The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-24
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Five prominent Minneapolis women,
who are known in Mankato among
them Miss Graua Countryman. H.
brarian OF the Minneapolis public
library were victims OF q sensational
accident yesterday which may prove
fatal to one or more of them. when
the automobile in which they were
riding plunged over the 2o0-foot blum
at Indian mounds park, st. Paul.
Two were brought to their homes
in St Paul police ambulance. their
cases being regarded as serious.
while two were taken home in
automobiles, and one remains at the
sanitorium.
Miss Mae wessberg. ss44 Biais-
dell avenue, librarian at the summer
branch library, unconscious ut
Mounds Park sanitorium. and ex-
tent OF injuries unknown: may die.
Miss Gratia Countryman, librar-
ian OF Minneapolis public library,
4725 Girard avenue, chest bruised
and spine injured; brought home in
police ambulance.
Mrs. Manley L. Fosseen. wife OF
Senator Fosseen, 2is6 Bloomington
avenue. bruised and cut about head
injuries TO spine; brought home in
police ambulance.
Mrs. r. A. Swain, pos Bryant
avenue, cut and bruised about head,
may be internally injured. brought
home in private automobile.
Miss Grace Il. Gerrish. daughter
OF DR.. Clara T. Gerrish, 1929 Lin
den Hills boulevard, hip broken,
cut and bruised. brought home in
private automobile
The Eve women are members OF the
Women's Welfare league OF Minneapo-
lis, and were on their way to a sum-
mer camp at Prescott, Wis. five cars
were making the trip. Mrs. Swain was
driving the car which had the acct
dent In rounding curve on the steep
drive at Mounds Park Mrs Swain lost
control of her car when in order TO
make a grade on Hoffmon avenue she
had to change gears. The car plunged
down the steep declivity, only trees
and shrubbery preventing II from
a swift plunge to the Burlington
tracks 200 feet below.
Women Thrown From Car.
The five women we're thrown from
the car as II rolled over and over.
Miss Gerrish, who was riding in the
rear seat, was thrown clear OF the
falling automobile near the top of
the. hill. About fifty feet down a
small poplar tree checked the decent
of the car.
The alarm was instantly given by
occupants of the other cars who saw
the accident. The police ambulance
hurried to the scene and DIR. II. A.
Schnacke, police surgeon. gave EN-
ergency treatment. The victims were
taken to the Mounds park sanatorium
nearby, where they were given fur
Their treatment. The condition OF
Miss Wessberg was most serious. and |
IL was decided to be unsafe to /,
move her. Mrs. Fosseen and Miss !
Countryman were found to have !
spinal injuries. DIR. Schnacke decidl
ed that they should be taken 10
their homes, as the prospects are
they will have a long and painful
recovery. They were taken In the
police ambulance. Another automo.
bile conveyed the other two to their
Minneapolis homes.
None OF the accident victims were
able to talk about the affair. The
automobile, II is said by witnesses.
turned two somersaults as II went
down the incline, and the women were
hurled many feet in some cases. Mrs.
Swain, according to women IN the
other, machines. tried frantically to !
gain control OF the slipping car as
it left the roadway.
from Saturdays Daily.
T. p. Phelps died at the home OF
his niece, Miss Nettie L. Tompkins.
S23 Walnut street at $3.50 a. m. to-
day. Mr.. Phelps suffered a stroke OF
paralysis two years ago and about
q year ago broke HIS hip. Gangrene
set IN in June and his death resulted
from these complications.
Mr.. Phelps was born in New York
In September. 1880, and served dur
ing the Civil war in the one hun
dred and fiftysecond New York vol
unteer regiment. He served during
the entire war and remained In the
United States army employ in Chat
tanooga, and in Arizona and New
Mexico until 1877. He came TO Man.
kato in that year and was employed
In the Ferdinand Helnze restaurant.
Later he and his brother, :. H.,
Phelps engaged in the restaurant
business as Phelps Brothers. In
1888 he sold out his business and
went to Texas where he remained
until 1912, when he again came to
Mankato 60 make his home.
He was a member of the Metho-
dist church. and the funeral win be
held from Miss Tompkins' home on
Walnut street at a:3o p. m Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. Phelps Is survived by bro
Their, J. H Phelps, who is In the
Soldiers Home, a sister, Mrs. Lam