. L. Wharton, C. W. Church, M. C. Cooper, T. J. Thorp, A. T. Briggs, G. B. M. Rogers, D. Markey, John M. Driver, W. R. Suman, J. A. Welch, O. E. Wilcox, R. J. Wade, J. W. Paschall, T. J. Johnson, J. A. Patterson, J. C. Dorwin, J. M. Canse, L. M. Edwards, R. C. Jones, W. A. Greist, and H. L. Overdeer.
ACTIVITIES OF 1868.
In December, 1868, the Fort Wayne Journal was established by Thomas S. Taylor and Samuel T. Hanna as a republican newspaper. Succeeding owners of the Fort Wayne Journal were Clark Fairbank and Judge Samuel Ludlum, Senator Thomas J. Foster, C. H. Eyan- sides and M. V. B. Spencer. The difficulties encountered by the earlier publishers are suggested by the comment of the Sentinel of March 7, 1883, to the effect that "Eyansides had to borrow three dollars from County Superintendent Hillegass to get out of town with." Eyansides formerly lived at Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Spencer organized a stock company, with G. W. Lunt as business manager and George F. Shutt, editor. Mr. Shutt was succeeded by William P. Cooper and Mr. Lunt by Samuel Miller. Successors to
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the latter's interest were Colonel Charles A. Zollinger and Christian Boseker. In June, 1889, Wright W. Rockhill, H. C. Rockhill and Andrew J. Moynihan purchased the property. In 1899 the Fort Wayne Gazette was absorbed by the Journal and issued as the Journal-Gazette, democratic. The combined properties were sold in the spring of 1916, by Andrew J. Moynihan, Martin H. Moynihan and Elizabeth H. Moynihan, to Lew G. Ellingham and Edward G. Hoffman. A popular place of amusement, the Olympic theatre, was built in 1868 by the estate of George W. Ewing, at the southwest corner of Clinton and Columbia streets, the site of the Schlatter hardware store. William Earle and Robert L. Smith were the lessees at different times. The name of the theater was later changed to the Bijou. It had a seating capacity of 1,300. Fire damaged the building in 1869, and in 1881 flames completely de- stroyed the structure. Hamilton's hall, erected on the site of the Rurode Dry Goods Company building, on Calhoun street, was also built in 1868. Another popular amusement place of the time was Ewing's hall, at the southwest corner of West Main and Harrison streets. Allen county cast 5,604 votes for Seymour and 3,047 for Grant in the presidential election. Allan Zollars
and B. D. Miner were elected state representatives. Among the settlers of 1868 were Gilbert E. Bursley, from Boston, organ manufacturer and wholesale grocer; George D. Crane, attorney and abstracter; Cecilius R. Higgins (born in Kalida, Ohio, in 1847), post- master and ice dealer; Frederick Klaehn, from Germany, railway contractor; Henry Pfeiffer, from Bremenhaven, Germany, hardware merchant; and John Gilbert, from Rockford, Illinois, engaged in the drug and oil trade. The extensive hardwood lumber concern of the Hoffman Brothers Company was founded by J. E., A. E. and W. H. Hoffman. Says the Gazette of January 27, 1868: "The latest thing out is a piano manufactured by W. H. Walthers, music dealer on Clinton street, everything pertaining thereto being made in the city, even to the keys. This piano com- pares favorably with those of foreign make, the sound of the instru- ment being very clear and sweet."
ACTIVITIES OF 1869.
In the month of May the timid residents of the town were kept in a state of excitement and anxiety by the rumor that strange cries were heard proceeding from the tomb of a prominent family in the Broadway cemetery, now McCulloch park. Thousands visited the burial place. When the sensation had reached its height the newspapers pleaded with the cool-headed citizens to assist in calming the more excitable among their number. "We would advise all to treat the whole thing as a delusion, cease their visits and assist in ridding the community of a sensation that has been instituted, perhaps, for the sole purpose of casting odium and disrespect upon a worthy family," says the Democrat. It has been stated that the agitation was the result of the activity of a practical joker, who possessed powers of ventriloquism. A sensational story involving well-known residents grew from a mere rumor to prominent pro- portions, but the tale was dispelled with the passage of time and the return of the truth. During the year 1869 Wallace A.
