The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-09-06
AUTOMOBILE ACCT.
Dents numerous
DURINGFAIR WEEK
BEN VOGEL'S CAR CROWDED OFF
GRADE THURSDAY AND
TURNS TURTLE
Sister ANASTHASIA HURT
CHEVROLET CAR STOLEN AND
LATER DEMOLISHED
NERVOUS MISHAPS

Automobile accidents occurred thick
and fast during fair week. Some of
them were too minor to mention, some
were of the Knight have been serious"
kind and one was serious. At half
past four Thursday vening B. o. Vo-
gel and his two sons, with Sister
Ubalda of the Sank Centre parochial
school and Sister Anathasia, formerly
Sister Superior at Sank Centre and
now holding an honorary position at
the mother house in the academy, at
st. Joseph, left Sank Centre for
destination safely and the party re-
manned for supper. On their return
everything went well until another
car caught up from behind and sig
nailed to pass. Mr.. Vogel did not
choose to let the other driver by I'M
til they had gone some over a mile
and then coming grade seemed wide
enough to turn out. He did so, giving
the rear car good share of the road.
The driver cut in under the radiator
of the Vogel car and crowded it off
the road. The rear wheels skidded in
the grass and Mr.. Vogel, finding he
could not hold the car in the road, at
tempted to turn back. In some man.
ner the second trial moved the ma
chine in such way that it turned
completely over. The car was thrown
across the road and grade and was
turned directly opposite to it's original
direction. By virtue of the grade, one
end of the automobile was raised so
that the occupants could crawl out
from underneath. Otherwise they
would have been pinned under and in
all probability have met their death.
Sister Anathasia, fortunately, was
the only passenger severely hurt. Her
right arm and shoulder blade were
fractured. Aside from severe bruises
about the limbs the others were I'M
hurt. With the assistance of his son,
Mr.. Vogel righted the machine and
found it still in running order. Cd
dly enough, considering the accident,
the car was damaged but very little.
The party drove to Sank Centre at
once where the injured Sister receiv-
ed medical attention. She is at the
home of the St. Benedictine Sisters
where she will remain unit her con-
dition is improved.
1t is gratifying to note that even
in the time of great peril there are
always those who think of others.
Such was the case in this accident.
Sister Anathasia, although trying to
save herself, did not forget Mr.. Vo-
gels small son, and while jumping,
threw him out ahead Of her, perhaps
saving his life.
Clearly, the accident was no fault
of Mr.. VogeFs, although he naturally
feels responsible for the safety Of
any in his care. He is known to be
careful driver and one not given to
taking risks. The other driver was Of
the calibre that is Familiarity known
as "road hog" If he saw that the
other car was in difficulty, he did not
stop to offer assistance, but went on
his way, apparently oblivious to the
ever recurring fact that accidents do
happen.
The collision of the cars of Paul
Braaken of Gordon township and Reu-
ben Crever of St. Joseph Thursday,
was due to carelessness. The car con-
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. Braaken and two
children, Miss Eva and Ole, driver,
was crossing Fourth street going to
the south. The Crever car, with Clau-
dius Crever driving were crossing
Oak street going east, but in this case
it was a matter of the best man being
the one to get there first. The
Braaken car was almost across when
the st. Joseph car struck it, throwing
it up onto the curb by the Senior High
school building and smashing it into
a tree. The force of the collision
threw the two ladies out, but they
were unframed. The left fender and
running board was badly twisted, one
tire punctured and the radiator dam
taged. The other car escaped with
merely bent fender. Both cars were
taken at once to the garage where the
damages were repaired and satisfac-
tory settlement made. The affair put
a damper on the day for both parties,
one of which was going to the Stearns
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