The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-10
BOY KILLED BY AUTO
CAR WAS IN CHARGE OF DIR. T. T.
wARHAM, MINNEAPOLIS.
Former Resident of Vernon Center Is
One of the Principles IN an Unfor-
tunate Accident Demolished His
Machine in an Attempt to Avoid
Running Down tie Child, the Cir
CumStanceS.

Minneapolis, June s. Becoming con
fused by street ear and an autonio.
bile as he was crossing Nicollet avenue
betweet Twenty seventh and twenty
eighth streets, shortly after seven
O'Clock last night, Frank Knight. four
year son of NJ. o. Knight, 27l4
Nicollet avenue, was struck by the
the machine aud so seriously injured
that he died two hours later ut the As
bury hospital, without resaining con-
seriousness
The driver of the automobile was DR..
I, I. Warham, county physician,
1928 Nicolet avenue, who was on his
way down town. According 10 himself
and several eye witnesses to the acct
dent, the doctor was not driving over
six or seven miles an hour and made
every effort to avoid striking the boy.
running his machine into the curb in
SO doing and taking off one of the
front wheels.
Little Frank had eros sed the avenue
with his grandmother, Mrs. Amy
Fields, who had gone to get a pail of
water from a neighbor's well. As
they, were, returning, the boy gleefulIy
challenged his grandma. to u race,
saying he could beat her home.
Boy Was Badly Confused.
He jumped off the curb and started
to run, but suddenly noticed an in
bound street car, which narrowly
missed striking him. He backed up in
time and then saw the. automobile COM
ing toward him, which appeared to
brighten him SO that he {, became con
fused. He darted back and forth be-
tween the car tracks and the curb
while the doctor swung his machine
sharply to the left in order to avoid
striking the lad, but failed. The
fender struck him and threw him to
the pavement with such force that he
was rendered unconscious.
DIR. Warham Immediately jumped
from his car and gathered the little
fellow into his arms. He carried him
tc his home and called in two other
physicians, Drs. w. H. HaIIJwell ami |
&. w. Williams, who Worked over the
Icy for two hours withott cIcceeding
in reviving him. He was tilen re
moved to the Asbury hospital, whc,e
he Gad within Il few minutes of COLI
cuFsitr of the brain.
Dr. Warham was 6rl,l-stricken OVER
the d:'!l. of the .ld and sal! hast |
night that he did everything in his
power to avoid the accident.
DR.. Variants Statement.
The boy darted from the sidewalk
so suddenly and unexpectedly" he
said, that it was impossible for me
TO stop in time to prevent h tting hi
although | was running less than seven
Lilies I'll iour at the time. I dill wLst
could and wrecked my machine ra,ler
than hurt the lad but it was in vain
Not bone was broken and there was
no marx on the body to show where
the auto struck the bump on the head
having been Caused by the fall on the
pavemen...
The two other doctors corroborated
DIR. Warham as to the nature of the
injury and the manner in which it must
have been inflicted
Friends of the family at once trIe-
graphed Mr.. knight, who is travel
ing salesman and who was in Brainerd
last night. He will arrive home today.
Dr. Warham is a former resident
of Vernon Center and is gentleman
highly respected by all who know him.
All will reDret the accident