The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-06-23
|WILLIST0N WOMAN KILLED IN
|. AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR MIN0T

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Edaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Lewis,
Farmers living two miles from Will
Sliston, met death just north of the
"a. w. May farm four miles southwest
fof Minot Saturday morning at about
"a o'clock, when Buick Six, overturn-
ed on a new soft grade, pinning the
young woman to the ground, one side
Of the rear Of the car pinning her
to the ground gradually crushing out
her life before the weight of the car
could be lifted from her.
In company. with Mr.. and Mrs. H.
L. Peterson, VIM. Kruger, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Book, and Mrs. Packer,
Miss Lewis had gone to the Burt town.
I ship consolidated school near brady
Friday night to attend the graduation
exercises. Mrs. Peterson is one of
the teachers in the school. The par
ty remained until after a rain storm,
but enr0ute home, another storm came
up, more terrific than the first. Mr..
Kruegger was driving Buick car
owned by p. o. Adams by whom he
is employed. He turned north on
the road at Mays corner and encoun-
tered . new grade but partially finish
ed. Workmen had built the grade
ZAP at each side and were filling it in
at the middle. Mr.. Kruegger drove
up on one side Of the grade but as
the rain was falling so fast he could
barely see where he was going, so
stopped the car to wait until the
storm had passed. The car was close
to the edge of the soft grade and the
marty felt the car slowly slide Off but
thot little of it. Mr.. Kruegger start
ed the car and tried to move upward
on the grade but the car overturned,
rolling onto its back to the bottom of
the ditch. The top was up and the
side curtains were on giving them lit
tie opportunity to get out. Miss Lewis
was the only member of the party
injured in the auto accident. She
was conscious at first and kept urging
the men to lift the car of her body.
The men ran to q wire fence and tore
the wires loose in order to get feince
post to use in lifting the car. One
Of the staples few out and cut one OF
Kruegger's eyes so badly that the
sight is destroyed in that optic. With
the fence post, the car was lifted
enough to remove the pressure from
Miss Lewis chest but her feet were
caught by the car and it was neces-
sary to send to the A. w. May farm
for help. Mrs. Packer went to the
May farm and notified Mr.. May but
it was almost an hour after the acci-
dent when help arrived. In the mean
time the girl continued to encourage
the men telling them to "hold it up
just little higher. The water in
the ditch began to rise when she told
the men the water was coming on her
Mrs. Peterson held the girls head up
out of the water so she would not
drown. When help arrived and the
car was turned upright, the girl was
dead. The body was taken to the
May farm and later brot to Minot
The rer1ains were shipped to Willis.
ton for burial. The other members
Of the party were given dry clothing
at the May farm.
DR.. Pence, the coroner was sum.
moned and he arrived at 6 o'clock
He deemed an inquest unnecessary
Mr.. Kruegger was brot to Minot where
an attempt was made by eye special
3sts to save the optic, but to no avail
The eye was removed Tuesday.
Miss Lewis had resided in Minot
about two weeks and was employed
ct the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
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