The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-01-13
Getting From a Cutter, Strikes
Her Head on Ground.
Received Bad Fracture of Skull
at Base of the Brain.
One Horse Receives Injuries
That May Be Fatal.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Miss Mary Arnold, oldest daughter OF
Adam Arnold, prominent resident OF
Mankato township, was instantly kill
ed at about seven o'clock last evening, as
result of falling or jumping from a
cutter while the team was running away
on North Second street. The affair was
an exciting one, and to this fact the
death of the young Woman can probably
be ascribed.
Miss Arnold, her nephew, Robert
Kleinschmidt, the thirteen year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Kleinschmidt of this
city, and John Hoffman, who is Mr..
Arnold's hired man, were the occupants
of the cutter, and had come to the city
to attend the evening church service.
When on North Second street the pole
either fell out of the neckyoke OF else
one of the neckyoke straps broke. AT
any rate the poll FELL and this frightened
the horses, which bounded fourth at
great speed and were entirely beyond
Mr.. Hoffman's control.
Others Escape Injury.
One story is that Mr.. Hoffman advis
ed the others to jump, but whether as
a. result of this or from their own ini-
tiative, all three jumped or fell out.
Robert Kleinschmidt was the first one
out, and he escaped without scratch.
Mr.. Hoffman is believed to have been
the next one out, and he too escaped
uninjured Miss Arnold either attempt
ed to leap out or fell out, at the corner
of Second and Elm streets. In doing
so her head struck violently on the froz-
Ell road and her skull was badly fractur-
ed at the base of the brain and it is
this is not thought by the two physic-
ians who were called to have been the
case The fracture was sufficient to have
caused death, and the young woman is
thought to have expired instantly. She
was picked up and carried to the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Kleinschmidt,
which is close by.
Should Have Remained in Cutter.
Had Miss Kleinschmidt remained in
the cutter she would have been unhurt,
for the horses broke loose from it before
going another block, and it was not even
.,,%,
electric light pole at the corner of Sec
ond and Elm streets, and both were in
iured, one slightly and the other very
badly. The one that received the more
sever injury struck his head against the
iron casting that holds the windlass for
raising and lowering the light. This
was carried away entirely. DR.. r. M.
Dodds was summoned to examine the
horse, and found that its skull was not
crushed, but that its injury was so Sc
we're that it was hard to say whether it
would recover.
Mr.. Hoffman stated that the affair
happened in an instant, and he was I'M
able to give clear account of it. He
did not know whether he or Miss Arnold
got out first, or just how Miss Arnold
happened to strike on the back of her
head.
Miss Arnold's sudden ami sad death
has cast gloom over the community
She possessed many warm friends, for
she was most estimable young woman
She was raised to womanhood in this
section, and had large circle of friends
and acquaintance.
The funeral of Miss Arnold will be
held at 80 at the residence of Mic
Kleinschmidt, 500 North Second street
Wednesday.
AS the team, wherewith Miss Mary
Arnold met her sad accident, ran into
the post at the corner of Spring and
Second streets, Mrs. Fred Pollei, young
woman, who was coming up Spring
street from Front to attend the services
of the German Lutheran church, was
caught Ill Cne HIA-up, anu kHOckeo
down. Happily she managed to roll out
of danger just in time to save herself
from being cruched under the weight
of the horses. She was assisted to hel
feet by Mrs. Henry Kruse, who took hel
into the Kruse residence. Mrs Pollei's
face was covered with BLOOD which was
streaming from a scalp wound over the
left eye. She was somewhat dazed but
did not faint.
The injured horse was shot this after
noon.