The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-28
Autos Demand
Very Heavy Toll
Shape Of Injuries
From Thursdays Daily.


Automobiles operating In this part
OF the state have been demanding
heavy toll in the way OF injuries to
people and damages to the cars them
selves within the past few days. Every
day news OF automobile accidents is
plentiful. In New Ulm yesterday Peter
Hengel driving a Ford car. ran into
an automobile driven by Alfred
Thiede, an employe of a garage. who
was accompanied by his twelve year
old brother and Lawrence !. Borne
berg.
The latter party occupied a Stude-
baker car which they were trying
out. They were riding slowly down the
street, when Mr.. Hengel came down
hill at a rapid rate, and in turn
ing the corner drove TO the left side
Of the street, crashing into the side
OF the Studebaker. Mr.. Bjorneberg
was thrown out upon his face, and
was knocked unconscious. The young.
er Thiede boy was thrown from the
back seat, 20 the front of the car and
when the occupants realized what
had happened the boy was clingipg
10 the windshield and his feet were
dragging on the radiator. He was not
seriously hurt, and the older Thiede
Was only shaken up.
Mr.. Hengel was not injured, but
his car is complete wreck. The
other car was somewhat damaged,
but can be repaired
Chick Mixed In Accident
Last Thursday afternoon Chick"
Williams, a negro baseball player in
New Ulm, and Arthur Kruger. fig
ured in an automobile accident. VIII
liams was driving and in some way
went into a ditch. The car landed on
It's side pinning Kruger under II.
Williams was not hurt. ard tried to
rescue his companion. He managed
10 lift the car up several times. and
finally assistance came and the in.
jured young man was removed from
under the car lie was ba!iy bruised
Eut will recover soon.
Ewald Lever OF Wasrca had two
ribs broken and the car he was driy-
.ng was burned up last Sunday, when
Mr.. Lever drove on the road TO avoid
litting boy who was approaching
on bicycle. The car turned over
and Mr. Lever was struck in the
ribs, He crawled away and was taken
10 town by a passerby. Escaping
gasoline set the car on fire, and II
was entirely consumed.
Frightened at An Auto.
Tuesday morning James Forbes Of
Twin Lakes drove into Albert Lea
for load Of cement and lumber. On
his return home he met Louis Yost
diving an auto. The team became
frightened and tipped over the wa.
gon. Mr.. Forbes received q sprained
ankle. a fractured rib and a sprained
back. He was brought back TO Albert
Lea for medical treatment.
Changed Order Of Things.
Two automobiles were run down
by pedestrians In Faribault, revers.
ing the usual order OF things. Ben
Sievers. OF West Fourth street, start.
ed across Central avenue during the
storm. He ran with his head down
and hit the Peavy car, which was 60
ing south by the Security bank. He
vas thrown TO the pavement with
some force, and the rear wheel of the
car ran over one leg. None OF his
injuries we're supposed to have been
seflous Patrolman Richard Murphy,
one of the guardians OF the peace,
vas hurt In the same way. He ran
into the winkley car, and although
HE injuries we're not serious, they
werel painful. 80
!. e. Madden Injured.
J. Il, Madden OF Waseca was the
victim OF a painful accident. when his
auto collided with a rope strung
across Main street between Brisbane
and Perrins and lungs bakery, Wa.
SEGA, TO block the street on account
OF the band concert, the rope strik-
ing the top OF the wind shield on the
machine, which struck Mr.. Madden
in the lower part Of the face, severe.
ly gashing his under lip and partially
stunning him. Mr.. Madden came up
Lake avenue and turning the corner
70 go up Main street did not notice
the rope stretched across the street,
the light from his headlight not fall.
ing on the rope. The windshield was
somewhat damaged. II was fortunate
that the car was going ut speed OF
five miles an hour when the accident
occurred, else more serious acct
dent would have occurred. Mr.. Mad
den has retained attorneys to secure
adequate compensation from the city
for the affair.
From thursdays Daily.
County Attorney J. W. Schmitt
and Sheriff Anton osten are in
st. Paul In search OF a clew that
win lead to the discovery Of the
whereabouts Of the missing Mamie
Shanahan. Mr.. osten communicated
with the county jail during the morn.
ing. but he did not intimate that
any Information about the girl had
been obtained. va e