The sun., 1893-07-01
LOSTFROM THE GUYANDOTTE.
CICERO HARRISON AND mrs BAG or
WEALTH norm MISSING.

He Was n Fourth Cousin of the ex-Presi-
dent. and Was "a Years Oid-Lnst seen
on Thursday Night sitting by the ships
RniI-Maybc His Securities Are in Norfolk
Cicero Harrison. a retired carriage manu-
facturer Of East Saginaw. Mich. and fourth
cousin OF the ex-Presldent, disappeared before
dawn yesterday from tho promenade deck Of
the Old Dominion steamship Guyandotte.
when the vessel was off tho Maryland coast.
He was 7S years old and had not been In ac-
tive business for ton years. His wife died
twenty years ago. He was somewhat eccen-
trc. but not at all weak minded. He was, in
fact, a great reader and q bright talker. He
had habit Of carrying most OF his possessions,
consisting OF bonds. mortgages. and mining
stocks. valued. It is said, at 100000. around
in n vallse with him. These have disappeared.
Mr.. Harrlson's travelling commpanion in his
ten years journeyings on land and sea In his
native country has been his daughter. Mrs.
Mary Oliver Of Jackson, Mich. Mrs. Oliver
thinks that her father met with foul play. He
had on his person when he disappeared about
S7O0 In money Mrs. Oliver says that she be-
lieves that he also had on the steamship the
valse containing his securities. She believes
thut he was made away with by some person
who knew or suspected that hc had money
about him. and who also knew of the existence
Capt Walker and Purser Carr Of the steam
ship are inclined to believe TINT the old gen
's" On us.as Mr. "md hi. daughter
the Parker House, Their destination was this
90 to Norfolk and reGm bark on the Old Domin-
ion boat and come to this city. whence they in:
gentleman attended on all the journeyings to
the purchase OF tickets and looked alter the
Accompanied hy his daughter he came down
to the pier Of the Old pominion line in Nor
folk about u O'Clock on Thursday evening. He
bought a ticket for New York. Then he, went
to the office OF the purscr. who assigned him
rooms % on the Guyandotte lave two bertis. The
old gentleman; his daughter says. wanted ~
ne he MSd e naa
commodated. as there were several vacant
Mir. Hnrrlson's room mate was NJ. Levi,
little man, who has u notion store in Halifax
street, Petersburgh, Va. He was coming to
and he is we'll vel known now to travellers on the ships
of the Old Dominion line. he Is an inveteratc
SMOKER and spent much Of Thursday ~ night a,
Just after Mr.. Harrison was assigned to, a
pursers window and asked II her father had
bought ticket for her and secured her room.
way to her lathers room. and returned ten
illvedollar bills. with which she purchased her
ticket. she Was assigned to room On the
She says this was the first time she had not
in an adjoining room. She was with her father
in his room, during THURSDAY evening and
said that he dH not Ike the Of IN
should go to bed early Ia the lower berth. He
did - to bed early and bolted tho door. MIR;
desiring to get some had to wake the old gen
.ttemen y o 70 get in Four or Ave times during
By the ht ola sentieman item % who each time got got up to
Mrs. Oliver says that her father was very APP
the habit of locking his doors. The smell Of
cigars and cignr smoke was particularly dis.
caused him to leave his room and 90 out on
the deck after Mr.. Levi whose clothes were
permeated with the odor OF tobacco had
This was after midnight The. old gentle
man was seen on the promenade deck aft lean-
Of Chinsoteasns. Va. alexander Brown. the
to sit down, which he did He looked unweil.
Brown says, Nothing was seen Of him after
sick. The ocean was as calm as q mil pond.
did not appear at the breakfast table. and n
porter WIS sent to call him ,h. HS was not his
nobody there when he came down to turn in.
Capt. Walker called the Porter and all tho
Maiters and seamen aft and questioned them.
Mrs. Oliver declares that her fathcr had a
check for his valise; she saw him put it in his
that her fathers valise had been taken aboard
amone snp the bargase and s was Unable to na IT,
cheep pb bnt rs oyer n
and that tho yalise may have been brought