The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-11
'VANlSHES FROM SHIP AT SEA
MISS FLORENCE WARWICK
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II was learned yesterday that Miss
Florence Warwick OF New Haven. Conn,
u member OF the old Warwick family Of
Virginia. boarded the steamship Monroe
of the Old Dominion Line last Tuesday
afternoon in this city. was seen walking
on deck at $50 p. NJ. with another woman
and has not been heard Of since.
Her personal baggage. consisting OF a
handbag small travelling bag. an UNI
brella and her hat. was found in the
double stateroom which she had engaged,
after the ship had docked at Norfolk.
As far as can be learned her stateroom had
not been slept in. Her coat. in which she
was seen walking bareheaded with the
woman. il missing. 80 is some valuable
jewelry. part of IL heirlooms Of the War
wick family Of Virginia.
During all Of Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning the Monroe ran
through forty mile gale and most of the
time it was showing. 1t is feared that
Miss Warwick was lost overheard some
time during the night
Miss Warwick spent Monday night be-
fore sailing at the home of william H.
Smith. her cousin. who lives at 40 st.
Nicholas avenue and who is lawyer at
O. Wall street. Mrs. Smith said last night
that Miss Warwick was in her best spirits
during the evening and the following day
and was especially elated over the fact
that she was going on her regular spring
visit to her brother. Abraham Warwick,
who lives at Richmond. Va.
She said that Miss Warwick had never
been troubled with mental depression Of
any sort. 20 that the theory Of suicide is
pretty well discredited. She said also
that Miss Warwick was a great traveller
and q very good sailor. especially fond of
being on deck in rough weather.
II il hardly conceivable. however. off,
cials Of the Old Dominion Line say. that
she could have fallen overheard. because
there 10 a five foot railing on the Monroe.
which is considered q very steady boat.
not likely TO pitch great deal even in the
roughest weather.
A telephone message was received by
Mr.. Smith on Thursday night from the
missing woman . brother. Abraham Smith.
He tells Of finding the baggage. He said
the proper baggage checks we're in her
handbag. but not . cent OF money. There
was no trace either of some valuable
jewels. heirlooms in the Warwick family.
which it 10 believ ed Miss Warwick had with
her II may be that these jewels were
In her trunk or it may be that they are
still in Q little chamois bag about her
neck in which she sometimes carried
them.
Miss Warwick boarded the boat shortly
before the sailing time at $50 p. NJ. on
Tuesday She made her baggage arrange
ments and surrendered her ticket after
the boat had sailed. according to the
officials at the Old Dominion Line. There
were over 200 passengers travelling
aboard the boat, 80 that there is scarcely
any recollection among the various men,
bers OF the crew and among the stewards
as to which of the many women aboard
Miss Warwick was.
Anegro steward told her brother while
the ship lay at Norfolk. Va. that he had
seen two women walking the deck together
and that one OF them answered the descrip-
ton Of Miss Warwick. She wore no hat
the steward said. but had on heavy
overcoat. There were very few women
on deck during the evening owing to the
severe weather. The head wind which
continued for the entire trip was no strong
a. to delay the arrival OF the Monroe in
Norfolk almost two hours.
Capt. Theodore Catherine OF the Monroe
made "A report OF the case to the officials
OF the line when his ship docked yesterday
on the return trip. That was the first
ofiicial news OF the matter. The officials
Immediately communicated with Norfolk
TO have a special agent Of the company
set to work to see il any trace OF the
missing woman could be found at that
end of the line II ia considered highly
improbable that Miss Warwick left the
or hat
Mr.. Smith made inquiries at the Offices
OF the company yesterday, but was able
to learn little hey ond what he already had
heard by telephone from his cousin in
Richmond He left yesterday afternoon
to carry the news of Miss Warwick q
disappearance to Mrs. f, Douglas Smith
of New Haven, his sister and her cousin,
with whom she has been living for the
last fifteen years when not travelling.
Miss Warwick is 40 years old. She
possessed means OF her own and found
her recreation in travel. She has been
all over the world. She has many wealthy
relatives in the North and South, Der
father was the late Major William War
wick Of Richmond, Va. The family is one
OF the oldest in the State. The county OF
Warwick is named for an ancestor OF
hers.
The discovery OF Miss Warwick =
baggage in stateroom No. 20. which had
been allotted her. was not made until
several hours after the boat had docked
at Norfolk and the passengers had gone
ashore. II was considered strange at
the time that the baggage had been left
but II was not examined carefully enough
mt the time for the officials to become
SUSPICIOUS. Fears for Miss Warwick q
safety were not aroused until her brother
came to the Offices of the line TO make
inquiries on Thursday.
NEW HAVEN, March iO.-Miss Florence
M. Warwick OF this city, who disappear red
last Tuesday from the Old dominion Line