Incident #991277
Rome, Adams Cty, Ohio
May 1897
Account
Wild man reported for weeks around Rome. Two men cutting timber a few miles from Rome able to chase it "into his supposed retreat among the cliffs." No indication whether it attacked or threatened them first. One man named Charles, last name something like Lukins. Second man a short name like Bob or Josh, probably Horner, maybe Forner.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 26 1897
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1897
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Adams Cty
- Nearest Town
- Rome
- Latitude
- 3840
- Longitude
- 8324
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- cliff
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 27, 1897, quoting Charles Lukins and Bob Horner (names not really legible)
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Later Movement
- fled
- Aggressive To
- person
- Reaction
- fled from
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- logging
- Closest horizontal distance
- contact
- Action on sighting
- harassed