Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-05-21
MARK MARTIN, GAINESVILLE,
DROWNED In RIVER HERB

Last Sunday afternoon Mr.. Mark
Martin of GAINESVILLE was drowned
in the Muskingum river here at the
electric light plant. He with his
wife's uncle Mr.. Harry Wilson and
the latter's SON Harry Wilsno, jr.,
motored here on fishing trip, and
to visit the grave of Mr. Martins
sister Mrs. Ascha Henson who died
week previous at Phoenix, Ariz.,
and was buried here Saturday. He
was standing on what remains of
the old crib below the electric
light plant, and Mr.. Wilson was
near by. They were starting to
leave to return to GAINESVILLE, about
o'clock, when Mr.. Martins foot
slipped on the wet and moss covered
stone and log, and he was thrown
into the river, which makes an ed
dy at that place, the undertow go
ing back under the dam. He was
good swimmer, and it is stated
started to swim through the current,
but 1t is believed that he was
stricken with cramps, in the cold
water, and was swept under the
water to his death Hearing the
screams Of Wilson, Virgil Neldon
and Lloyd Stallsmith, lads about
l6 years of age, who were stroIling
just above the electric light plant.
rushed into the plant as soon as
they learned what had happened,
notifying Mr. Earle Tomson who
was running the plant He at once
threw rope with hook on it to
the water, but Mr.. Martin had gone
down and it availed nothing.
While Tomson VISA throwing the
rope, the boys rushed to the tele-
phone and summoned a doctor In
the meantime a search was being
made for the body, and after the
body had been in the river more
than an hour and half, it was
found about 100 feet down from
where he had fallen in, and about
ten feet from the Malta shore. 1t
was found by Mr.. Floyd Davis, lock-
tender. Three doctors and others
worked with the body heroically,
using the C. E. Fisher pulmotor.
and other appliances and aids. in an
effort at resuseitation. After
working increasingly for more than
an hour and a half, they saw their
efforts were unavaiIing. The body
was prepared for burial in the Fish
er undertaking rooms, and Monday
morning the Peoples undertaking
ambulance of GAINESVILLE took the
body to that place.
The deceased was about 81 years
OF age. He was the only SON of Mr..
b. II. Martin, formerly of Malta
He was born at Ringgold. For a
number of years he had resided in
GAINESVILLE. He was a soldier of the
late war, serving overseas, and at
the time of his death was manager
of the shoe department of the Davis
& Dilley department store, Zanes-
vile, and was highly regarded
citizen. All the circumstances
surrounding his tragic death make
/ 1t a particularly sad one His wife
who was a GAINESVILLE woman sur
wives. She was in the Bethesda
hospital, with daughter, Gloria
Jean, who was born week before.
anu nc ISdNcS duOtuGF cn1lQ Betty,
aged about five years; also his
father, and two sisters-Mrs H. w.
Mann, GAINESVILLE, and Mrs G.. Won
Vernon of Mt. Vernon.
| Funeral services will be held this
morning, Thursday, at the home of
his father, $50 Belmont Ave,
GAINESVILLE, at $50 The services
will be in charge Of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, assisted by Rev. d.
f. Wood of the Grace M. E. church,
GAINESVILLE. Following the services
at the home, the cortege will leave
for Malta, where short services will
be held in the Malta M. E. church.
conducted by Rev. Wood, after
which the body will be buried here
in the McConnelsville cemetery, be-
side his mother, and his sister, Mrs.
Achsa Henson. The body of the
latter was buried here last Satur-
day. The regular ritualistic burial
services of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars will be held at the grave.