The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-09-09
THE CITY,s GREAT CATASTROPHE
Seven Men Seriously Injured in Auto
Crash on Albion Sereet

Seven Men Seriously Injured in Auto
Crash on Albion Sereet
The story of the accident which oc-
Cured on Albion street between two
and three o'clock last Monday morning
has gone by tongue and pen all over the
country. The Reporter has endeavorsd
to see those who witnessed the acct
dent, and even among those the details
of what happened were only vaguely
observed, but the following facts are
told substantially in the same way by
all.
When the fire alarm was sounded
Fred Carrier was the first there with a
car onto which the iremen, among
whom were Henry Biessman, Alvin D..
Lyon, A. E. Stewart and Albert Schu-
macher, hitched one of the hose carts
and started up Albion street. About
in front of the Library the car stalled,
and the firemen jumped off and started
to, pull the hose cart up along the left
(west) side of the stalled truck. Mean
while the truck again got under power
and moved up until slightly ahead of
the hose cart, stopping to allow the
boys to again hook onto the truck.
Besides the mentioned fremen pulling
at the hose cart at this moment were
also Grover Olson, w. Fredendahl,
earle Maves, Rollin Ellison, Connie
Midtbon and John Hanson. all of whom
volunteered to help pull the hose cart.
Just then DIR. F. G. Meyers in Hud-
son car came down Albion street from
Washington; he was driving rapidly to-
ward the point where the truck stood
with the lights on and the men to the
left of it and out of the path Of the
truck headlights. Just what happened
in the mind of the driver at this point
he did not, perhaps, himself realize. At
any rate he thought he had safe dis
lance between the cart and the truck,
and came on. There was terrific
crash. The Hudson had smashed di-
rectly into the men and cart. Stewart
and Schumacher in some miraculous
way found time to jump out of the way
and escaped unhurt. The others were
scattered in all directions, broken,
bleeding and moaning.
Connie Midtbon was knocked sense
less, but after being cared for he was
taken home, and escaped with minor
injuries.
w Fredendahl sustained bruises
about the head, suffered dislocated
knee; he was taken to Lockwood hos
pital and is coming around in good
shape.
Rollin Ellison escaped with minor
bruises.
Henry Biessman had bad cut across
the chin, another in the right groin,
and was badly bruised from the soles
of his feet to his hips. An X-ray taken
Tuesday at the Shearer clinic revealed
no broken bones.
John Hanson suffered a broken leg
above the left knee and severe injuries
to his back.
earle Maves received cuts and
bruises.
Grover Olson and Alvin D. Lyon were
seriously injured. Olson's left arm was
fractured below the elbow, and bad
skull fracture at the base of the head.
He passed away at Lockwood hospital
Tuesday evening about O'Clock. An
obituary is published this week. 4
Mr.. Lyon sustained three fractures
of the left leg below the knee, in one
place the bones protruding, and split
knee cap. A serious fracture of the
skull makes his case precarious.
Henry Biessman was taken to his
home after the X-ray had been taken.
The others are at Lockwood hospital
and are cared for by local doctors. DIR.
Edward Ochsner of Chicago was sent
for and came for consultation. The
hospital was in position to furnish &C.
commodations and supplies for first aid,
and Mr.. Swift, who came in time to
hear the crash and the means, at once
opened his drug store and was ready to
furnish the drugs and supplies needed.
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