Milford chronicle., 1903-05-22
QUEER DlsAPPEARANcEs.
Prominent Persons Who Have STys-
teriousIy Dropned From sIght.

Prominent Persons who Have Mys-
teriousIy Dropped From sight.
"The most remarkable instance of
disappearance ever known" were the
words used by a detective a few days
ago when speaking of a case he was
employed upon. 1t was not haphaz-
ard expression, nor was it original, for
it has been used of many in the list of
those who have mysteriously disap-
pearcd. a report of the commissioner
/ of police of London recently noted that
! Ia men and women of that city had
sunk cut of sight Of their friends in
the year. Many persons disappear ev-
cry year in New York city. One of the
most remarkable cases Of disappear-
ance was that of Lieutenant Edward
W. Rcmey of the navy, a brother of
Judge Advocate General William 3.
Remey and Rear Admiral George C.
Remey. The last seen of him was
when he walked down the gangplank
of the steamship Roanoke in New York
city on Feb. II, 1887 Every effort was
made to find him. but no trace was dis
covered. Had he been a man of irreg-
ular habits there might have been some
suspicion as to the cause of his disap-
pearance. but he was sober, straight
forward officer. and no officer had
better record, stood higher in the pro-
fession or was more greatly esteemed.
Another naval officer who disappear
ed a few years ago was eX-passed As
sistant Engineer Richard II. Buel. an
officer who had served in the civil war
with distinction. He started for Bos-
ton on Dec. 90 1889, after which no
trace of him could be discovered. His
father was the Rev Samuel Bucl. at
one time dean of the General Theolog-
ical seminary of New York.
There are many who will recall Still
man S. COnant. one of the editors of
Weekly, who started from his
for his home in Brooklyn on
Jan 16, 1885, and though search was
made for him in various parts of the |
United States and Europe, where he !
was reported to have been seen, moth.
ing about him has ever been learned.
Thomas W. Fishers disappearance
more than ten years ago attracted
great deal of interest. He was a real
state broker in Washington. and. as Il
vas his usual custom, he one evening :,
vent to Baltimore to visit the young u
woman TO whom he was engaged. The y
ouple became involved in a dispute .
iver a trivial matter, and the young a,
yoman declared their engagement off. =
lr. Fisher left the house and, after .
about the streets for some -
imc. left Baltimore for New York. He "
t once wrote to his former fiancee. -
pOlOgiZed for his rude conduct and -
egsed her forgiveness, but she was a. ~
ent upon furnishing him and did not "'
aply to his letter. Fisher then left
cw York and went to Albany, from ~
'hich place he wrote again to the ~
oung woman. saying that he would
OF burden her again with his petit -
ons and that he intended to commit W
licide. The young woman then re- 80
lied TO his letter and asked his for. =.
yeness. but the letter was returned -
it'll the stamp upon it, Not found" ~
nd nothing has been heard from the -,
,ung man since that day. ~.
Among other mysterious disappear N,
ices are those of Dr. Richard c. ~,
randeis. William J. Phillips, a men, aI'
r of the Produce Exchange: Alexan- ~,
r +. Oakley, a frequent contributor to =.
arper's Weekly and HaIpers Maga- 70,
ne and William NJ. Rapalje. a well No,
Iown artist and architect of Syra, 49,
Sc, n. Y.-New York Tribune. f.o