The Mankato free press., 1920-09-24
PINNED UNDER WHEELS
Edward Grimes and Wife
In Auto Accident
CRASH NEAR MADELIA
John Palmer, An Aged Pioneer,
st. James, Was Found
Dead Saturday \

st. James, September 20.-Edward
Grimes and wife of Minneapolis were
victims of serious auto accident a
few miles east of tnn city Friday
night at about seven O'clock, just
about dark. Mr.. Grimes was driving
Peerless eight and was en- route to
Heron Lake when he passed St.
James car driven by Fred H. Klaras
and Edward Wermerskirchen. going
lat high rate Of speed. This was a
few miles west Of Madelia. The tail
light on the Grimes car was plainly
visible to the St. James gentlemen
for some time but suddenly It ap-
peared to turn north and the gentle
men speculated as to where the big
car had turned in," but their curl
osity was dispelled when they reach
ed a point about a half mile west
ran road, and found the heavy tour
ing car in the ditch with all four
wheels in the air. The men hastened
to the rescue Of the victims and found
Mr.. and Mrs. Grimes both pinned un-
der the car and both crying loudly
for help. The st. James men were
unable to lift the upturned automo-
bile off of the victims and Mr.. Klaras
got into his car and fastened to a
farm house to get help. The first
two places visited he found no one
at home, but at the third farm he
secured two men and fastened back
Ito the scene. In the mean time
Wermerskirchen had managed to
get the door next to the wheel open
ed and by lifting with all his might
he enabled Grimes to crawl from be-
meath the wheel which was resting
across the body but when. he came
to let the car down again 1t rested
with additional weight upon Mrs.
Grimes, across whose body the back
Of the seat rested. He finally man
aged to get cushion showed under
the car in such manner as to sus.
Mr.. Grimes out onto the grass where
he lay helpless. When Klaras and
the two men arrived they were able
to lift the car enough to release the
lady and the victims were placed in
the Klaras car and hurried to the
Madelia hospital where their injuries
were dressed. Mr.. Grimes suffered
four broken ribs and Mrs. Grimes was
badly bruised about the head and
face but no internal injuries were
sustained. Wermerskirchen states
that while he was braced against the
upturned car, doing his best to hold
the weight of of Mrs Crimes as she
lay helplses beneath 1t, car passed
on the road but despite the fact that
the light Of the upturnAd car were
burning brightly. clearly revealing the
upturned motor, and despite his
shouts for help, the driver went
quietly and peacefully on his way
without so much as stopping to in
Mr.. Grimes is connected with the
Minneapolis Trust company. and is
we'll known to many st. James peo
pie and the people Of Southern Min
nesota towns.
John Palmer. an aged pioneer resi-
dent of this city. passed away very
suddenly Saturday morning at eleven
o'clock as he was working on the
lroof of a small residence building a
half block south of the Independent
office Mr.. Palmer has been subject
Is believed that death came to him as
the result of one of these flts. When
first discovered, Mrs. Joseph Schulz
weller living in the next house to
the Palmer place, observed the old
|gentleman Nying on the roof. his
body resting against chimney on
the lean to of the cottage. She sum-
moned H. j. Mellum who was pass
ing the house and Chief of Police H.
u. Schweppe also happened along
about this time and the two men lift
ed the body from the roof, placing It
upon the ground and Immediately
summoned a doctor who pronounced
life extinct. For many years Mr..
Palmer operated photograph gal
lery in this city but Of late years he
has retired from active work except
for the care of the property where
he resided with his wife and the lit
tie place which they owned and rent
ed across the black. He had zone on
to the roof to do some painting and
repairing on the chimney when he
At meeting of the ST. James Com
mercial club Monday evening, a
committee consisting Of J. X. Some
syn, A. ]. Uleberg and Severt Han
sen were appointed to make arrange
ments for an auto tour Of ST. James
people who will be asked to accom-
pany the st. James band to Madelia
wednesday afternoon to attend the
street fair and carnival put on by the
Madelia post of the American Legion.
An effort will be made to have a hun
dred automobiles in, the procession.