The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-10
A IN AUTO WRECK;
3 IN A RUNAWAY
ABERDEEN PHYSICIAN AND
PARTY IN AN ACCIDENT.
Machine Plunges Into Grade Carrying
Man and Three Women-Hotel Bus
Shattered in Runaway and Three of
Occupants Hurt by Broken Glass
Another Road for Aberdeen.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Aberdeen, s. D.. July 1o.-Dr. Robert L.
Murdy is confined to his home with badly
bruised shoulder, and his two nieces Misses
Lorraine and Seralda, and Miss Minnie Harris
are nursing bruises, none Of which, however
will prove serious. The four were victims of
serious injury is almost miraculous. ~.
!, Tile party was making trip thru the west
side and spinning along the old angling
road to West Hill, when. suddenly the ma.
chine ran out into space, fell about eight feet
bankment. All the occupants fell out before
the collision and landed in different positions
a few feet from the disabled machine.
DR.. Murdy fell on his right shoulder and dis
located it. None of the women was seriously
hurt. and beyond a scare and few bruises
they escaped injury. The accident happened
near Judson Minard's residence, and one of the
women went there to telephone for a carriage
which brought the party back to the city. The
accident due to DR.. Murdy's failure to
made in connection with the Minneapolis & st.
Louis railroads right of way. The auto was
going at high speed, and the first the occu-
pants knew Of the impending disaster was a
lurch forward of the machine, which threw
them all out into the road. ...
Three Hurt in Runaway.
Two women and a child were painfully hurt
The accident, happened on the principal street
in the city and caused great excitement.
t.. The victims were Miss Rose Crater of Faulk
ton and Mrs. N. T. Loper and her daughter
and with three other passengers, entered one
of the hotel busses. While the driver wa:
holding the lines at the rear of the bus anc
collecting the baggage the horses started off
The lines broke and soon the horses were be
| yond control. They dashed up Main street
collided with a telephone pole. and the col
lision shattered the vehicle.
The horses were caught and the passenger
assisted to the Ward hotel where their IN
| 1uries were dressed. The cuts were cause
BY the broken windows of the bus. Mrs. Lope
and Miss Crater left later, after her wound
were dressed. The bus is wreck
| Burlington to Aberdeen.
Another railroad will enter South Dakots
and Aberdeen is to be one Of the principa
stations on the line The. Chicago, Burlingto
Gillette, wyo.. east thru spearhsh. IS. D.,
connection with the Great Northern at ADei
deem, by the way of Pierre. =
The Burlington road has for long tim
planned entering the central and northern pal
Of the state from the Black Hills, where !
i already runs and it has now decided to bull
from the Hills to Pierre and thence to Abe
deem on the survey made some years ago D
syndicate Of Pierre capitalists, which hs
been offered to any railroad that VIII COZ
struct a line to connect the capital city Wit
Aberdeen. The plans Of the Burlington. wh1c
were completed last week. include the COZ
struction Of a bridge across the Missouri r1V'
at Pierre, It is reported that right OF we
agents are now in the territory east
Spearhsh.
Lutheran Church Meeting.
:, Two sessions were held today of the Dako
,district Iowa synod Of the Lutheran churc
and several interesting papers were read
!, connection with the progress OF the chur'
in different sections of this district. All r
ports showed large gains in church membe
, tship during the past year. Rev. f.. Kern
:, Primghar, Iowa, led in a discussion on t
subject '"Work for the Coming Year" MAJ
plans were submitted and the session prov
: ideas. The conference will adjourn this ey
! ming with the election of delegates to t
! general synod.