Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-12
PROBABLY DROW NED.
Boat Found Floating 3 in the Eastern
Branch
Well-KnOwn Citizen Of. xBladensburg
Was Cunning, In the Branch
search ,RdrtieSy

Considerable excitement was caused in
Bladensburg yesterdayvover the disappear
ance Of Mr.. EdmundY v. Goldman, who,
it Is supposed. was drowned in the East
ern branch while on a fishing and gun
ming expedition. Early Saturday morning
Mr.. Goldman borrowed rowboat from
Mr.. Foulke of Bladensburg, and with gun
and fishing tackle went down the Eastern
branch to enjoy a days sport. He did not
return home that night and his absence
caused considerable uneasiness among his
friends and relatives, and a search was
consequently instituted for him yester-
day. Two men, who were rowing on the
Eastern branch below Lincum banks Sat
urday morning say that they saw a man
answering the description of Mr.. God
man standing In g. boat with bottle In
his hand and he called to them and asked
them to have drink, but they eclined the
invitation Shortly afterward they saw
the boat drifting down the stream with
no one In It, They rowed in the direction
of the boat and saw the coat and gun of
the man who had occupied 1t and his hat
floating on the water near the boat Con-
Guiding that the man was drowned they
lice authorities. The Joe Blackburn came
up the stream as far as the Benning bridge
and sent out several small boats with
hooks to drag for the body.
where between Lincum banks and Benning
bridge. where the water is -yery deep. and
in some places there is a strong undercur-
rent Mr.. Samuel p. Goldman, the brother
of the unfortunate young man. procured a
boat yesterday morning and went down the
branch in order to ascertain some definite
news in regard to his brother. He saw the
boat on the shore near Bennlng bridge
with the hat coat and gun inside, snd
identified them as belonging to his brother.
A fishing rod Was found stuck in the mud
near the boat, but this IS not thought to
be the one belonging to Mr.. Goldman A
number of men i'll boats went down the
branch yesterday morning and afternoon IN
search of Mr.. Goldman. Mr.. Silas walker,
accompanied by several men, IN a large
boat, took a seine and dragged for the body
in the places where 1t was most likely 10
be found, but at a late hour last n'sht
Mr.. Walker and his party had not return
ed, and no news concerning the unfortunate
man could be learned. The police boats
spent the day dragging for his body, but
were unable to find 1t.
Mr.. Goldman is single man ana anout
thirty-five years old, and is a nepne" Oh
the late Edmund P. Goldman, who was IA
milarly known as Uncle Ned" He lived
with his mother on Water street near the
bridge which spans the stream between
Hyattsville and Bladensburg. He was at
one time postmaster of Bladensburg, ana
was also engaged in the grocery business
in that village. After abandoning this oc-
cupation he clerked at different times for
several grocers and provision dealers IN
Hyattsville. The last year or two ne mas
been earning livelihood by painting and
doing odd jobs. His mother, 1t is said, is
almost frantic with grief in her suspense
and anxiety over his disappearance. HIS
many friends are in state Of excitement
concerning his absence. and believe that
his body is lying at the bottom Of the East
ern branch.