Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-19
GrieYe, BiSSet 4 Holland
a THEoLoGUE MISSING.

MlberfOrce Ogden, the Il years
old son Of William Ogden, prominent
Newark carriage maker has been miss
ing from his fathers house in Chat
ham, N. J., since Monday. Night and
day parties of friends have searched
the country for him, watching every
road, dragging the Passaic river and
nearby ponds, and even fighting their
way through the wilderness of the
Great swamp near his home. Yester.
day DIR Leslie p. Ward learned of the
young mans disappearance and or
dered force of men at work on his
summer house to join him in the
search. Every effort to trace him was
ruthless, although the whole country
side was aroused.
Several months ago young Ogden re-
turned from the Vermont Theological
seminary. where he was studying for
the ministry, broken in health. Brood
ing over his failure to finish the course
of study, he developed melancholia and
would rarely speak, and then only on
Theological subjects. His father feared
the boy would do away with himself
and procured an attendant for him.
Young Ogden showed every sign of
Improvement, and gradually the vigil
ant watch over him was relaxed. On
Sunday he seemed SO contented that
his nurse decided to leave him by him
self for the night. Next morning he
was not to be found. During the night
he had arisen. partially dressed him.
self, emptied all his bottles of medicine
and Jeff the house. From that time
nothing was heard of him until a
tramp brought the news that he had
seen the boy asleep under a tree near
Alton, six miles away, on Monday
night. Later a milkman, on the Or
ange mountains. saw O tall, thinly clad
man dash across the road and disap-
pear in the underbrush. Further than
this nothing has been heard.
Ogden was the leading spirit in a.
local tennis club. a crack PLAYER him
self, and assisted in the founding of a.
social Organization called the Mems
League of Chatham. Members Of both
of these clubs, who were his intimate
friends, have been indefatigable In
their efforts to find him. Though still
hopeful, there is feeling that he will
not be found alive.
William Ogden, the boys father, has
driven about the country by night and
day, refusing to rest and returning
home only when it was necessary to
change his tired horses for fresh ones
Many of the residents of the town are
commuters on the Laekawanna rail-
road, and have practically abandoned
their business in this city and Newark
to join the search.
1t Is feared that Ogden may have
gone to the Great swamp, In which
case there is little hope of his being
found alive. The great fall of rain in
the last ten days has flooded the big
! tract of lowland. and death from ex.
posure or drowning would be ineyita-
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| The police of the surrounding towns
and boroughs have been notified to
keep a sharp lookout for the young
man.
Ogden is 81 years old. tall and SLIM
~ built, with blue eyes and a sandy
complexion His apparel could not be
| accurately determined. but it was
thought he Wore light shoes. gray trou-
sers land white shirt. He left his
coat behind and had no money with
him.
AT school and at the seminary Og-
den was known as a ready pupil, a
| good debater and an active worker in
/ all that he essayed. His mental and
physical breakdown was due to over
/ study. At times, it was said he would
study for twenty hours without rest.
He is a nephew of Joseph Ogden. a
broker In this city, who lives at Nor
ristown n. J., and recently offered to
build a handsome new edifice for the
| Chatham Presbyterian church, in
whose affairs he was active.
1 Ogden's disappearance is the third
tof its kind in the village of Chatham.
| Ten years ago young man of the
town disappeared and was found after
long search in the depths of the
swamp. He never recovered from the
experience.-New York Herald