Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-09-28
Floating in the River at Briscoe
Run.
There was No Evidence Of Robbery or
FouI Play, and His Death Was Caus-
ed by Accidental Drowning.
From Wednesdays Daily.

remained as deep as ever until at
noon today, when word was
brought here that the remains had
been found floating in the Ohio at
Briscoe.
All Yesterday afternoon, a party
ola score or more secured every
nook on both sides of the river in
the vicinity of Henderson station on
this side, and in the neighborhood
Of the Reppart farm on the oppo'
site side of the river.
Every man who owns a skiff be-
tween this city and Marietta has
been seen, but not one saw Waters
or knew of his having crossed the
river.
Mr.. Scully, the ssmissing mans
father.in-law, Messrs. Lee and
Chapman, his Jaw partners and Mr..
Kingsley, his partner in the oil
business, went to Marietta and made
a close search.
A man answering his description
had purchased a fountain pen and
with it wrote the name Waters, in
a manner at once identified by his
relatives.
All the persons who hads seen
Waters during the afternoon noticed
that he was unduly excited, and for
this reason his intimate friends
think that he had become temper.
arily insane and was wandering
through the country.
His partner in the oil business
has issued a bona fde offer of $500
reward for his discovery aud return
to this city or Marietta.
A hat Of black material much re-
sembling that of railroader was
found floating in the river, but 1t
was at once pronounced as not be-
longing to Waters.
His friends, Messrs. Lee, Chap
man and Kingsley and his father
in-law, Mr.. Scully, were in the city
last night aud started out again this
morning, going up on the Belpre
side OF the river.
A BODY DISCOVERED.
A body supposed to be that of
the missing man, was found this
morning at 9:45 o'clock, in the
river just opposite Vienna station.
1t was discovered by William Whit
ing and his stepdaughter, Susie
Flowers, of West Marietta.
The couple had been down to
Spencer's farm, just below Vienna,
after a skiff load of melons. AS
they were rowing up the river,
Whiting noticed body floating in
the river and rowing over to it,
threw a rope around the body and
towed it into the shore. He made
it fast to the boats stern and left
his stepdaughter guard over the
CHASTITY corpse, while he came to
this city and notified the relatives
of the missing man.
When seen by aSentinel reporter
Whiting said he was not positive
that it was Water, but that he had
a checkered suit of a brownish cast
and no hat was found, hut he felt
sure that it was Waters tor it was
the body of a young man, seeming
1y of means.
He did not turn the body over to
see if the face was smooth shaven
but left it until the arrival of the
coroner. At 1885, special train
went up to Vienna over the Ohio
River road, taking the coroner, DR..
". S. Keever, prosecuting attor
ney John Laird, John S. Scully, his
father.in-law, detective James
Mehen, N. Bushnell, newspaper re-
porters and several others.
Whiting also accompanied the
party and acted as guide to take
the party to the spot. The special
train was composed of an engine
and combination car which had
kindly been furnished by Gen.
Manager Burt.
Mrs. Waters, who has been under
a terrible strain for the past few
days, was not notified of the finding
of the corpse at noon, as her father
wanted to be positive that the body
of Waters before the sad news
should be broken to her.
The special train made quick
run to Briscoe and made a stop
there. E. S. Alderman and w M.
Kingsley met the party as they