Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-31
S|X-YEAR old BOY
frozen TODfATH;
ANOTHER MAY DE
Body Of Little Son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Mortimer G.
Cressy Found Along Coun-
try Road.

Death by freezing some time Satur-
day night claimed little Hiram Cressy,
SIX years old, son of MIR. and Mrs.
Mortimer C. Greasy, of Ills Miller
street, WI lie his elder brother, John,
aged eight years, is in st. Luke's hos
pital with both feet and one hand
frozen, lowering between life and
death, because of exposure and ex-
haustion after a night out in the bit
ter cold. The body of the younger boy
was found Sunday about noon, 10 miles
east of Boise near the river road, frozen
beside his home made sled. The body
was about Is feet off the road, par
tally covered with drifted snow. The
older boy had struggled on In the storm
quarter of a mile further and had JUS
fallen into an old cabin, In which he
sought shelter, when found by Deputy
Sheriff Sommerville and James O'Con-
nor, probation officer. who had been
summoned Sunday morning to help To-
cate the lost children.
After reviving the older lad suffi-
GENTLY to find that there was still life,
the officers made a mad drive to Boise.
The older boy was taken to the hospital,
where everything possible - being done
for him, while the body of the younger,
whom physicians declare had been
dead several hours, was taken to the
Fry & Summers morgue.
Police Conducted Early Search.
The little boys left their home Sat-
urday afternoon about O'Clock with
the sled to go riding behind rigs IT
supper time they did ne sxpw up. but
the Parents thought little of it, as the
older ono was to sell papers and was
rot expected home until late. and 1t
was believed the younger brother was
with him. At o'clock, as they were
still missing. police headquarters was
notified. The officers were instructed
to keep n sharp lookout for the boys
and a search Of the motion picture
shows was made. At II O'Clock the
police were again notified that con-
ditions looked serious and Captain
Swanholm Immediately called mp peo-
Pie in various sections Of the city AND
the outskirts to try and get some trace
IF the boys but was unable to do so.
As the parents were unable to give
sthe officers any trace which might
lead to locating the boys, the search
was practically abandoned for tine
night and the father and mother were
advised not to worry Is the lads had
probably hooked their sled TO some
farm rig and. getting ont too far to
walk back. had gone TO -one farm
house to remain over night and would
come back n the morning.
Search the River Road.
In the morning came the realization
that perhaps the little boys had start
ed out to go to the home of their
grandparents, some IS miles up the
Roise river. Already Deputy Sheriff
Sommerville who had been notified
was out In his machine securing the
country and upon his return to the
sheriffs office at II o'clock was given
the new clue. Taking with him James
O'Connor they started on the new
trail. While travel prevented them
from seeing sled tracks Tor some els
tance. persons living along the road
gave them information that they had
seen two boys pass their houses. The
officer opened up the machine ant
made fast drive through the deer
snow on the upper bench.
Occasionally the tracks of the SLED
could be seen, where 1t had beer
hooked behind, some team and agar
the small foot prints in the snow
where the little feet had trudged
Then for a space drifted snow biotteC
out all signs of travel. When agar
The track was seen. the footprints o
but one boy showed and it was evl
dent that the older boy was pulling
his younger brother on the sled. AL
most at noon the officers saw small
cabin and decided that the boys mus