Mentions of a former vault at St. Patrick’s, roads, superintendent’s home, entryway. I wonder if there’s photos of them? “One day last week the weight of earth upon the roof of the public vault in St. Patrick’s cemetery, West Troy, having been loosened as the frost came out of the ground in the Spring, and made heavy by the recent rains, caused the brick arch to give way and a large mass of the earth fell to the floor beneath. Considerable damage was done, and in particular two coffins, which had been deposited in the vault but a short time before, were broken open and the corpses within horribly mutilated by the mass of falling earth and bricks.” "The Vault in St. Patrick’s Cemetery Caved In-Two Coffins Broken and the Bodies Exposed.” Troy Daily Whig. April 20, 1871: 3 col 4. "Three men were discovered one night last week by Thomas Pertle, grave-digger of St. Patrick's cemetery, West Troy, in an attempt to force open the door of the public vault in that cemetery. Pertle fired two shots from his revolver at the fellows, who hastily decamped after sending a shot in return. There are about forty corpses in the vault.” “State News.” Syracuse Daily Courier. April 1, 1878: col 2. "In West Troy, April 1, 1887, MARGARET PURTLE, aged 70 years, aunt of Superintendent Purtle of St. Patrick’s cemetery. "Funeral from residence of Superintendent Purtle at St. Patrick's cemetery Sunday at 4 P.M., and thence to St. Patrick's church. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend.” "Died." Troy Daily Times. April 2, 1867: 2 col 3. "Extensive repairs are progressing at St. Patrick's cemetery under the direction of the trustees, of whom John W. Costello is chairman. New roads have been laid out and macadamized and it is proposed to adopt a system of sewerage.” "West Troy." Troy Daily Times. September 26, 1891: 2 col 5. "Jackson Brothers of Troy, who are making extensive improvements to the entrance to St. Patrick's Church, have also been engaged to build an arch and would otherwise improve the entrance at St. Patrick’s Cemetery." "General Mention." Troy Times. August 31, 1916: 3 col 2.

And I think that vault stayed in that condition till just recently when they cleared it and put in that new condo development behind the cemetery and the entry road. I always wanted to go in there as a kid. I walked the cemetery before it went it, and before the condo entry road went in, and I swear that the two overlap and I wonder if any graves are beneath that road. Shameful how bad that back section looked. Never could find my GGgrandfather. He and his wife died in their 40s , 4 days apart in 1879 and left 4 orphans who went to the care of the pastor Fr Sheehan. The court made his executor one of his business creditors , and he took all the money for himself. No grave marker for either of them. So I dont know if they are in St Pats or St Agnes. NOne of the short obits mentioned it, only wake from the residence. I am amazed that vault stayed like that for 100+ years. Also, when my GGgrandfather Thomas Mahoney , whose family all were baptized married and buried at St Pats, was enumerated in 1900 census as "burying grnd supt". I always wondered if it was at St Patricks Cemetery. And if he was the one to blame for "the fire"... that has destroyed every genealogy record I can not find!! No but I think there was a fire that destroyed St pats burials, or so I was told. mike > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:18:29 -0400 > To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] St. Patrick's Cemetery project > From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com > > Mentions of a former vault at St. Patrick’s, roads, superintendent’s home, entryway. I wonder if there’s photos of them? > > “One day last week the weight of earth upon the roof of the public vault in St. Patrick’s cemetery, West Troy, having been loosened as the frost came out of the ground in the Spring, and made heavy by the recent rains, caused the brick arch to give way and a large mass of the earth fell to the floor beneath. Considerable damage was done, and in particular two coffins, which had been deposited in the vault but a short time before, were broken open and the corpses within horribly mutilated by the mass of falling earth and bricks.” > "The Vault in St. Patrick’s Cemetery Caved In-Two Coffins Broken and the Bodies Exposed.” Troy Daily Whig. April 20, 1871: 3 col 4. > > "Three men were discovered one night last week by Thomas Pertle, grave-digger of St. Patrick's cemetery, West Troy, in an attempt to force open the door of the public vault in that cemetery. Pertle fired two shots from his revolver at the fellows, who hastily decamped after sending a shot in return. There are about forty corpses in the vault.” > “State News.” Syracuse Daily Courier. April 1, 1878: col 2. > > "In West Troy, April 1, 1887, MARGARET PURTLE, aged 70 years, aunt of Superintendent Purtle of St. Patrick’s cemetery. > "Funeral from residence of Superintendent Purtle at St. Patrick's cemetery Sunday at 4 P.M., and thence to St. Patrick's church. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend.” > "Died." Troy Daily Times. April 2, 1867: 2 col 3. > > "Extensive repairs are progressing at St. Patrick's cemetery under the direction of the trustees, of whom John W. Costello is chairman. New roads have been laid out and macadamized and it is proposed to adopt a system of sewerage.” > "West Troy." Troy Daily Times. September 26, 1891: 2 col 5. > > "Jackson Brothers of Troy, who are making extensive improvements to the entrance to St. Patrick's Church, have also been engaged to build an arch and would otherwise improve the entrance at St. Patrick’s Cemetery." > "General Mention." Troy Times. August 31, 1916: 3 col 2. > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message