The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-08
YOUNG LADY KILLED
in AUTO ACCIDENT
Miss Irene Waggoner Fatally
Injured Near st. Joe Late
Sunday Afternoon
MAN BADLY INJURED
Car Landed in Ditch When
Driver Attempted to Pass
Coupe on Pavement
(St. Cloud Times Nov. 81

(St. Cloud Times Nov. s.
Irene Waggoner, %, was al
most instantly killed, and William
Gummerum, 26, and AL Lucke-
meyer, 10, are in the St. Cloud
hospital as the result of an acct
dent, which occurred on the pave
ment one mile east of St. Joseph
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Witnesses claim that a car cat
in ahead of the roadster in which
the three were driving and bucke-
meyer rolled into the ditch after
the right front wheel locked and
the steering wheel broke. It turn
ed over three times and was COM
pletely wrecked. Miss Waggoner
died few minutes after she ar
rived at the hospital, from skull
fracture, according to DIR. M. J.
Kern, who conducted a post-mort-
EN- examination at the Daniel NOR
tuary this morning, where the re-
mains were held for the examina-
ton. -
Gummerum, who was found be-
meath the car with Miss Waggoner,
has broken pelvis and a deep lac
Grafton on his chin. His condition
is serious, his physician said.
Luckemeyer was brought to the
hospital and after an examination
was found to be suffering with an
injured neck and a. sprained ankle.
He was found with the radiator of
the car on his chest. His condi-
ton is not serious, but he is still
dazed from the shock of the aeci-
dent. ~
DR.. Kern attempted to question
both men this morning at the hos
pital following the completion of
the post-mortem examination. 1t
was revealed by witnesses that a
party of six, including the dead
girl, went to st. Johns university
In two. cars early Sunday after
noon where they visited with Au-
gust Luckemeyer, brother of the
driver, who is student there. On
their return Luckemeyer drove
Gummerum's roadster, while his
car, driven by AL j. Rau, followed.
When a Chevrolet sedan passed the
Luckemeyer car at the curve a mile
out of st. Joseph, it turned direct
ly IN front and came to an almost
complete stop. Young Luckemeyer
turned out to avoid collision and
as he did so the right front wheel
locked and the steering gear, was
broken. The car which was trav-
cling as a good rate Of speed, turn
ed over three times, witnesses;
said, and was hurled into the ditch
with terrific force. Luckemeyer-
was thrown free of the car but was
struck by the radiator. Gummerum
and Miss Waggoner were extricat-
led from beneath the car and tax
en- to the hospital here by their
companions in the Luckemeyer car.
The Chevrolet Cur passed on
and did not stop. Police today
are checking the description of the
driver furnished them by the occu-
pants of the rear car.
The young woman was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Waggoner, 1912 First street north,
and besides her parents she is sur
| FlNCu ny Hllc DFOlIlefS ana SISTERS.
They are: Mrs. Jack Eggermann
and Lawrence Whggoner, of Big
Timber, Mont, who are on their
way to this city; Mrs. Joseph Kos
Ell, Misses Olive and Marie, and
Richard, Harold, Arthur and Don
aid Waggoner of this city.
Gummerum is the son of Mrs.
Catherine Gummerum, 1903 st.
German street, and is employed
in the Cold Spring granite shed.
The Herald editor arrived on the
scene very shortly after the acct
dent Miss Waggoner had been
started for the hospital and the
unconscious form of Mr.. GUNNER
UNI was being loaded into an
other car. They were riding
sport model Oakland, and unques-
tionably were travelling at high
rate of speed when the accident
| occurrad