The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-10
DRAG PARK LAKE
SEEKING MISSING
MRS.FLE|SCHMANN
Reservoir Also to Be Searched
for Body of Wealthy Wom-
an Who Disappeared.
CLUE ON LONG ISLAND.
Passenger on Hollis Car Last
Night Rtsernhled the Oh
ject of Hunt.
CLUE ON LONG ISLAND.

1--WE have practically given up all
hope of finding Mrs. Fleischmann alive,
but the search will he kept up till we
solve the mystery of her disappear
ance. We shall continue the hunt I'll,
we find some trace Of her alive or
learn the worst"
Julius Fleischmann, the grief strick-
en- husband of the wealthy, siNty-year-
old woman. whose disappearance from
her home at No. is West Eighty-sXth
street last Thursday has caused one
of the greatest mysteries that the po-
lice of New York have had on their
hands In a decade, said this to an
Evening World reporter to-day after
the four-day search that has been par
ticipated in by the police Of five hor-
oughs, half dozen private detective
agencies and scores of the missing
woman's friends.
Permission was secured from the
Park authorities to-day TO drag the res
ervoir and the lake in Central Park for
Mrs. Fleischmann body, on the theory
that she may have thrown herself into
one of them.
Gustave Brown, who has the boating
privileges in the park, started dragging
the big lake opposite Seventy-seCond
street to-day. He will also drag the
smaller lake as well as the reservoirs.
Police and private detectives have
questioned trainmen, express company
employees and cab drivers, and can
vassed the steamship piers in Manhat-
tan, Hoboken and Brooklyn.
They have not found a person who
recollects having seen any one answer
ing Mrs. Fleischmanns description
leaving the city by rail or boat
Clue From Long Island.
One possible clue received to-day was
from +. j. Quinn, of Morris Park. L. l,
who told of seeing a woman answering
the description of Mrs Fleischmann on
q Hollis car last night after O'Clock.
She was alone and boarded the car at
the Fulton street, Brook al. city line.
She instantly began eating peanuts and
asking questions about Morris Park.
AT Liberty avenue and Spruce street
she left the car" says Mr. Quinn. She
wore a long black tailor-made suit OF
good material. Her hat was purple and
OF fashionaol ole design. She wore IAN
shoes. Her waist was white linen and
she wore big white pun under her
chin She seemed about fifty-fiVe years
old. feet aches tall and gray-headed.
She was extremely nervous. She at
tracted much attention while she rode
on the car"
Leon Fleischmann said to-day that lie
had also heard that a woman Tesem-
bling his mother VS. seen last Friday
afternoon walking up LenoN avenue at
One Hundred and Thirteenth street. on
this slender clue the police have set to
work and every house in the neighbour
hood will be visited and 'ts occupants
questioned.
The suicide theory is based on occa-
s,onal fits of melancholy from which
the usually cheerful Mrs. Fleischmann
suffered. These fits, according to Il
member of the family, were the result
Of an operation performed by DR. w.
T. Bull three years ago. At these times
Mrs Fleischmann would occasionally
complain that she feared she was "A
burden on her family and in their way.