The evening world., 1904-09-01
clnftss 3. Spain, Owner OF
Current Literature, Oisap.
pears from Steamer in Eng.
Hsh Channel on Way Home.
FnIENOS HERE BELIEVE
ne COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Had Gone Aboard Suffering
from Mental Strain Caused
BY 0verwork and Worrying
Wife Frustrated at the News.

VIE rrOStTdteu dl lHe NcWo'
LONDON. Sept. L.-chmls. B. spshr.
q Nov York. was to-day reported as
Jknwtng nystsSousiy disappeared from
~ steamship Prince Albert while the
vsasi ws plying between ostsnd and
povss.
HI dls-appearance. following 80 closely
ma of Frederick Kent LOOMS from a
assmshlp In the same channel. has
aAdsd to the mystery. and the police
ere Investigating.
The statement has been made that
M. spahr either fell or jumped from
che vessel while II ives In the channel.
Az there was no reason that a be as
dsnsd for his suicide and a. there was
no report of my large wave having
struck the vessel at the time he Is
thoushk 10 have gone overheard, the po-
lee arc not satisfied with the mere
theory mat the editor met d%th by
sccident or committed suicide.
n. spahr was travelling through
Europe with Mr.. Z. w. ordway, Of No.
~ Dean street. Brooklyn. He had been
in VI health. % the report to the Amerl'
can Consul, Mr.. Prescott. was made,
aud, according to Mr.. ordway, was In
excellent spirits and looking forward to
- return homo 30 hds family.
No Reason for Suicide.
Mr.. Ordway SAID that spahr disap-
reared from the vessel on tho night OF
Aug. .. ana that whom he left him on
that niGht there was no suggestion that
he coutsmplated ending his life.
Mr.. epahr left on the steamship a
snail baG. but Mr.. ordway reported to
NJ. Prescott that there was nothing OF
any value In L. DR. m letters or papers
that would throw lxht on his dIsap-
pearanos or Give any reason for his
wishing 10 end his life.
Mr.. epahr's heavy baggage vas
shipped from Liverpool to New York
several days ago on the cunard line
stsAmship Aurania-
L ANMIlN = ob&Ah hNuo NJ hlnksollukf
With bis wife and several children. Mrs.
oaahs resolved q despatch from Mr..
ordway to-day telling of her husbands
ltnapp4Afance and his supposed death.
DhA was overcome. Speaking for her a
member Of the family said that Mr..
opAhr had rome abroad for his health
eolsly. and that his letters showed that
he had recovered and was looking for
vast 10 he Homecoming with great
o1easura.
Aeoordink 10 the member Of his FAM
" there was no exclamation In the de-
euatoh sent to Mrs. spahr as to the dis
eppearancs Tas despatch said that AIR.
peAne mad either jumped or fallen over
board IN the channel between Ostend
end poysr on the niEht OF Aug. %, and
n hle travelling companion nd re-
ported the d~baDpearance to Mr.. Pres
"a E,s ..srisan Consul az London.
william Jennings Bryan and among
kryan's a%tanchest supporters In his tw }
Sree>dential campaigns.
Friends Net A~stonished.
When the friends and literary and
DuGinees Associates OF MIR. Spahr, how.
ever. heard OF his Disappearance they
EXPRESSED no astoniAhmenL. They said
Shqy had been expecting to hear OF his
sudden death. for when they last saw
hin, IN July. a few days before he went
abroad. bis condition was most disheart-
sning snd di~scourasins to them and to
epshr Was o graduate Of Amherst, and
eftse leaving there he went 10 Heldel-
osW a. q student Of political economy.
He vas the author OF many economical
Wsgks Of merit and a writer OF ability
and promise. Four years ago he be-
game associated with Hamilton Wright
nabie a. n OF the editors OF tae
He purchased. a year ago, Curren,
Literature, successful magazine,
whose offces are at No. "a West Twen-
( ty,fxth street. He found In this under
taking that his duties, although lucra.
tive, were onerous, and ne gave way
10 the worry OF the business part OF the
s~nterpriss, a phase Of , publication
v3ous acquaintance.
rsareA HIS Mind was Weakening
when I saw Mr.. spahr In July, jus
before he sailed" said Hamilton Wright
MAJ to-day. he was looking very
hadly. thought then that he was 20.
inx down hill mentally very fast. liz
eomplained that his mind was weaken.
ins. but he hoped that a trip abroad
would help put him on his feet.
"But I an not astonlshed at what n,
happened. Only a few days ago I re
esIved q letter from Mr.. 0rdwly, witt
whom Mr.. spahr was travelling, say,
Inn that ny friend was feeling vet,
BADLY and was not Improved" =
Mr.. epahr had been a close friend o
the late Henry George and Of Car
ochurs and Ernest II Crosby. lie hlC
I BEEN q pronounced anti-imperiallst an,
his opposition to the ACQUISITION OF tn,
Philippine was bite.
DAiter's widow Ia Frustrated.
Mn. spahr Is well known in piilan
lnroplc circles. She was Jeanne Tin.
ona was the pioneer In east side colleg
settlement work. establishing the frs
settlement house In the city In Rivins
J ton street. Mr.. spahr. while editor 0
Ihe Outlook. met her on one OF hi
tours Of investigation o. the east sid
"a they were married.
a friend Of the family said tod y
nat Mr.. spahr was not wealthy an
Hayes his family with practictliv n
noDources. The shock OF hls .-s1e on
~ utterly pr~ostreted his v 65S.
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