New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
'POUCE AID IN SEARCH
| FOR JOHN GARDNER
Iron Man, Aged 80, 4 Founder of
the Union League Club, Miss
ing Since Tuesday.
FAMILY FEARS FOUL PLAY
Left Office in Market Street to
Return to Brooklyn Home at
'Clock-Nephew d.
rects Search.
FAMILY FEARS FOUL PLAY

John Gardner one of the founders Of
the Union League Club of this city and
head of the Eckford Iron Works, No. 81
Market street, is missing, and yester-
day the police were called in to push the
search. Although eighty years old Mr..
Gardner was well and in apparently ro-
bust health when last seen on Tuesday
afternoon. shortly after p. m.
At that hour Mr.. Gardner left his Of
fees in the Market street building and
presumably started for his home, No.
go Halsey street, Brooklyn, as a prop
walking in South street.
The police were Informed on Tuesday
evening, and search was Immediately be-
gun. Yesterday Police Headquarters
was asked to- send out general alarm.
The relatives and friends Of Mr.. Gardner
have become fearful that some harm has
befallen him.
They did not credit the suggestion that
Mr. Gardner might have left the city on
business or pleasure, and we're more in
clned to think he had been attacked
after leaving his Office. The hospitals
and other institutions in the city were
searched yesterday for some clew to his
whereabouts.
Nephew Directs Search.
William II. Snyder. general superin-
tendent OF the United States Express
Company, and Mr.. Gardner's nephew. di-
rected the search. The iron manufact-
urer's wife and other members Of his
family were suffering the keenest anxi-
ETY., 1t was said.
Mr. Gardner was born in Manhattan,
and he was familiar with every phase
OF the city's growth. Always actively
engaged in business. he and two asso-
ciates formed the Eckford Iron Com
pany many years ago. His associates
were caught in the panic OF 1873, but
Mr.. Gardner weathered the storm, and
afterward became the head and princl~
pal owner of the iron company.
He was the inventor of an automatic
steering gear used on large yachts and
on many steamers.
Mr.. Snyder furnished the police an ac-
curate description OF Mr.. Gardner, and
the family hoped the publicity given to
his disappearance would aid materially
in the work Of finding him. He was de-
scribed as distinguished looking man,
about feet s inches in height and
weighing about 100 pounds. His hair is
gray, but a striking feature is his black
mustache and goatee, touched with gray.
ON Tuesday afternoon he wore black
overcoat, a black derby hat and dark
blue muffler around his throat. lie had
A diamond studded watch. a jewelled
stickpin and a chased gold ring on the
left hand.
Never Carried Much Money.
He never carried much money, and the
police were told that in all probability
he did not have more than So or 81 with
him.
Mr. Gardner did not always follow the
same route home, and this fact made
the search more difficult. Sometimes he
went to Brooklyn by the subway. some
times he walked the Brooklyn Bridge
and on the other side took the elevated.
Mr.. Gardner was a we'll known figure
along the waterfront. and scores of the
big shippers were well acquainted with
him.
His nephew, William II. Snyder, whose
office is in the United States Express
building, No. Rector street.
has called I'm the services OF private
searchers as an adjunct to the police in-