| Show MANGLED S. S L. L YOUTH WAGES BATTLE IA FOR LIFE Victims Victim's Arm Leg t Nearly Cut CutOff Off in In in Fall Beneath Car Gar Accident Occurs When Cyclist Swerves Too Far Making Making Mak Mak- in ing j Turn BLOOD OFFICER DONATES BLOOD 1 Gives Two Pints for ir Transfusion Trans Trans- fusion Stubbornly fighting for his life lire I against great odds Edwin Cooper 17 1259 Sherman avenue Is 15 at the thc county county coun coun- ty hospital after having been man mangled under the wheels heels of a trailer of ofa ofa ofa a southbound streetcar at a. a m. m Wednesday His right arm ann was almost severed below the elbow elbo his right leg was nearly cut off just above the knee and the car wheels cut deep into the up upper r left leg at the groin Tourniquets applied by bj Lieutenant Charles H. H Perks of engine company No 3 of Sugarhouse substation probably probably ably saved the youth from death be before before before be- be fore he could be taken to the hospital OFFICER GIVES BLOOD Patrolman W. W R. R Hawks of the au automotive automotive au au- bureau of the police pollee department department depart depart- ment and captain of the first aid team gave two t pints of blood in a transfusion performed at the county hospital Despite the heroic herol S measures taken to save sa his life ute Cooper who Is the son of Mr and Jackson Cooper has only slight chances to recover according to attending physicians Cooper on his way to work at the wholesale d department e p par a r t m men e n t of the Schramm-Johnson Schramm Drug company 63 South West Temple street rode his bicycle west out of Emerson avenue ave aye nue Into Eleventh East In turning north he swerved too far to the west and plunged headlong into the side of the trailer of the southbound Sugarhouse car cai He was thrown Under under under un un- der the wheels of the rear truck and mangled RUSHES TO AID MD Lieutenant Perks a passenger on Oil the car rushed to Coopers Cooper's aid as soon as the car was stopped He called the antiquated police ambulance but its arrival was delayed He then summoned summoned sum sum- his fire engine from the Sugarhouse station and when firemen firemen firemen fire fire- men arrived on the scene scene they stopped stopp-ed bleeding by applying A second call for tor the ambulance ambulance ambulance lance was followed by a long delay When It finally arrived young Cooper was taken to the county hospital The victim was unconscious Golden Stewart conductor of the trailer said Cooper was evidently confused by an approaching automobile automobile automo automo- bile when he ran into the car MIchad Michael Mi MI- chael chad Froisland 57 Upton place op operator operator operator op- op of the motor car pulling the trailer confirmed Stewarts Stewart's version of the accident MAN IAN NEAR DEATH William Pardoe 62 former fonner city and county building gardener is reported re no- no ported near death in the same hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital from injuries suffered when struck by an automobile at Twenty Twenty- first South and State streets Mon Mon- day Pardoe who remained unidentified at the hospital for 14 hours after the accident suffered a fractured skull in internal and other serious injuries after alter he allegedly walked Into the path of ot an automobile driven by H. H G. G Shepherd 34 of 43 Herbert ae aye ave nue flue Shepherd was questioned by hy sheriffs sheriff's deputies and exonerated of blame BOY IN HOSPITAL yen VerI 12 son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Ellison of West Thirteenth Thirteenth Thirteenth Thir Thir- South was also in a critical condition at the hospital after falling from the tail tall gate of ot a cattle truck Continued Two on Pate Pare VICTIM M MANGLED IN FALL BENEATH G CAR Continued from Pare Page One Tuesday at Ninth South and w West t Temple streets I The boy suffered a fractured skull when he was Jolted off oft the truck asit as asit s sIt it passed over street car tracks atthe atthe at nt the Intersection Joseph Doctorman 33 of East Ninth South street told police polke he was unaware that young Ellison was riding on the truck until the accident occurred SADLER RECOVERING Earl Sadler 10 10 was reported re recovering recovering recovering re- re covering at his home from hurts re received received re- re when knocked down by an automobile driven by two youths who fled after carrying him Into a nearby house Tuesday night L. L M M. Sadler of or 20 Pueblo street father of the boy reported that his son re received received received re- re painful head cuts and bruises in hi the accident which occurred at Twelfth West and Second South streets Police are arc searching for the run hit v driver v FUNERAL Funeral services will be held Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day for Betty Jean 5 only child of or Mr and Mrs A. A A A. 2512 Seventh East street as the aftermath aftermath after after- math of another fatal auto accident Sunday Services will be held in the therose therose therose rose room of the Deseret mortuary and interment in City cemetery The girl was struck by ai as automobile automobile automo automo- bile hUe driven by Lester White 21 of or 1346 16 Hollywood avenue as she ran into the street in front of at her home to retrieve an orange thrown by a playmate She suffered a fractured skull and died in a a. local hospital Tuesday morning Delay attending the arrival of ot the police first aid squad at the scene of the street car accident Wednesday which may result in the death of Edwin Edwin Ed Ed- win Cooper 17 17 bicyclist evoked another another an other appeal from Police Chief Joseph Jo Jo- seph E. E BurbIdge for a new police pOllee ambulance am The top heavy lumbering vehicle now In service built from discarded parts of other public machines arrived arrived ar ar- ar rived at the tho scene of the accident on Eleventh East street fifteen minutes after Impatient witnesses had called the Sugarhouse fire station in the belief the ambulance had broken down en rou route te Drivers take their lives in their hands at the wheel of the present ambulance ambulance am am- Chief Burbidge said It is slow In addition to being top heavy and the driver must proceed cautiously cau to avoid overturning A modem vehicle Is required to replace this antiquated machine Lives of accident victims may depend on speedy hospital treatment This This' is impossible with the present equip equip- ment |
