The daily gazette., 1881-02-17
STRANGE DIsAPPEARANcE.
ANXIETY FOR THE FATE OF T. HOW
ARD PETERSON, A YOUNG MAN OF
FORTUNE.

ANXIETY FOR THE FATE OF T. HOW
ARD PETERSON, A YOUNG NAN OF
FORTUNE.
4. Howard Peterson, of 1925 Walnut
street, son of Charles j. Peterson. the
publisher of Peterson's Magazine, has
been missing since Sunday, the 9th in
slant, and although ever 3thing has been
done that the best detective talent, back
ed by money, could be done to ascer-
tain his fate, the mystery 10 as great now
as /. was the day he disappeared. On
Saturday afternoon, the 5th instant, Mr..
Peterson, who Is thirty-three years old.
went TO Atlantic City to see his wife.
who had been ordered there by her pby
siciaD. He arrived ut Atlantic CITY all
Ilght ana the next morning after break
last went out driving. He returned in
time for dinner. After dinner he told
his wife that he would go out and take
q walk, having determined not to come
up to this city unit. Monday morning.
He went out for his walk about 3 O'Clock
aud since that time he has not been
seen or heard Of. Pinkerton's Detec-
tive Agency with large force Of tie
best detectives and the Atlantic CITY
police, encouraged by an unlimited sup
ply OF money and the certainty OF a
large reward in case of success, have
iun out every supposed clue and found
nothing. Reports that men resembling
MIR. Peterson had been seen Oh the
mainland have bees tracked out and
found TO amount TO nothing. The ls-
land aud the country has been searched
Tor Thirty miles around, and not trace
has been found. His friends are forced
TO the conclusion that he has either been
drowned or murdered, and they do not
lhlnk II probable that he could have
been drowned, because the waters about
Atlantic City were all frozen.
On the other hand, he did not have
Valuables about him sufii lent to offer a
great temptation to robbers. Instead of
carrying magnificent gold watch ana
chain which he owned, he preferred TO
wear great big ugly silver watch and
an iron chain, which had belonged TO
his grandfather. His father thinks he
did not have over $25 with him and
his mother thinks he did not have that
much. That he could have gone away
seems to be out OF the ques-
tlon. lie had everything 10 make him
happy and contented. He had more
money than he could use, lived in
magni ficent style In the most aristoeratic
part Of the city and had a lovely wife
and two beautiful children, to whom he
was deeply attached. lie was very do |
nestle In his habits, was never drunk In |
his life, attended strictly to business
and had no associates outside of his |
aud family circle.
In addition TO the searches made In |
and around Atlantic City every possible
Hort has been made to trace him in this
,ity, Every ferry, every shipping agen-
y station-house, prison, hospital and |
lsylum and every railroad depot has
leen visited, but not trace has been
ound. Ills father IS so distressed that
ie can hardly attend to business and the
amlly are overwhelmed with grief. MIR.
'eterson is five feet nine inches high, Of
ight complexion, with light brown
'eard, whiskers and moustaehe. He
5 slightly stoop-shouldered. When last
cen he wore heavy blue overcoat,
Town coat, vest and panta oons, ,neektie
With purple color in it, with mosaic
CART pin, showing white lamb on red
round. lie had on his middle finger a
'lood-stone ring, with crest upon it, and
arrried a double-case silver watch, with
ron link chain. Information may be
ent to Allen Pinkerton, As South Third
treet, Phila. and will be literally rewar-
ed.