Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-11
find WEALTHY man
ODDLY DROWNED IN
LONG island SOUND
DISAPPEARANCE NOT KNOWN,
BODY OF FRANK FLANDERS
FLOATS TO SHORE U.s.
FAMILY RETIcENT, WIFE ONLY
TELLING OF HIS. STRANGELY
LEAVING HOME
END CAME FROM DROWNING, NO
MARKS OF VIOLENCE
FOUND

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. H.-WhlI
the police had not been notified eve
of his disappearance, the body o
Frank Flanders, a wealthy bushes
man and yachtsman, with fine snm
med home at Whitestone, L. l., wa:
found floating in Long Island Sound
The police now are puzzled as to tn
manner of his death, although examin
| ing physicians say that it was from
drowning.
Mystery of the death was deepenet
by friends of Mr.. Flanders, who sait
he was prosperous in business, ap
parently happy in all personal an<
home affairs and when last see OF
Sunday was in fine health and jovia
spirits.
Against a theory of murder ne
marks of violence were found on the
body, which was fully clothed. The
police of the Whitestone station are
trying to discover If there was any
secret cause why Mr.. Flanders should
wish to take his own life.
Mrs. Flanders said that her hus
band was at home at twelve o'clock
on Sunday night. At three o'clock
Monday morning, she said, she found
that he was missing, and it was not
until the body was found near the
landing at Whitestone that she said
anything of his absence.
Find vaIuabIes in Clothing
In the pockets of Mr. Flanders cloth
ing the police found a gold watch,
three diamond stick pins, Long Is
land railway Communication ticket.
purchased in July, Sc in cash and
and an accident policy. The watch
had stopped at five minutes to four.
o'clock, which indicates, the police
say, that he either jumped or was
thrown into the river at that time.
Mr.. Flanders was forty-four years
old, and in New York was connected
with the firm of Ramon Brothers,
importers, at No. 1886 Fifth Avenue.
He and Mrs. Flanders returned in
the latter part of June from an ex-
tended trip through Europe.
Dr. Robert A. Adams, the family
physician, after examining the body
at the Whitestone police station, gave
as his opinion that death had been
caused by drowning and said that
he could find no evidence of violence.
He said he found a few scratches on
the head but he did not believe these
had been inflicted before the body
reached the water. Coroner A. F.
of College Point, said death
was due to drowning but he gave no
opinion whether Mr.. Flanders had
ended his own life or his death had
been caused by an accident.
Mrs. Flanders refused to see re-
porters, and the statement she made
Mr.. Flanders disappearance
early yesterday morning was convey
ed by DR.. Adams. Friends of the fam
lily refused to give information or to
discuss the death in any way. There
to be a disposition on the
part of all concerned to keep the pol
ice and every one else as much in
the dark as possible regarding the
happening.
Reputed to be Wealthy.
Mr. Flanders was prominent men,
Der of the Whitestone Yacht Club and
was generally reputed to be man of
considerable wealth. So far as is
known he had no financial interest in
the business of Ramon Brothers, but
as his friends explained, acted as a
resident director for the members of
the firm who reside in Paris.
News of his death yesterday caused
much excitement among the residents
of Whitestone, where Mr. Flanders
had resided in summer for several
years. Although Mrs. Flanders re-
fused to talk with reporters, it was
learned through DR.. Adams that no
note was found to indicate that Mr..
Flanders had planned to commit sui
eide.
Police have been assigned to in
vestigate the death and it Is believed
that Coroner Amber will conduct an
inquest today or tomorrow. Those
who talked with Mr.. Flanders on
Sunday last night asserted that he