The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-11-28
PASTOR AND
FAMILY INJURED AS
TWO AUTOS COLLIDE
Mrs. Herbert Brown Is in Hos
pitaI Here Suffering From,
Broken Bones
HUSBAND SUSTAINS CUTS
Three Children Badly 6ruisedI
Only One Escapes Acct
dent Unframed

Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Brown, Of
the Steele Methodist church, and
three children are in a local hospital
under treatment for injuries received
In q crash of car or highway No.
10 east, of Menoken, about II O'Clock
Thanksgiving morning. MI. and Mrs.
Brown are severely injured, the wife
having various fractures. but the
children are not badly hurt.
The other q in the accident was
that Of Dr.. A. L. Garner Of Dickin-
son, who was driving, accompanied
by Mrs. Garner. Their car, like that
OF Rev. Brown, was wrecked. The
Gamers made their way into Memo
ken and telephoned word Of the &C.
cident to Warden Claude Turner, Of
the state prison, who went out with
his car to bring the victims Of the
crash in.
Wife Has Broken Bones
Meanwhile the Browns were found
lying In the snow Of the road by Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Clooten. living south
OF Sterling, who were on their way
to q Thanksgiving day dinner in Bis
marck. They picked the family up
and brought them to q local hospital,
where the staff spent the afternoon
OF Thanksgiving day dressing their
injuries.
Mrs. Browns injuries consist Of a
broken left thigh bone, q fractured
knee joint-both bones Of the left
forearm fractured, some fractured
ribs, deep cuts Of the scalp and face,
and severe bruises.
Mr.. Brown has deep cuts Of the
head and scalp and Is bruised. No
internal injuries have been indicated
SO far.
Ruth Brown, IL, has an injured
ankle: Lorene. 16, was shaken up
but not badly injured; Naomi, Z. has
cuts on the forehead and is bruised.
but not seriously hurt; while Robert,
q sixth member Of the Brown fam
lily. TO- not hurt at all and is at
the home Of his sister, Mrs. w. A.
Kuebker. Mandan, to whose home
the Browns were going to spend
Thanksgiving day when the crash in
terrupted their trip.
Hurled Through Door
MI. Brown, who was driving his car.
says he does not know how the &C.
cident happened. It occurred on a
curve east Of Menoken. When he
approached the curve, which was
obscured by q tree, he drew to q side,
he said. allowing enough space on the
other side Of the road for q car to
pass him. then all Of a sudden the
other q loomed up before him and
they crashed, he said.
Brown was hurled through the door
OF his car and was stunned. He was
too dazed to answer the other driver
coherently and failed to get his
name. Then the ClootenS came
along. took the family into their car
and brought. them to the city. ..
Says Other Car Swerved
DR.. Garner said he could not &C.
count for the accident, as he vas on
the right side Of the road and when
the cars neared each other, the
Brown car swung over and struck his
head-on. 1t was as though the steer
Ing gear Of the Steele mans car had
gone wrong, he said. There were
no ruts In the road to cause either
al to swerve, both men agreed.
The Carriers were brought to the
city by Warden Turner, Of the state
prison. after they sent word OF the
accident from Menoken. They were
on their way to Brownsville. Texas,
and they resumed their trip by rail
this afternoon from here. Garner
carried insurance. but Brown did not.