The sun., 1878-09-09
HENRY riy GELDER MISSING.
An Esteemed Resident of Jersey city Heights
for whom Active search 10 Made.

Mr.. Henry Van Gcldcr has lived in tho
cottngc house 40s Summit avenue. Jerscy City
Heights for the past twenty-cight years. Ho
has three sons and thrce daughters. all grown
up. His wiio died about three ycnrs ago. Two
OF his daughters keep house for him. and ono
son. who Is his hookkccpcr. lives with him.
on last Tuesday morning Mr.. Van Gcldcr be-
forc leaving homo told his son that he would 20
up sixth avenue. New York. and try to collect
some money before going to the store. But in
quiry at the storos Of his several customers on
Sixth avenue shows that he did not visit them.
Mr. Drew. ncighbor Of Mr. Van Gcldcr. saw
him on the pier at the foot Of Canal street. be-
tween 1 and u o'clock on that day. and invited
him to visit ono Of the steamships. which hc
did and hc seemed much Interested in what
he saw. Mr. Drew says ho did not notice any
thing strange in his friends manner and he
invited him to take dinner on board. hut he de-
clincd. saying he had to 30 TO Fort Lee Mr..
Van Gcldcr Is ono Of the executors of the estate
Of his dccrnscd nephew Ne took the O'Clock
boat for Fort Leo. whrrc his nice" IL residing.
and to whom he wanted to pay some money duo
from the estate He remained nj tho house OF
his brother over night. ON Wednesday morn
ing he started tO CONF TO New York on tn" -rc
ond bout and arrived Mt the Twenty fourth
street landing ut Z 40 o'clock. The cicrk of the
boat saw him on the pier when the boat pro-
cccded down The river. and that Is the Inst time
that Mr.. Van Gcld"r has been sccn by any OF
his acuuaintanrcs.
For some timc past Mr. Van Colder has suf-
fercd from malarial foyer and. though not con-
fnrd to his house. he has complained of sleep
lcssness aud want " appetite. and hns appeared
moro or less absent -nindrd. On Thursday his
son John, who * receiving teller In the Union
Bank. in Wall street. received u letter from his
fnthcr. in which h. said that he knew no tho
writerl wns crazy. and that he didn't know what
he should do with himself. hut that. NJ all
events, his family would never see him again.
He wrote that II II had not been Tor the business
he had to trHnsar with his niece he would have
been out OF his troubles at the time he was
writing
This letter was posimarked Station f. s., A.
W., Wednesday. the morning TINT the writer
WAS last scrn and loss than an hour after his
MIR Van Gcidrr has boon in business Mt 1876
Chambers street for the last thr"r or four years
wh"re b." has employed u large number of
hands in the mnnuilcturc Of SHOES. An rNumi-
nation of tho books shows that he was doing a
good paying business, and that no had few
debts. with large amount due from his GUS
TONER'S. So that it cannot Doe on account uf any
business troubles that he has nbs"nt"d himself
There was only urnrr and harmony in his do
mcsiic relations In view " these facts and
from the tone of the letter nhove referred to. his
friends are forced 10 tn" sorrow'ul conclusion
that. in u moment ot temporary insanity. Mr..
Nnn Gcldcr has committed suicide; but how
and whenY
hor " Mr.. Van Colder. has sent the following,
With n photograph ot the ni--.ing man. to all
Chiefs of Police. Shcrirs. and Coroncrs:
Missing since 1ucs'ay cent g i-7s ueurv v'r Gcior,
dnrk ul co~c gray whi.cf-. ir, .~sd li atk .ucN
coat back pants. hrrwn straw hti ha- lr-c .tr on
thankfully ncg,etat Police llealqairier.
Nsrn,S 'Hi,i ol roiltc. j,r-'y ciiy j.
Tho mysterious absence " the father has
cnu~rd the dcepe~f sorrow in tue Van Gel lrr
family. and much anxiety among thn p"' 'plr of
th" Heights. whrr' Tvs .0nE res ldHur" has en-
dcaret him 90 large eir'." oi gunininue"s.