The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-05

seat was occupied, but generally b,
only one person.
"My sister and I occupied double
scat. l riding backward, and Ethe
and nay friend, Mics Hillmer of Wi.
mona, sIso a teacher in the New Ulm
schools, sitting in the other seat fac
ing me, It was raining through the
Afternoon, bat after awhile it began
to grow dark suddenly, and a great
black cloud approached from the side
that we were sitting. 1t did nor get
any darker than it has ia Mankatc
during several severe storms, but il
was sufficiently terrifying. The
wind, which had been blowing
strongly, suddenly blew a gale and
the rain poured down in sheets. The
til under and lightning were terrific,
and people became much frightened.
Ethel left her seat and sat on my lap,
throwing her arms around my neck.
Then the car seemed to be falling, and
ulICsU w DIS tuS 1uGO lAGG L
until I found myself seated in a
coach.
'They say the car rolled over once,
as the embankmeIt was high, but at
any rate it landed on its side. When
the engineer saw the storm coming he
put on more steam and tried to run
away from it, Some said afterwards
that we might have escaped the storm
if he had stopped the train. as the
path of the storm was very narrow. |
could see the black cloud come down
just before the train went over.
81 have no recollection of what oc-
Cured Immediately after the wreck.
Some were taken out of the door,
and others were taken out where holes
were chopped in the car. Miss Hill
mer's arm was broken and half the
passengers were injured to some ex-
tent. Those most injured were taken
to the farm house, which was rea ihed
by going through swamp There a
number of doctors from Owatonna,
Waseca and elsewhere attended to
their injuries.
1.-THE brakeman was lighting q
lamp when the wreck occurred, and
was injured. The lamp started a
little fire, but it was quickly put out.
If all the lamps had been lighted,
many would never havegotten out of
the wreck. Among the tninjured was
a baby that Fell into repression in
the ground under the car Great diff
Guilty was had in rescuing lady who
was pinned down by her foot being
out of window and under the car.
Ethel Richardson's Funeral.
The funeral Of Eth, = Richardson
occurred at three b'citck this after
noon from the residenje of B. D.
Pay, On South Second street. Rev.
Geo. H. Davis, rector # st. Johns
Episcopal church, conducted the SER
vices, which were veY impressive.
The floral offerings wen many and
beautiful, and a large concourse of
friends were present. The remains
were inferred in Glenwpod cemetery.
Ethel was thirteen yers of age last
March. She was born md reared in
Mankato, and was bright child, and
one who was loved by oil who knew
her. She was the youngr of the two
daughters who composed the family
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Richardson.
1t is believed that dealt was due to
an injury to the brain. No bones were
broken, but the base of th brain seems
to have been injured. The child died
at midnight, without one having re-
gained consciousness. Tb death oc-
Cured at Waseca, whre she was
taken two hours after he accident
occurred.
Conductor and Mrs. richardson went |
from New Ulm on SPECIAL TO Wssecs
as soon as possible after learning of
the accident to their daughters. Mrs.
Kirkpatrick, formerly { this city,
and Mrs. Scott, two Wseca ladies, !
were very kind TO the inbred couple.
The family returned t Mankato at
IL 80 p. m. yesterday, With the re-
mains of Ethel, which wre taken to
the Pay residence.
Miss Hannah Jones and>thers CT the |
injured were also taken ttWaseca.