The sun., 1892-01-14
EDWARD DE LIMA'S ABSENCE.
NO REASON TO BELIEVE NOW THAT HE
SAILED ON TIE TRAVE
The Ship Arrived Mt South ampton Yester-
day, but No Word Came From Him-Be-
sides, Il Appears He Did Not Leave the
Langham Untn the Travs Had Sailed.


day, but No Word Came From H,m-Be-
aides, it Appears He Did Not Leave the
LanGham Until the Travs Had Sailed.
The mystery surrounding tho disappear
ance OF young Edward de Lima has deepened
since he was first missed on Tuesday. Jan. 5.
and now his relatives and friends have abso-
lutely no clue to work on. Mr.. De Lima is the
23-year-old son OF the late A. do Lima. who
was head OF the well-known house OF d. A. de
Lima Co.. at 90 William street. He lived
with his mother. brother. and sister in the
Hotel Langham. at Fifth avenue and Fifty
second street He was rich in his own right.
and always had large amount OF money ut
his command.
According to tho accounts Of his disappear
ance given by his family. young Do Lima left
the hotel about o'clock on Tuesday morning
OF last week to 60 down to the William street
office where he was employed. He did not
appear at the office. however. and Is far as the
family have learned he was not seen
by any ono OF his acquaintance from
the moment no PASSED out OF the
hotel. 1t was suggested by friend
that he might havo been carried of on one Of
the European steamships sailing on Tuesday
morning. When 1t was found that the Bremen
steamship Travc. which smiled at 10 o'clock
that morning. had on its passenger list num-
Der OF De Limas personal friends.
the members Of the family concluded
that he had gone to SEQ them of
and that the Trave had started on her
voyage before he realized that he was being
carried out to sea. Charles de Lima.
younger brother Of the missing man. said thnt
all Of tho family were convinced that this
theory was the correct o., one. and they had & de-
anrton before making any further efforts to
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when De Lima strolled into the Office and
Els to Sae aat snd % s e FEY s
there wasn't the 'slish test sign then Of any;
out through one 20 Of the Fith Avenue entranses
OF the hotel and vas seen to turn sS; dSW1 the
have passed since, then. but no one, has been
found who has as. had i, wSrd with PEI Pc Lima since
" The TraSs iiaS, arrived at southampton at
This would be about 10 O'clock in the az, m9rnins
hm 9fs o"Sck @ last At ssT and
he said then that no cable had yet been re-
ceiyed from his brother. Yet he was Just as
firm as ever in his belief that his brother must
be on the Traye, although eleven "t hours had
ton. He declined to say what further efforts
the family would make to find the missing
man II they became convinced that he was not
aboard the Trave.
Mrs. De Lima" said friend Of the family
last night lis in an agony OF suspense IN
in the ht Of yop tell IHeh
was carried Of on the Trave was gotten up to
save her as much as possible I did not put
much faith in this explanation Of his disap-
pearance any way, and am afraid the shock
that he was not on the Trave after an.
We haye absolutely no clue a now" eontin-
seems to have disappeared as Completely as il
he had been spirited on the earth. I am. In
clined to believe that he has been foully dealt
with. but this seems almost incredible when
you consider that 1t was broad day when he
left the hotel De Lima was OF slight build
and did not look to- be over ID or 20.
a i little teu over Ave feet tail He was always
as far as his intimate friends knew. He Kept
two bank accounts, one a large one. which he
never touched. and another which he
checked upon to nay his personal expenses. In
the latter account he never kept moro than n
few hundreds at u time. Elias De LimR,a cousin
happenings in the town as recorded by the po-
lice for the day that the young man disap-
peared. but he could find nothing there which
furnished him with the slightest clue OF value
There seems to be nothing to do now but to
wait until some clue presents itself"