The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-18
"0UT OF THE DEPTHS"

A Seven Months Mystery solved-Start.
ling story Of Land and Sca-Great Re-
joicing i'm Several Jersey Fam ilics-A
Lost Son, Husband and Father Found.
Last November, at the time OF the great Boston
fire, a good deal OF excitement was occasioned in
Brooklyn, New York and New Jersey in conse-
quence OF the very mysterious and unaccountable
disappearance rom his haunts and home or Mr. J.
+. Van Doren, an attache of a New York newspaper.
and the son Of an esteemed clergyman OF Boonton
N. j., Rev. L. H. Van Doren. Young Van Doren
had Deen living happily with his wife aud two
children in Brooklyn. He went or one day with
one hundred and fifty dollars or so in his pocket
for q days shooting, in company with male
acquaintance. His failure to return after reason
able time agitated his friends, but time wore on
the mystery or his fate deepened, II any
thing. The very clever and capable police
authorities Of Brooklyn bent themselves en-
ergeticaly to ferret out the mystery, but
they were no more successful than less clever
people-rhan they were themselves in the Good
rich The Chief secuted the story OF Van Doren
having gone nooting. He insisted that he was
murdered. Mrs. Van Doren, who, at the time was
visiting her father, sheriff APPLICABLE, OF Middesex
county New Jersey, became sick over the ma tier,
and 1t was feared she would die. AS time wore
on the relatives OF the missing man settled down
when youngster In college, he ran or TO sea
one time, and was never heard OF for three years.
INTENSE JOY SUPPLANTING GREAT GHlEF.
The houses which have for so many months cen
In mourning over two missing men have cast aside
their sackcloth and ashes and are now radiant
with JOY and happy expectancy. The cause for this
tran sformation was the receipt the other daY OF
letter postmarked Rotterdam, Holland, date OF
May II, 1878, which solved the mystery and ran as
fOllOws:-
MY DsA, FArnER-This Is the first opportunity since
leaving home take to write to you toexpain absence
and to let know whereabouts. On the day last
you started on due king expedition the bay,
Fire Island Sailing in boat belong
lying near, and In company with one OF her crew,
capsizcd, and with great difficulty managed to
Chamber on the upturned boat my companion
being lost ne not r being apparently, able
compelled cling TO the bottom and was drifted with
the wind ami tide being nearly out OF sight of
land by light the morning and nearly dead
cold, wet hunger and fatigue Some time after
bv the OF swedish bark bound 10 Buenos
Ayres South America and by them rescued and carried
on board In state OF insensibtlity, having become
UNCONSCIOUS just as they reached me. An attack of
brain fever kept me insenstbe for Ave days and
when was again conscious we were far away mt sea.
could do nothing towards my return until after
being my tour days out Turing calm we boarded an
knowing could dnd here chances get home and being
vessel where but the captain could speak
language, ] was glad to exchange ships, which was
able to do through the Kindness OF the captain.
Mr.. Van Doren arrived safe in Rotterdam and
expects TO be In tho midst OF his friends once more
In about forty days time. The Joy OF Rev. Mr.. Van
Doren at the receipt OF this intelligence, as cheer