The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-05-19
AND. F. ANDERSON OF ASH
LAND INSTANTLY KILLED
One Seriously Injured While
Others Escape With Cuts and
Bruises. Car Turned Com
pletely Over.

And. F. Anderson, Ashland meat
dealer, was instantly killed, and
Frank Gardner Of Milwaukee was
seriorsly injured, and Octave Du-
mont, Fred Fecteau and Ole Jacob
son, al of Ashland, were cut and
bruised when . new Nash. car driv-
en- by Jacobson turned completely
over at the Raarup corner on the
Washburn- Bayfield, road ct seven
O'Clock Sunday evening.
Tie party had been on a fishing
trip 20 one of the streams on the
Bayfield, road and were returning to
their homes in Ashland when the ac-
cident occurred.
The accident was witnessed by
Alex LaLonde and Eugene Schultheis
and James Raarup, who were the
first to give aid to the injured men.
Local physicians were notified and
were at the scene Of the accident
within FIVE minutes after it had oc-
cured and the injured men were
rushed to Ashland. Frank Gardner
who was the most seriously injur-
ed, did not regsin complete con-
sciousness until fourteen hours
after the accident, but he is now re-
covering. The other men suffered
cuts and bruises but were not other
wise injured.
The eye witnesses to the accident
say the car was going at . high
rate Of speed when it approached the
Raarup corner. There Is consider
able loose sand in the road at this
point and it was apparent that the
wheels twisted in this sand and that
the driver lost control % the ma
chine for just after it rounded the
corner the car first swerved toward
the ditch and then toward the CEN
ter Of the road and finally went COM
spletedly over, landing right side up
on its wheels.
Alex LaLonde and Eugene Schnl-
theis were approaching the Raardp
corner in the LaLonde car and were
within one hundred feet Of the Nash
car when it went over. They say
that the Nash car seemed TO bound
into the air as it turned over. while
James Raarup says all he saw was
. cloud Of dust and then the up-
turned auto.
Anderson was riding with the
driver and it is supposed that the
sile Of the car caught him as it was
going over, crushing his skull.
Jacobson, who was driving. suffered
cuts about the breast and hands and
face and Is seems miracle how he
escaped death, for the steering wheel
was demolished. Gardner, who was
seriously injured, Was thrown out OF
the car and suffered serious head
wounds.
When LaLonde and Schpltheis ar
rived Dumont was still in the car,
being pinned under the top. and 1t
was feared that he had been killed,
but when the top had been removed
he crawled out Of the car, apparent
" more dazed than hurt. Fecteau
was throw out Of the car but was
not seriously hurt.
It was but q few minutes after the
adcidenf until hundreds Of people
gathered there to offer aid. The
body Of MFR. anderson was taken in
charge OF by Coroner Amos M. Han
sen and was removed to the Hansen
undertaking parlors where they were
prepared for burial. The funeral
seryiees were held this afternoon at
2 o'clock from the residence OF
Walter Anderson on Third Avenue
services being in charge OF Rev
Davis Of the Methodist church. In
terment took place sf Mt. Hop.
cemetary at Ashland.
Mr.. Anderson Is . well known
Ashland resident. He Is engaged
in the meat business. He is the
father Of Walter Anderson, residing
on the corner Of Fourth street and
Third avenue west, this city, who
hss the sympathy Of his many