Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-05
DR.. ALEXANDER HEART'B BROKEN.
Terrible Affection Weighs SO Heavily
Upon Him That He Refuses
10 be COmiOrted.
He TELLS MOST PATHETIC STORY
Cared for the Wounded, Little Dream
Ing That His own Loved Ones
We're Among the Victims.
Special to the "News,y

Special to the "NowsO
Spnngyille Utah, Jan 1.-The bodies
Of Mrs. Lulu J.. Boyer Alexander and
her two children. the three Utah vic
Tins Of the Chicago disaster, reached
Springyilie at II o'clock last night in
charge Of Dr. Alexander, husband and
| father Of the untortunatcs. They were
met at the depot By a large number Of
friends and relatives and were taken
to the Boyer home, there to remain un.
Ill they are deposited I'm mother earth.
THE DOCTOR HEART-BROKEN.
Needless to say Dr. Alexander is
| heart broken man as u result Of his
terrible experience, and the story that
he tells is perhaps one OF the most pa.
thciIc connected with the dsastrouslro.
quois fire The doctor says that on the
day OF the dreadful holocaust the child.
rem We're exceedingly anxious ia 20 10
the matinee but Mrs Alexander had
decided not to go. The father tried 10
persuade his little son against it. but
both children manifested such a great
desire to see the play That finally the
mother changed her mind and agreed
to take them,
THOUGHT or GOING HIMSELF.
About the time Of the opening Of the
matinee, Mr. Alexander was nj the
hospital attending TO an operation.
When be had finished he thought OF
going to the thcatcr himself. but as IL
was quite late and he would have some
difficulty in securing tickets. he aban-
doned the idea and concluded not to go.
CARED FOR THE VICTIMS.
When the fire broke out the doctor.
# appears, was just across the street
from the playhouse in company with
friend named Harry Wilson. and on
hearing Of the calamity immediately
hastruci To The scene Of sorrow and did
everything possible to care for the dead
and wounded At that time he knew
nothing of the extent Of the horror and
thinking that perhaps only few had
met their deaths he proceeded TO IN.
hospital TO care for those who vera
hurL little dreaming that his own wifi.
ana children were among the victims,
but on the other hand, satisfying him.
self that they had escaped the disaster
all right and had gone direct TO their
home. Again he thought that should
they happen to be among the injured
they would be brought to the hospital
ana he would be ready to receive and
care for them, All the while the doctor
was huslly engaged attending TO tho
victims when. completely
exhausted, the news reached him that
dead were being taken out by the
hundreds and the dreadful thought
'Iuc' him that perhaps his wife Lulu
and her two li,uo ones were among
he victims,
FOUND HIS LOVED ONES.
From that time ON DR.. Alexander
o,t no time IN searching among the
ulus for his loved ones and. when
bout 10 abandon an hope of finding
hem, hr came across The BODY of bis
itie son Boyer. whose head had bccn
10 taMpIHd upon by the SETTLING. nan
c-slr.yhcn mass of humanity, as TO be-
nltc,y Wlucogniaable, the only means
% ld'ullilDtIOu being q watch which
h' now hcart-brokcn tuthor had given
MS little SON as present lNrNnzi.i
o\uNd consolation the stricken fathar
oltIuUrd the search until he had dis
"f,r'1 th' bodies of his wife and
laughter that of the former being So
.uIF mJugDd that hr passed n "a
l.i"rn' times without realizing that Il
as Indeed Ibis wife, The little girl vas
Poo most badly banned Of AN and pre-.
.nlod q sight piliabla to behold. 5r,.
rNiIdr' WAS also burned bat not 10
l,l uu extent as her daughter win.
'r i'yrW.o'd son had evidently hesu
'dnnioi io death Boo the mad rush NJ
Uno'.Js 10 escape from the burning
uI.dmr
GREAT SHOCK TO MISS BOYER,
Dr Alexander has brought with him
! his household effects and viii prob
NiS never return 20 the city Of his ter
b,e ull.lrtl0r. lir Was met I'm Chi
lro by his sisln-iu-luw. Miss Helen
oyer on Friday ust she having come
Dora without the least knowledge VI
he druIml calamity which had coma
pom thnw Miss Boyer had heard "
' tire and being somewhat M at casa
cause of h. she resolved ON going 10
',CHo simply to content herself that
! WIs right IMAGINE thn ghn.l