Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01
QUEER DISCREPANCIES.
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t'rcwiners Pcrsops who Have Mx.
teFsoasiy Dropped From sight.
The most remarkable instance of
disappearance ever known" were the
words used by detective a few days
ago when speaking OF case he was
employed upon. II was not haphaz-
ard expression. nor was il original, for
1t has been used OF many in the list of
those who have mysteriously disap-
peared. a report Of the commissioner
OF police of London recently noted that
Ia men and women of that city had
sunk out 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. Remey of the navy, a brother of
Judge Advocate General William b.
Remey and Rear Admiral George C.
Remey. The last seen of him was
when he walked down the gangpla nix
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 a SOBER straight
forward officer, and no officer had a
better record, stood higher in the pro-
fession or was more greatly esteemed.
Another naval officer who disappear
ed 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-
I. ton on Dee. 20, 1889, after which no
trace of him could be discovered. His
father was the Rev. Samuel Buel, 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
Harper's Weekly, who started from his
sanctum for his homesin 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 a
great deal of interest. He was a real
estate broker in Washington, and, as
was his usual custom, he one evening
went to Baltimore to visit the young
woman to whom he was engaged The
couple became involved in a dispute
over trivial matter, and the young
woman declared their engagement of.
Mr.. Fisher left the house and, after
wandering about the streets for some
time, left Baltimore for New York. He
at once wrote to his former fiancee,
apologized for his rude conduct and
begged her forgiveness, but she was
bent upon Furnishing him and did not
reply TO his letter. Fisher then left
New York and went to Albany, from
which place he wrote again to the
young woman, saying that he would
not burden her again with his peti-
tons and that he intended to commit
suicide. The young woman then re-
piled to his letter and asked his for
giveness, but the letter was returned
with the stamp upon il, "Not found"
and nothing has been heard from the
young man since that day.
Among other mysterious disappear
ances" are those of DR.. Richard G.
Brandels, William ,. Phillips, a men,
Der OF the Produce Exchanges; Alexan-
der II. Oakley, frequent contributor to
Harper's Weekly and Harper's Maya
zine, and William NJ. Rapalje, u well
known artist and architect of SYRIA
cuse, n. View York Tribune.