The San Francisco call., 1909-01-25
JOHN FELDMANN,
UNCONSCIOUS, Is
FOUND in PARK
Victim of ApOpIexy, Aged Mer-
chant, Lays Exposed TO
Elements
Unprotected in Rain for Forty
three Hours Before Being
Discovered
Doctors Hold Out Little Hope
for Recovery of Retired
Capitalist

For is hours John D. Feldmann, re-
( tired capitalist. reported missing from
his home. 1913 Masonic avenue. last Fri
day afternoon. lay unconscious beside
a shed p few hundred feet south of the
band stand in Golden Cate park, sx-
posed 70 one Of the severest storms that
san Francisco has ever witnessed.
And yet he is alive. He was found
yesterday morning at o'clock by three
searchers and was removed to the park
emergency hospital and later to the
German hospital. where he lies close TO
death The discovery of Feldmann in
such a precarious condition solves the
mystery Of his sudden disappearance
10 one witnessed what actually oc-
CURED when he slipped from view, nor
has he been able 10 relate those. facts.
but attending physicians declared that
lse suffered from sudden stroke of
apoplexy All Friday and Saturday
nights through the rain and wind
storms that ragged, he lay unconscious,
but miraculously. the spark of life did
not flicker out. He has not been re-
vived and indications are that he viii
not live.
DTSPEBLS ROBBERY THEORY
All theory Of foul play was dispened
when $50 in coin. his gold watch and a
diamond stud were found intact upon
his person. A view of the spot in which
he lay disclosed that he had struggled
violently to gain his feet. but was un-
successful. When his disappearance
was reported Friday afternoon it was
generally believed among his family
and friends that Feldmann had been
held up in the park. and searchers. en-
tertaining this belief. anticipated un-
covering a grewsOme crime.
The first search party began work
Friday afternoon, an hour after the dis
appearance. The panhandle Of the park
and the vicinity Of the stadium We're
thoroughly scrutinized. Rumor reached
the searchers that Feldmann was last
seen in the vicinity Of the bear cage,
but search of that locality was futile.
During the night the searching party
approached & lone policeman and in
Quired for news. That official said that
early in the evening he had heard a
strange noise short distance from the
music stand but believing that it came
from strollers did not Investigate.
SEARCH ALL NIGHT
Saturday, night the search was con-
tinued with renewed vigor, but without
success. A larger party spent the night
IN the park and on the beach. hoping to
find some clew as TO the whereabouts of
the aged man.
EARLY yesterday morning Charles
Valiant. a Standard oil employe: George
Frahm, a liquor dealer. and William
Quinn, a plumber. who are all well
known &c the Feldmann family. searched
the thick underbrush near the deer pad
dock. At s o'clock they turned their
attention TO the groves surrounding the
music stand, and We're rewarded by
finding the PROSTATE form of Feldmann
lying in a pool Of water near an out
house. No attempt was made to sum-
mon assistance. The three searchers
carried the unconscious form to the
park emergency hospital, where restora-
tives and stimulants We're promptly ap-
piled.
About u o'clock yesterday Feldmann
was removed TO the German hospital
and DR.. H. r. Solomon Of the hospital
stan called in. IT is thought that the
danger Of pneumonia is great and that
the effects of the apoplectic stroke have
passed away
Feldmann is 64 years old and a man
Of rugged health. This latter fact is
held accountable for his wonderful dis
PLAY Of vitality He had accumulated a
fortune inx the liquor business and had
retired.