The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-25
auto PLUNGES
OCCUPANTS into
RED TRAIL DITCH
Heavy Car Owned By St.
Paul Man Turns
Over Twice
CHILD FOUND
ON TOP OF CAR
Mrs. Garfield Rustad and
Mrs. Oscar Rustad Also
Injured Last Night

Crowded off the highway by an
east bound campers car from Me-
braska, G. A. Rice, carpenter and
contractor of st. Paul, his wife and
three children, en- route from st.
Paul to Hayre, were thrown down a
fifteen-foot enbankment with their
heavy seven-passenger car five miles
east Of Hawley, Mimi, at 1880 o'clock
Friday night.
Turns Over Twice.
The machine, according to those
who witnessed the accident. turned
over twice and righted itself on the
tires. One Of tn Rice children was
found on top of the car uninjured.
The fact that the machine was pack
ed with clothing, as the family was
moving to Havre to make their
home, is given as the reason why
none was hurt. The three children
were asleep in the back seat at the
time.
The Nebraska people who appear
ed to be campers were speeding over
the Red Trail travelling toward De-
troit. According to Mr.. Rice, he was
unacquainted with the road and
when he saw the car ahead of him,
he slackened speed and brought his
car to a point on the side of the road
which he thought would permit the
pther ear TO pass. He stated that II
was q case of either getting hit or
turning out, so he swung out to the
north side of the road, thinking he
was on solid ground. which suddenly
the machine made two complete
somersaults. landing on its tires the
third time.
Taken to Lake Park.
Fargo autoists, who were following
the Nebraska car and who saw the
accident stopped and with the camp
ers made their way to Lake Park. It
was said that the Nebraskans offer
ed to pay the damages. No word had
been received from them by Rice
this morning.
AS soon as his car is taken from
the ditch and repairs made. the Rice
family will continue the trip west.
Moorhead Accident.
Mrs. Garfield III. Rustad and Mrs.
Oscar w. Rustad were run over by
an automobile and seriously injured
Friday night on Front street, near
Sixth, Moorhead While no bones
were broken both women were badly
bruised and Mrs. Garfield Rustad
sustained several cuts on her left
thigh. She is at Moorhead hospital
and Mrs. Oscar Rustad is at her
home.
The women had left the Macnab
drug store at about 10:30 Friday
evening and started to walk across
Front street. AS they stepped from
behind s. M. Fields car. standing
in front of the store, they were
struck by Ford car travelling west.
Mrs. Oscar Rustad was thrown be-
tween the front wheels of the car
that passed completely over her.
Her injuries are severe bruises on
the back of her head and other
bruises about the body.
Mrs. Garfield Rustad was thrown
in front of the right front wheel and
the gear Of the speedometer caught
her coat at the shoulder. She was
dragged about 20 feet before the car
was stopped. Her left thigh is cut
and the leg is badly bruised below
the knee. There are other bruises,
the most serious being across the
chest and at the side of the head
near the angle Of the jaw.
Both ladies were carried into the
drug store where they were
cared for by Lit. ". r. Verne, of the
medical corps of the u. s. army, and
ordered removed to the hospital Mrs.
Rustad will probably be con-
fined to the hospital for about two
weeks and Mrs. Oscar Rustad will
be kept at home for several days.
The car is owned by Ralph Gibson.
N. D., and was driven by
a young woman who accompanied
him. No blame is attached to either
the young woman or Mr.. Gibson as
the car was under control and was
being driven slowly.