The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-13
DROWNED, LOST OR run AWAY?
MYSTERY SURROUNDS DHSAP-
PEAR.ANCE or THIS COUPLE.
Evans TO Come Into FOrtune-alu arrelied
with Ills Mother About His Attentions
10 Miss BrOwn--Searcher I'm Woods
All Nlght--Perhaps Lost I'm swamp.

GLovERsvIILE, n. Y, Aug. l2.-Up to a
ate hour this afternoon no trace had been
found Of George Fl. Evans Of Johnstown,
| n. Y, and Miss Florence Brown OF loo
Eighth avenue, New York, whose strange
disappearance at Canada Lake on MONDAY
caused much excitement
| Young Evans's twenty-tirst birthday
comes on Monday, when he will receive
! his share of his fathers fortune, which is
said 10 be large His guardian is at the
lake directing the search for the young
man Evans's mother, who is there, IL
Frustrated.
II is learned that on the morning that
Evans and Miss Brown left on the boating
trip Evans had words with his mother
over the attention he was paying Miss
Brown and left the hotel angry.
Miss Brown and her sister, Mrs. Biering.
arrived al the hotel ten days ago, and Evans
then met Miss Brown, who is a cookbook
ing Young woman Of 20, there for the first
time They at once became greatly at
tached to each other and were much in
each others company. Mrs. Evans, it is
said. demonstrated with her son over this
SutNien lTtUuhilip Dul WIFI Io
Evans was understood to be engaged to
Miss Werth of Pittsburg, Pa. and she and
her mother arrived at tho lake ON the even
ing of the day that Evans and Miss Brown
disappeared
Guides who found the boat used by the
missing couple say that they probably left
it to go to Niger Lake, about half a mile
distant. In the boat were Miss Browns
sacQue and Evans's sweater. There was
no water in the boat and nothing to indi-
cate that an accident had occurred.
The forests in the vicinity of the lake
are very dense and it would be easy for
the young people to become confused
and get lost. Searching parties were out
all last night in the woods, but they returned
this morning only to report no news,
They have gone out again tonight.
reward has been offered for the finding Of
the bodies of the young people.
One party of searchers thought that
they had discovered traces Of footprints
in the woods near Newkirks yesterday.
They were followed, but came out into
the clearing Had Evans and his companion
gone this way they would have soon got
lnelr bearings WleH IIley IcdIllSu Illls CN7ai =
ing, which was but short distance from the
settlement.
II the couple were drowned while gather
ing water lilies their bodies will probably
not come TO the surface for two or three
days. The lake was dragged to-day and
dynamite was exploded, but with no re-
suits.
The guides think it possible that Miss
Brown and Evans have wandered into q
big swamp and lost their way
Mr.. Biering, husband of Miss Browns
sister, is said to be employed in one OF
Proctor's theatres in New York.
Mrs. Evans discredits reports that her
son may have run away with Miss Brown
The guests at the hotel, who agree with
Mrs. Evans in believing that the young
couple have not run away together, say
that they would have kept their hats and
wraps If they had had any intention Of
leaving the lake The most reasonable
theory seems to be that the couple are lost
in the woods.
A Mr. and Mrs Biering live at los Eighth
avenue. II was said there last night that
they were in the Adirondacks.