The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-28
DRANK CARBOLIC
ACID AND DIED
Gertrude Lake, a StenOgrapher,
Swallows an Ounce of
the Poison.
WAS PENNILESS AND
OUT OF EMPLOYMENT
Act Which Ended Her Life Com.
mitted on Fourth Floor of
Mccormick Block.

Driven TO desperation through her In
ability 10 obtain employment. Gertrude
Lake. stcnographcr, about 2i years OF
age, drank the contents OF an ounce vial
oil carbolic acid in the hall OF the fourth
foor Of the Mccormick block and died
frcm the effects while being taken to the
hospital some few minutes later
Falls on Floor in Office
At about $50 o'clock Monday afternoon
the girl entered the Office of the Salt Lake
Mcrcur railroad, which Is located on
the fourth floor of the Mccormick block
and fell to the floor just inside the door
Inc employees of the office picked her
up and carried her TO the hall. laid her
on the floor and summoned DR.. E. =.
Wright. who has an Office In the building.
Dr. Wright responded and found the
empty vial lying in the hall which told
the whole story as TO what was the
trouble.
Another Doctor Called.
Tho girl was carried into the Office OF
S NJ. Barlow, and DR.. Beer, who was in
the building at the time. was called in to
assist DR.. Wright, Everything possible
vas done to aid the girl Alcohol and
acid were poured down the throat in
large quantities and she showed signs OF
reVivng.
Ambulance Call Sent.
DR.. Beer then went out and secured an
order from the county authorities TO take
the girl TO the Holy Cross hospital and
also went after the ambulance. While
DIR. Beer was gone DR.. Wright gave or
derS to have the girl taken to the police
station and sent after the Keogh- Wright
turned with the Holy Cross ambulance
he learned that the girl had been taken to
the police station.
Died on Way to Hospital.
The officers at the station had no place
TO take care OF the girl and told the
driver OF the ambulance 10 take her to the
hospital. He called up the kcogh- Wright
nurses. who told him TO bring her to the
hospital Upon arrival at the hospital a
nurse came out and stated to the driver
that they had no place for the girl and
that she had better be taken back 10 the
police station. They examined the girl and
found that she had died in the ambulance
without ever regdining consciousness. and
tho body was taken to Halls undertaking
parlorS.
Little Known Of Girl.
Very little is known about Gertrude
Lake. except that she was In the employ
OF the Telluride Power company at Pro-
vo two weeks prior TO January 16 last
and on her person she had letter from
mat company recommending ncl as TO
ability etc. She had a memorandum
book which was filled with business cards,
employment agency checks and various
notes, that show she had Travelled from
coast 20 coast during the past three years
No clue Is given as TO where her home
Is or where her relatives II there are
any, are located.
Made Trip to California.
After leaving the employ of the Tclu-
ride company she went to California and,
according to a railroad receipt stub. re-
turned to Salt Lake on the 2lst OF this
month. 1t is known that she had been
in search OF employment and had been
in this respect and was al
NEST destitute One of the letters showed
that she had recently been loaned SIS by
q man in Provo The girl had 50 cents on
her person. and her clothes. though clean
and neat, showed signs of much wear,
Body Held at Morgue.
Nothing can be learned as to where she
had been stopping since her return 10 Salt
Lake. Justice Dana T. Smith ordered the
body held at the morgue, and an inyes-
tiGation will be made this morning.