The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
FORDS PLAY PART
THREE FOLK HURT
Boy Was Badly Cut and
Bruised On Face
ONE RAIL CAR HIT
Then There Was Coffee Vehicle
That Met With Some
Trouble

Three automobile accidents were
reported in Mankato during the
past twenty four hours, in which
three persons sustained painful, but
not serious injuries. Two of the
accidents resulted from collisions
and one occurred when car was
hurled into ditch when a wheel
broke. An odd feature Of the auto
mobile smash ups was that in every
case the cars were "flivvers."
The toll of damage done to the
Ford cars started yesterday after
noon when a car belonging to a
salesman Of Minneapolis was towed
into the Powell Auto company with
a broken wheel and badly damaged
tenders and body. The name of the
driver of the car was not obtained,
but employees OF the garage stated
that the accident had occurred about
three miles out on Highway No s.
toward Minneapolis. The accident
occurred when a wheel broke on the
car, sending it into a ditch. The
driver was uninjured.
New Ford Sedan
The second accident occurred to
the new Ford sedan Of Edward Ario
Blue Earth county sheriff, about five
o'clock yesterday afternoon when II
collided with a street car, at the in =
tersection of Walnut and Fourth
streets. Sheriff Ario was driving up
tersection Of Walnut and Fifth streets
on Walnut and the collision occur
red with a street car going north on
Fifth street. The damage to the
Arfo car was smashed door and
some damage to the top Of the car
The street car was unchanged.
The most serious accident of the
group occurred at eight o'clock this
morning at the corner Of Main and
Fourth streets, between the Ford
delivery truck of the Royal Coffee
company driven by Henry Greve
and a Ford roadster driven by Ben
Wilde. 241 Wheeler Avenue.
Benjamin Ziegler. age nine years
nephew of Mr. Wilde who was rid
ing in the roadster at the time, was
the most seriously injured. He re-
ceived several cuts and bruises
about his face. and was rushed to a
doctor after the accident, where four
stitches was taken in a deep cut
near his mouth He had other cuts
about his forehead.
Wilde Hurt Also
Mr.. Wilde received badly
| wrenched shoulder and other body
bruises. Fl. J. Greve, father of Henry
who was riding in the coffee truck
was badly stunned by the crash, and
received severe cuts about his hands
and wrists. His arms, legs and body
were also badly bruised. Henry Greve
was the only person to escape injury
The coffee truck was going south
on Fourth street when the collision
occurred with the roadster which
was going up Main street hill. The
two machines met at the intersec-
ton, and the Enclosed truck was
hurled over on its side, pinning the
two occupants within Eve witnes
ses to the accident righted the cal
and helped the two men extricate
themselves.
Young Ziegler was injured when
his head smashed into the wind
shield when the impact came. The
roadster was badly damaged by the
! smash, both front tenders beine
damaged the windshield broken and
the front Of the car caved in
The truck suffered greater dam
age. The radiator was iamme cd back
against the motor. which in turn was
thrown out OF alignment The entire
body OF the car was jammed over
to one side The lights, Windshield
tenders. and front OF the cab OF the
truck were badly smashed by tho
collisiIa.