The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-16
THEY BELIEVE HIM DEAD.
FRUITLEsS SEARCH IN TEE PACIFIC
FOR HENRY NJ SCRY1fSER.

Brother stih Hopes Henry II Amve-H. n.
I>eavitt also Lost when tho Tahiti sank.
a. on n ssE Tsn sl, Il aS sSs
sofymscr of New Yori. ~
This notice was published yesterday for the
first time. Another notice exactly like II, ex-
cept for the substitution Of the name Of H. H.
Leavitt, might have appeared at the same
time. The notice printed would have been
published long ago II the facts could have
been verified sooner It was only on Saturday
that conclusive proof waa received from Man
zanillo. Mexico. that Mr. scrymser and Mr..
Leavitt had both been drowned. The vertical
ton was brought into Manzanillo by steamer
which had been sent out for that especial pur-
pose.
On the morning Of Nov. 30i THE Sun printed
dispatch fromlSan Francisco which told Of the
loss at sea Of the brig Tahiti with all on board.
She had go Gilbert Islanders bound for the
coffee plantations OF San Benito. Mexico. be-
sides her owner. H b. Leavitt. and Henry
Montgomery Scrymser as his guest.
The American steamship Roseville which
arrived at Manzanillo on Nov. 20 from Islapa.
reported that she had passed the wreck OF the
Tahiti eleven miles southwest OF Lizard Point
The CAPTAIN OF the Rosoville reported that the
brig was floating bottom up.
Henry Montgomery Scrymser was the young
est son Of the late james Scrymser. who for a
half century was an importer in the Mediter-
Old and educated at HeImouth College in
the seS ser
ss ss Ts so china m sns
served on the big ,ahip Three Brothers. At
lie on the plains. He tired OF this. however.
and went back to the seas again;
so tsp wss veil In
this city as q member Of the law firm OF Leayitt
ssTtt HAS %s. Gstsa ssts Son s &
sss 81 Rs se s
H. to- sAs ssss xsaS1b ssS
as sSs ssrs Of her
island trade. Scrymser was Q particular friend
Of Leavitt. having known him IN New York.
n tsfe .S Srie maze se''Fa. 'ps 70 An'' on Tue
= on SEPT 8 last they left San Francisco S ior
ssh SsH Wss ea news esRer s@y had q
them until the R Ses brought In the news
can a% Teieeraph Sompany q y Val street i
brother q the lost man. He began to make in
ssS1tss all aSas hs
on s The put any Sope he
d das to Lizard Point. and both vessels
crufsed about those waters for days. The cap:
Mzesk o5S IL te
turned to ManEanil!o. and then ST., scrymser.
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In 1885 he leased the mills He was President
& B. sss a1s4ss Bfe sas tEsss s
bedg q, Yates 70 Is Hoa
Frederick. had now boat built for him last
gu SUMMER Il was ToT6ost IN ntted VIII d sails n
on wagon and he started for the lake accom-
panied BY NJ. B. Dawson. the cashier Of the
bank. Several workmen went along to build nd .sa
two RSo' m on'e sailed around the lake. which is
about a mile long. The workmeh were busy.
naia to hsme 3 Sen
see the boat nowhere. It was found bottom up
Scrymser's body was entangied In the rigging.
but that Of Mr.. Dawson had disappeared
Mr.. Scrymser's watch had stopped at 1:25
in Greenwood on Oct "a Neither he nor
Henry was married.
found. His life was insured for $4,000. and
his body will have to be found before this can
be collected. Consequently the lake Is to be
drained at an expense Of $4,000
The Indians have legend. that this lake
a monster which feeds on the living beings
that fall into tho waters,
Two other children Of James scrSmser were
steamer Atlantic. of the coast Of Nova Scotia
in 1873.
Miss A. Scrymser. who were returning from
Europe. The survivors are now the mother
and seven children-three sons and four
daughters The sons are James A.. Walden
p. and Clarence H. Scrymser.