New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-23
GIRL STRANGELY MISSING
Disappeared from Home in
Mount Vernon a Week Ago.
FIANCE AIDS IN SEARCH
Last Seen at Grand Central
Station-Said She Was
Going Shopping.

Miss Dorcas Snodgrass, who lived with
her sister, Mrs. John l.. Order, at No.
40 Wallace avenue, Mount Vernon. has
been missing since last Wednesday. and
no trace OF her can be found. The Mount
Vernon police were asked to look for the
young woman last week. but 1t was not
until yesterday that the assistance of the
New York police was asked.
Miss Snodgrass is twenty-six years old,
five feet six inches tall and weighs about
1876 pounds. Her complexion, hair and
eyes are dark. When she left her home
Miss Snodgrass was attired in a tan linen
coat suit, white waist. black sailor hat
and wore black silk stockings and black
shoes.
The last person known to have seen her
was a Mount Vernon acquaintance who
met her at the Grand Central Station and
asked her where she was going. The
young woman replied that she had some
shopping to do at a department store and
after that she was going down into Green
wich street to a shoe store. That was a
little after 10 o'clock on July Il, just after
she had alighted from the train on which
she came TO town from her home. The
acquaintance was going in another direc-
ton and Miss Snodgrass went toward the
entrance to the subway.
AS far as Is known Miss Snodgrass had
little money with her-not over SO
though she wore a handsome diamond en-
gagement ring, given to her by Adolph
Schmidt, a well to do young man OF
Mount Vernon, to whom she is to be
married. Mr. Schmidt has not heard from
Miss Snodgrass since she went away, and
is doing everything that he can TO assist
the police in their search.
Inquiry has been made at the depart
ment store and at the shoe store in
Greenwich street to which the missing
young woman had said she was going,
but salespeople in those establishments
did not recall waiting upon Miss snod-
grass.
Mrs Crider and her husband are utterly
at a loss 10 explain the disappearance.
MISS Snodgrass was always OF happy
disposition and had no reason 80 far as
any one knew for making away with her
self or for disappearing. she is wei
known In Mount Vernon and has always
been popular. Among her Intimate ac-
quaintances she is known az Doc" for
the reason that several years ago she
studied for year In the Mount Vernon
Hospital with the idea OF becoming a
trained nurse. For the last SIX yeare she
had lived with her sister. and they had
planned a trip to the Pacific Coast. Mr..
Crider, who is chief engineer Of the New
York. Westchester & Boston Railroad,
has been engaged to do some railroad
construction in California, and 1t was the
intention OF the family TO go West about
August l. They were 10 spend a year at
Oakland.
The Orders fear that Miss Snodgrass
was taken suddenly I'll somewhere and
that she may be IN a hospital unable 10
tell who she IL. No such case has been
reported 10 the police recently. however.
and il is not believed that she IS IN any
New York hospital. II is recalled by the
family that recently Miss Snodgrass COM
planned OF pains in the head, but at the
time nothing was thought Of the matter.
On the day che left home the weather
was unusually warm.