The morning call., 1893-10-02
TRAVELLED ALONE.
A Girls Remarkable Triu
by Rail.
HOW SHE WAS CARED FOR.
Anna Grace Martin, Aged 9 Years,
Journeys From Chicago to San
Francisco Unattended.

The youngest passenger, unattended by
friend or relative that has arrived in San
Francisco for many day, and. so far as
can be recalled, the youngest that ever ar
rived. landed at the Southern Pacific de-
pot in Oakland at o'clock Saturday after
noon. and left at 1915 yesterday morning
for Los Angeles, where she intends spend
ing the winter with her aunt, Mrs. Elliott.
The youthful travellers name is Anna
Grace Martin, and her age years. Her
home is in Decatur. H., where her father
owns blacksmith shop.
Dressed in a neat suit of gray cloth, a
little round straw hat and new pair of
shoes, she left her home in company with
her mother. who accompanied her as far
as Chicago, on Monday morning last. On
Monday night she was placed on board a
RocB Island train In charge of the con-
ductOr. bound for Denver. On her ar
rival there she was met by friend of the
Martin family, who placed her on board a
ductor, bound for San Francisco.
Before bidding her good-by he placed
around her neck q cord to which was at
tached a tag on which was written "Anna
Martin. Decatur. Ill. Going to her aunt In
Los Angeles. Cal. Conductors please
take care of her." This was tucked in
the bosom of her dress. and although a
little the worse for wear from the number
of times it had been examined by train
men and passengers it still was intact
when she left for Los Angeles. The en-
tire journey was made IN day coaches, and
when night would come on the child trav-
eler would curl herself up on one of The
seats and sleep as sOundly as il in her
little cot at home. At the end OF each d-
visiop on fhe Pin Grauda WeSterp vvharo
new conductors come on. she was trans
ferred to the new man by the one retiring
under instructions that had bsen sent out
from the company's offices in Denver
when she left. At Ogden she passed into
the hands Of the Southern Pacific Com
pany where the same care was taken of
her until she arrived here.
Before leaving Chicago her mother had
packed q little basket full of lunch to last
her until she reached Denver. There it
was repleDished with sandwiches. sweet
meats, cakes and fruit, which. on her arri-
val here, showed little signs Of having been
molested. On the train from Denver.
coming through 10 San Francisco, were
many kind friends, who learned OF the
cbild's trip, aud most of her meals were
taken in the dining-car or at the lunch
/ rooms along the road with one or the other
of them. Saturday night she was the
guest OF Conductor Meter of the South
ern Pacific at his home in Oakland. and by
| him was seen safely of TO Los Angeles
yesterday morning and a telegram sent to
Mrs. Elliott to meet her.
] Anna Is bright little girl and has taken
many mental notes of points of interes,
along the roads over which she has
travelled. She can read and write and
shows marked ability above the average
/ child of her age. She says she never met
| so many kind people before in hel
| life, and has written down many addresses
Of those who helped make her journey
pleasant. 1t is her intention, she says, il
she ever gets chance. to visit some ol
those she met whose homes are in Cali
| fornia, ard at all events, she says, the
first thing she will do when she gets tC
Los Angeles will be TO write home to hel
mother and tell her that everybody in
| California is good.