Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-25
Prominent Minneapolis Couple Killed
in Madison Too hip Sunday
When Big To Car Tips
Owe.
REMAINS BROUGHT y
DEBORAH SUND,% NIGHT
Relatives Took Remains tOE'
apOlis Yesterday Mornin.
Couple Were on Way to
Milwaukee.

A deplorable automobile accident
in which a man and woman lost their
lives occurred Sunday afternoon,
about seven miles west Of Decorah
on the south Madison road. The vic
Tins of the accident were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Hobart, of 1928 Emerson
avenue south, Minneapolis. The cou-
pie were driving big, two seated six
cylinder Studebaker car, and had
left Minneapolis Saturday afternoon
on ten days trip through Iowa,
Illinois and Wisconsin. When they
left Minneapolis Saturday they plan
ned to spend the night in Faribaule.
They continued their journey Sunday
arriving at Cresco after dinner, and
were evidently on their way to Decor
ah, no doubt to go from here to Nc
Gregor, Madison, etc., to Milwaukee,
their destination. AS far as we can
understand the accident happened
between three and four o'clock, be-
tween the Mike j. Drew and E. w.
Hoyt farm homes in Madison town
ship. The accident occurred about
so rods from the Drew home and
about half mile from Hoyts.
The road at this particular place is
said to be good. The real cause of
the accident, OF course, will never
be known, as we understand no one
saw it happen. The car was perhaps
travelling at fast pace, and no doubt
the drive- lost control for an instant.
Mrs. G.. p. Pearson and son Regin-
aid were the first on the scene OF
the accident, we understand. They
were coming from Lime Springs in
their car. They went to some near by
farm homes after help, and shortly
after Banker A. L. Olds of Charles
City and a party in big Cadillac
car arrived on the scene of the acci-
dent.
The Hobart car was overturned on
the left hand side of the road, lay
ing about parallel with the road and
only few feet from it. The horn on
the overturned car was blowing, the
spring having caught in such man
ner as to cause the peculiar coinci-
dent. Mr. Olds attempted to raise
the overturned car, but found it i'm
possible. He got into his car and
drove hurriedly to the o. p. Hovey
home where he procured a rope. Mr..
Hoyey hitched up his team immedi-
ately with the intention of going TO
the scene of the accident to pull the
car off the victims. Mr.. Olds hurried
back in his car and didn't wait for
Mr.. Hovey. He htched the rope to
the overturned car and then to his
car and pulled the machine off of Mr..
and Mrs. Hobart. When Mr.. Olds
came up to the overturned car, before
going after the rope, Mr.. Hobart was
still alive. He was caught under the
front seat and tried to speak, but
MIR. Olds was unable to understand
anything he said. Evidently Mrs.
Hobart was killed instantly. She was
driving the car.
A telephone call was sent to Decor
ah for physicians and DR.. j. J. DAILY
was the first to respond, Drs. Conrad
and Dahl arriving shortly afterwards.
But both the victims of the accident
were dead when the doctors arrived.
Sheriff Ellingson and Deputy Buck
nell and Coroner Jewell were located
and arrived at the scene OF the acci-
dent later, and it was seven O'Clock
or after when the facts of the acci-
dent were looked into. Coroner Jew
ELL decided under the circumstances
not to hold an inquest.
The day of the accident being Sun
day, most of the officials were out
automobiling, and it was little late
when they were gotten into commu-
nication with.
The Decorah Furniture Co. went
out with their ambulance, about
G:3O. Undertaken Henry Ness being
on the ground previous to that. The
bodies were taken to the undertaking
rooms of the above firm, the remains
arriving at the undertaking parlors
at 9:2O. A large crowd of people
had congregated around the store.
waiting for the remains to arrive.
Mrs. Hobart was badly bruised on
the side of her head and face. Being