Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-15
FAMOUS COMEDIAN
ASSUMES NEW ROLE
EDDIE F0Y STRUGGLES WITH
THE beautiful"
Keeps Diary on His Linen as He Bat
ties Through Blizzard Toward
His Suburban
Home

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14-Road breakers
who got as far as Foyland, the home
of Eddie Foy, the comedian, between
New Rochelle and Larchmont, returned
with a thrilling narrative of Mr. Foy's
experience in trying to reach his home.
Mr.. Foy, they report, will be able to
use his fingers and toes again in a few
days, and expects by that time to have
some feeling restored to his ears and
nose. The narrative is in diary form,
written while Mr.. Foy was undergoing
his experience upon various articles of
clothing, set of past performances and
several unpublished songs.
Mr.. Foy left New York shortly after
4 O'Clock, expecting to catch trolley
car for his home. The trolley cars
were out of commission. Here begins
the diary:
"5:15 o'clock-A policeman has just
told me that it will be suicidal for me
to attempt to reach home. | have
laughed at him. What actor fears
walk of one mile and half? He said
my profession undoubtedly would aid
me, but as ne broke off enough icicles
from his beard to allow his voice to
come out, he advised Tempt not the
road, good SIR We part in high spirits.
$50 (written OH a cuff)-I have just
reached the spot where the post road
ought to be. I cannot even see the
post, but i find the well-known sign,
Cool summer homes for SALE and
know that 1 need only proceed north
northeast
$500 ION his collar)-I am writing
this leaning against 'Pudlet's Pastiles
for Pneumonia L am on the right
track still, but it is growing colder. l
haye gotten about 100 yards on my way.
L realize more deeply that l am not
dressed for this part.
"6:15-This is no joke. The only thing
have run across in the last half hour
is sign reading Always Swept by
Sound Zephyrs.
"7:0O-I am just thinking of giving up
when the ruins of a house appear on
the left. The house was burned. / wish
it was burning now. My feet are now
Jumps of ice and 1 am getting sleepy.
1 manage to reach the house. Part of
a floor and one wall are standing. Mer-
cifully these cut off the sound zephyrs.
l.. xr,sk T
can't hold anything in my fingers.
"7:3O-I have been in the house for a
half hour and am still alive. l have
just finished doing every dance ever
knew. Strange. how the bells keep
ringing in my ears. Maybe because l
have been listening for a sleigh bell.
have just coughed and my frozen
breath broke the only remaining win
dow in the house. L fear it is all over.
What's that! A human voice?
"S;OO-It was milk wagon; one of
those closed, hearsellke affairs. and 1
rushed forth begging in broken tones
to be saved. The milkman and l are
now out showing the wagon, sug-
gest that we put the horse inside, as
he is impeding progress
"8:3O-The horse has laid down and 1
am showing both wagon and horse The
milkman tells me when l get thirsty to
kick loose piece of milk and refresh
myself.
"9;OO-We have gone nearly 800 yards
and are opposite my home. The milk
man has given up and the horse is mel
ancholy. l call aloud to my family and
soon the milkman and l and the horse
are in safe hands. Restoratlves are
administered and 1 am going to sleep.
Only heroic measures, l am sure, will
prevent a serious outcome.
Last entry-Please send up at your
earliest convenience some more heroic
measures