The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-26

appear but for some reason or other
| lay down or fell down beside the
| track and seems to have gone to
sleep.
The next car out was No. 16 in
charge of Motorman Dose and Con-
ductor Bentley. This car was stop
ped at the corner where o. G. Oh
sons store is, and three passengers
alighted. Then the car started up
to run to make the end of the line.
About 1875 feet north of the crossing
where the car stopped, Krassy was
lying, but the motorman did not
notice him until it was too late to
stop the car in time to prevent an
what he could to stop the car, but
the fender struck Krassy's head and
the unfortunate man was dragged
ten or fifteen feet until the car came
I to stop.
Crew fastened to Assistance.
Krassy moved slightly and it was
seen that he was alive. The car
crew fastened to the nearest house
where there was telephone and
called up Manager Hance for instruc-
ton. Mr.. Hance gave orders that
the injured man be at once taken
to the city hall, and telephoned for
DR.. A. E. Sohmer to go there at once.
There was a delay of but very
few moments, and the unconscious
form was lifted gently into the car
and the latter was started for the
city hail. but the spark of life left
the body while the car was on Vine
street between Broad and Front. DR..
Sohmer had already arrived at the
police station when the body arrived,
but there was nothing that he could
do.
The body was turned over to Dep
uty Coroner J. H. Macbeth and was
taken to the undertaking rooms of
the John Klein Undertaking company,
and Coroner Kennedy viewed it this
morning, in company with DR.. Sob
mer and Manager Hance of the street
car line.
One Passenger on Car.
The only passenger on the car at
the time of the accident was Miss
Cleveland, but she was in the car
and did not see it. She notified her
father at once on getting home, and
he went to the scene of the accident
1t was about 1870 that the accident
happened.
1t is claimed that the car was not
running fast, as it had not gone far
enough to gain much speed, and the
end of the run was at the next cor
ner.
Spot Was Dark.
At the place where the accident &C.
CURED there is grass growing to the
rails. and large shade trees, some
what obscuring the view except as
shown by the headlight. Krassy was
rail, with his head south.
Mr.. Krassy was about sixty-six
years of age, and had never been
married. He was born in Wisconsin,
and accumulated some property while
,, farming.
The accident is very unfortunate
one.
Coroner Made Investigation.
Coroner Kennedy made thor
ough examination of the circum-
stances and reported the case to
/ County Attorney Schmitt over the
, telephone at Lake Washington and
, was advised that there was no ne
cessity for holding an inquest. Mr..
Kennedy states that he found that
there was no blame to be attached
| to anyone, in his opinion, and did
not see that an inquest was needed
DR.. Sohmer states that he found
two scalp wounds about an inch
! long on top of the dead mans head,
the head being bald. He did not
examine the body for other injuries,
but is of the opinion that death was
due to concussion of the brain or
possibly fracture of the skull at the
base of the brain, as the man was
| bleeding from the nose. The body
could have been caught OF the Ten
der and pushed against something
to make the cuts on the head.
Arrangements for the funeral will
not be made until relatives in Cali
fornia and other distant states are