New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-28

THE REV OSCAR T. BROWN n or HEARD FROM
The disappearance of the Rev. Oscar f.
Brown rector OF the Reformed Episcopal Church Of the
Redeemer in Fifty .hrstst., is still unexplained
lie lived with his wife in fat IN
the brownstone building No. 1913 West Fifty -nnth-st
lie left home on Thursday evening In an apparently
cheerful mood and said his wife that he was going to
the barbers lie did not return home. but spent thai
night In the ROssmOre Hotel After leaving his
home he went to his church. but did moi
go in to the meeting there. He met the
sexton r. McClurgof No 3I3west 4Ithst and talked "a
him for about ten minutes in strange manner He ate
breakfast at the Rossmore Hotel Friday morning.
On Friday afternoon he called at the office of w s. Ham,
ilton, a broker at No. 65 Broadway. The office boy
noticed that he irritable and annoyed at not
finding Mr. Hamilton. He returned on Saturday
afternoon but Mr.. Hamilton again out
After walking up and down the office for
several minutes he suddenly hurried away. He was
again ON Monday night about 10 p IN. by gate
man on the sixth Avenue Elevated road at the Four
eenhs station. The gateman got his position through
the influence of Mr. Brown. lie noticed that the cer-
gyman acted strangely. On Saturday the Rev. Dr.
Bass. tho chaplain of the Kings County
Penitentary and the Rev. Dr. Reed. the
pastor OF church at stapleton, s. l.,
received dispatches from Nh. Brown from this city,
requesting them to occupy his pulpit on Sunday
Answers were sent by each OF the ministers TO the
clergyman's house. Mrs. Brown, who was
overcome
string II from the public sent WORD 10 tue
ehnrch on sunday morning that he sick Professor
Hiliard occupied the pulpit and the consrega-
ton knew nothing OF their pastors dls-
appearance. About a week ago the teacher
OF bible class in the Sunday-sehOol OF
The missing pastors church, called at his house. Mr..
brown answered bell The teacher not expecting to
him. SAID;
Is Mr. Brown at homer
NO" he soemnly replied, he Is In lunatic asy-
lum." IN ~ -
n Jolly, good-natured large-heaFted man.
He was thoroughly Interested IN his
church work and believe that his absence is due 10
temporary alteration OF mind, caused by overwOrz he
was a slight man. weighing only about Ito pounds ana
his head was much too large for his body, ana ire
ouently troubled him. He did not ap
near natural Tuesday az the last
PRAYER meeting that he attended. He shouted and
r,nfed and got much excited. things he was never
family relations There Is reason to suspect that ne
would commit suicide" - s,. -
DIR Brown was n broker III Wail-st FOR ntteen years
He received salary from his churcn. he mas sup
nor,e himself started the ch rch work In 1881
Nv dealing occasionally In margins He mas l0st cOnsu
erable money IN this way since that time but Is not
known that he had lost anything OF late lie nau SZOO
with him when he left home, aud q gold open-iaeea
watch without chain. ,,. ,>,,.
It learned late last evening tnat franA
who lives At No. 1886 West Fifty-ninth-st, saw MT
Brown walking around the small park at SlxtyfOurth
At and Ninthaye at 1880 o'clock yesterday morning
Ills hepl was bowed his breast and he appeared as
i'm deem Thought. lie shortly afterward seen 10
walk mast Fify-ninthst. in Ntnth-ave within seventy
Ave feet of his home No stopped him. as the TACT
that he had left home had not been make public