The Glenwood post., 1920-10-02
GRAND FINALLY
YIELDS up DEAD
Bsdy Of Commissioner |. s.
Grace Found BY Farmer
On island Near Aaters
INTERMENT At BAsALT

While Alex Benzel, young farmer
living below Silt, was gathering some
drift wood on an island last Sunday
morning, he was Mortified to stumble
over a mass of human bones and shred
ded clothing, partially covered with
leaves, weeds and brush. The young
man was Mortified at the gruesome
find and at once notified Sheriff Fra
vert, who sought Undertaken Burdge
and the two hastened to the spot
where they easily identified the body
as that of the late u. F. Grace, county
commissioner of Garfield county, who
on May 90, last, lost his life in the
raging torrent Of the Grand river
when the automobile he was driving
up the canon toward the road con
struction work he was supervising
struck rock and plunged over high
bank into the whrling current below.
There was no question whatever as
to the identity of the body, only
brief examination being necessary to
positively convince the gentlemen that
the body was that of Mr.. Grace with
whom both were well acquainted in
his lifetime. The well cupped teeth,
tho heavy mustache, the length Of the
body, the well fraycd though partial
ly recognizable clothing and shoes
were enough to convince Fravert and
Burdge that the body was beyond
doubt that of Mr.. Grace. But on
searching the trouser pockets, still in
tact, evidence still more convincing
was found.
Within closed purse was found If
ty dollars in greenbacks and five
dollar gold piece, besides some change
in silver. This, itself proved nothing,
hut it was known to Mr.. Grace's
friends that he seldom carried less
than that amount of money with him.
But secret pocket in this purse fur
nished convincing proof as to the iden-
tity of the owner Within this pocket
the sheriff found pair Of diamond
earrings which Mr.. Grace had shown
to a number of his GIenwood friends
as having been the property of his
mother in her lifetime These have
heen positively identified by Mr..
Grace's brothers, by George Edinger,
by Mr.. Burdee and by many others to
whom he had shown the Jewels. Two
imitation diamonds, unmounted, which
Mr. Grace had shown to his Glenwood
friends, were also found in this pocket.
Also in the same receptacle wer found
several gold nuggets which Mr.. Grace
several years ago brought from the
Klondyke and whcih he had frequent
ly exhibited to his friends.
The remains Of the former commits
sioner were brought to Glenwood and
Tuesday afternoon the funeral was
held at Rasnlt, interment being by the
the side Of the mother who passed
away at the Grace ranch home near
Basalt in 1899.
lorenzo F. Grace was born in Clin.
ton county, New York, May 8, 1850.
He came to Colorado in 1879 and first
settled at Leadville. He came to Glen
wood in 1883 with load Of freight
and for that time on for many years
he was engaged in freighting, con
tracting and all kind 20 atefowmrk.
tractinR and all kinds of tenn work.
For wany years he owned ranch In
tho vicinity Of Baalt, but in more re-
cent years his activities had been al
nost exclusively confined 10 Glenwood
sprines and Garfield county. He was
very" xsccessfuI in his business ven
tures, and at the time Of the trag,s
accident that put an end to his life,
he was the owner Of considerable val
nsble property in this city and county,
tho value Of his estate being placed
at about sixty thousand dollars.
On tho morning Of May %, 1890,
NJ. Grace left Glenwood, driving
county car, being accompanied ~
Zenss Crawford, road overseer for this
district. They started up the Grand
r'ver to inspect some road work he
ia@ donc under Mr.. Crawford's su-
rervision. At Grizzly creek they were
'oined by Robert Braekney, Who oe-
curied the rear seat Of The sa1. 0sns