Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-06
ANDERSON CHILD
IS DOING WELL.
Little Fellow Who Was So Badly
Hurt Yesterday Morning
Is Improving.
WAS NOT STEALING A RIDE.
lie and a Playmate We're Passing Be-
hind the Wagon When Heavy
Boxes Fell Out.

At the Groves L. d. $. hospital this
afternoon 1t was learned that young
Charles Anderson. the fve-y ear-old
boy who was seriously injured yester-
day by being struck by two heavy
packing boxes which fell from dray,
was resting well, and had greatly re-
covered from the shock subsequent to
the accident.
Robert H. Anderson. the boys father.
called In DIR. s. c. Baldwin, DR.. J. ).
Richards. and Or. Benedict yesterday
afternoon, and after n consulta aon
they reduced the fractures in both
limbs. In case the bruise on the fore
head does not develop serious trouble.
II Is now thought that the youngster
viii recover. One leg. however. VIII
probably be permanently detormed. as
the bones are badly shattered about
the knee The other which was brok-
en- near the thigh joint Will heal much
more rapidly and perfectly.
WAS NOT STEALING RIDE.
From developments in the case to-
day, II Is learned that the young boy
was noI stealing a ride on the dray. as
was ut first supposed. Eye witnesses
of the accident have been found who
state that he. with another boy. was
merely passing through the street on
his way home from the Lafayette kim
dergarten class. and that as ne passed
behind the dray, the heavy boxes, one
weighing $50 pounds. and the other
$50 pounds, fell Off striking young An
derson as they fell.
one witness. IL Mrs. Glade. states
that after he was struck the boy tried
to rise, and then fell forward between
the boxes. neither OF them resting on
him, his falling being due to the fact
that his legs were broken,
NOT SEEN BY DRIVER.
Another witness declares that the
driver OF the dray gave his horses a
sharp blow with lhe Whip, ana .tndl
tGeir s1ddeu increase OF movement fof-
ward, was responsible for the dislodg-
ing OF the boxes. The driver himself
was not aware OF the fact that any
thing was wrong with his load until he
reached the L.. ID. ), university. where
he had case to deliver. Then notic-
ing that the boxes we're missing he
ran back down the road until he met
the crowd who had gathered about the
liltle boy, and were carrying him away.
RENDERED ASSISTANCE.
He, with the employees OF the tlthing
olitS, Hldut every tllorl 10 lOcate the
identity OF the youngster, and after he
had been sent to the hospital requested
that he be notified as soon as the par
ents were located. on learning the
boys Identity yesterday afternoon the
driver called on Mr. Anderson and ex-
pressed his sympathy ana regret at the
accident. He stated that he did not
believe the boys were stealing a ride
on his dray. He had noticed them as
he passed, and did not see them make
any movement to catch on to the rear.
SECOND SUCH ACCIDENT.
This Is the second accident within
year In salt Lake caused by heavy ma
terial from wagons falling out and
striking children. The previous instance
was on Second street where small
| child was killed by block OF lee which
slid out from an Ice wagon making Its
way up the Second street hill