Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-18
Body Of Capt. Lord Found in
the Potomac.
FULLY IDEN TILTED
FROM HOME OVER
SIXTEEN MONTHS AGO.
Remains Brought to This City From
Marshall Hall and Placed
in the Morgue.

The body referred to in The Star of yes
terday as having been found near Marshall
Hall was brought to the city last night ana
fully identified as that Of Capt Thomas W..
Lord, who has been missing since the Goth
of December. 1901, and whose disappear
ance attracted SO much attention. Harbor-
master Sutton learned of the finding OF the
body from the captain of a river steamer
and the police boat started for Marshall
Hall about o'clock. Police Photographer
Johnson went on the boat to the place
where the body was found and established
its identity by means of the artificial leg
and gold teeth similar to those worn by
the captain and the information was at
once sent to Capt Boardman.
Arson Neal. who is employed at Marshall
Hail. discovered the body on the shore
and summoned two other men employed
there to assist in bringing it ashore. They
secured the body and made 1t fast to the
pier. Near the body was found the artificial
limb. and this, too, was made fast. Pho
tographer Johnson made a thorough exam
ination of the body and found it was in
remarkably good condition, considering the
length of time it had been in the water.
Part of the body was petrified. The pho
tographer found on one foot patent leather
shoe, which tailed with that which Capt.
Lord was known to have worn the day of
his disappearance. The body was brought
to the city anu sent to the morgue. Friends
of the deceased visited the morgue last
night and confirmed identification.
Discovered Near the Wharf.
The body was found in the water near
the wharf only a few feet from the shore.
All the clothing had left the body, and
most of the flesh was also gone 1t was
not until after the arrival of the police
boat that the artificial leg was found. Pho
tographer Johnson suggested that search
be made for the leg and the members of
the crew of the police boat and people who
had gathered about the shore made an in
vestigation which proved to be successful,
as stated. 1t is believed the body was
washed down the river by the high water
and swift current during the past few
days and that wooden limb became de-
tached by the body washing against the
wall at Marshall Hall.
Capt. Lord celebrated his fifty-eighth
birthday ten days before his disappearance.
He was a native of Maine and served
through the war until he lost his leg at the
battle of Charlottesville. After the war
he accepted a position under the War De-
partment and had been in the government
service since that time At the time of his
disappearance he boarded at the house of
Mrs. Susan Magruder, 937 New York ave-
nue. northwest. He left note addressed to
Mrs. Magruder in which he asked her par
don for any trouble he might have been
to her and her son, and babe her a last
farewell.
Note Addressed to His Friend.
A note was also left by the captain for
Thomas Marshall, proprietor of the Lose
kan. with whom he had been on terms of
intimacy for number of years. The note
was as follows:
My Dear Marshall: In the event of any
thing happening to me, please understand
that every cent due you must be paid from
the provisions Of my will.
1T. W. LORD.
That has been arranged in my will
This note was handed to Edward Potter
an employee of Mr. Marshall, and Capt
Lord said to him that he was going to take
a ride as far as Cabin John bridge. The
weather was extremely disagreed BILE, and
Capt. Lord was asked if he did not think
1t was too cold for ride to the bridge Mr.
Potter watched Capt. Lord until he boarded
a street car that went in the direction of
GEORGETOWN.
When Mr. Marshall received the note
he expressed the fear that his friend had
gone off with the intention of ending his
nfe. He was very much worried over the
disappearance, and offered a reward of
slOo for information leading to his where
abouts or for the recovery of his body
Mrs. Magruder, with whom the missing
man had boarded, also expressed alarm.
Upon information she supplied and upon
data obtained otherwise, a descriptive cir
cular asking for Information concerning
the missing man was issued and sent
broadcast by the police.
Numerous Responses Received.
Responses came from all directions dur
ing the several weeks following the disap-
pearance. man, supposed to have been
Capt. Lord, was picked up at Belair, but
he had two legs. Strange men who ap
peared in other sections of Maryland were
also detained on suspicion of being the
man for whom the reward had been offer
ed. The police are certain that nobody
saw him alive after he left + street on a
street car the Goth of December Just
where he jumped into the river is not
known.
Theodore II. Eaton a brother-in-law of
the deceased. living at Detroit, Mich, and
an adopted sister, Mrs. Julia Hooper,
whose home is in California, were notified
last night of the finding of the body. Capt.
Lord was pensioner He left a will in
his room at Mrs. Magruder's house, and
this document will probably be probated
next week, now that 1t is certain that the
writer is dead.
Funeral Arrangements Not Yet Made.
Arrangements for the nterment of the
body will probably be made this afternoon
1t is expected that members of the Loyal
Legion will have charge of the funeral
and that the interment will probably be at
Arlington.
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