New Ulm review., 1922-06-28
BICYCLE SMASHED
CYCLIST UNHURT
ERWIN HAMAAN NARROWLY !
ESCAPES INJURY WHEN CAR
RUNS OVER BICYCLE.
AUTO COLLISION NEAR ESSIG.
BOOZE RUNNERS IN DITCH +
AT CANDY

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Erwin Hamaan, IL year old son OF
Emil Hamaan, 9Th South Broad dWayE
narrowly escaped serious injury last
Thursday afternoon when an automo-
bile driven by M. S. Peterson, 2427
Plymouth Ave. South, Minneapolis,
ran into. the boy who was riding bl-
cycle.
The accident happened on South
Minnesota street about 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. The Hannah boy
and Lloyd Stone, another boy OF a
bout the same age, were riding their
bicycles on South Minnesota street.
It seems that in some way they
bumped into each other, both going
| in the same direction, the contact
ma king Erwin's bicycle swerye right
in front of Peterson's automobile
coming north.
Peterson Drove Slowly.
Luckily, Mr.. Peterson was driving
very slowly, about 8'miles an hour,
he said, and when he saw the boy on
the bicycle bump into the car, ne
quickly swerved the car away from
the direction in which the boy fell, pre-
venting running over the boy but
the front of the car ran over the bicy-
Gle, brea king the rim Of the rear wheel,
| the seat and frame and the right pedal,
ahe boy getting out Of the fracas with
out scratch.
Mr.. Peterson, who is a travelling
salesman for the Powers Motor Com
pany of Minneapolis, simme edlately
stepped into Evenings Electric CoH-
pany's shop and summoned the police
to investigate the accident before
proceeding. The police decided that
Mr.. Peterson had not driven reckless
ly, which was vouched for by a num-
ber of bystanders as well as by VIM.
Newton, of West Newton township,
Nicollet County, who was riding with
Mr.. Peterson in the automob obile.
Lesson To Be Remem bered.
The two boys were trembling from
! the scare when interviewed by the
Reuiew reporter at the scene Of the ac-
cident, but bravely kept the tears
back. The almost total wreck OF the
bicycle, an implement dear to the
heart Of boy Of that age, was also q
source Of sad reflection. !
This hairbreadth escape from what
might have been an extremely serious
accident will no doubt be warning
to youthful cyclists to use more eau ll
tion hereafter. Ii.
Head-On Auto Collision.
An automobile accident which
might have been very serious happen
ed near the John Mecklenburg farm
few miles from Essig on Tuesday
evening of last week and miraculously
no one was seriously injured. The
accident was head on collisions be-
tween two cars going at rate OF about
twenty miles per hour and the cars
were terribly smashed up, but the
occupants escaped with but q few
minor scratches and bruises.
Mrs. Albert Drusch and son Albert
accompanied by Mrs. Emil Rhode and
two children OF Morgan had been vls-
iting at the Mecklenburg place and
had left there, driving along the road
in the direction Of Essig, when a car
from the Essig garage driven by Alois
Henle, accompanied by Percy Essig
and Louis Kuelbs, all Of Essig cane
around turn where neithe rcould Sc, see e
the other car approaching until they
met and crashed into each other. It
is impossible to understand how such
collision can take place and the oc-s
cupants of the car escape without ser:
ious injury, especially as the cars were
SO terribly damaged. Herman Rol-3I
loft, who was driving along the road,
picked up the Drusch party and took.
them to the August sBacker home
where their injuries were attended to-:
One Of the little Rhode hoys sustained.
severe cash in his head, but it is not
Of a serious nature. The ladies were,
badly shaken up, hut after two days
rest at the Backer home went on toi
their home at Morgan. ID y
The accident occurred at about
eight o'clock in the evening at a place.
in the road which has long been re-.
garded as dangerous and should have
been Strengthened out long ago. ..
Booze Car Kills Driver.
An eight cylinder car equippedA
with three large gasoline tanks all
well protected by q sheet Of heavy
steel, loaded with about q thousand
quarts Of Johnny Walker sWhiskey,
driven at the rate Of seventy five
miles an hour crashed into q ditch
near Candy on Friday morning.;
The steering wheel went thru the
drivers breast killing hire instantly,
while the other man ia the car escaped
without very serious injury. Both
men were from Omaha, Neb., and
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