New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-03

The house Is an odfashioned stouy-built one, VIII
walls three feet thick and double ceilings and soune
does not penetrate such walls and ceilings readily Inc
noise to u.s. seemed like series OF bumps but one OF tne
servants says heard shot, but supposed was nreo
by a ncighbor. A. .. Nm,
10 pked not more than eighteen nineteen 10
expected home day ON the p M tram 10 Pde o
summer vacation with his parents He was the prlue "
the family, partly because he was the youngest son my
partly OF his talents ard the bright promise ~
his future He was in Newburg. N. H. and was
graduated from Cornell University IN ioao Alter g., tbo
ing college he became mechanical draug % M,
office OF Mr. Holly the civil engineer ana through MS
influence secured the position OF thlru sslsIii
of the Delaware and Lackawanna IRON s5me
plans to the company for improving tue ' have
ing Bessemer steel rails ereteiore tnese d ~ mas
heen a problem that has exercised the minus OF
h how atsmped to solve il and failed Young seaman
took hold and four or five weeks ago nac
rod and Straight iti an invention of great value, for
IL Increased the capacity OF the works from 4Oo liS ~
500 or 900 rails him ds 5yr chief engineer Miss Fanny
seaman was the only sister OF the seaman %
the favorite of all She educated in STUTTGART ana
ally indui ged her literary tastes In writing
THE THEORY OF THE FAMILY.
"These are the facts in the case Inc theory Vi '"o
family is that the young mans application 10 MS Inv
ton and the excitement caused by his success MS
mind He was Of studous habits unusually free from
vices and somewhat lncIneu 10 u Ichbiou' '"i" Va
He owned the pistol but was known 10 carry H.
How he reached the house the stranges part OF the
sad mystery He certainly did not go up Oh the noon
train for when our party entered 1t we walked through
tho two cars that composed IT, and we saw the do]eh
nersons who got of ut West Chester when we did lie
coud hardly have entered the grounds without Delns
seen by some OF the cOachmen or gardeners VINO slo
always at work there: yet no one uieaeu Oh Is
ence iii he was found dead 1t Thought at nis tIaI
he had rowed up the river and search was maui iui
the boat but none was found He prlbaby went up
the night before by street-car TO West FARMS anu h
walked the three miles ThrOgs Neck, remaining III
hiding somewhere in the grove until his way was clear
The door OF the house open ana ne ieeneu 20
only three or four bounds reach the brad OF tue st
Then he must have his sister AS he passed her
ON the way to the room he was accustomed 10 occupJ
when nj home He threw his hat into his mother room
as he passed it, Miss Seaman was not H. but ell
posed slightly and mad sent word that she preoIeu no
TO come down to dinner
YOUNG MR.. sEAMAN's CAREER.
An old classmate Of William Seaman. who knew MIN
Intimately both during and Ills college career said
ale entered the Department OF Mechanic Ars III
Cornell University in the fall OF 1874 ana was
considered perhaps tho best student OF his class c
was especiay excellent in the practical work OF we
machine shop One Of the machines now IN uay se ~
the snop was designed and constructed eniIeB Wy
his own hands. He OF genial uiSPosltipn1
and was very popular with his circle lie i
L. Holly this city. Later hr was was ohRag5o 10,
time with the Southwark Foundry ana PA
chino Company OF Philadelphia. About Two Nchlr
ago he became connected with the iAoHA"''uIa
Iron ard Coal Company Of scranton. lie
was earIv made "A member OF the American Socley %,
Mechanical Engineers the recommendation oi -oue
its foremost members and ut it, last November eeHs
IN tins city he read paper before H.