New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-04
DROWNEDIN THE LAKE IN 7HEPARK.

THE BODY OF MISS DE YONGH FOUND.
A HAT FLOATING on THE wATER-THE FAMILY w
ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE DEATH OF TIE foUNu
woMAN-rnEORY OF THE POLICE.
Miss Rebecca de Yongh, good looking plcaShhf. .
Young woman about twenty. one years o.u "i orter
home No. Az East Eighty-fourth-st, al quaInr
before o'clock Wednesday afternoon apparent!
for walk in Central Park. Yesterday afternoon AZ
hafpast o'clock her body was iGaa Of What il
known as the Bow Bridge, and distance VI hI'ec"
feet from the shore. a..
Policeman Morgan observed womans hat float
inR on the lake, as he was pairOlling the bahK
Thursday afternoon. He took II to the ATseDai
and rs soon az arrangements could be maze urae.
cling the lake was begun. This continued without
result until late Thursday night and was resumed
carly yesterday morning. The bohy was ni .y
found by Officer Samuel J. Munson ana ooallil.m
David Dunn and George Hayward about twenty
wards from where the hat was first seen Inc wafer
in that spot is about twelve feet IN depth miss nc
Yongh dressed III gaInet-coIoTen N''Ihins -
iewclry about her. She had dark hair and eyes:
.Jobn dc Yongh the Younger brother, talked WIN
TRIBUNE reporter at the Arsenal soon after the oody
va" a. hade nv sister goodbye. as usual" he said
when started TO 60 downtown "Wednesday morn
ing. and she was cheerful and appeared a. sne al,
WAYS did On returning home late IN the afternoon
| was told that RChccca had gone LOT u
walk She was accustomed 10 take stroll every
afternoon, generally either to tine lake OF 10
the Museum of Art On most of her walks she uSed
to take q pet dog with her. hut she dld not 90 :" on
Wednesday As she did not return went To the
houses of some friends where thought sh" might
have gone to visit hnt though searched until late
at night could not find her. Was somewhat ToI
ricd but had no idea that anything serious mao
hoppeucd snrposing she had passed the nlght
somewhere with friends. | continued my ~dI'h
Thursday morning unsucccssiully, aud then made
her absence known to the police. next thouVht oil
walking in the Park TO see If could get any udngS
of her there. AS | approached the lake 81" the
men in boats dragging for something;
Upon inquiry. | was informed that hat naI
shortly before been found on the water, which had
been taken TO the Arsenal, and that thf Iahe W'TS
being dragged for a body. ! went 10 the Arsenal
and identified the hat as my sisters watched me
boatrnen auxiously from $3.50 TIL l23O. wlru
| was so overcome with want Of rest, not lia' ing
slept any since RebcccaS disappearance, that went
home to try aud get a nap But TINS was u7t'1''
Arsenal NV first wish was that her poCkrtS he
searched hoping that some letter or explanation
might be discovered. This was done, but
without result. can assign no reason LOT
her death, except that IT was III some uheNpialh'u
way an accident. She was not engaged 10 I've mar
RED nor was any young especially attentive To-
her She was ~ far a. | know on terms OF 1rlchd-
ship with all who knew her She had some JeWtlly,
but was never fond of display, and her ornaments
were more frequently IN her UeNsihg-casr thah On
her person A., !,
Captain Beatty said that he called AZ MI de
Yongh's house Thursday evening and talked win
the members of the family for several hours III NE
hope of finding cause for the glri death; le
ouestioupd them closely but was unable 10 Obtain
any clcw The sergeant i'll charge of the police,
station said that the theory of the police was thU
the ease was unQuesii nabiN suicide. Inc Young
womas father has been in business abroad Tor i"ur
wears and the mother is not living. Miss de l"nEl
had lived with her brothers, Samuel and John. tine
former of whom is married They formed a happy
household and nothing unpleasant has ever &C
CURED among them 50 far a. can he ascritalHed.