The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-13
Young Lady Knocked
Down By An Auto
rrom Saturdays Daily.

the MdnhdlO SoiiC6C, 49,
struck by an automobile owned and
driven by Gust Frank, who lives near
Smiths Mill late yesterday after
noon, and as result of the accident
suffered two fractured ribs, severe
bruises about the face, hands and
body
Miss Adams was walking on Front
street between Walnut and Hickory,
going south. When she reached the
point where the new theatre is UNI
der construction, she stepped off the
sidewalk and walked around the tool
house which stands in the street.
team hauling load of dirt stood
near the tool house and Miss Adams
/ walked between the team and the
sidewalk. Mr.. Frank, who was &C
companied by his wife and daughter,
were riding in the same direction in
which Miss Adams was walking and
the machine was going at a slow
rate. of speed, but the team was be-
! tween Miss Adams and the automo-
bile. Bystanders stated that the au-
tomobile was not going more than
eight or ten miles an hour.
How It Happened.
Neither Miss Adams nor Mr.. Frank
seemed to realize their close prox-
unity as they both went ahead OF
the team and the automobile struck
Miss Adams with apparently no warn
ing. The front wheel passed over
her. the weight of the wheel SEEM
ing to pass over her legs near the
ankles. AS the back wheel struck
the young lady the car seemed to
turn her body so that the wheel
passed over her chest.
Mr.. Frank stopped the car at once
and Officer John l.. Albrecht, who
was near by, at once went to the
young lady's aid He with the help
of Naiff Abdo carried Miss Adams
Into the police station, an ambulance
was called and she was conveyed to
Y the Emmanuel hospital. DR.. w. A
Beach was close by when the acct
8 dent occurred, and went to the city
4 hall and made a hasty examination
J. of the young lady, and accompanied
f her to the hospital where careful
v examination was made. DR.. Roy An
drews was also called. Last night
n it was not thought that any serious
n results would follow the accident.
O Mr.. Frank stopped his car near
# the Patterson Mercantile company's
r building, short distance from the
e scene of the accident. Both his wife
O and daughter were very badly fright
e ened and were crying Historically
1t when Mr.. Frank got out of his au-
If tomobile.
v Chief Was On the Job.
N Chief of Police Klugherz saw the
Sc commotion from the police station
M and questioned Mr.. Frank, who stat
ed to the chief that he did not see
in the young lady until his car struck
v. her. He had been watching the team
IT. and he said that his attention was
rt taken by them and by street car
a. which was approaching at a little
a distance, and he did not see Miss
Adams. Mr.. Frank expressed his
ar very deep regret over the unfortu-
TO mate accident and was much agitated
ed over the sad affair Mr.. Klugherz
h. took his name and the number of his
ee car and allowed Mr. Frank to go.
of Miss Adams remained conscious
M during the time she was carried to
n, the police station and until she
reached the hospital, when she be-
rt came faint from the shock. She was
ed resting easily last evening, however
st. and was conscious all evening. Her
Up condition was reported to be very ia,
ng vorable today.
I'd, No Serious Results.
pc J. r. Brandrup, one of the own,
wo ers of the school, went to the hospital
M soon after the accident and talked
to Miss Adams. Mr.. Brandrup had
planned to go to Owatonna late yes
n terday afternoon, but his visit to the
u hospital caused MIN to miss his
train. He telephoned to Miss Adams
parents and Mrs. Adams came tC
ay Mankato last night to be with heI
of daughter.
ub Although there were a number OF
adj people near by when the accident
nd occurred no one seemed to have
ng thought that the young lady was il
pm any danger until she was actual!
oW struck by the automobile. No on,
De blames Mr. Frank for the acciden
NJ and the feeling seems to be that i
hs was unavoidable.
'oo Miss Adams is about twenty-five
an years old and is daughter of Mr.
% and Mrs. F. w. Adams who live OIL
:" farm near Owatonna. She has beef
-. student at the Mankato CONNER
cial college for several months.
- Chief of Police Klugherz today ha
interviews with Mayor Meyer an
hor several councilmen relative to tn
md adoption of rules which will proven
pes the repetition of yesterdays acciden
dec at points where the sidewalk is oil
structed by building material. Coz
Or tractors will be required to erect
his fence between the sidewalk and tn
cid. street car tracks, thus protecting pr
nee destrians from passing vehicles of a
ght descriptions.
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