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Note: On the 1900 Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania census Martin J. Lutz is listed living alone. His occupation is listed as a Dairyman. Warren Tribune April 2, 1904 - DROWNED, PERHAPS IN THE FLOOD - Martin Lutz, a well known young man of the south part of the city is missing and it is thought by his parents and friends that he has been drowned in the flood. Friday night Lutz, who lives on the Murdock farm south of the city, came to town to attend services at St. Mary's church. When he came to town the river was raising but he had no trouble as it was not clear over the road. It was about 10:30 when he started for home and when he got to the place where the water was over the road, it was so deep that he was obliged to borrow a boat. He secured a small boat that was manned only by one small paddle from M. E. Cobb, who lives but a short distance this side of the Lutz home, and started to paddle home. This was the last seen of him. This morning, the family becoming alarmed at his absence, began to make inquiries and found that he had borrowed the boat from Mr. Cobb. Mr Cobb said that the last he had seen of him was when he started him out in the water. Nothing since then has been seen of the boat or the man, by anybody that knows him. The river where Lutz started to row across flows over the road with considerable current and is quite deep. It is supposed by the relatives of the missing man that he was swept from the road into the river by the swift current and the boat was upset, drowning him. The river at this point flows within about 400 feet of the road. Lutz was about 28 years old, and lived with his parents. He was unmarried. Until within a short time he has been in the employ of the Western and Southern Insurance company in their local offices. He was a young man well liked and well known, especially in Catholic circles of the city. He was prominently connected with the E. B. A. and the Knights of Columbus. Word was sent to Niles and Girard to the authorities to be on the outlook for the body and every effort to locate the man or his body is being made by relatives and friends. The Knights of Columbus and E. B. A. have taken the matter up and searching parties have been sent out to search the low lands between here and Niles. It is hoped that Lutz stuck to the boat and was carried by the current into some of the low lands and has been able to tie up there. Warren Tribune April 4, 1904 - LUTZ'S BODY WAS FOUND ENTANGLED IN THE WILLOWS - Tangled in the willows, within a hundred yards of his home, the remains of Martin Lutz, the second flood victim of the city this year, were found early this morning. The body was discovered shortly after 6 o'clock this morning by M. E. Cobb, the neighbor from whom Lutz had borrowed the boat last Friday night and who was the last man to see him alive. Since early Saturday morning when the man was reported missing, searching parties have been hunting diligently for some trace of the man of his remains. Early this morning Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Cobb, who are neighbors of the Lutz family started out to search the hollow between their house and the Lutz house. Sunday night the water had receded making it possible look here for the first time. The Cobbs had not gone far in their search before they found the remains entangled in the willows. The receding water had left the body exposed, but the head was still under water. The body was in a good state of preservation and no trouble was had in extracting it from the willows. The position of the body as to the road would indicate that the current had carried him off the road and swept him toward the river. The remains were on the south side of the road. No trace of the boat has yet been found. After finding the body Mr. Cobb carried it to the house and the friends in the city were notified. Coroner Hoover was also notified. The Knights of Columbus of this city and Niles and Girard had made arrangements to have searching parties start out this morning and make a thorough search of the river bottoms for the remains. The funeral will be held at St. Mary's church here Wednesday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Warren Tribune April 6, 1904 - This morning at 9:30 at the St. Mary's church the funeral of the late Martin Lutz was held. The Knights of Columbus and the E. B. A. of which the deceased was a member met the remains at the south city limits and escorted them to the church and after the services to the cemetery. The pall bearers were Thomas Phelan, Chas. Donnelley, M. J. Ryan, John O'Brien, John Mock and Martin O'Brien. The remains were buried in St. Mary's cemetery.
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