Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-11
RECALLS CHILD
BY BEAD STRING
MOTHER GIVES BABY AWAY
WHILE CRAZED WITH GRIEF
Does Not Remember Her Act Till She
Sees the Beads In Unpacking.
Infant ls Now In the
Philippines
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS. Mo, Sept. 10.-The sigh
of a string of baby blue beads makes
sad the household Of DR.. A. Won Gloss
man, 4227A Shenandoah avenue. They
are reminders of a blue-eyed baby girl
who is far away in the home of strang
ers, in Manila.
In June that child, Marie Calvin
granddaughter of DR.. Won Clossman
started with her mother, brother
Frank, aged 4, and nurse, Miss Rosetta
Rampke, for Manila, where her rather
Patrick Calvin, was at that time cniei
clerk in the government land onlce.
After a narrowing experience when
included stranding on a rock at Guam
for seven days, and the finding that her
husband had died while she was on
shipboard Mrs. Calvin returned to her
fathers home yesterday.
Miss Rampke and little Frank were
with her. Baby Marie she had left be-
hind in Manila. She gave Marie away
while crazed by fear and sorrow. Her
father learned of her act when 1t was
too late to prevent it, and although he
will now do all that he can to recover
the child, he knows that 1t will take
many weeks before the pet whom he
calls Susie" is again in st. Louis.
Reminded by Blue Beads
Mrs. Calvin did not realize what she
had done until she unpacked ner
trunk. She found the blue beads, ana
the grief which she felt at separation
from her child overcame her and since
then she has done little but sit and
brood over what has passed.
DIR. Won Clossman, who was until
1902 recruiting surgeon in the United
States army at st. Louis, told the
story of Mrs. Galvin's experience.
"My daughter and her children and
nurse departed in June for Mania,
he said. "At that time she thought
nothing of the journey, although she
Is something of an invalid, having been
paralyzed when in Manila before.
"Mr Calvin had bought a home for
them and they were anticipating their
life there with pleasure. Mr.. Calvin
had written of the so little chickens
that were waiting for the children and
Of the pony that they were to have.
My daughter had made the trip to Ma
nila twice before and she was as little
concerned as IL she were merely going
to East st. Louis.
Steamer Fast on Rocks
"She sailed on the steamer Thomas,
which became fast on the rocks or
Guam and remained there until Gen.
Wood sent a vessel from Manila to its
relief
For one week the passengers were
in terror of their lives. Had a typhoon
arisen their ship would have been
blown to pieces. The children were not
bothered ana played about the ship as
If they belonged there. My daughter
realized the danger, however, and she
worried great deal.
"She reached Manila July IA. Crowds
of persons were there awaiting to meet
relatives. and friends, but she did not
see her husbands face. Some one came
to her after a while and told her that
her husband had died July of cholera
after an illness of three days.
"The grief added to the mental dis
tress she had just passed through was
too much for her. Her mind broke
down and while in that condition she
gave little Susie away.
THE child was given to Mrs. Monte
van, who had been friend of Mr..
Calvin. We do not know her, but we
think that she intended to help my
daughter as much as possible.
II understand that no legal action
was taken, that the gift of the child
was merely an understanding between
the two women, but the loss of Susie
means much to me.
"she is a beautiful little thing OF 2
years and months, with blue eyes
and yellow hair that is beginning to
form in curls
Her poor mother did not understand
what she had done until she was at
home once more. We have written
about the baby, and hope to have her
returned to u.s."