Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-29 | Page 2 | Cold-Stricken Boys Tried to Stop Passenger Train

Boys y Tr Tried I S hJ Stop P Waved Way R Red d Handkerchief at Engineer When I S Blizzard Struck Them but He Di Did Not Understand I t I F Futile efforts ou on- the on-the the part of Daniel Jensen 12 to stop a San Pedro train Sunday afternoon when his younger I her brother George 10 and little Francis Sawyer 7 TV ere slowly succumbing to the cold had bad they succeeded might have saved the lives of both boys In Inthe inthe inthe the opinion of Lars P P. J Jensen 1740 West Eighth South street My oldest boy and the oldest Bailey Balley boy I 1 am convinced did their best to help the younger boys said Jensen The younger Jensen boy died at the county count hospital last night from the effects of his exposure According to Jensen the five 1 boys boys- boys I Daniel and George Jensen Jam James s andI and I Richard Bailey and Francis Sawyer Sawyer- were were returning from their outing at Saltair by the Saltair tracks when the storm broke Frightened by the lightning and fearing that the steel rails ralls might cause it to strike them caused the boys to forsake it and cross cross' the marsh walking ten inches of water to the San Pedro Pedr tracks Tried to Attract Attention Arrived on the San Pedro tracks the little Sawyer boy began egan to play out according to t the e story Daniel Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen told his father fathel this morning There were several re red lanterns along the track and the boys tried to get one of them open to build a fire and warm themselves with They were I unable to open a lantern Just then they he heard rd a train coming Daniel told his father and seizing a red bandana bandana ban ban- dana he waved it at the engineer The engineer saw us but he would not stop Jensen said his son told him The little Sawyer boy had given out Daniel Jensen Jense carried him Then they saw a house The boys made for it The little Sawyer boy was unconscious and Daniel Jensen finally laid him down and ran for help Sam Mallis MalUs at the Clover Cover Leaf Loaf dairy came I back with him and they took Francis up and carried him to the house Collapses on St Steps ps On the steps Daniel collapsed His J brother George who later died did not collapse until some minutes after he had been close to the fire The other three boys are doing wellin well wellin wellin I in their homes today and will recover Funeral services for George Jensen will be held at S. S M. M Taylors Taylor's chapel at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon If only the engineer had his hs train Jensen remarked sadly this morning after he had finished telling the story of the boys as told to him by his son Daniel Funeral services for Francis Sawyer will be held at the the the-O'Donnell ODonnell O'Donnell chapel hapel Thursday afternoon at 2 The Tha Rev Willard of the Baptist church will conduct the services ser Burial will be bein bein bein I in Mt l Olivet cemetery