The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-10

the Automobile club. The 18th
autoist requested by the police to
take the boy jumped to crank his
machine and start the race to the
hospital in a binding rain. He was
Nv. H. Lincoln Of the Hudson
Thurber Auto company.
"While the autoists refused to
take Jimmie to the hospital, the
boy set an example for courage and
stamina that policemen will not for
get for many day. Sergeant Jonas
sen carried Jimmie in his arms. with
the skyrocket sticking through his
foot. Up and down the line of auto
mobiles the policeman went, plead
ing for volunteer to take him to
the hospital.
g For Gods sake, men, give us a
car to get this boy to the hospital,
he pleaded. And Jimmie lay like a
lump of lead, moaning but fighting
back the tears.
"Lincoln heard the cry for an
auto. I'll take him. he shouted to
the policeman. But my horn is out
of order and some one will have to
clear the way for me- Patrolman
Mcdonald took the boy and got into
the machine. Patrolman Dorr
jumped to the running board and
the race to the hospital was on.
Leaning far out ahead Of the ma
chine he shouted for people. to get
out of the way. He was soaked to
the skin when the race was finished.
"As they carried Jimmie into the
hospital he whispered to Mcdonald:
Tell my mamma, will your he said.
He didn't cry, he didn't scream or
toss with the pain, although physi-
clans said it must have been excru-
ciating.
"They gave him an anesthetic
and cut out the stick. Today: his
condition is much worse. Physicians
fear that the delay may have caused
blood poisoning. The rocket entered
his left foot near the instep and
went through the heel. P. Will
liams, 2711 Lyndale avenue south,
was grazed by the skyrocket and
knocked down. His face was cut.
He was taken to his home.
Jimmie MacEwen is the son of G.
MacEwen, who lives at IS Lyndale
avenue north.
"The crash of the rocket came
without warning. The Parade had
been filled with many Thousand per-
sons few moments before, but a
slight rain had driven them away by
the score. Still long line watched
the fireworks. Jimmie and several
of his boy friends, was standing
back of a line established by the
police. The representatives of the
Pain Fireworks company, who we're
firing the display, touched off a
long string of rockets.
1.-TWO of them shot directly toward
the crowd. one striking the band
stand, and the other telling Mac
Even and Williams.'
In some respects Minneapolis is a
great city, a city of which Mime
sotans as a whole are, proud. and
rightly so. Many kind-hearted.
good, patriotic people have made
that city their home, and W. H.
Lincoln is one of them. But at the
same time Minneapolis contains a
larger percentage of canting hypo-
critics, whited sepulchers, cold
blooded political and business buc-
cancers than any other city. in the
United States.
Not few of the Minneapolis
shoddyites amassed large fortunes by
robbing the farmers, some by pilfer-
ing timber from state and govern
ment lands and still .others by
methods just as questionable. The
almighty dollar is the only God of
these purse-proud upstairs.
The class of cattle referred to
above were out in force at the Parade
grounds in Minneapolis on the even
ing of July 4. and most of them oc-
cupied automobiles. 49,. ...... -.
| God bless W. H. Lincoln of the
Hudson-Thurber Auto company. To
him we doff our head-piece. ="
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