The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-07-11

hood and the engine, were torn
completely away, while the front
doors were ripped Off and the body
badly damaged. 1t is almost impos-
sible to visualize how anyone
could escape alive from the wreck
The engine pilot was torn off and
a part of the brake rigging was
torn off the pony trucks, accord
ing to the trainmen's report.
The injuries sustained which
caused death to these three Sank
Centre young people are given in
the death certificates as follows:
William Friederichs, broken
neck; Bertha Schommer, fractur.
ed skull; Clara Schommer, fractur.
ed skull and internal injuries.
DIR. Simon, of Swanville, and DR.
Laughlin, of Grey Eagle, were the
attending physicians given on the
N. p. report. DR.. j. F. Dubois, Of
this city, went to Little Falls the
evening of the Fourth and con.
Quoted an examination of the ex'
tent of the injuries of Miss Clara
Schommer, who passed away al
lis o'clock, the morning of July
5th.
A double funeral service, which
was very largely attended by rela'
tives and friends, was held Mon.
day morning at $50 at st. Paurs
Catholic Church, for the Misses
Bertha and Clara Schommer
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Nick
Schommer, of this city. The Re
QUEEN Mass was read by Msgr. A
Plachta, of st. Paui's. He was as.
sisted at the cemetery by Rev. FIR
Anthony ART, of st. Cloud, former
pastor of the local parish. Inter
ment was made In st. PauPs GENE
terry, where the bodies were lait
side by side.
Bertha Anna Schommer
Bertha Anna Schommer was
born in Sank Centre, the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Schommer
February %, 1904. q She passed
away at the age of 81 years, foul
months and eleven days.
Deceased attended both the par
ochial and public schools and grew
to womanhood in this city. Fol
eight years up until April 1, 1927
she was engaged as clerk at tht
Bluffton Mercantile Co., in Bluff
ton. Since that time she has beer
engaged at the Mart Grocery store
in this city, where she has been ar
efficient, friendly and faithful
clerk. During her eight years OF
service at the Mart she has made
a host of friends who sincerely
mourn with the bereaved parents
and relatives, and who will sadly
miss her from her work. She was
a splendid young woman and the
sad accident has brought sorrow
to the large number of her friends
Deceased was active in the work
Of her church. She was member
of the Young Ladies Sodality and
the Mater Dolorosa Society.
The pallbearers at the funera,
service were: Walter Weisgram
Richard Schoenhoff, Rudolph
Nathe, John lilies, Francis Der.
scheit and Henry Thielen. The
honorary pallbearers, selected from
her circle of friends, were: Celia
Veneer, Lena lilies, Florence Vo,
gel, Angelina Beste, Victoria Mey.
err, Bertha Hunck, Katherine
Schwarzbauer was crossbearer.
Clara Elizabeth Schommer
Clara Elizabeth Schommer, who
passed away at lis a. m, the
morning following the accident al
st. Gabrieps Hospital, Little Falls
was born in this city on October
%, 1910, was "a years old. She liv
ed fifteen hours suffering with g
fractured skull and internal injur
les.
She also attended both the paro
chial and public schools in this
city, and graduated from high
school with the class Of 1926. Some
time during the month Of Septem
Der in 1925, she commenced worl
in the law office Of Attorney l. L
Kells, where she has since beer
the efficient stenographer. She