The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-03-26
THE BODY OF
LUC|US TURNER
Is Found in the Sands of
the Hooking, South of
Athens.

The remains of Lucius Turner
were brought to Logan, Wednes-
day and laid beside his wife in
Oak Grove cemetery. One year
ago the past week he drown d at
Athens IN the awful Hood. and not
until Monday afternoon did human
eyes view him since he sank be-
meath the whirlpool OF muddy
water on the llth day of March
1907 The Athens Daily Messen
ger Of Tuesday gives the follow
ing account OF the grewsome dis.
covery:
"The badly deromposed body
Of the man found at Harmony, late
Monday afternoon, il undoubted' "
that of Lucius Turner, who lost
his life in the food of last March.
HIS brother-in-law, Bart Davidson,
who lives here, is positive that the
remains are those of Turner.
The grewsome find was made by
John Duncan, about 3 o'clock,
Monday afternoon. Duncan, who
lives at Harmony, went to the
river for some purpose, and while
walking down tine sand-bar, about
100 yards below his home, he saw
the body lying upon some logs,
where it had evidently been washed
by the last freshet. He hurried
to his home and called Mayor
Hedges, who Immediately sent
Duflee's ambulance after the body
Hundreds of morbidly curious
people viewed the remains at the
undertaking establishment after
their arrival. The BODY was in
such a condition that recognition
was impossible. The features
were obliterated by long contact
with the elements, and but a few
remnants of clothing were still up
on the body. Shoes and artic
overshoes were still upon the feet.
Mr.. Davidson stated to the Mes
senger that he was positive in his
identification of the body as that
of Lucius Turner. Several points
of Identification are as follows
Prominent eye-teeth, length of the
body, artic overshoes, which the
drowned man invariably wore, No.
8 shoes, pencil holder found on
the remnant of the dead mans
vest. The concluding point was
Il remnant of the coat found upon
the body. The local dye works
took the cloth and cleaned it per-
fectly. When it was shown Mr..
Davidson, that gentleman stated
he was positive it belonged to Mr..
Turner, and there was no longer
any doubt in his mind that the
long g-sought remains had been dis
covered.
The death of Mr.. Turner was
tragic On the morning Of March
IA, 1907, with his wife he entered
a boat containing Albert and Ed
ward SWEET, Charles Bearhs,
Carlos Young. The small craft
containing the six people was over
turned and all of It's occupants
were drowned or died from the
shock incident to their precipita-
tion in to the wild waters. Mrs.
Turner and Albert SWEET were res
cued by passing boat, but died
from the shock. All of the other
bodies were found shortly after
the waters had receded. The re-
mains of Turner alone remained in
the waters of the treacherous
river. His heart-broken father,
George Turner, of South Bloom
ingville, Hooking county, in vain
offered large reward for the find
ing of the remains. The river
was dragged and the river banks
searched for miles. Then Monday
afternoon the remains were found.
There can be no doubt that the
bcdy has lam, all during the year
Just past, buried in the river bot
tom. The recent freshets brought
it to the shore again, and discov-
cry and Identification followed.
Coroner J. j. Lane, of Nelson
Vile, arrived this morning and
held the inquest over the remains
at the undertaking establishment.
The witnesses were: James Kiln.
genherg, George Dutfee, Bart
Davidson and James Duncan.
Mr., Davidson again positively
identified the remains. The Others
testified as to the finding of the
body. The verdict no doubt will
be that of "death by drowning"
and the Identification will he de-
clared correct.
George Turner, the aged father
of Lucius Turner, and another son
arrived in Athens about | o'clock
this afternoon, having come in
from Chillicothe. Taey immedl.