The school you are talking about was known as The Edison School in the 1930ths. The principal at that time was Miss More she spent a half day at Gate and a half Day at Edison. Edison is about a mile and a half north of Gates. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "NatureGem" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [OHLORAIN] West Side School Bldg. Furnace Explosion, 1895 -Elyria > There was another school on the west side of Elyria on Lake Avenue that > was later Alma Apartments just south of the Griswold Rd. intersection. I > can't remember the name of the school -- maybe it was just called Lake > Ave. school?? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deb Evans" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 12:53 PM > Subject: Re: [OHLORAIN] West Side School Bldg. Furnace Explosion, > 1895 -Elyria > > >> My grandfather and grandaunt went to school in Oberlin, not sure if it >> was >> this school. Might you happen to know them??? William Henry Evans Jr. >> and >> Betty Jane Evans? My grandfather in now dead but I am not sure about >> Betty >> Jane. I would love to find my grandaunt, if she is still alive. Deb >> >>> From: "kenneth" <[email protected]> >>> Reply-To: [email protected] >>> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:37:39 -0700 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [OHLORAIN] West Side School Bldg. Furnace Explosion, 1895 - >>> Elyria >>> Resent-From: [email protected] >>> Resent-Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:37:25 -0600 >>> >>> Was this Gates School that is on Lake Ave? I went there in the 30ths but >>> I >>> didn't think the building was that old. I think the building is now used >>> for >>> the county welfare dept. My mother went to the old School Street School >>> which is a block in back of gates and is on School St. That building was >>> a >>> wooden frame structure. ( I realize that Lake Ave may have a new name.) >>> Ken >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Amy" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 9:05 PM >>> Subject: [OHLORAIN] West Side School Bldg. Furnace Explosion, 1895 - >>> Elyria >>> >>> >>>> Elyria, O., Feb. 7 -- The furnace in the new West Side public school >>>> building blew up with terrific force during the noon recess of the >>>> school. >>>> The northern wall of the main building was blown completely out. Fire >>>> immediately started and was only extinguished after much damage had >>>> been >>>> done. Had the explosion occurred 15 minutes later, when 200 children >>>> would >>>> have been in the building, a frightful loss of life would have >>>> occurred. >>>> The loss on the building will be about $7,000. >>>> >>>> Source: Richland Shield & Banner (Mansfield, Richland, Ohio): 09 >>>> February >>>> 1895, Vol. LXXVII, No. 39 >>>> >>>> >>>> ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== >>>> Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page >>>> http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== >>> Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page >>> http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen >>> >> >> >> ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== >> Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page >> http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen >> >> > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Search the Archive of Messages for OHLORAIN Mailing List > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHLORAIN > >