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Show I Boys Hike to Saltair; Caught in Storm,. Two Found Dead Heroic Youths Fight Blizzard. Trap. ped In Swamp, Five Boys Battle For Life for Many Hours Salt Lnkc, Fob. 20. After bravely brave-ly fighting against snow and cold in the swamps west of tho city and south of tho Saltnlr tracks Sunday i.lght Francis Sawyer, 7 yenrs old, son of Frnnk Sawyer, 153S Indiana nvcnuo and Oeorgo Jensen, 0 jcars old, son of Lars P. Jensen of 1?I0 West Eighth South, two of ilvo youth caught in a fierce blizzard ns thoy wero returning from n hlko to Salt-nlr, Salt-nlr, aro dead. John Jensen, brother of Oeorgo and James and Richard Bailey of 752 Cheyenno avenue aie 111 at their homes from tho effects of exposure and tho exhausting strug-glo. strug-glo. Tho Sawyer boy died yesterday morning whilo being brought to a hospital in Salt Lake, whilo tho Jyn-sen Jyn-sen boy died at tho county hospital last night, having lingered unconscious unconsci-ous all day, Tho youths left their homes at 10 o'clock Sunday morning to walk to Saltair. They renched tho resort -ind wero returning homo when a torrlfle storm enmo up and nlmost carried thorn from tho track. For over ono ml'o they struggled against tho wind nnd snow. Blinding (lashes of lightning light-ning added to tholr terror. Fearing tho Btcel rails would draw tho lightning light-ning nnd causo It to strike them, the boys Joined hands and left tho rail grado and walked into tho marshes on tho south. Brave Icy Waters Tho youngsters bravod tho Icy water wa-ter nnd waded deeper and dcopcr In tho swamps In their efforts to roach dry laud. When at a point about three miles south of the tracks thoy realized thoy wero lost. They decided to separato and ro-connoltercd ro-connoltercd In search of dry land and shelter. Blinded by tho driving snow, tho Sawyer boy sank nearly to his shoulders In tho Bwnmp. Ho struggled strug-gled and fought to save himself. Ho called to tho ether boys. Struggling ho finally reached a shallow placo and fell unconscious on tho soggy ground. Littlo George Jensen heard his companion call for help and ho started start-ed to his assistance Ho, too walked Into tho deep swamp, but managed to make, his way to tho spot whoro oung Sawjtor was unconscious. Tho storm abated for a whilo, but a flerco wind soon frozo their dripping clothing cloth-ing to their bodies. Tho others made their way to tho spot nnd tried to revlvo tho Sawyer boy. Tho lad remained unconscious and Illchard Bailey, tho oldest of tho party, set out nlono for help. Aid Is Summoned Almost an hour later ho reached the Clovor Loaf dairy farmhouse. Thero ho obtained tho aid ot two Greek farm hands and returned with u horso and wagon to a spot noar where ho had left his companions. It startod snowing again and it was somo time before they found tho boys huddlod together noar tho pros-trato pros-trato form of Sawyer. Tho two Greeks carried tho boys to tho wagon and drovo them to tho farm houso, Tho Sawyer boy apparently appar-ently wbb dead and Georgo Jensen was unconscious. Drs. L. P. Muss-or Muss-or and A. A. Bird of Magna woro called and rushed to tho houso In their automobiles and rendered what usslstanco they could. All efforts of tho physicians to rovlvo tho Sawyer hoy wero of no avail. Tho parents of Iho boys woro notified and Mr. Sawyer Saw-yer went to tho houso whero tho hoys woro being cared for. Tho physicians and Mr. Sawyer ro- malncd with tho boys all night.-" M They wero brought to tho city yes- l H torday forenoon, but tho Sawyer lad ! M died in hla father's arms while ou ' j H tho way, Tho Jensen lad was takon , M to tho county hospital. Tho other $ H boys aro being cared for at their H homes. f. , M |
