Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-11-21 | Page 21 | Pioneer Starving, but Sons Are Prosperous

PIONEER STARVING BUT SONS ARE PROSPEROUS Brave Old OI Man Han Found Pound in Dire Need but Shows Determination to Aid Self So pitifully weak we weak k that he could not walk without assistance and with his faded blue eyes pleading the helpless helplessness ness of a starving st man Benjamin Ferrer Fer Ferrer Ferrer who in 1862 guided a span of mules across the plains to Salt SnIt Lake for Wil Wll William liam Neal was taken to the emergency hospital at the city Jail jall last night For the past three or four days the aged pioneer plon er has tt been een without food tood or shelter and when found on West First South street by a patrolman he was In Ina ina a half frozen condition It was not un until until until til after he had been taken to the police station that he thawed out enough to answer Questions He then told the police that he was 69 9 years old and had five sons who were George Charley and Rob Kob Kobert Robert Robert ert of Murray John W of Sandy and Benjamin Franklin Ferrer of Park City were the names given by the trembling old man One of these sons eons was com communicated communicated communicated with by the police pollee and Lieu Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant tenant John Hemp stated that he be re refused refused refused fused to assist his father fl fa er until Informed that the police would have to take stringent stringent stringent gent measures to obtain proper care for him Tho The aged man said wd that his wife was living with Mrs Mra frs Paul Anderson a daughter somewhere in Bait Salt Lake but owing to illness In the Anderson family fam tam family ily he be would not appeal to them for help Ferrer la is e suffering from an attack of dropsy and his hie lower limbs are swollen to twice their normal size He was waa still hopeful however and anI showed tho the sturdy spirit that had led him across the plains when he said ld Never mind Ill soon be bo on my feet teet and then I can take care of ot o myself H He had been doing porter work at various places for tor the past part three months until h lt b too Dl Ui to work