The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-28
| CARLSON Bi BADLY INJURED
WHEELS OF HEAVY TRUCK
PASSED OVER BODY
CYCLE HIT BY OIL TRUCK
Attendant At Insane Hospital,
St. Peter, Victim Of An
Accident asssx-.


From Saturdays Daily.
Axel Carlson, an attendent at st.
Peter insane hospital, while riding
his motorcycle on the intersection OF
Hickory and South Front streets IN
this city yesterday afternoon at three
o'clock, was run down and severiy
injured by a Standard oil truck driv-
en- by A. J. Bate, Standard Oil agent
at Lake Crystal. The injured man
was removed to the Mankato Clinic.
where upon examination it was found
that he had suffered a severe cash in
the center of his forehead, and was
bleeding from the left ear, which the
attending physicians took to tnd1-
cate that the skull was fractured.
Statement of Mr.. Bate.
According to the statement OF Mr..
Bate, the driver of the truck, he was
driving south on Front street at the
rate Of about six or eight miles ali
hour and when he came to the inter
section of Hickory street looked to
preaching, but saw no one, owing to
the fact that cars were parked in the
middle of Hickory street all the way
from the Milwaukee freight depot to
Front street. The motorcycle flashed
out from behind the autos so sudden
ly that he was unable to stop the
truck in time to avoid the accident,
but Immediately applied the brakes
and stopped as soon as he could. He
thinks in about two truck lengths.
Truck Passed Over Body.
Bystanders say that the motorcy.
Gle was running at the rate of about
TON s~,;Iac hour xuhon If tried tn
cross. in front of the truck. Those who
were, on the ground at the time say
that two of the wheels of the truck
passed over Mr.. Carlson's body.
When first removed to the Manka-
to clinic no one knew the injured
man, but a search of his pockets
showed that he was carrying his bank
book on the Citizens State Bank OF
st. Peter in his coat pocket.
Carlson Was Dispatch Bearer.
Later it was learned that Mr.. Carl
son came to this city about noon yes
terday and purchased an Indian mo-
torcycle from L. P. Zimmerman.
When he made the purchase, he re-
married that he would have to be on
duty at the hospital for the insane at
st. Peter by six o'clock lastsevening.
Mr.. Carlson saw several months SER
vice over seas as q motorcycle dis
patch bearer. The authorities sat the
hospital for the insane at st. Peter
were notified of the accident by Desk
Sergeant John Lulsdorf.
Taken To Emmanuel Hospital.
Mr.. Carlson after receiving first
aid ct Mankato Clinic was removed
to Emmanuel hospital, where he re-
NAMED unconscious for the greater
part CT the night, bur this morning
regained consciousness, and was able
to answer questions at intervals.
at the ST. Peter hospital came up
here last evening. He stated to the
police that Mr.. Carlson's parents live
in Sweden. The young man had
made all ARRANGEMENTS to marry
st. Peter young lady in July.
The motorcycle. which Mr.. Carl
son was riding at the time of the
accident, is badly damaged. It is
now at the police station.
Other Accident Victims.
Amboy Herald: W.. e. Schmidt,
cashier of the Minnesota State bank,
has been confined to his home good
deal of the time since he was injured
in an auto accident near Mankato
evening. 10 His hips seem to
be affected but he is slowly getting
around again.
Henry Crook, who had his collar
bone broken in the auto wreck near
MankR:o Monday evening, and is now
in the hospital at Mankato could not
have it set at once on account Of hav-
ing cold and not being able to take
ether. It is probably set by this time
or will be soon, but will lay him up
for little time at least.