The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-11
east of this city on Highway No. 8
about 200 o'clock last Friday morn

ABOUT Z:UU O'CLOCK last FRIDAY morn
ing.
The man who was driving the car,
Nathan Gornick of Minneapolis, es-
capped with a few cuts on his hands
and bruise below one knee.
The young woman was caught UNI
der the Chevrolet touring car in
which she, was riding and smothered
to death, having been unable to
breathe in the position in which she
was caught. There was slight con-
cussion on her head, but this would
never have proved fatal.
Mr.. Gornick was taken into custo-
dy shortly after being rescued from
his predicament, but was released
after investigation had revealed that
he could not be held to blame for the
tragedy.
. Mr.. Gornick and Miss Johnson
had been on an automobile trip for
about ten days, and were on theeir
way back to Minneapolis, having left
Valley City Thursday evening. They
planned on being back in Minneapo-
lis Friday morning so that Miss
Johnson could return to her work.
1t was about 200 o'clock when they
went through this city.
There are two sharp curves about
three miles east of here, and it was
at the further one Of these that the
Chevrolet went over the grade, turn
ing completely over, a distance of
about eight feet.
Two young men, Archie Cook and
Mr.. Kellogg, the latter son of Or
rim, Kellogg, were out driving east on
Highway No. at a late hour and
found the overturned car, and the
people caught under the machine,
having been attracted to the scene of
the accident by the lights on the
Chevrolet which were still burning,
and the cries for help of Mr.. Cor
nick.
After looking over the situation,
impossible to lift the automobile
from the occupants, of the Chevrolet,
and so while Mr.. Cook remained to
give what assistance he could alone.
Mr.. Kellogg drove back to this city
to get additional help.
Mr.. Cook finally succeeded, how
ever in lifting one side of the car far
enough up so that Mr.. Gornick could
get out, and after he was liberated,
the two men managed to lift the car
on its side and extricate the young
lady who was caught near the steer
ing wheel.
The young lady was at this time
dead, it is thought, since her pulse
had already stopped beating. Mr..
Gornick was caught in such posi-
ton with the frame of the car rest
ing on the side of his head that he
would never have survived if he had
not been discovered a short time fol-
lowing the accident.
Archie Cook is of the opinion that
they found the overturned car with
in five or ten minutes of the time
that the machine went over the grade,
although Mr.. Gornick said that he
thought he was under the car for a
half an hoour or more.
The Minneapolis man upon seeing
the predicament of the young lady
with whom he was travelling became
almost hysterical, and called for Miss
johnson to answer his cries. He
answered questions asked by Mr..
Cook relative to his own name and
that of the young lady.
About the time that Miss John
sons body had been taken from I'm
derneath the car by Mr.. Gornick
and Mr.. Cook, the automobile in
which Mr.. Kellogg drove to Alexan-
dria had returned. In this car were
a number of people from this city,
including the chief of police. Mr..
Gornick upon being questioned by
the officials here showed great deal
of reluctance to give any information
and he was accordingly placed in Jail,
after his bruises and decorations had
been given attention.
Miss Johnson was brought by car
to DR.. Haskill's home in this city,
and the doctor found that she had
been dead some little time then.
Miss Johnson was nineteen years
of age, having been born ON Aug. 81,
1905. Her step father, and her un-
Gle, and Mr.. Gornick's father came
here Friday, after having been mott
fed of the death of the young lady.
Her body was prepared for shipment,
and on Saturday noon her remains
were taken to Minneapolis for burial.
Mr.. Gornick was released on Sat
urday, and returned to Minneapolis
also. He is commercial artist, and
is twenty-three years of age.
A post norton of the young lady
was held at Anderson's Undertaking
rooms Friday-Alexandria Citizen
News.