The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
FATE'S CHILD HAS
NEW MISFORTUNE
Frank Russell Recovering from
Terrible Injury Deserted
by Mother.
CAREER BRIEF BUT LIVELY
LAD FELL THREE STORIES AND
ALLOTTED ON HIS HEAD.

Having escaped death by a miracle lit
tie Frank Russell is at the Latter-day
Saints hospital Well on his way toward
recovery. but apparently forgotten or de
serted by his mother. Day after day the
boy, who is only ) years old, has been
making Il brave fight for his life. but he
has been without the comforting assist
ance of a mothers care The nurses and
physicians at the hospital, won by the
cheerfulneSs of the little fellow, have
done all in their power to make him hap
py. but during the past few days a long
ing expression has taken the place of
the bright smiles. Each morning the boy
has watched the door of his room in the
hospital apparently hoping that his moth
er would be there to see him. But day
after day he has kept his vigil and then
at night has gone to sleep.
The neglect or fOFgetfulness of the
mother of the boy has made his case APP
peal TO the physicians at the hospital
aside from the interest of the recovery
from scientific standpoint.
Was Apparently Dead.
About two months ago, while playing
on the roof of a building on CONNER
cial street, the boy plunged through the
skylight to the floor of a court three
stories below. When picked up he was to
all appearances dead, but at the hos
pital faint flicker of life was found
after close examination. Little or no
hopes were held out for his recovery.
however, when it was found thai he had
fallen on his head. Conclusion of the
BRAIN a fractured skull internal in
juries. all these were given as results
of the accident, ard the boy was treated
In the faint hope that life might be pro-
lOnged. DR.. w. +. Beer took the case in
charge and to his establishment the boy
began to improve. Every effort was then
made TO assist the recovery Several
slight operations were had to relieve the
strain upon the boys brain. and after
each one he recuDerated rapidly.
During the past few weeks the boy has
gained in a way that the physicians al
the hospitals could not understand The
injuries received in the fall. according t.
Or. Beer, were sufficient TO cause death
in the most robust of men, but the bOv
has recovered from the operations and is
now almost ready TO be discharged from
/ the hospital.
Mother Remains Away.
A few days after the injury the BOYS
mother called TO see him. Two or three
days later she called again. but since that
tlme she has not appeared at the hospi-
tai The police were asked to find her
put she had moved from her former adj
dress and could not be located DR.. Beer
IS making arrangements to have the boy
placed IN some institution as soon as his
recovery is completed.
Frank Russell seems to have been pre-
destined for adventures and vicissitudes
His fall from the Commercial street
! building was the first time that he was
seriously injured, but before that he had
numberlesI narrow escapes. One of his
picturesque exploits at the age of 3 was
/ the dragging of a little cart through the
streets of the city. Across street cor
ners. lodging passing cars and automo-
biles, the little fellow wended his periIous
way for miles.