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Brice, a visiting journeyman printer, wrote a "History of Fort Wayne," which has served as a standard work of information for nearly half a century. "Mr. Brice," says Fremont L. Jones, pro- prietor of the Troy Laundry, "was a man of middle age, who, when he came to Fort Wayne to work on the newspapers, was deeply impressed with the history of the region. Previous to this time Judge Samuel Hanna, in a series of addresses before the Young Men's Literary society, had covered the ground quite thoroughly. Judge Hanna's addresses were published in the Times, together with supplementary comment by John W. Dawson, the editor, who was also interested in the subject. This material, together with information he was able to secure from the early settlers then living and from published works, formed the foundation of the history. My father, D. W. Jones, founder of the Gazette, assisted by writing a large portion of the book. He was not only interested in the subject, but in the printing of the book, for it was issued from his presses on Pearl street. The book was bound by Mrs. Ogden Pierce and Miss Amanda Jones. The paper on which the book was printed came from the Fort Wayne paper mills." George Westing- house, the inventor of the airbrake-formerly called the atmospheric brake, which has revolutionized methods of railroading-brought his appliance to Fort Wayne, where it was successfully tested. The celebrated place of amusement known for many years as "The Rink," and latterly as the Academy of Music, was erected in 1869 on the north side of Berry street, the site of the Lincoln Life building. The Fort Wayne Rink association, capitalized at $25,000, with Sol D. Bayless president, John H. Bass vice-president, C. D. Bond secretary and Edward P. Williams treasurer, erected a substantial brick building 60 by 150 feet in size with a floor space capable of accommodating 500 skaters. For several seasons the reputation of the place attracted some of America's leading pro- fessional ice skaters. Hervey Brothers built the structure and became the managers of the place, succeeding G. M. Anderson. During the portions of the year when the rink could not be used for skating it was the scene of many notable public gatherings. The
Fort Wayne Chess club, which included among its members J. D. Bond, Dr. W. H. Myers, B. D. Skinner, R. Siemon, F. W. Kuhne and Rev. W. Stubnatzy, played a series of match games by tele- graph with the Chicago Chess club. J. J. Kamm was chosen by a general election of republican voters to serve as postmaster of Fort Wayne during President Grant's administration, succeeding Peter P. Bailey. His incumbency extended over a period of eight years. On July 1 the Fort Wayne Savings bank was opened for business at the southwest corner of Berry and Calhoun streets, with A. C. Huestis president, W. H. Withers and George De Wald vice-presidents, John Hough, Jr., treasurer and E. J. Sturgis secre- tary, together with John H. Bass, William T. Pratt, John Morris and Henry Baker trustees. The institution discontinued business in 1875, at the time of the death of John Hough, Jr., the active head. The African Methodist Episcopal church was organized in 1869. The first place of worship was the building formerly used by the congregation of St. John's Reformed church. Early pastors
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were Jason Bundy, M. Patterson, C. Russell, Daniel Burden, A. H. Knight, G. O. Curtis, Robert McDaniel. J. W. Saunders was pastor of the church in 1917. Emanual Evangelical Lutheran church was organized in 1869, with Rev. W. Stubnatzy as pastor. Succeeding pastors were Charles Gross and William Moll ..
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd was organized in 1869 with Rev. John Gay as rector, followed by Rev. Walter Scott. The organization disbanded after a brief existence. Among the well-known citizens who came to Fort Wayne in 1869 were Sylvester L. Gorsline, from Adams county, Indiana, engaged in railroad work and farming, and his son, Homer A. Gorsline, later chief of police;
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ENTRANCE TO "THE RINK."
The view is from a photograph made in 1899, when the celebrated place of amusement known first as "The Rink" and latterly as the Academy of Music, had served for a period of twenty years. It stood on the site of the present Lin- coln Life building (originally called the Elektron building), on the north side of East Berry street, between Clinton and Barr streets. "The Rink" was erected in 1869 by the Fort Wayne Rink asso- ciation, of which Sol D. Bayless was the president. It was 60 by 150 feet in size, with a floor space capable of accommo- dating 500 ice skaters. Some of Amer- ica's most noted men addressed immense audiences here and the place was the scene of many notable gatherings.
