August 14

August 14, 1884: The body of Lt. Kislingbury, second in command of the Greely Arctic Expedition, is exhumed from Mount Hope Cemetery to investigate allegations of cannibalism. Kislingbury had been laid in state at Rochester City Hall four days earlier. Inspection of the body revealed that flesh had been stripped from the bone, confirming the rumors.

Sources and Further Reading

• New York Times, August 15, 1884, "The Second in Command Lieut. Kislingbury's Mutilated Body Disinterred")
• History of Rochester and Monroe County, New York (1908); Peck, William F.; page 109
• Wikipedia: Lady and Franklin Bay Expedition
• Wikipedia: Adolphus Greely

August 10

August 10, 1889: The westbound Thousand Island Fast Express train on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad (ʺHojackʺ line) collides with a stopped morning commuter train at the Forest Lawn station in Webster, killing two and injuring nine of the passengers and crew.

Sources and Further Reading:

1. FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT; TWO LIVES LOST NEAR THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, New York Times, Aug 11 1889
2.  TO PREVENT RAILROAD ACCIDENTS, New York Times, Oct. 2 1889
3. The Hojack Line Story, Batzing, Dick, Friends of Webster Trails

• Webster Hojack Trail - Trail Map

August 6

August 6, 1975: The Town Affiliation Association begins its three day conference celebrating Rochester's 18 year relation with our six sister cities.  Foreign delegations from 17 nations including all of the sister cities attend. During the conference, a dedication ceremony is held for the Sister Cities Bridge pedestrian walkway across the Genesee River by High Falls.

Sources and Further Information

• Rochester History (1981), vol 43, no 4, pg 7