Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-03
WOMAN, 79, WITH
INFANT BOY, LOST
Great Grandmother Wanders in
Streets All Day Pushing
Go-Cart
TEN HOURS WITHOUT FOOD
Aged Matron Talks Continuously
to Make Child Forget
Hunger
TEN HOURS WITHOUT FOOD

Leaving her home at 1924 East Tenth
street shortly after o'clock yesterday
morning to take her grandson,
Albert Magg, II months old, around
the block in his new go-cart, Mrs.
Ellen O'Brien, 70 years old, lost her
way and wandered about the streets of
Los Angeles for ten hours without any
thing to eat before she was found and
taken to the central police station,
where the anxious father of the child
met the weary wanderers and took
them home shortly before o'clock last
night.
Mrs. O'Brien came to Los Angeles a
short time ago to visit her daughter
in-law, Mrs. Edwin O'Brien, who lives
at 1924 East Tenth street. The aged
woman is unacquainted with the streets
of this city and never ventured far
from home without being accompanied
by some of her relatives.
Soon after breakfast yesterday morn
ing the grandmother asked per-
mission to take the little fellow out for
a ride in his new go-cart. The father
of the child P. o. Magg, an actor of
the Orpheum circuit, who, with his
wife, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ed
win O'Brien, consented but warned the
aged woman against going too far from
home. The latter declared she would
walk around the block and was posi-
tive that she could find her way back
without any trouble.
STARTS OUT BAREHEADED
Believing that she would be back
within a few minutes, Mrs. O'Brien did
not stop to put on her hatNor dress the
child in street clothes. Bareheaded,
and with the little fellow clad in
mother wheeled the happy youngster
away.
So absorbed was Mrs. O'Brien in
watching the joyous antics of the little
fellow, who would insist in getting out
of the buggy and toddling at her side,
that she walked two blocks instead of
one and then forgot which direction to
turn.
Confident that she could find her way
back home, the aged woman continued
on her way, turning this way, then
retracing her steps and turning in an
other direction, until she was utterly
lost.
Not knowing the number of her
daughters house OF the name OF the
street, Mrs O'Brien hesitated in ask
ing to be assisted back to her home.
With a stout heart she continued her
wandering, gradually tagging as she
became more weary and footsore. Final
ly. when the child became restless
because of it's hunger, Mrs. OBrien
rested for a few minutes IN the Snaue
of a tree near a schoolhouse somewhere
in the southeastern part of the city.
This was at noon.
WALKS FOR HOURS
Determined to reach her home, the
white-haired woman made no more
stops. but continued on her way until
she reached Third and Main streets,
where, becoming confused at the traffic,
she appealed to a kindly matron. who
assisted the lost ones to the central
police station.
Little Albert did not cry Bit" said
the proud great-grandmother. He did
not eat much for breakfast and has
had nothing since then. 1 knew he
was hungry and kept talking to him all
the time. He was so pleased at the
long ride that he probably forgot
everything else.
at must have walked at least five
rifles. / am not used to such long
walks, and 1 am hardly able to move,
but the pleasure of being with the
little fellow and looking after him my
self fully compensates me for my
fatigue and hunger"
When the father of the child ap-
peared at the police station and thrust
a bottle of milk into the little fellows
hands the latter dropped a bag of
candy which had been purchased by a
kind hearted citizen and began gurg-
ling the fluid as If his life depended on
emptying the receptacle.