JOHN J. KAMM.
In 1869, during Grant's administration, several candidates sought the appoint- ment of postmaster of Fort Wayne, and it was decided to submit the choice to the patrons of the office at a popular election, which resulted in the selection of Mr. Kamm. He served two terms, and during the latter period the present carrier system was established. Mr. Kamm was a native of Marlburg, Ger- many, born in 1835. He came to Fort Wayne in 1854 and engaged in business as a painter and paperhanger. Mr. Kamm was one of the enterprising citizens who built the Keystone block at the south- west corner of Calhoun and Columbia streets which still holds a prominent place among the business structures of the city. He was a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity. His death oc- curred in 1877.
Clark Fairbank, from Boston, editor of the Fort Wayne Journal and a leading insurance man; Amos R. Walter, from Ohio, pioneer mail carrier, a grocer and representative of the national government in important appointive positions ; Dr. T. S. Virgil, from Cape Vin- cent, New York, a prominent medical practitioner ; Peter J. Scheid, from Pittsburgh, railroad man and city councilman, and Charles M. Dawson, born in DeKalb county, Indiana, a graduate of Pennsyl- vania college, who became a banker and a lawyer of distinction and who served as prosecuting attorney of the circuit court and judge of the superior court. Washington Haskell appears to have been the first resident of Fort Wayne to own a bicycle, then known
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as a "velocipede," the forerunner of the automobile and the motor- cycle. This primitive vehicle was similar in general form to the modern "safety" bicycle. It had two wheels of equal size, with the seat situated as in the modern bicycle, but the pedals were attached to the front wheel. Later the front wheel was enlarged and the rear wheel reduced in size. This latter style of bicycle went out of use promptly upon the appearance of the modern safety bicycle. Referring to Haskell's "velocipede," the Democrat of Jan- uary 15, 1869, observed: "He is always endeavoring to keep up with the times." One month later the same paper said: "Ezra Haskell appeared on the streets riding at a fearful rate. * * He has as good control of it [the velocipede] as an engineer has of his engine. The velocipede, under his management, is made to go slow or rapid at his pleasure; he can cut a figure 8 in a room eight by eight feet in size." The first "high" bicycle in Fort Wayne in its perfected form was owned by Clement W. Edgerton, who purchased it in 1879. It was a Columbia machine, the product of the Pope Manufacturing Company, of Hartford, Connecticut. The important German singing society known as the Fort Wayne Saengerbund was organized at Kabish's hall, on the north side of West Main street, between Calhoun and Harrison streets, with J. M. Koch president, P. Raquette secretary, Julius Kabish treasurer and J. J. Weber musical director. The organization was chartered in 1873. Franklin P. Randall by a majority of forty-seven votes, won a re-election for mayor over Henry Sharp.$ · Isaac Jenkinson was appointed United States consul at Glas-
gow, Scotland. Andrew J. Foster engaged in the tailoring business.
ACTIVITIES OF 1870.
With Rev. John Aylesworth as pastor, the West Jefferson Street Church of Christ was organized. Succeeding pastors were L. L. Carpenter, Thomas Mason, William Aylesworth, George P. Ire- land, George P. Slade, M. L. Blaney, George H. Sims, J. V. Updike, P. J. Rice, E. W. Allen, Ray O. Miller, Earl M. Todd and O. E. Tomes. Plymouth Congregational church dates from 1870. The first pastor, Rev. John B. Fairbank, was succeeded by Anselm B. Brown, Joel M. Seymour, Edward A. Hazeltine, J. C. Cromer, James S. Ainslie, J. Webster Bailey, Henry T. Sell and Arthur J. Folsom. Salem Reformed church, formed in 1870, had as its first pastor Rev. C. C. Cast. Succeeding Rev. Mr. Cast were M. Muhler, C. Baum, M. Kriete, John Kuelling, Mr. Saunders, Philip Ruhl, Edward Kielsmeyer, Philip Vollmer, F. W. Knatz and F. W. Kratz. Among the well-known citizens who settled in Fort Wayne in 1870 were A. Mergentheim, from Germany, who engaged in the notions and millinery trade; Mendel Frank, from Russian Poland, dry goods merchant; Alfred D. Cressler, manufacturer ; Her- man Berghoff, from Dortmunder, Germany, brewer; Dr. Brookfield Gard, from Huntington, Indiana, physician, and Dr. Samuel C. Met- calf, physician. The Adams Express Company opened an office in Fort Wayne in 1870. H. A. Grout was the first agent. S. Freiburger and Brother established a leather business. The population of Fort Wayne in 1870, according to the
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government census, was 17,718. The population of Allen county was stated at 43,494. J. C. Eckart established a cigar fac- tory. Winslow Pierce and A. J. Emrick engaged in the manufacture of furniture in a factory on Pearl street. W. Yergens, W. Ranke, Fred Brandt and Christian Hettler established a factory for the making of spokes, staves and headings, and Payne, Aynsworth and Company founded a similar establishment on the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad tracks south of the canal. A. C. Tueker began the manufacture of hubs and spokes in a building on Dwenger avenue, east of Glasgow avenue.
