El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-22
AUTO SNASHUP
KILLSA GIRL
Fire Chiefs Auto Overturns
Rotermund Family, Seri-
ously Injuring -Four.

one child was killed and four per
sons were seriously injured Sunday
morning at Gas o'clock, when Ford car
driven BY Mrs. ". J. Rotermund. Of $40
Stewart place, couided with the auto
mobile Of assistant fire chief John T.
Sullivan. at Virginia and Wyoming
streets The accident occurred while
chief Sullivan was en- route TO Dallas
and Wyoming streets, where fire had
been reported Mrs. Rotermund was en-
route north on Virginia street and ap-
parently did not see the fire car until
after she had stopped her automobile
across the street intersection. making
II impossible for chief Sullivan 20 pass
Kills Girl: Injuries -Four
The dead: Anna Rotermund, aged
The injured: Mrs. ". J. Rotermund,
fractured right leg and hip and nu-
merous bruises: Ola Rotermund- aged L
wears. fractured right leg fireman Jonn
Drew. bruises and possible internal IN
Jurfes: assistant chief Sullivan. bruises
about legs and body.
Overturned Car Pins Victims
The Ford car was completely over
-rrned Nv the force of the collision
ginning Mrs. Rotermund and her
daughter. Ola, beneath It Ihey were
rescued by the members OF pumper
company No l, of the Central depart
nent. who were following chief Sulli-
vans car to the fire. Anna Rotermund
md fireman Drew were placed IN a
passing automobile by chief SulllEan
md hurried to the hospital. while Mrs
Rotermund and her daughter Ola. We're
being taken IN another car 10 1iie i'O-
ston hospital
Fvelvn Rotermund. aged 10 years
- escaned with only slight bruises,
called TO her mother that me Irs a.
was coming. and jumped Gear o. elle
Eo-5 car II IS said The girl was
,;cl-sd nm about ten feet from where
She had fallen. Assistant cnieI SUM
van who was riding in the PACK sea-
If his car. was thrown NiolehtlS
against the front seat put 80 a -
i,7rv bv cIinginE to the automooiie:
fireman Drew. who was driving CHIEF .
SrlIlivan's car. was pressed N LlehlIN
between the steering wheel Wnlch DENT
backwards. and the seat, and was IN
conscious for some time following the
Wrs. Rotermund's Car stops
According to chief Sullivan, it ap- ]
neared as II Mrs. Rotermund was 60
ing to drive ahead Of the fire car prior !
10 the accident, but she stopped IN me /
rente- of the street Fireman Drew 4
did not slow IN his machine, thinking
that he could go around the back eno
of the Rotermund machine, but was
unable to do so. when II suddenly
sfoDDed- The radiator and engine OF
the IRE car were badly damaged, while
the front end Of the Ford machine was
practically demolished
Sullivan Makes Statement.
Chief SuIlivan's statement was as fol-
lows: 81 do not remember being
thrown out of the seat One OF the
boys later found my cap in the street
7 saw fireman Drew drop Imply over
the steering wheel. after he had been /
pressed against the seat I jumped out 3
OF nv car and running TO the street
picked I'D the little child. Anna Roter-
nund. and noticed that blood was COM
ine- from her nose / hailed a passing
and placing the child and fire
man Drew in It. I told them to drive 10
the hospital as rapidly as possible.
Had bumpers Exfricate Family.
4Pumper company No. 1, which was
also en- route to the fire, was coming
Town Wyoming street and stopping It.
{ had them pull the Ford car up, re-
leasing Mrs Rotermund and her
laughter. They were placed in an au-
-omobile and sent to the hospital It
seemed when we were coming down
he street as ~ Mrs Rotermund was
going to go Up Virginia street, and
hen she stopped directly in the street