Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-09-06
AUTO ACCIDENT
PROVES FATAL
Charles H. Sandberg, the Well
Known Travelling Salesman of
Warren, Meets Instant Death
When Car Upsets.

py home, occurred last Thursday
evening, when the Ford car which
was owned and driven by Charles H.
Sandberg, the we'll known travelling
salesman for Foley Bros. & Quinlan,
of st. Paul, tipped over pinning him
underneath and instantly crushing
out his life. Riding with Mr.. Sand
berg in the car was Mr.. C. J. Pen
dergast, Of Minneapolis, also sales
man for the same house.
In an interview with Sheaf re-
porter on Friday afternoon, Mr..
Pendergast explained the accident in
the following manner:
"The time Of the accident was
about 9:30 in the evening and took
place about four and a half miles
south of Thief River Falls. The
road was in good condition until we
reached this spot, where we struck
loose gravel and sand, which caused
the car to swerve and skid. We
were not travelling at a great speed.
I should judge it was in the neigh
borhood of twenty miles an hour.
The first time the car skidded I be-
came nervous, so / opened the door
on the side of the car and was ready
to jump in case it should head for
the ditch. In a short while it skidded
again, much worse than the first
time, so I made one jump just as
the car tipped over. l landed on
both feet, but the sudden stop trew
me back on my head. The blow rem
dered me unconscious for about 10
minutes. After regaining my senses
my first thoughts were of Mr.. Sand
berg, who was under the car, only a
few inches from the spot where l
landed. I lit several matches, but
strong wind blew them out, so I
could not see anything. Then I tried
to lift the car, but found the task
too muck FOR Ire. Seeing is2yals 81 i X i;
a nearby farm house, I went there
for assistance. Arriving at the
house, I told Of the accident and then
tainted, according to the story of the
farmer later on. Another auto came
along about this time and seeing
the tipped over car went to the same
farm house for help. The people in
the second car, with the halp of the
farmer, went to the road and right
ed the car and found the dead body
of Mr.. Sandberg underneath. While
they were doing this, I was at the
farm house, as the shock of the acci-
dent me nervous wreck temporori-
ly. The coroner was notified and
the body was taken to Thief River
Falls.
''The story which appeared in one
Of the Thief River Falls papers the
next day was printed without any
foundation of facts and moreover
they say that their reporter had an
interview with me. AS far I know
this is untrue. They should be
criticized for printing story with
out endeavoring to secure the real
facts.
Mr.. Sandberg, who had just visit
ed his home here in Warren, was
that day travelling in his car and
calling on the trade in st. Hilaire
and other towns in that vicinity.
When the accident occurred he was
on the way from St. Hilaire to Thief
River Falls. AS soon as news of
the accident reached Thief River
Falls friends there arranged for the
proper care and embalming Of the
body, which was shipped to Warren
on the 500 on Friday morning. Here
IL was met by a delegation of the
Warren Masonic Lodge, Of which de-
ceased was a member, and under its
auspicies the funeral arrangements
were made and conducted. On Sat-
urday afternoon, Sept. 1, at 2 P. M.
the funeral was held from the late
home of deceased and was largely
attended by friends and relatives, in
Guiding the aged parents Of deceased
from town Of Vega, carrying their
eighty years and still apparently
hale and hearty. The services at the
house were conducted by Rev. F. N.
Anderson in Swedish and by Rev. D.
Samson in English. At the cemetery
the services were conducted by the
Masons, Mr.. w. N. Powell officiating,
Charles Herman Sandberg was
born in Sweden Dec. %, 1868, hence
his age was 48 years, nearly. With
his parents he came to America in
1880 or thereabouts, the father tax
ING up a homestead in town Of Vega
this county. Young Sandberg came
to Warren when he was still in his
feens and started to work in the
store Of G. G. Winchester, where he
was = continually employed as long as
the store was in existence, or fo1
about a period Of fifteen years