NOTES ON CHAPTER XL.
(1) Various officers elected during 1867 were: State representatives, John P. Shoaff and Peter Kiser; state sena- tor, William W. Carson; clerk, William Fleming; auditor, H. J. Rudisill; treas- urer, Henry Monning; attorney, James L. Worden, recorder, Clement A. Re- kers; sheriff, John McCartney; survey- or, Nathan Butler; commissioners, John A. Robinson, William A. Long and Da- vid Lipes; coroner, John P. Waters.
(2) Other city officials elected in 1867 were: Clerk, E. L. Chittenden; treasurer, Christian Piepenbrink; engi- neer, John Ryal; attorney, R. S. Rob- ertson; assessor, George Fischer; mar- shal, William Lindeman; street com- missioner, William H. Briant; council- men, W. T. Mckean, William Wadding- ton, M. Cody, J. C. Bowser, B. W. Oak- ley, F. Nirdlinger, John Arnold, A. P. Edgerton, J. Cochrane, B. H. Kimball, J. Merz, M. Hogan, G. Jacoby, George DeWald, George Link and J. Taylor; fire chief, J. B. Fry (succeeded by Hi- ram Poyser).
(3) Other officers elected and ap- pointed in 1869 were: Clerk, S. P. Free- man; treasurer, Christian Piepenbrink; marshal, Patrick McGee; assessor, Con- rad Pens; attorney, Allan Zollars; city engineer, C. S. Brackenridge; market- master, William Schneider; street com- missioner, B. L. P. Willard; chief of police, Fred R. Limecooly (succeeded by Patrick McGee) ; fire chief, Thomas Mannix; assistant fire chiefs, Richard Rossington and George Fisher; coun- cilmen, William Waddington, T. Ho- gan, George Link, A. H. Carier, O. E. Bradway, G. W. Brackenridge, Jacob C. Bowser, N. C. Miller, George Jacoby, George Doerfier, J. R. Prentiss, M. Hed- ekin, M. F. Schmetzer, J. D. Hance, Henry Trier and T. J. Hutchinson;
board of education, O. P. Morgan, John S. Irwin and Edward Slocum.
Franklin P. Randall was re-elected mayor of Fort Wayne in 1871. The following lesser officers were elected and appointed: Clerk, S. P. Freeman; treasurer, J. A. Droegemeyer; marshal, C. Uplegger; assessor, Peter Mettler; attorney, Allan Zollars; engineer, C. S. Brackenridge; marketmaster, William Schneider; street commissioner, B. L. P. Willard; police chief, Fred R. Lime- cooly; board of health, Drs. I. M. Ro- senthal, William H. Myers and A. J. Erwin; fire chief, Thomas Mannix; as- sistant fire chiefs, Peter Ohnhaus and Henry D. Miller; city council, A. H. Carier, William Waddington, Louis Dessauer, John Stoll, Conrad Tremmel, J. S. Goshorn, O. E. Radway, W. B. Fisher, Jacob Shryock, O. P. Morgan, William Tegtmeyer, B. H. Tower, G. H. Wilson, John W. Bull, Samuel T. Hanna, John Shoaff and P. S. Under- hill. John M. Koch succeeded C. A. Rekers as county recorder. William S. Edsall was appointed county clerk.
