▁California . ▁On ▁hearing ▁their ▁story , ▁the ▁w agon ▁trains ▁shared ▁their ▁prov isions ▁with ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁and ▁turned ▁back ▁to ▁accomp any ▁them ▁to ▁Al bu quer que . ▁In ▁later ▁life , ▁Mary ▁Brown ▁re called ▁that ▁" to ▁keep ▁from ▁going ▁cra zy " ▁on ▁the ▁tre k ▁back , ▁she ▁would ▁un ra vel ▁a ▁stock ing ▁and ▁re - kn it ▁it ▁over ▁and ▁over ▁again . ▁She ▁had ▁carried ▁her ▁young est ▁child , ▁Or rin , ▁on ▁the ▁family ' s ▁only ▁surv iving ▁horse . ▁When ▁the ▁horse ▁died , ▁she ▁walked , ▁carrying ▁him ▁in ▁her ▁arms ▁until ▁Edward ▁Smith ▁provided ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁w agon ▁from ▁his ▁own ▁train . ▁Or rin ▁became ▁ill ▁and ▁died ▁shortly ▁before ▁their ▁arrival ▁in ▁Al bu quer que ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁an ▁un mark ed ▁grave ▁outside ▁the ▁town . ▁S all ie ' s ▁half - s ister ▁Julia ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 : ▁ ▁We ▁stood ▁around ▁it ▁[ the ▁grave ], ▁water ing ▁it ▁with ▁tears , ▁and ▁we ▁knew , ▁having ▁once ▁left ▁it , ▁we ▁never ▁should ▁see ▁it ▁again . ▁We ▁gathered ▁stones ▁and ▁put ▁upon ▁it , ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁dig ging ▁of ▁wol ves ; ▁and ▁then , ▁having ▁done ▁all , ▁we ▁looked ▁at ▁each ▁other , ▁d reading ▁to ▁go . ▁We ▁had ▁grown ▁sto ical ▁with ▁star v ation ▁and