Show AGED MAN HAS ESCAPE George Cheshire Lost for Hours Yesterday in Fields of Oakley Addition FALLS INTO MUDDY CANAL REACHES SHELTER IN PITIABLE CONDITION CON k OF EXHAUSTION Shivering with cold and ready to drop from exhaustion George Cheshire 84 years old of o Seventh East street wandered about the fields of Oakley addition yesterday afternoon for hours utterly lost When late in the afternoon he reached the home of ot Charles Johnson the old mans clothes were frozen stiff from a fall into the canal across the river Mr Cheshire who Is 84 years old and feeble In body lives JIves with a son Reuben Cheshire at Seventh Sev th East street streel Another son Charles Cheshire lives on Seventh Seven h West street The father fath r de decided decided yesterday esterday to visit his hisson hisson hisson son across the river He tottered across the town made his visit and then in attempting to return town lost his way Chilled and Exhausted Instead of coming towards town he went west and finally became bewildered bewildered dered in the fields of Oakley addition He became chilled and so exhausted 1 he could hardly keep up tip his hl wander wanderings wanderings ings hugs To make things worse he stumbled stumbled stumbled bled into a canal and before he could scramble out was wet to the skin His Ills condition was now desperate He lIe stumbled stumbled stumbled bled ahead and finally saw the light of ofa ofa ofa a house ahead ahe d He reached the door of this and with stiff knuckles knocked an announcement of his arrival Charles Johnson answered the feeble summons and the old man tottered into the warn kitchen The old man was given the coziest spot near the stove and when questioned explained that he was lost Jost He told in a vague way where he lived and said he was anxious to get nome home as his son would be worrying about him It was now almost dark outside out outside outside side The old man was divested of frozen clothes and was soon clothed In n dry apparel At his earnest request the po police police police lice station was notified d and the patrol was vas called to convey him to his home |