The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-01

from the buggy. Mr.. Allyn and Mr..
Thorpe at once rolled the automobile
over on its top, so as to release the
girls, who were pinned under IL.
Charles Babcock OF Kasota, who
had been in Mankato with his family,
attending a show happened along at
that time with his automobile, in
which he was taking them home. He
lett his family at q neighboring
house, and Immediately took all six
Of the young people. who had had
the unfortunate accident, to the Of
fee OF DR.. J. p. Rosenwald, 2pS
North Front street. .. .-.. l.
Here all the injuries were dressed.
Miss wigen. who was the most seri-
ously hurt OF all, was only semi
conscious. After being given such
aid as was practicable in the Office,
she was taken to the Emmanuel
hospital. On Sunday morning, she
was fully conscious for time, but
could remember nothing OF the &C.
cident, or OF what happened after
wards during the evening. During
the day, she was conscious and I'M
conscious at intervals. DR.. Rosen-
wald said Sunday afternoon that
the danger of hemorrhage OF the
brain had passed, and the danger
now was OF infection. He had strong
hopes for her recovery. notwithstand-
ing the seriousness OF her injuries.
Miss wigen resides with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Wigen, on
North Sixth street, not far from the
Albert Bierbauer residence.
Examined With x-ray.
DIR. Rosenwald examined Miss
Hager's foot with his remarkable
X-ray apparatus, taking photograph
of the injured limb, which showed
a slight dislocation Of bones. Miss
Hager was afterwards taken to her
home In lie Sueur street. West
Mankato. where she has been con.
fined to her bed ever since.
Mr.. voss and Miss Rethwill left
about ten o'clock Sunday morning,
with a rented buggy, and the same
horse that was in the accident, on
their return to lie Sueur. .r
Mr.. Thorpe stated Sunday after
noon that he had been acquainted
with Miss wigen and Miss Hager,
and on meeting them Saturday, In
vited them to go on an automobile
ride. The invitation was accepted and
he employed Mr.. Allyn. He said the
automobile seemed TO him to be
going twenty-five 10 thirty miles an
hour. when the collision took place.
He did not know what steered the
automobile into the buggy, but he
was inclined to think that some.
thing went wrong with the ma
chinery. On being asked about two
bottles OF wine that we're picked up
In the road. and TUNED over TO the
chief OF police. Mr.. Thorpe said there
T, had been no wine in the automobile,
to his knowledge.
Lays Blame Elsewhere.
Mr.. Allyn lays all the blame for
the accident on the driver OF another
buggy, which. he says. was about
forty feet in front OF, the buggy,
that was in the accident Mr.. Allyn
said he was driving the automobile
along the road. coming odwn the hill
towards the railroad crossing when he
saw this buggy coming towards him
the driver turning to the left. Mr.
Allyn thought the man was going
into neighboring yard. and he
therefore turned to the left TO avoid
him. The automobile at that time
was gofEs about two sIty miles an hour
r. Mr. Allyn. Mr.. Allyn, according
| to his own account. onpassing the first
buggy. turned to the right again, to
avoid the second buggy. and would
have cleared It but the horse
frightened at the near approach OF
the automobile, backed up suddenl,