The morning call., 1890-09-27
is HE DROWNED?
Edward Smith Has MysteriOusly
Disappeared.
When Last Seen He Was Boating at Tburon.
Two Overturned Whitehalls Found.
Was He in One OF Them?

Another mysterious disappearance has
been added to the already large number
chronicled in the history of this city. This
time it is Edward Smith, a teamster, aged 27,
in tue employ of Lewis, Aberts & Co., II
Steuart street.
He was last seen, so far as is known at
present, by one of his employers last Sum-
day noon. since which time not vestige has
turned up to give the slightest clew to his
possible whereabouts.
Last Sunday morning, according to the
story of his wife, he rose up bright and
early, and after breakfasting, left his home
in the best of moods, bidding them his usual
fond good-byes. There was nothing strange
in his appearance or amiss in his conduct
that could possibly foretell his not returning
soon to the bosom of his family.
Noon passed and then the evening came,
yet he did not put in an appearance. What
could have kept him, asked the anxious wife,
and the little child, just old enough to ap-
preciate the existence of anxiety in others,
Hsped her papa's name.
The hours dragged heavily until from
twilight of the evening the darkness turned
again into the twilight of the morning and
still the head of the lonely family did not
come. The wife grew alarmed, and, as soon
as possible. sent word to her brother, j.
OBrien, who, in turn, communicated with
the missing mans brother, residing in the
Mission.
The firm for whom the missing man works
grew alarmed with the rest at his protracted
absence, and the horror OF calamity grew
upon them all. William Smith began
search for his brother. but did not know in
what quarter to look.
Yesterday morning information was
brought to him that his brother, with two
Othprs had hanp Sunday in n hOa1,
at Tiburon. Knowing his brother penchant
for the piscatorial sport, he accepted the in
formation as being more in the line of
probability than any other.
His conviction that his brother had gone
fishing and lad met with an accident became
all absorbing, when a rumor was started, no
one knew where, that couple of Whitehall
boats had been found upturned in the bay.
All day yesterday he went from station TO
station on horseback looking, for missing
boats, but his search waS.fruitless until near
nightfall, when he learned that boat had
been reported missing from Oakland.
'1'll 20 there Tonight" said he, "and il
that is found to be an unfounded rumor, Pll
go to Tiburon tomorrow. Pm thoroughly
convinced that my brother had been acci-
the search late last night. What a few
days or hours may develop no one knows,
but all may hope.
Mrs. Smith, after living at her home at 446
fltth street until yesterday, found IL too sug-
geStive of the absence of her husband aud
moved to the house of her sister, 335 Glenn
entina street, where she anxiously awaits
developments.
j. O'Brien, brother to Mrs. Ed Smith,
stated that the family relations of his sister
and her husband were excellent. 'They
have two children, one aged 8 and another
less than year. whom both love too well to
part with. I'm sure, and so is my sister.
that Ed had no reason to leave. The only
explanation | have is that an accident has
happened while out fishing. He was great
1t is certainly an accident"
Mr.. Lewis, one of his employers, states
that while in his employ about seven years
Mr.. Smith was a hard and willing worker
He is 8 feet inches in height, light COM
plexioned, red mustache, and If he did not
shave last Sunday morning has stubby red
beard.