New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26
G.. F. BOULARD MISSING.
ASSISTANT SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER OF
THE NETWORK CENTRAL ROAD.
NOTHING HEARD OF HIM BY HIS FAMILY AND
FRIENDS SINCE DECEMBER H. WHEN M
LEFT HIS oFFICE-A GENERAL
ALARM SENT OUT.


ALARM SENT OUT.
George F. Boulard. Assistant Senior civil En-
gineer Of the New-YOrk Central ana f1uu'o
River Railroad. Is missing ana the ponce
ont = general alarm for him on Friday night
lie left his office in the Grand Central o'a''o"
on Friday, December II. and none of his lriehaS
=, oo.ooio,es have seen or heard Of him since
then. His family and friends are much alarmed
oyer his continued absence, but the police are
NOT inclined 70 believe that anything serious mas
bonnened 70 him. believing that he will turn up
all right in a day or two.
Mr. B2ulard lives with his wife and ased
father and mother in a large cottage al ohe-
hundred-and-forty- -second-st and CoHcge-aVe
lie went TO mis- office usual on the day OF MS
6isappearance and attended to his duties ne
LOFT tbere about 80 in the afternoon, apparent
" IN the best Of health and spirits telling ms
clerk that he was going home. He did not 90
ca however. and not the slightest trace mas
SINCE then been obtained OF him.
The police were not Informed OF MI bo"iaiu
dIsappearance until Tuesday last when re'a-
,,va o< b,s called at the East Cne-hundred-and-
thrty-eighth-st. station and told 0etee"i' ii',,'
uton Of the fact The members of the family
..o-o arx,o,,s a. tha. time 70 avoid publicity,
o,d acting unon Sergeant Hamilton's suSges-
.ion Mr. Roulard's son and others visited lhe
bosn,tals and other institutions TO find, II posi-
h,a soma trace of him. His friends were also
communicated with and a general search was
,,s,i,utad hut without success. His family then
oskad the police TO make his disappearance pun
liz so that the newspapers might help 20 ma
him.
Nr RouIard IS forty-ninc years Old Of medium
heirht and stout build. weighing about one nun
dred and scventy-hve pounds. lie has a small
-nustache. and small Burnside whiskers. and
iron-gray hair. There is n scar over both eyes
but II is hardly perceptible When ne disap-
reared he wore a black diagonal spring over
coat a blue sackcoat lined with blue manner III
the back. blue wastcoat. dark striped trousers
and black derby hat. He had gold Wa'ch
and chain, and locket with MS monogram VII
It. On the little finger Of his left mana ne "o'e
a gold ring from which the stone had been lost
Mrs Boulard. his wife was seen by tribune
reporter last night at her home. 1t was her De-
lie, that her husbands mind had become tenn
porarilv affected and that he had wandered
awav She said that he had occasionally re-
mained away from home for a night or two but
never without letting her know where he was.
She could not say how much money he had
with him. but she did not think It was large
amount.
Mr. Boulard's father said that 1t was strange
his son had not been heard from. the latter
was known all the city. Mr.. Boulard did
not think IL probable that the son had met
an accident as in that case his Identity would
have certainly been learned from the letters
and papers in his pockets The father added
that his son had been in the employ OF the rail-
road company for about ffteen years and there
was nothing in his financial AFFAIRS TO cause
the slightest uneas!ness so far as his family or
friends knew.
The police are inclined to believe that Mr..
Boulard feeling the need of a little vacation, is
taking IT, ond that he will return home in
few DAYS. They intmated that he had re-
mained away from home and business for
few days on several occasions. The hunt will
be continued to-day with renewed energy, how
ever Walter Katie. of No. 523 Madison ave.
the chief engineer Of the New-York Central
road, was called upon last night relative to
Boulards absence from the city, but could not
be seen His son, who occupies q place directly
under Mr.. BOulard, made the following state
ment: I'VE have not seen or heard anything OF
Mr. Boulard since he left the Office week ago
Friday night. We cannot account for his dis
appearance 1t Is possible that he has been
taken sick, he may have met foul play.
though there Is nothing 10 lead any one 10 sup
pose the latter case probable. We have no Of
fetal knowledge nor has any official notice as
yet been taken OF his absence. or course. such
an unexplained absence is singular. even in
man Of high position. but l see no reason 10
doubt that Mr.. Boulard will return. | should
not be surprised TO him at the Office on
Monday morning"
Mr.. Katie said that everything was straight
IN connection with Mr.. BOulards work lie
had the handling Of accounts, and could.
far the company was concerned. He is;
moreover Mr.. Katie said. thoroughly trusted
by the company. and regarded as man or
integrity.