He Wears Nothing but Hair, Which Is Long and Curly.
Rome, Ohio, June 20, 1897
The wild man who created so much terror among the inhabitants near Rome, O., several weeks ago by his strange actions has again been seen. Charles Lukins and Bob Forner, while cutting timber a few miles from Rome, claim they encountered a wild man and after a severe struggle say they were able to drive the gorilla like object into his supposed retreat among the cliffs.
They describe the terror as being about six feet tall and his only covering, apparently, a mat of long, curly hair. From their description of the supposed wild man he is undoubtedly the same seen a number of times several weeks ago. Women and children are now more thoroughly frightened than ever and are afraid to venture from their homes lest they meet the wild creature. A posse of determined men will scour the country now until the terror is located and captured or killed. – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Note: This article which was in both the Marion Daily Star, Marion Ohio (June 10, 1897) and the Fresno Bee, California, repeats the information in the previous Plain Dealer entry (May 26. 1897) with the added information that the creature was “seen again.” It then shows the source as the Cleveland Plain Dealer. It appears obvious this newspaper originally carried the follow-up article.
Lisa B
Love these old historical accounts
Charles R
I wonder if it made it’s way into Cincinnati newpapers, being that Rome is east of Cincinnati along the Ohio River in Adams County, definetly a Bigfoot hotspot of sorts. I wonder what the nature of the struggle was?