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Show BOY STRUCK BK CJSR ! IS SERIOUSLY HURTi William Anderson Loses Foot; Has Fractured Skull and Other Injuries. A game of "tag," in v. hicli he was engaged en-gaged with several playmates last night, may cost William Ishmaet Anderson. 13 years of age. his life. The lad. who is , a son of Mrs. C'aseic Anderson, 2512 Sev- 1 enth East street, was struck by a north-1 north-1 bound Wandamero street car near the I intersection of Seventh East and Driggs j .avenue Uisi night. His injuries may prove fatal. ! The only eyewitness to the accident I was Grace Cook, 1'S years of age, who was plavlng the game with the Anderson j lad and several other children. She stated that the Anderson boy started to run across Seventh East street, stopping mid wav to allow a southbound car to ; pass. Then, as he proceeded, he was! struck by a northbound car. which he i evidently' had not observed as it approached, ap-proached, lie was thrown violently to ( the ground, the wheels passing over one of his feet. It was necessary to amputate ampu-tate the foot between the ankle and knee at the L. D. S. hospital, where he was taken for treatment. According to the attendants at t he hospital, the Anderson boy also received, a compound fracture of the other leg awl concussion of the hraJn. The accident occurred about 7 o'clock, and instead of notifying the police. In order that time might have been, paved, employees of the street car company can led the injured , boy into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ! ard J. Smead, 2153 Seventh East street, j where he was kept until an empty car, ! bound for the tarn, came along. lie was put a-board this car and h rough t to a convenient point up town, where the hospital hos-pital a mbulanco was in waiting. According to the Utah Light & Traction claim department, Dr. J. C Landcnberger was the surgeon called to attend the Anderson An-derson lad's Injuries. At the hospital all inquirers were referred to Dr. Landcnberger. Landcn-berger. The latter was called by telephone, tele-phone, but refused to give any information. informa-tion. The real nature of the boy's injuries in-juries was learned from a surgeon who j was called in to assist tho company , Dhvsician in the oneration. At an early hour this morning the boy was still alive, but in an admittedly grave condition. No report of the accident was made to the police, and It vas only from hearsay that officers learned of its occur re nc. B. K. Orant, chief of police, ordered an investigation, and H. D. Lyon, city detective, de-tective, visited the neighborhood and reported re-ported .the fncts in the case to Captain Roberts shortly before midnight . |