The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-28
Two YOUNG GIRLS DISAPPEAR,
MEMBERS or PLYMOUTH SUNDAY
SCHOOL; PARENTS WEALTHY.
Gladys Burt. Is, and Mabel Foster. -,
Told All the Children on Brooklyn
Heishts OF Their Intention--Qps Had
an Ambition to BE Nurse In the vest


an Ambition to BE Nurse in the West.
Two young girls, children Of residents
OF the Heights section OF Brooklyn, dis
appeared from their homes yesterday
afternoon, and the police Of the whole
city were asked last night to keep sharp
lookout for them. The girls were nom.
bers Of the Plymouth Church Sunday school
and are said TO have conoocted the scheme
to run away from home at the afternoon
session on Sunday last.
They are Gladys Burt, IS years old, the.
daughter Of c. NJ. Burt. Of IS Pierrepont
street. and Mabel Foster, II years old, the
adopted daughter OF william Foster,
pump manufacturer OF 1872 Columbia Heights.
A third girl. Jeanette Wilson, whose ad-
dress could not be learned. told the parents
of the others that she intended to 20 With
the runaways. but weakened at the last
moment.
The two girls attend school. the Burt
girl at Packer Institute. The Foster GIRL
was in the graduating class Of Public School
Is, Third avenue and Schermarhofn
street. The Burt girl was a regular at
tendant at her school, but Mabel Foster
was reported last night to have frequently
was not known to her parents.
A curious circumstance is that the whole
neighborhood Of the Heights sectiop-the
children, at least-knew OF the intention Of
the girls to run away, yet no one told the
parents.
Gladys was described by her mother
last night as about S feet inches tall, Of
slender build, light hair and complexion
and decidedly pretty. When she left
home, at Sis in the afternoon, she was
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folk jacket, light straw hat. Her dresses
come TO the tops Of her shoes only.
Il do not know why Gladys should leave
home, said Mrs. Burt TO Sun reporter,
"She has never been out after dark alone
often said she would like to ne . nurse
among the soldiers In the West, but she
was a good girl and attended school and
Sunday school regularly. do think
the Plymouth Church Sunday school peo-
PIE ought TO look TO the kind OF children
they give other folks children for aseo-
GATES, however"
Miss Foster, an aunt Of Mabel, said she did
not know Mr.. and Mrs. Burt, but had seen
Gladys frequently az her brothers home.
with Mabel She said Mabel was a pretty
dark eyed girl, 8 feet inches tall. She
was dressed in a dark skirt, trimmed with
red; blue jacket, with gilt buttons, and large,
straw hat trimmed with red peoples,
Il have cared for the child for several
wears III TACT, since heT mot er mhrrle0 Inc
second time" said Miss Foster. Mabel
is good girl. She often brought Gladys
home with her. My nephew has learned
that the girls probably chan ged their clothes
for long dresses. He found some boys
who saw them with long skirts and their
hair done up in the fashion Of women.
Il understand that both girls were great
readers. Mabel never read trashy novels,
however. She asked her cousin how to
get to the Joy Lane boats few days ego.
and we think they may have gone 70 Dos-
toa, where we have relatives. Our only
fear ie that they got among docks under
the bridge at the New York side and could
not 6nd the boat. What couldn't happen
to them there?
@At least a dozen children from the SUM-
dayschool have told us that they knew
the girls were going Ii we had been told
we could have stopped them
It was said by the parents OF both girls
that neither had much money. probably not
more than $40 between them. The police
are watching oil the ferries and railroad
depots. Both families scoru tie idea that
the girls have gone to Coney Island. neither
having ever been to that resort for runaways
at any time.
Among the Plymouth Church Sunday
school pupils il was faid that the girls
had said they were tired Of their restricted
lives and were determined to see the world