The Redwood gazette., 1934-09-27
WANDA MAN Died
Of INJURIES; WIFE
HURT CRITICALLY
Baby, Hurled 20 Feet From Car,
Rolls Down Embankment,
Is Slightly Hurt
CARS COMPLETE WRECKS

Coroner's Jury Viewed Body
Before Funeral Service
Wednesday Afternoon
County authorities changed
their plans Tuesday and an
nounced that an inquest will be
held at Lamberton, as soon as
several witnesses are able, to
leave the hospital, to inquire in
to the conditions leading to the
auto accident which resulted in
one death and injuries to sew
en- other persons just east of
Lamberton on Highway IA Sat-
urday evening.
Otto Peterson, 26, Of near Wanda
died shortly after being taken to the
Tracy hospital where other victims
of the headon collision are confined.
Mrs. Peterson is expected to be there
several months as her jaw was brok-
en- and she suffered other serious and
painful injuries about her head and
body.
It is unlikely that she will be able
to testify at the inquest but other
witnesses who expect to be able to
leave the hospital much sooner in
clude her brother, Carl Peterson,
whose arm and knee were badly hurt
and her sister, Anna Peterson, a
Lamberton High school freshman
who was cuts'and bruised.
The sPeterson's four-months-old
baby miraculously escaped with but
slight scratches. Well wrapped in
blankets, the child was thrown 20
feet from the car and then rolled
down an enbankment.
William F. Hurley of Savannah,
Illinois, driver Of the other car who
is assistant superintendent of a road
construction company at Chandler,
Minnesota, is also confined to the
Tracy hospital with severe head in
juries, bruises and a broken left arm.
With him were C. B. Alderman,
timekeeper whose home is at Green
Island, Iowa, and whose father is a
foreman on the Milwaukee road and
Joseph Lotus, supervisor of the
gang at Chandler whose father is
roadmaster of the Milwaukee road at
Madison, Wisconsin. They received
bad scalp wounds and numerous
bruises.
The accident happened about 7:3O
p. m. as the Petersons were on their
way to Lamberton. They were driv-
ing west and the Hurley car was 60
ing east enroute from Chandler (1S
miles west Of FuIda) to Pemberton
south of Mankato.
The passengers, bleeding badly
were rushed to Lamberton and then
to Tracy. Mr.. Peterson died from a
skull fracture and internal injuries.
Mr.. Hubbard and Sheriff L. j. Kise
were called to Lamberton Saturday
night to investigate the accident. In
company with George A. Barnes, they
went to Tracy Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday and questioned occupants of
the cars.
Neither car was pushed into the
ditch by the impact but both are
complete wrecks. The Hurley car, a
Hupmobile, was 1913 feet from the
Peterson car, a, Chevrolet sedan, at
ter the accident. It turned over sew
eral times.
Some idea of the force with which
the cars came together may be gain
ed from the fact that the gasoline
tank of the Peterson car was hurled
40 feet away. Hardly whole piece
of the car remained. The woodwork
was reduced to kindling and the
metal a battered and twisted mass
At the Skow garage in Lamberton
they declared it the most complete
piece of automobile wreckage they
have seen in 20 years of business.
A coroner's jury was drawn al
Lamberton Tuesday and viewed the
body before the funeral. It will be
called as soon as possible to heal
| testimony.
Funeral services were held at the
Sharon Lutheran church at Lamber.
ton at p. m. Wednesday with Rev
Strommen in charge. Mr.. Peterson
is survived by his wife and child, hi:
mother and three brothers and fou'
sisters.
Mrs. Martha Symes of Sauk Cent
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