New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-19
CANNOT FIND THEIR son
DIR. AND MRS LTNDBECK THINK HE
HAS JOINED THE CUBAN INSURGENTS.
DISAPPEARED MYsTLLioUsLY Just BEFORE THE
BERMUDA EXPEDITION sAILED-HE WAS
AN EXPERT ARTILLERYMAN.

BERMUDA EXPEDITION SAILED-HE WAS
AN EXPERT ARrILLERYMAN.
deeply afflicted family is that OF DR. Charles J
Iundbeck a popular physician Of the Third Ward
on the afternoon OF March 10 his only son. Charles.
disappeared and nothing has been heard OF him
sncc then II, a stud, Mt OF the Long Island
College Hospital. and would have been graduated IN
another year
lie left his fathers house. No. lO7 Bergen-st. i'm
mcllltey after dinner on the day mentioned to
return to his studies at the hospital. but never
rived there He seen later IN the afternoon by
a young woman at Edwaris's stables In Bergen-st.,
where Dr. Lundbcck boards HIS horses. Young
Iundbeck and the girl had some talk. and she ban
teringly said that shc going to telephone 10 him
that day lie told her 70 do SO in the future. and
then remarked that 1T would be too late. as this
IS my last day here"
So far as can be ascertained. no one who knew
him saw him after this He would be twenty-one
years old in September and was an enthusiast on
military Affairs. in fact they were the only things
that he had \ strong interest in. He was a MEM
Der Of Captain Rasquin's 81 Battery. and a few
days prior To his disappearance he went TO the
armorer and asked for his riding boots hat ami
gloves The armorer asked what he was going 20
do with them. and he replied that he was going on;
on Long Island and needed them there The
armorer remarked that they were his own gave him
the articles and he away. on March u. the
day before his disappearance. the armorer saw him
standing outside the Cuban headquarters in New
York and remarked that he thought he going
out on Long Island which young Lundbeck passed
off with an eyasiye answer.
Two days later the steamer Bermuda sailed from
this port with an expedition for cuba which
safely landed. Or. and Mrs. Lundbcck believe that
the boy sailed this vessel. but they sore.y
puzzled 10 learn why ne never wrote to them II he
il still alive. He was wrapped up In military
tactics that he used 10 90 out on Long Island every
Saturday To drill some boys. lie used 10 read the
newspaper reports OF how things going in
cuba, but he did not appear to take any greas IN
terest in the struggle. He an expert artef.st
and was retained AT the State camp at leekskii for
seven weeks year TO fire the sunrise ard sunset
guns.
II is suggested that his knowledge OF the Calling
gun artillery practice AMI theory generally made
him n valuable recruit for the Cuban ranks. Or.
auentiy without being able to ascertain anything
about his boy. His name does not appear on the st
of those who sailed on the Bermuda expedition, but
If ne did sail the steamship IL Ia more than prob
able that he did not do under his own name.
Wha. worries his family most Is the absolute alb
sence OF any intelligence OF his movements after
his talk with the girl at Elwards's stables. Mns.
written a line he got far that he
could not be taken back home. Nor can she believe
that il is so hard to get letter out OF the Cuban
camps that he could not send home few lines. II
he is there.
IL is this dreadful uncertainty that is preying
deeply on the family, which now consists of DR.. and
Mrs Lundbeck and their two daughters.