Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-04
BOY WAS LITERALLY B0ILEL.
Had Gone Fishing to the Jordan River
And Went Into Slaughter House
Where Accident Happened.
BORE SUFFERING LIKE A HERO.
Every Kindness and Attention was
Given Him Without Avail How
He Met His Death.

A shocking accident occurred yes
terday afternoon which terminated
fatally this morning at $50. The VIC
tim was Ulysses Stokes, the lO-yesr-
old son Of c. e. Stokes packer in the
employ Of the NelleD-Judson Drug
company
Yesterday the boy started out from
his home, Cottage court, IN COM
pany wi,h some companions Nho were
going fishing in Jordan river on their
way home they called at the slaugh-
ter house run By the Palace Meat mar
Ret ana 2luated on Twelfth South and
Third West streets, While watching
the dressing of some hogs Ulysses
Stokes fell bodily into the vat of
boiling water used for scaldng the
carcasses.
The hoy was immersed up TO his neck
IN the scalding water Attracted by bis
tGealos the employees lost no time IN
getting him out and doing all in their
POWER 70 relieve him, They immeai-
ately striped him so as 10 lessen the
likelihood o; the clothing adherIng I,
the cutice IT was apparent from the
first that the little fellow was badly
scalded and no time was lost In driving
him to his home In Conveyance which
was quickly secured.
DID NOT COMPLAIN.
Or, Chandler was at once summoned
and examined the boy. who, strange to
say did not complain or give evidence
OF acute suffering Such had been the
shock that he felt hardly any pali
and the scalded parts OF his little body
seemed practically deadened.
The boy slowly sank until death re-.
leyed him at daybreak this morning
with his agonized parents at his side.
lie is sald to have been an exceptional
ly bright little fellow. The remain
were taken 10 Halls undertaking es-
Establishment tc be prepared for inter-
ment Ct time yet to be decided,
FOREMAN KELLYs STORY.
James Kelly, foreman at the slaugh-
ter house, gave the following account OF
the accident
There must have been six boys in the
crowd which came up to the slaughter
house about o'clock yesterday after
noon We were killing pigs at the time
and always have trouble IN Keeping boys
out of the place In fact we throw wa
ter and all kinds OF things at them
when they come in the door but there
Is no keeping them out.
I'VE were all busy getting ready TO
knock down the pigs when the boys
arrived. The first thing / knew about
the accident was when | heard the boy
scream In order to explain the situa-
tlon the pigs are driven on to an ele-
waited platform Just above the sending
vat which rests about four feet above
the floor, At this side there are some
steps leading up to the platform, the
top steps being flush with the top Of the
vat No one seems TO know how II
happened, for We were all busy with the
pigs, but the boy must have stepped
UT ptcn pusNcu OIL the steps,
"As soon as | heard his scream 1
yelled to Smith lone of the employeO
TO pull his clothes on him, for IN the
meantime the boy had been helped out
by his brother and companions. Smith
started doing this and went on the
run for some linseed oil. We took all his
clothes OFF and soaked him thoroughly
with the oil and then / wrapped him
In a sheet and blanket, put him In my
buggy and hurried him home.
II was thunderstruck when a tele-
phone message informed me this morn
ing that the little fellow was dead All
the time ! was taking him home he
did not complain Of pain, lie said he
was tinglIng little! He never cried
a Bit what pain he had he kept TO
himself, in fact he laughed and joked
with his brother who sat behind.
The boy was scalded pretty badly on
the left calf, while his arms peeled IN
places from the shoulders down lie
could not have been in the water more
than second before ne screamed and
was helped out"
Kelly while relating the Incident was
much affected and made the remark
that he bet he would not have boy
around the place after this.
THE FATHERS MISFORTUNE
I'D" Stokes. the father OF the boy, is
an old employe OF the drug company.
and some three years ago lost leg In "a
streetcar accident on the Rapid Transit
on Seventh South
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