The sun., 1891-08-02
MISSING HENRY C. OGDEN.
DID NE DROWN HIMSELF FROM A
Mandy HOOK SIEAMBOAT9

seep AsSeep IN n Chair on the noat During
Two ,vrips. and Last Seen. II - Said.
Appar. 'ntly Going Ashore at Sandy Hook
Thero was no explanation yesterday OF the
disappcaran,e Of Henry G. Ogden. who has
had charge OF the silk department OF the COM
mission house Of James Talcott Il Co.. l0S
Franklin street. Lr. Ogden has ahouse at 35I
West Twcnty-eigfrth street, but he has been
living for tho pass few weeks at Monmouth
Beach,
Tuesday night MIR. and Mrs. Ogden srent in
New York. and early the next morning Mrs.
Ogden returned to Monmouth. leaving her
husband In New York. At the office OF Tai
cotL { Co. 1t was said that Mr. Ogden had not
been thero Wednesday. man answering Mr..
Ogdeu's7 description boarded the Mon
mouth at noon Wed uesday for Sandy
Hook. When tho beat reached the Hook
he did not 60 ashore. but seemed to be asleep
in n chair In the forward saloon. He came
back 10 Now York on the Monmouth
and again returned on her leaving here
at 345 O'Clock. There were many pas.
sengers on this trip and no attsntion was paid
to this man. who somc OF the employees on the
boat say was Dir. ORden. They say he was
known TO them. No one cav him 60 ashore.
and when he did not reach home that night his
family supposed that he had been detained in
NV snS FE,asy passed TtsSnt
biSde boSrd accidentally. Ss the ocors Of the Mon.
possible Tor . man 10 go overheard on the s:45
trip, when 1t is daylight, without attracting Ut
Mr ogden is about 40 years old, aud for
many years he has l'een In the wholesale dry
sSSSs Sus e sn ana
Ssa sa f. S tine Ss
stood near the rail on nhe Sandy HOOK boats
SsssPs d1zy and dvsSS6ard sss hardly resist the
% s.s dis
ectssSsrs mas and hotel ruests at
Beach. Who have known him for about ten
lie had suffered for several years with neu;;
ralgia Of the heart. For three seasons ne and ana
Monmouth Beach cottages owned by Oliver
iHs He pA was we'll known by the officers Of
Owed ies p0ss sssp sanSu'hi sisr s % tSs
HSos M sfPs 9Paon aseks ns
time with Steward Kassendick: The stswsEd
to wait in Now YORK ior his VIE: ~. ,.u =,
psF a .ne the BACK
to to- sandy s II HOOK & MT. ogden spent most OF his
% Ss in iss 70 dock
he sPShs to sps the r19psd ore nae w ShS
aseertained this was the last seen Of him.
All OF the conductors on the train running
from Sandy Hook are well acquainted with MIR:
train at Sandy Hook. None Of the men who
stand guard at the cato Of the Sandy Hook dock
home that night, and. all traces Of him have
been lost from the time he was seen on the
boat as she swung into tho wharf.
To-day gangs Of men were hunting through
the dense sWamps and woods OF sandy Hook
er 9sn Worsed 81 f %as
through the tangled underbrush and searched
every portion OF the Government property
without avail.
Brooklyn were notified OF Mr.. Ogden's mys-
terious disappearance to-day, and good de-
acription OF the missing man was semitic them.
He is a years old. six feet tall. weighed nearly
heavy long black moustache. His family con-
sists Of his vile and one daughter.
Many OF tho cottagers Of Monmouth Beach
and Seabright called at Mr.. Ogden's cottage
to-day to 500 X they could render his
almost distracted vife any assistance, Oliver
prother.in-law; have sent messages es.. in AL all
up to tonight they had ascertained nothing
about his movements sincN he was seen on the
boat Wednesday Rftorn oOQ,