The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-01
LIGHT ON
EYRE MYSTERY.
Pennsylvania and New
Jersey Authorities I'm.
ravelling the Case.

Paulsboro. N. J., Dec. 31-George
d. Eyre may have been murdered
at the mouth of Mantua Creek on
the Jersey side. This seems to be
possible from the story of J. EN-
manuel Won Greninger, of this place
who while on duty as night watch
man at Mantua Point heard three
distinct cries for help on the even
ing of Eyre's disappearance COM
ing from the Delaware at the mouth
of Mantua Creek. F
Won Greninger is special officer
and night watchman employed at
the big fertilizing plant Of the l. p
Thomas &, Sons Company, situated
on the west bank of Mantua Creek,
which rurs almost north and en-
pties into the Delaware just as the
river makes sweep to the west.
Not human habitation is to be
seen on any side, and for miles
above the creek the Jersey shore is
a barren waste, marshy, seen.
About 9 clock the fog had lifted
somewhat. went out to the little
wharf again and looked up and
down the stream and across the
water, but there was nothing to be
seen. Twas afraid there had been
violence, as the shouts had ceased
so abruptly, but there was nothing
l could do except to wait until
dawn. You can imagine that /
thought over the affair all night.
When morning came l looked up
and down the shore, but there was
no sign of any boat or anything un-
usual.
In the light of this new evidence,
there is one conclusion which may
be drawn. If the cries which the
solitary watchman heard were
those of Eyre, his body may now be
beneath the ice in one of the little
creeks which have been mentioned,
and the boat in which he was may
be hidden snugly along the shore
of one Of those creeks. If he had a
companion with him, thatman prob
ably robbed him and threw him
overheard, and left the boat where
he could escapeto aplace of refuge.
If river thieves met him. they made
short work of him, and. knowing
every inch OF ground along that
part of the shore, found it no hard
matter to conceal boat where days
OF search might not reveal it, and
made what has so far been an easy
escape.
But even now the matter stands
almost as it did several days ago
Where is Eyre and where is his
boat?
Chester, Pa, Dec. 31.-Another
of the many important elements en-
tering into the investigation of the
mystery surrounding the missing
George Eyre was received by Chief
Berry to-day in the form of a letter
from watchman employed in
factory along the Delaware River.
send this hoping it may possibly
prove of some use i'm the search.
Very truly J. Emanuel VanGrinin-
ger, special officer
The chief Immediately advised an
investigation covering the most
minute detail of the man. story,
and also thorough search of the
vicinity to discover, if possible, any
evidence that would connect the
screams with the missing man.
Despite the fact that Chief Berry
does not seem to place much faith
in this story, the locality is in the
immediate vicinity ofthe spot where
the two caps were found, one of
which is believed to have been
Eyre's. 1t is also not far distant
from the hunting grounds frequent
ed by the missing man. The north
efn portion of the eastern shore of
Chester Island is closely covered
with a seed-bearing weed which
the ducks eat with great relish. If
there is duck on the river it will
be found in this long, marshy patch
Of weeds. This was George Eyre's
favoritc hunting ground.
Before the arrival Of this letter it
was the belief bv some who know
Eyre and his habits that his body
would be found in the mud along
the eastern shore of the Island, as
that district was his regular haunt.
The chief himself considers this
idea plausible. The mud there, he
says, is of such consistency that
man by his own weight would sink
deep into its muddy grasp, and it
would take very little effort to push
body beneath it's surface.
Mr. cahelI WI 1 craaL