As a result of the fall election of 1870 Robert Lowry was elected judge of the circuit court, W. W. Carson of the court of common pleas and Joseph Brackenridge of the criminal court. Joseph S. Dailey was elected prosecutor of the circuit court and Edward O'Rourke of the court of common pleas. Other officials elected were: Joint sen- ator, John Sarnighausen; representa- tives, Robert S. Taylor and Jacob S. Shute; clerk, William Fleming; audit- or, H. J. Rudisill; treasurer, John Ring; sheriff, Charles A. Zollinger; recorder, Clement A. Rekers; commissioners, Ja- cob Hillegass, John Begue and John C. Davis; surveyor, William H. Goshorn; coroner, John P. Waters.
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CHAPTER XLI-1871-1874.
The First Horse-Drawn Street Cars-Equal Suffrage- Free Mail Delivery.
The first street car ride-Development of the original system-Organization of the first society for the advocacy of woman suffrage-Free mail deliv- ery-Charles A. Zollinger mayor-The fair grounds at the present Swin- ney park-Race meets-The Fort Wayne Light Guards-The town well a costly "hole in the ground"-Bishop Dwenger-The Lauferty and Cheney banks-The Fort Wayne Daily News.
S ATURDAY, the 6th day of January, 1872, was a notable day in the advancement of the transportation facilities of the city of Fort Wayne, for it was on that day that the first horse-drawn street car was placed at the service of the people. At 3:45 o'clock in the afternoon, with Charles S. Brackenridge, city engi- neer, holding the reins, the first "coach" started from the south terminus of the route, having on board the members of the newly formed street railway company and representatives of the press. Reaching the Aveline house, at the corner of Calhoun and Berry streets, room was made for some of the "first citizens," who rode to the "Pennsylvania" tracks and return.
The first car driver on the line was David D. Blair; "Tony" Lintz was the second to enter the service. Fred Barrett was the first track foreman.
The Citizens' Street Railway Company, with John H. Bass president, Gilbert E. Bursley secretary and superintendent, Henry M. Williams treasurer and S. B. Bond, Samuel T. Hanna, John H. Bass and Robert S. Taylor directors, had been incorporated in September, 1871, to operate a street railway with horse-drawn cars.
The innovation was highly appreciated by the people of the town, and, although the equipment was crude and the accommoda- tions limited, the patronage was such as to encourage the extension of the line and the incorporation of other companies to build and oper- ate additional lines in other portions of the town which were later com- bined into one system.
The succeeding steps leading up to the introduction of elec- tricity as the motive power to operate the cars on the city system may be summed up as follows :
In August, 1887, on the foreclosure of a mortgage for $22,000, executed to Oliver P. Morgan and Edward P. Williams, the original system was purchased by Stephen B. Bond and John H. Bass, rep- resenting the Fort Wayne Street Railroad Company, which had been formed to acquire the property of the original company. Others interested were Jesse L. Williams and Charles D. Bond. At that time a track extended along Calhoun street from Main street to Creighton avenue, with a branch on West Creighton avenue from Calhoun street to Fairfield avenue, and on Wallace street from Calhoun street to Hanna street. These extensions reached a large area of land owned by those who were chiefly interested in the 490
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railway property, and transportation facilities added greatly to the development of those regions. The cars were run at intervals of twenty minutes.
This company continued to operate the line until August, 1892, when the Fort Wayne Electric Railway Company was incorporated to take over the property and convert it into an electrically operated system.
In the meantime the C. L. Centlivre Street Railway Company built, in 1889, a horse-car line extending from the corner of Calhoun and Superior streets to the Centlivre brewery, by way of Superior street and Spy Run avenue.
The Lakeside Street Railway Company, incorporated in 1892 with R. T. McDonald as the moving spirit, established a line extend- ing on Columbia street and Columbia avenue from Calhoun street to Delta lake.
During the months succeeding the first appearance of the "trol- ley car," all of the horse-car lines were purchased by the Fort Wayne Electric Railway Company. (See Chapter XLV).
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