The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-27
Hans Jacobsen, Thirteen Years
Old, Suffers Injuries That
May Prove Fatal.
LIES IN BAGGAGE-R00M
AN HOUR WITHOUT AID
Railroad Officials and County
Authorities Refuse TO EX-
tend Assistance.

Hans Jacobsen, I3 years old, prob
ably was fatally injured by Rio
Grande train about 1:3O O clock Thurs
day night. The accident happened near
Seventh South aud Fifth West streets.
The boy was taken TO the baggage room
nj the Rio Grande depot, where he was
allowed To lie for over an hour with
put medical attention,
Young Jacobsen. together with a num-
ber of other boys was playing about
freight train, climbing of and on and
riding back aud forth.
While passing between two cars. while
the train was standing. it is alleged
That the train started up. The boy was
caught between the drawheads of TWO
o. the cars and injured internally. Just
how badly he was injured had not been
determined up to q late hour last night.
AS soon as it was known that the boy
was injured, the crew placed him on
one Of the ears and hurried hIm TO the
baggage room. This appears to he the
only set Of kindness done by any one
connected with the Rio Grande com
pany, unless it can be called an act of
kindness to allow him TO remain in
The baggage room instead Of out in tho
night air.
After the boy had been placed in
the baggage room, the police were no.
titled 10 send the patrol wagon for
him. AT that time the wagon was ont.
Sergeant LcnZi at once tried TO secure
n doctor for the injured hoy, and an
other example of the deplorable old
squabble as to whose case IL was re
sulted. Sergeant Lenzi notified Coun-
~ Physician Caldcrwood of the acci-
dent. and that officer is said to have re
piled that IL was not n county case.
aud that he therefore could not handle
Aid Is Refused.
An attempt was made TO locate either
City Physician Stewart or his assistant.
DIR, Paul, but neither of them could be
found. Lcnzi then made an appeal to
the railroad people tc do something for
the injured boy, but the man VINO an
swered the phone replied that the boy
was neither an employee nor passenger
Of the company. and refused TO do any
thing with the ease.
IT will be recalled that an employee
o. the company took the same position
about two months ago when Mike Ma
zine was run down by an engine Of the
company. In the case of Marine he was
allowed TO lie in intense agony for over
an hour before medical aid was Sc
cured
After Young Jacobsen had lain in the
baggage room for' nearly an hour some
one telephoned to the police station aud
wanted 10 know if they were never GO
sng TO come and take the boy away.
BY tins time the patrol wagon had
returned TO the station, and with Driv-
or Brown and Officer Goldng IT was
dispatched to the depot with all pos
sible speed. Golding was instructed by
Captain Burbidge to use his own iudg
ment about what TO do with the boy. II
he thought best he was TO bring him
10 the emergency hospital. While the
wagon was gone Dr. Paul was found
snd came at once TO the station to treat
the boy if he were brought there. DR..
Paul remained at the station until he
found that his services would not be
needed When Golding reached the de.
pot he found the boy just where he had
been for over an hour. The boy stated
that he wanted to be taken home. He
was placed in the patrol wagon and
driven 10 the home Of his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. o, \, jacobsen. Mt % Glen
street, where medical aid was summoned
and everything done to relieve his suf-
fering. At late hour it was not
Known whether the injuries would prove
katal or not.