The Mankato free press., 1910-06-10
BOY KILLED BY AUTOI
CAR WAS IN CHARGE OF DIR. r. 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 Becoming con
fused by street ear and an automo-
bile as he was crossing Nicollet avenue
betweet Twenty seventh and twenty
eighth streets, shortly after seven
O'Clock last night, Frank knight. four
yearold son of NJ O. Knight, 27I4
Nicollet avenue, was struck bv the
the machine aud 50 seriously injured
that he died two hours later at the As
bury hospital, without regaining CON
sciousness
The driver of the automobile was DR..
l. /. Narllam, county physician
1928 Nicollet avenue, who was on his
way down town. According to himself
and several eye witnesses to the acci-
dent. the doctor was not driving over
six or seven miles an hour and made
every effort to avoid striking the bov.
running his machine into the curb in
so doing and taking off one of the
front wheels.
Little Frank had Gro, sed the avenue
with his grandmother, Mrs. Amv
Fields, who had gone to get pail of
water from neighbors well. As
they were, returning. the boy glecfuly
challenged his "grandnae,. 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
frighten 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.
DR.. 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. HaII,well ami
{. W. Williams, who Worked over the
Icy for t.vo hours withoat elcceedng
in reviving him. He was tlcn re
moved to the Asbrry hospital, whc,e
he Gad within few minutes of con
cussitp of the brain.
Dr. Warlam was Sn,lstricl>en over
the u:!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 mo
TO stop in time to prevent h Jting hi II.
although | was running les, than seven
r!iies III iour at the time. dill wlft |
could and wrecked my machine ra,ier
than hurt the lad, but it was in vain
Not Il bone was broken and there was
no marx on the body to show where
the auto struck the bump on the head
having beeu caused by the fall on the
pavemerSs.
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.
Dir. Warham is former resident
If Vernon Center and is gentleman
highly respected by all who know him.
ALI will renret HE accidpnf