The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-07
DR.. S. R. TABB is MISSING.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF
MARINE HOSPITAL SURGEON.

Has Not Been Seen Since Early Last
Tuesday Morning--search Has Been
Made for Him Every Day, But No
Clue to His Whereabouts Has Been
Discovered-Fears That He May
Have Made Way with Himself-Bnd
Been Ordered to Baltimore, But
No Indications That He Went
There.
The friends Of Dr. S. R. Tabb in Sa-
vannah are very much exercised over his
mysterious disappearance from the city.
DR.. Tabb was the surgeon of the Marine
Hospital Service in Savannah and had
filled tho post for the last eighteen
months. Although somewhat peculiar in
manner he had won the confidence and
esteem of a number Of friends, and these
have much reason to fear that he has
injured himself, either in body or repu-
tation or in both.
The grounds for their suspicious are
that DR.. Tabb has not been seen since
last Tuesday morning at o'clock, after
having spent the night in the various
gambling houses of the city. He had or
ders froIss the head of the Marine Hos
pital Service TO report az Baltimore, where
it was expected he would be given a new
assignment, q request TO that effect hav-
ing been made. He failed to report there,
however, and inquiries were made here
by the department. So far no informa-
ton has been obtained as to his where
abouts.
The peculiar features of DR.. Tabb's dis
appearance are that he left without tell
ing any of his friends good-by or giving
them any information as TO his
intended departure. At the resi-
dence on Oglethorpe avenue, where
he had a room, nothing is known of
his whereabouts. He is not thought to
have visited the room since Monday night
and all his belongings are still there, in
Guiding his valise and wearing apparel. 1t
1t reasonable to suppose that IL he had
suddenly decided upon making a journey
that he would al least have taken some Of
his things with him and left some word
for his friends. In addition to this, Dr.
Tabb left without leaving anyone in charge
of his office, as is the custom, nor giving
any direction as to the government pa
tients at the st. Joseph's Infirmary.
1t is extremely unusual for an officer of
an important service, like the Marine Hos
pital Service. to ignore the regulations of
the service In this manner, and especially
to leave MS post without giving nOtlce 10
his superiors. This in itself Is the strong
est reason for believing that there is some
thing unfortunate in his disappearance.
DR. Tabb was a man about thirty years
of age fully six feet in hight, tall and
thin, and of striking appearance. He was
native Virginlan. with many of the char
acteristics of his birth, including espe-
cially an open handed generosity and
confiding and unsuspecting nature. His
evident disregard of The value of money
was a subject of frequent comment among
his associates, His great fault was an in
Suitable passion for gaming. He had been
a frequenter of the gambling rooms for
months and was well known to the habit
ues of these places. where he is said to
have lost large sums of money. His move
ments from one gambling room to anoth-
err on Monday night and early Tuesday
morning have been traced and though he
won at some places, 1t is said that in the
end he was without a dollar This leads
to the fear on the part of some that he
has made way with himself. 1t is hoped
however. that he will shortly reappear
and be able 10 give a satisfactory account
OF his NOV ements.