Were there any veterans monuments vandalized? You said your uncle died in World War II, and his stone was toppled/damaged? Why don't you get together with the trustees and the local veterans organizations and put out a reward for this [I can't print it]'s? Why did the police refuse to dust the stone for fingerprints? It's an ideal material, especially if there were any polished faces on the stones. I don't get it. WHY won't the POLICE pursue these acts for the abhorrent deeds they are?? Sue Silver California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Renno" <papabear@fwi.com> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 2:09 PM Subject: RE: [INPCRP] Fw: {not a subscriber} New Haven IOOF Cemetery Vandalism > I must correct myself, SIXTY Stones not One Hundred Sixty. I misread the > paper as I choked on my cereal and grabbed the camera and headed to the > cemetery. I thought my reporting error was trapped as I sent this message > from an email account different from the one I subscribed with and was > informed that it was not posted. I guess it was. I resubmitted under the > email I belive I signed up with so there will probably be a duplicate > message when it arrives, opps. > > Either way it must have been quite a project. In discussing the righting of > the stones with one of the trustees, who, as it turned out went to school > with my uncle Donald Renno (killed in WW2) and had his stone was upended, > said the stones in the photographs being righted weigh about 1000 pounds and > one stone that was turned weighted over 2000 pounds! He asked the police if > they were going to get prints from the stones and they said they would not. > > I am guessing of course, but I would think that it would take at least two > people to tip the 1000 pounders and several more to turn the really big one > I saw turned. Several rows had five to ten stones turned in a row. There > were no vehicle tracks so they were done by hand (or foot). I volunteered > to spend the afternoon helping to right the stones but was turned down as > they were worried about liability. > > Brad Renno > > -----Original Message----- > From: Debra Dougherty [mailto:djd434@rnetinc.net] > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 1:46 PM > To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Fw: {not a subscriber} New Haven IOOF Cemetery > Vandalism > > > One hundred sixty stones? > That's not a prank. That's a crime. > It is a crime, isn't it? > > One hundred sixty stones? > That was a huge task. > How long does that take? > How many breaks did they need? > Do they work that hard at their day jobs? > Or in school? > > One hundred sixty stones? > The enormity stuns me. > How many people does that take? > No footprints? > No fingerprints? > No witnesses? > No injuries? > > One hundred sixty stones? > I don't understand. > Where is the guidance? > The sense of right or wrong? > Are they troubled? > Or are they stupid? > > Who - EXACTLY - are the criminals? > What - EXACTLY - is the cost? > When - EXACTLY - will it end? > Where - EXACTLY - are the prosecutors? > > One of these days, somebody's "little angel" will manage to get themselves > seriously hurt or even killed pulling a stunt like this. And I can hear the > cries of the parents now..... > "WHY didn't somebody do something about this???!" > > One hundred sixty stones. > I don't understand. > > Debra Dougherty > Martinsville, IN > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lois Mauk" <loismauk@insightbb.com> > To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 11:36 AM > Subject: [INPCRP] Fw: {not a subscriber} New Haven IOOF Cemetery Vandalism > > > > Brad Renno's message (below) did not post to the group because he is not > > listed as a subscriber through that address. Brad, if you need help > > subscribing, just let me know. > > Lois > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brad Renno" <brad@renno.org> > > To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:55 AM > > Subject: {not a subscriber} New Haven IOOF Cemetery Vandalism > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Saturday night (3/16/2002) the New Haven IOOF Cemetery (Allen County, > > > Indiana) was attacked by vandals. Approxamately 160 granite stones > were > > > toppled. I visited the cemetery today (Tuesday, March 19, 2002 and > found > > > rescue efforts were well underway by the cemetery staff and trustees > > > (YEAH!). I also found that the stone of two of my uncles was one of > those > > > damaged. Fortunatly, the valdals chose only the newer stones and little > > > physical damage was done to the stones. Most damage was limited to > > > scratches and gouges to the stone when it fell onto its base. If they > had > > > done this to the stones from the 1850's it would have been much worse. > I > > > posted photos of the damage at > > > www.renno.org/genealogy/Gravestones/Cemeteries/NewHavenIOOF/page_01.htm. > > If > > > the link length is too much for your browser to handle or you have to > type > > > it in, there is a link on the home page of www.renno.org. > > > > > > Brad Renno > > > brad@renno.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > This list is for discussion of topics related to the Indiana Pioneer > > Cemeteries Restoration Project only. > > > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite. > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > If you know of some good cemetery related links, send them to LoisMauk@usa.net. > >