New Ulm review., 1913-06-04
Runaway esult
May Be Serio
Whole Family is Spilled Out
and Generally Shaken Up.

When DR.. Otto j. Siefert accom-
Panied by his wife was making a pro-
fessional call in the Town of Cotton
wood Saturday afternoon about $3.50
and had reached the first slope of the
Koch hill back of the College he ran
across the wreckage of a runaway
which had happened just short time
before his arrival upon the scene
Five of the members of the liver O..
Bryggen family of the Town of Lake
Hanska were injured in the mishap
sufficiently to require medical atten-
tion, only one Of the party escaping
injury, young man who was with
them, but whose name at this writ
ing rs unknown.
From the story as told by Bryggen
himself, the accident must have hap
pened about five o'clock. While he
was driving down the hill something
on the neck yoke broke and the hors-
es became scared and started on a
mad career down the hill. The first
to be thrown from the buggy was Mr..
Brygren himself and the rest of the
occupants were hurled out when the
buggy was overturned at the first
curve. The horses got clear Of the
buggy and kept on but were finally
captured near Aiwin's bridge by the
uninjured man. They were not hurt
but their harnesses were literally
torn to pieces.
AS soon as Dr. Siefert appeared
on the scene he stopped the auto and
lninistered to the injured. Mrs. Sic
fert, who is professional nurse, was
able to be of great assistance to him.
A young girl about ten years old was
the most seriously injured of all. She
was taken to Loretto hospital first
and made as comfortable as possible
and then DR.. Siefert returned and
brought the others to the hospital
making two more trips between the
place of the accident and the hos
pital. It was found upon careful ex-
animation that Bertha Bryggen had
a fracture. of the right thigh direct
ly below the hip and there was a par
tial dislocation of the bone. She al
so suffered internal injuries in the
chest and her face and head were
more or less injured.
Another of the girls had dislocated
her left thumb and was quite badly
bruised on the forehead. The third
girls right hand was lacerated to
such an extent that it required four
stitches to sew up the wound. Mr..
Bryggen's house-keeper had bad
cut on the forehead, which required
several stitches. She had also abra-
sions of the skin of her face, as did
all the other members of the party.
Bryggen himself had both of his
hands severely cut and suffered a
painful laceration of the right leg.
After the wounds had all been
dressed, the injured were all taken
home by William H. Gieseke in his
auto with the exception of Bertha
who will be laid up at the hospital
for some time and Mr.. Bryggen, who,
on account of the serious injuries
sustained by his daughter, concluded
to stay in town over night. He left
for his home the next morning. The
Bryggens live about twelve miles
from here and only few miles from
Hanska. Mr. Gieseke experienced
some trouble in finding the place, be-
cause his passengers were so bewil-
dered that they were unable to tell
him where they lived and rather sug-
gested to him several times that he
turn around and bring them back to
New Ulm. But he got them safely
home and on his way back he met
the young man who had been in the
runaway near Clear Lake taking
home the runaway horses.
Altho it is not definitely known
just what caused the accident, this
much is certain, if Bryggen had not
been under the influence of liquor,
the accident might have been pre-
vented.