The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-22
MYSTERIOUS DisAPPEARANcES,
Instances of Men Suddenly Passing
From View.

Inc lis: of men and women who have
gone out i,i:c the world and disappeared.
IN several cases forever. is a long enc and
inclu1es the names Of some who had gained
noto-ieiy in many walks OF life. says Lon
don Tit Bits
Only during shc past few months have
our minds. Just Il little over three yea-s
age a well-known baronet in this country
itit England with party Of friends Tor
hi"hulke. when nearing Dawson CITY h,,
stray d from the camp and never returned
not Were the search parties sent out 10
ma. ma MIN successful in solving the mystery
St4'e recently a skeleton was found in a
ciNe many miles from where he was Lass
ana presumed TO be bis, but whether
ne Is sun in the land of the Nvin. or nn
is unknown. though I; seems unlikely thar
ne VIII ever be heard of again.
:. Mr. Powell. NJ p. far faTned for his abiI-
expedition about twenty years ago and dis
sp-ed edftd- Doubtless he met with an acct
I- si ,. propapiy over the sea. but neither
eNcr nrSCSht 10 light. This instance is only
Idfaiic!ed by that Of Andre. who went nm
~ poid q naIIoon TO attempt to reach the Nortn
ioie some Tour or five years ago but frou,
that day 20 this nothing mas been haa- or
rsn,, OF him and his companions. and
human ha hitstion Is a question witho,,, :
satisfactory answer as yet
rrn,n % i;ve o. exploration can claim many
more NictiinS. S:- John franklin who ses
san in May. 1876 was svaIloUcj nm b. -
FROZEN North, with his Gallant bsnd w
his so,,Y tri'ence nee tnat he must have met with
lIs u,ata from the relics that were s.hss
q9'ntlN discovered. but tor ali thar his g..
Is shrouded in mystery. -S ia'e
.,iet ahotner great man. Hendrix Hr3eon
ts .ns na.isator. vanished from the worli-s
keh ana was rever heard of again All ~
hnoW ,i "a that his crew nutinied. and, mn.
t.S MN ana one or two of the officers VI,
agferod 70 MIN in an open boat. cast ,brn,
aaTh; Whether he eventually ;cucree; isnJ
ana lived in some unknown c0urt-r ar "a
trr.fY
know. "" s'aii never
The famous Tichborne case calls 70 min,
- problem which yet remains 10 ha ssIvaJ
IlShoornc BY name. left England in a shin
Sahsd G., The Bella, bound for Brazil. He land
ed there and the vessel returned home bur
S-ldt became of him subsequently nobody
knows. or course he may still be living
IN the Willis Of South America bu, in al
probabilit he long since is dead
Even ROYALTY las sometimes vanished
n.iSsteriouSiy. During the war between
Ain'ficd ana spain officer was v-oupI-.I
otiohSioS 10 Tie American Army and afr
cr"ard proved to he Prince I.overstajr
who had disappeared from home ycarsre
t1It; RE was connected with of tho
smaller German states ann had il no, bSei,
tor his wound he would. in al prclIa hility.
nave preserved his incCSnito until his death
Half a century ago one Of the E:uperors
OF emma rnySteri"Usly disappeared ana has
not been heard of sincs Hc went oI,f ore
morning for walk before breakfast at The
gardens of the palace. and. IL is ureSUnnef
vas set upon by his enemies lying in wait
suppositlon was upheld by evidences of a
struggle having taken place which We're
found in the grounds. but the guilty ones
were never captured. nor indeed even
traced. chiefly to be accounted for by the
lass;tude Of the Chinese police.
one Of the Turkish SUl,ans was once
spirited away in similar manner from
CunStantinoplo and apparently murdered
He was fond of Disgusting himself and
walking IN the StreetS-a fad which cost him
his life. But heinous as the crime was no
trace could be discovered of him or his cap
tors. though IL Is certain that the unfur-
tunate sovereign never left The city alive.