MANY

ACCIDENTS OCCURRED SUNDAY ON TRAVELED ROAD

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Many In Hospitals

Because Of Injuries

Sustained In Driving.

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SEVERAL

SMASHUPS IN LOCAL VICINITY

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Press Reports

Accidents In All

Parts Of The County.

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Sunday’s nice weather brought out a flock of large number of pleasure drivers and as a result of the great traffic a large number of accidents have been reported over the entire country. New Ulm and vicinity also got its share of the accidents, the most serious one being that which happened near St. George Sunday evening.

One Man in Hospital

As a result Elmer E. Evert of Hector, Minn., was taken to the Loretto hospital in this city suffering with several fractured ribs and other injuries. According to Evert he was driving towards New Ulm from Hector and was stopped near the scene of the accident by Adolph Rubey of this city who had been stalled. Evert had parked his car on the left side of the road as the Rubey car was on the right. While they were working on the car a Ford driven by Martin Broderson, Jr., came from New Ulm and as there were no lights on the Rubey car he hit it on the left side.The car must have been thrown against Evert for he was hurled to the ground and injured.

The Broderson car was damaged to the extent of about $250,while the Rubey car got a way with slight damages.

Smashup On S. E. Road Another smashup occurred on the Sleepy Eye road when Berkner’s large Dusenberg driven by Dan Berkner crashed into a Ford Sedan. Particulars of the accident could not be ascertained but it is rumored that both cars were considerably damaged and that several of the people were taken to the hospital.

Another Near Fairmont

Baseball fans who attended the Blue Earth game Sunday noticed the wreck of a Ford lying in the ditch between Truman and Fairmont and will no doubt be interested in the particulars of this case. The following was taken from the Fairmont paper: An auto accident in which nine persons narrowly escaped being killed or injured occurred about seven miles north of Fairmont at 6 p.m. yesterday. None of the persons received more than a few slight cuts and bruises.

Smashup On S. E. Road Another smashup occurred on the Sleepy Eye road when Berkner’s large Dusenberg driven by Dan Berkner crashed into a Ford Sedan. Particulars of the accident could not be ascertained but it is rumored that both cars were considerably damaged and that several of the people were taken to the hospital.

A Ford touring car with five occupants driven by Arthur Wokash of Triumph crashed into a Studebaker touring car driven by E. F. Smith of Sheldon, Neb., who was accompanied by his wife and his brother, R. M. Smith, of Greeley, Neb., and the latter’s wife.

“The Ford struck the back end of our car, Smith said Monday morning.” We were going about 30 miles an hour and I think the Ford was going about the same speed. It turned us over sideways in the road and we rolled several rods.

“None of us were hurt except for what you can see, here, and he turned his head showing a big scratch and bump on the upper part of his neck.

“I don’t blame the other driver,” Smith said, “because there is a hill and cut which shuts off all view from the side road. We were lucky to get off as easy as we did. It all happened so suddenly I still am unable to understand most of it.”

The Smith car lost two fenders and a front wheel. “I don’t believe we turned over because the other side of the car isn’t even scratched,” Smith said.

The Wokash car was badly bent about the radiator and front fender The men riding in the Ford were shaken up and one of them received a slight scratch when he was thrown forward into the glass.

Boy Killed At Hastings

United Press reports Monday indicated that autos had taken their toll in other places as well. A nine year old boy, struck by an automobile, was killed at Hastings and three persons were injured in traffic accidents in St. Paul.

Winston McKane, son of a merchant at Hastings, is believed to have run into the path of the automobile which struck him. The name of the driver has not been divulged, but is known to the police.The driver took the injured boy to a hospital.

New Ulm Review,

July 1, 1925