The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-29
RIITLITTLE HOPE
FOR AUTO VICTIM
noetOr Fears That Roger
Goodrich viii Not Recover
From Injuries.
BOY STILL UNCONSCIOUS
Search Continues for the Heartless
Dryer-speed Fiends to Be
Arrested.

still unconscious. his life hanging in
the balance Roger Goodrich showed
some improvement in his condition last
night. ana DR.. A. A. Bird OF Murray.
who has been attending him since the
Lar was run down by an automobile
near state and Twelfth South streets
Thursday night. is somewhat encOur-
AGED by the boys condition.
10 was learned yesterday that the boy
vas running around a wagon of the
Cramer Floral company. Fifteenth
south and Third East streets, when the
automobile. tearing at a terrific rate,
turned aside just enough TO miss the
wagon and struck the boy. The lad
fingered AN day IN an unconscious con-
ditI0u at the home OF his father VIII
Twice during the day the suffering
child moved his arms at the suggestion
OF his father, and said several words,
though never regaining consciousness.
Ir. Bird made another trip TO the
home shortly before midnight last
night and dressed the wound again.
Tie says the hoy is suffering from
serious cOncussiOn OF the brain.
Though his condition was improved
yesterday. Dr. Bird is not hopeful for
bis recovery. III is believed the bow can
not recover and that death Is a matter
of few days, at most.
Search for Machine.
While the boy was struggling for life
and for consciousness yesterday, dep
uty sherirfs We're still busy searching
Tor the automobile which struck him,
and then went whirling away into the
night without stopping an instant 10
learn the extent OF the injuries. All OF
Ina garages i'm salt Lake were again
visited yesterday. but without result.
Word was also sent TO towns near here,
ll tine hope that the machine could be
located. and thus the owner and driver
could be traced il Is now believed that
The machine is owned by a man who has
his own automobile house but the
chase is sim continuing.
One death and three other serious in
iuries have been recorded during the
month as toll 10 automobile speed
STEERS in salt Lake. The death recorded
was that of Bernard SamWay, 10 years
old. an altar boy at ST Marys cathe-
oral. who was run down on October
boy the automobile of W. A. Cooke and
SO badly injured that he died two days
later in the Judge Mercy hospital
This Is the only instance within the
month, and one OF the Few recorded
where the driver OF the automobile mas
stopped 10 consider the fate OF the vic
tIm Ina this instance, Mr.. Cooke hur-
ried the boy 10 the hospital and did
every Ihins within his power 10 save ms
life OF the little fellow
Two accidents were added TO the lls
on October no, when Henry Johnson O
SIS Lake street was run down a
Fourth SouJh and state streets. anl
e.. Mayeda, "a Jap employed by the Ore
gou Short Line. was struck by
speeding ear near Second West an1
First South streets. i both or these
instances, the drivers OF the autOmO-
hiles opened the throttle ana FASTENED
from the scene as fast as possible.
Authorities 10 Act.
AS a result Of the accident Thursday
niEnJ. in Wllch the Goodrich boy was
injured the police and sherirrs forces
are working together TO find the auto
mobile and 10 take actiGn 10 avoid sim
liar accidents in the future, if possible
Speedsters on state street in the city
or county viii be arrested. according
10 plans now being worked cut The
state road has been used as a speed
way south of Ninth South street, and
several accidents have resulted, many
of them OF g serious nature. During
the year, il is said, there have been
nine accidents on state street. between
Ninth South street and Murray, due 20
fast driving OF automobiles. and eff
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