Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-22
9RO7H[RS, APART
FOR 45 YEARS,
REUNITED HERE
Fail 10 Recognize Each Other
When They Meet at Santa
-. lEe--.StatiQn: Identification
by Scars

p.o,hers who had not seen each
49,, fnr forty-rivc years met laset
o' ,"s,.g, The santa Pc station. They are
y, r H. East, OF Sloudcroft, n. NJ
"a n {. East, Of California,
'' ,rhev did not know each other when
NOV met which, OF course, was only
aa,ural after nearly half century
y scparaton. Under Sheriff Dick
vswIs brought them together, Then
49,. questioned each ether and looked
ssr familiar marks until each was sat
,soea that the other was his brother
mr. East arrived here at o'clock
last night on Santa Re train No. !.
oomlnr In answer TO telegram from
,.naer Sheriff Lewis that Ills brother
.as here The brother first came here
month ago. on his way from Cali
,ornla to oklahoma. where he be-
lived the doctor was living. lie left
here after stay Of thirty days, in
The county jail under medical atten-
Ion. lie was computed solely be-
cause he was In need OF treatment
and on his own solicitation.
Letter Brings Them Together.
letter written by him while in iai
received the doctor, bu. 70 reply Va J
received. although the doctor answered
by telegram. until he had left here
Efforts 60 Intercept him proved futile
beeause he was taken III at Bernalill1
and the officers were looking for him
At more distant points. When he re-
covered he came back mere, arriving
Tuesday. and Under Sheriff Lewis
wired the doct0r,f AK
Mr.. Lewis found Dr.. East when he
got off the train H.. S. East was
with him. He did not know his
brother but the doctor surmised his
Identity. lie was not certain he was
his brother owing to the fact that he
had received word from q relative
years ago that he was dead The doc
tor questioned him, without his know
ng who the doctor was, asking him
about his parents. his family and
events Of his youth. Il. S. East fl
nally guessed that the doctor was his
brother and stepping close to him.
peered into his face, looking for
scar under the left eye, which he
knew his brother bore He found 1t
This satisfied him and they elasped
hands. s
Found d, Indians.
While the doctor Is only five years
younger than his brother, who Is 81,
the latter appears to be much older
lIardships encountered in California
when he was gold prospector added
years to his appearance.
Dr. East was confident that he had
found his brother when b. S. East
answered his questions satisfactorily.
There was one mark. however. that
was infallible, he said. His brothers.
feet we're Scared on the soles. Years
ago when they were living in Ne
braska. his brother was lost while on
a hunting trip. His feet were frozen
lie would have died had not the Sioux
Indians found him and sent him to
Omaha. Permanent marks Of this In
cident remained with b. S. East, how
ever. Forced to walk mile after mile
with his feet frozen caused the flesh
TO fall off, exposing the bones. Dr.
East supposed this left marks thai
time had not erased.
Hears Wife Is Dead.
B S. East left home when his par
cnts lived at Clarinda, la. lie left a
wife and two children. He did not
know until last night that the wife
and daughter had died. The son, a.
East, lives near St Joseph, Mo. His
parents have died in the meantime
Ills mother would not believe that he
was dead. according to DIR. East, de-
spite the word sent by relatives tina.
he had been found dead In a canyon
IN 1879 with a musket beside him
She died believing he was alive.
Dr. East said last night he would
telegraph the son TO come to Cloud
croft TO meet his father He intended
TO leave with his brother this morn
ing for his home