The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-24
Falls Asleep On Track
Right Arm Is Severed

From Mondays Daily.
Hot and fatigued from long hours
of duty In the Pannenburg brick
yards, lie Hitler. Elmer Burg. aged
Twenty, last Saturday evening.
walked out on the Northwestern
right of-way to rest and get a little
fresh air He sat down near the
track and fell asleep, with his right
arm over the rail. The Chicago and
Northwestern freight train, No. 4s1.
passing that way. shortly after eleven
o'clock. was close upon him before
the crew was aware that there was
man o the track. The right arm
was cut on near the shoulder by the
wheels Of the locomotive. and the
body was hurled about twenty-five
feet. At that moment he was no.
ticed. and the train was stopped.
He was quickly taken aboard, and
the train was backed to the city.
where the young man was placed In
an ambulance and taken TO 81. Jo-
seph's hospital Here the wound
was dressed by Doctors Sohmer and
Kemp. The young man was found
also to have been severely bruised
about the body. Whether there were
any iternal injuries could not at that
time be determined.
On the following day the victim
was resting fairly well most Of the
time. although at intervals he was
deiirious. and tried 20 get out OF bed
The attending physicians would not
say whether he was likely to recover
or not. ~
Louis A. Burg. father Of the victim,
lives at sos Eleventh Avenue South,
Minneapolis.
Burg had been working in the brick
yard on the night shift, though his
regular job was on the day shift. On
the night shift he had been taking
the place OF another man. This ac-
counts for the fact that he was tired
out and was seeking breath Of air
out on the rfkht.of.way. Burg was .
faithful and trusted employee and
had the reputation Of being one OF the
best burners In the company's
employ. He was not drinking man.
DR.. A.. Z. sohmer. who attended
Mr.. Burg, stated today that the man
was resting well, though II was not
yet certain whether there were any
internal injuries He rallied well
after the operation" said the doctor.
Had not the fireman who picked
up the man from the road. where he
was hurled down from the trestle,
where he was lying asleep, had the
presence Of mind to tie up the bleed
ing stump with a handkerchief, the
victim would surely have bied to
death. II was necessary to trim the
stump. when the arm was torn OF"
The train was In the charge of
Conductor Ed English and Engineer
Fuller.
William Boswell Of st. Clair, who
was injured by falling tent pole at
the Ringing circus last Friday even
ing. Is resting well at the Emmanuel
hospital on a water bed. He Is still
paralyzed and an X-ray examination
has proven that one vertebra was
broken. A large number OF friends
called today TO see him, but nearly
all were told that he was too weak
to see anyone. This afternoon DR..
c. J. Holman, who Is attending the
case, entertains hopes that the patient
win not only survive. but may re-
cover from his paralysis.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Gottleih Guentzel died at the
home OF her SON. Albert Guentzei,
near Kasota yesterday OF old age.
She was born In Hilbergnausen. sax
ony, Germany September 1, 1s2S.
Her maiden name was Catherine
Guentzel and she was married 10 the
late Gottleib Guentsel in 1850. They
came to America in 1857 and lived
near Milwaukee for about ten years
They then removed to Minnesota and
settled In 'Lfmetown.
Eleven children were born to them,
OF whom eight survive. The sons are
Constantine, Elyin, Albert Charles.
Herman. and John. all of Limetown,
Mrs. John Moeri OF jamestown. and
Mrs Jacob Rodell OF Kasota. There
are twenty-nine grandchildren and
nineteen great grandchildren. Her
husband and three sons have died.
The sons are Fred, Henry and Fredc-
| lin. ~ aa
The funeral win be held from the
residence Of Albert Guentzei and the
lntermert will be in Glenwood ceme-
terry. .ss1.ss
AZ arr J ~asa
From monday's Daiiy.
Miss May Pettis died at her home.
sos West Front street. at nine
O'Clock last night after an Illness OF
year. The cause OF death Is
thought 10 be pellagra. and post
norton examination was held this
afternoon 10 decide the cause. Only
two cases Of this disease have pre-
vipusly been known In. Minnesota.
Miss Pettis twsnty-nine years
Of age and Is survived BY her
mother, two brothers and two sis
tiers. Her mothers Mrs. Mary RettIss