Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10
BARKER BOY PLAYS
IN HOSPITAL WARD
Child Shows No III Effects of
Exposure to Weather.
TO BE CAREFULLY WATCHED
Precautions Against the Possibility
of Pneumonia.
PRAISE FOR CAVALRYMEN
Troopers Who Found Lost Child Find
Best Reward in Satisfaction of
Having Saved Life.
Precautions Against the Possibility
of Pneumonia.
PRAISE FOR CAVALRYMEN
]. M. RICE.

Robert Barker. the threeyear boy
who WAS found yesterday by troopers of the
18th Cavalry after he had been lost in
the woods near Camp Good VIII for forty
ona hours having spent two nights in the
open. is recuperating at the Children's Hos
pitai. whittier he was taken last night.
There is nothing particularly the matter
with the lad. who endured his experience
much better than many a man would have.
but il was thought best by Mr.. Charles F.
Weller. secretary Of the Associated Chart
ties. and DR.. r. C. Knight that the child
should be removed from the camp. 1t was
said at the hospital today that the boy is
doing well and that there seems to be no
danger OF pneumonia or any kindred dis
ease developing as a result of his expert
ence.
Robert seems perfectly satisfied with his
new surroundings at the hospital. The other
children attract his attention and the
nurses have been SO kind to him that he
feels perfectly at home. He plays with
the toys provided in the convalescent ward
and is having good time generally.
When the boy was picked up in the pine
woods by Trooper Rice he somewhat
dazod. and 1t found that one of his
arms was stiT-as if ii were asleep" as
the expression goes. With that exception
Robert might have ben a child who had
just gotten himself a little more than ord
irarily dirty by playing out in the rain.
Called for His Playmate.
When he was put TO bed at the head
quarters house OF the camp he Chartered
necessarily. but what he said meant little.
lie called continually for the little girl who
had been his playmate. and cried for his
mamma" meaning Mrs. Ferry. who took
him in her frail arms and comforted him.
From his childish babbe II was gathered
that he had picked some blackberries while
he was wandering about. and that a negro
had given him some bread and sausage.
This latter statement is considered by Mrs.
Bushce and her assistants at the camp as
being possibly true. since. as persons in
the immediate ucighbOrhOOd are many OF
them absolutely ignorant about Camp Good
VIII and its purposes. 1t is regarded as
likely that Wandering negro berry picker
might not have heard either Of the camp
or of the missing boy. An instance of this
ignorance was forCihly presented yesterday
afternoon. when conductor No. sol of a
BrightwoOd car was unable to direct a
passenger to Camp Good VIII. and said
that II was "a new one on him"
Praise for the men who helped in the
search for the boy was given literally yes
terday afternoon by the women in charge
of tho camp. They were just fine said
one of them. Everybody was so willing
and nice about everything. The boys
and girls will have very different idea
about policemen after this. although some
OF them have already come to regard those
who play ball with them as human beings
without any terrible attributes"
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Ferry. with whom
Robert came to camp, was greatly relieved
when. after her outburst of Joy at the lad
recovery she was told that she could sta.
at camp until she had recovered from tn
effects OF her anxiety.
II was afraid you'd never want to hav
here again" she said to Mr.. Weller
'sin>e my coming with the boy has mad
50 much trouble.
But she was assured that the boy coul
come back. and that she could stay Their
md "a l. I,.SFh Of Nl.y,N In In
as long they liked. the rules of the asso
citation being broken for the purpose.
Yesterday afternoon she sat under al
open tent near camp headquarters huddle'
Up in "A steamer chair. utterly worn out wit
her two nights vigil. Al the best deli
cate woman. she seemed utterly broken b
her anxiety
50 also trouble seemed to have anecte
Mrs Ida Barker. the mother OF the boy
when she seen today by an Evening
Star reporter
A Mothers Suspense.
1T was IMPOSSIBLE for me Il, 90 out