National Republican., 1878-11-20
Buder Disappears.

yarn about his miraculous escape from the
wrecked Huron has furnished = sensation for
the newspapers for several days, has virtually
declared himself to be an impostor By disap.
pcaring from the Washington Navy.Yard as
suddenly as he appeared there last Saturday.
His absence was first discovered yesterday
morning at eight o'clock, short time before
the crew were called to quarters.
A reporter of The REPUBLICAN called on
Commander J. d. Graham, of the Passaic. yes.
tcrday afternoon, aud learned the following re.
caIdiug Buders disappearance Last Monday
evening, at six o'clock the crew were pipcd TO
hanmocks and went below, leaving the guar.
termlstcr in charge Of the deck. Buler was
Standing near the stern OF the vessel aud IL is
supposed that he selected that time as the best
for making his escape.
The Passaic is anchored alongside the wharf
instead OF lying out in the stream. A seaman
of the steamer Wyaudotte, who was in the
habit of coming ashore every evening for pa.
pers, made his usual trip about half.past six
last Monday evening. lie tied the row boat
to the wharf aud went up to the gate after the
papers. Upon his return he found tho boat
gone, aud 1t was not discovered until yesterday
morning, when 1t was seen tied to tho Union
town oud OF the bridge across the Es,orn
Branch fully mile from the Wyandottc, II
this boat. as Il would he impossible for him to
get past the marine on duty at the gate. Com.
mandcr Graham expressed tho opinion that
Bader deserted lr)m th1 Huron at NorfOll; be.
fore that vessel left On her .fated voyage.
lie also thinks that Bulers story was con.
COCted IS some sailors boarding g.house keeper
in Baltimore, who saw a chance to get 1900
very easily.
Commander Graham received instructions
from the Navy Department to take BIdcr up
on the ships boOks,' aud 50 Informed him last
MnGIty evening. Yesterday morning about
eight o'clock he called the quNrtermaster and
told him to direct the officer Of the deck no, to
allow Bgdcr TO 20 away from the ship. After
an uhscurr of few minutes the ouartcrnlas.
ter discovered that Budcr had left tho vessel
and that none ofthe sailors had seen him since
the preceding night. He Immediately in.
form Command Graham of the fact who re.
ported II to Commodore Fcbigcr, who Is IN
charge at the yard. The missing man had
on when he left q suit of sailors clothes and
short coat commonly known rs a pea jacket"
lis story, when flst told to the officers At
the yard and to the Secretary of the Navy, Rp.
p.arcd to have some truth in it, and Buisr's
apparent stupidity was charitdhly accepted rs
an excuse for number OF discrepancies ia
dates and other details.
The reported statement of CAPTAIN Skare
the skipper Of the Norwegian bark Forto, on
whi-h Buler claimed to have come from Nor.
way, to the effect that tho vessel had not been
in Norwegian port for fifteen months, aud
that no such man named Budcr was In the
ships crew, bu; man answering Buder's de.
.cripiiOn shipped at Antwerp under the name
Of GinSdort, frat caused q severe investigation
to be made. Bidders story wt- rapidly riddled
to pieces, and Budcr evidently though, 1t time
for him to leave. Commander EYans, Of the
Saratoga now Ia Baltimore, Is Investigating
nnfi. .ttr hat ti.fi
the Navy Department, who went to PhiaGcl.
| phia to SEQ the father of the William Budrr
alleged to have been lost with the Huron, yes.
tCrday sent back a dispatch, saying:
ouui william Budsr, VI, At Buck, ThaRNrl &
Co. = c,tan. i>hment corner OF Twc,nh and Brown
streets. He j. native ~ Germany; came to tlls
country In 1851, served IN the late war from 1871 10
isi1i has wgrkel with Buck. Thakars 4 Co. several
y.rs. Later visited h.. huu" and saw hi. laughter
and examined letter, from H. s!m lated on ard
we Colorado aud. Huron, nj New York, aAd the
liIrml II! Hampton Road the last he.ng Of Noycm-
herr H. Was born IN Phl'alr,ph'n. and spoke
| aud wrntu Elg,I,h very we'll. NJ Signature cor.
responds with Anp1uhtIun for enlistment. His
GalhCr confirmed an tho Information on Ala, 4. 10
special enlistment and inquiry Of Nr. Buck 81 70
| his low. Reliable men At The establishment knew
the hoy GntArard q, HI, enlistment fIung Buher 5
EgHcss resembles il.r ella. a.nant At Washington, bu,
imlrr wIs undoubtedly Lost ON the fIlrJa and Ihe
| man renHnat.n4 him iSan lmpo'tor
| The theory that =eens to find most favor
| with naval officers anl sesInen is that the mlu
/, really William Buder, but that he was not on
board the Huron at the tins she luunlcred
having deserted his ship at Norfolk. Now he
has devised = cunning plan, both to escape the
consequences of his desertion and get snug
little sum as back pay, knowing that there ARE
few men now alive who could contradict hi.
story. The searching investigation made by
| the Navy Department has dUubtlcssly surprised
him and put him on h.s guard, 50 that be has
concluded it to be best 10 leave before he was
| proved to be q dcsertcr.