The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-25
Mabel Louise Windsor Falls From
Her Saddle Horse and Dies From
Cerebral Hemorrhages.
ACCIDENT CAUSES GREAT SORROW.
Unfortunate Young Lady Was One of the
Most Popular Girls in Kenosha Society
Death Comes as Great Shock.

| A pail was thrown over the entire
city last night by the accidental death
of Miss Mabel Louise Windsor, the old
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Windsor. Death resulted from cereb-
raj hemorrhages caused by falling
from horse.
Miss Windsor's death is one of the
saddest tragedies that ever happened
in the city and all classes Of people
have felt the shock caused by the fatal
Termination Of the sad accident.
Miss Windsor died just before half
past seven o'clock Tuesday evening.
During the early part of the evening
she had planned for horseback ride
and had left her home just before seven
O'Clock. She was riding alone and
when she had gone only a short dis
1 lance from the family residence she
lost the stirrup. The horse she was
riding seemed to be perfectly gentle
but the young lady, who was not an
Experienced rider, became frightened
and shouted for help. People residing
in the neighborhood saw her fright
and started to give aid but she rode
south clinging to the horse until she
had nearly passed the pavement. At
a point few feet from the end of the
pavement she slipped from the horse
and her head struck on the curb. It is
supposed that the fall caused concus-
sion of the brain.
The accident was witnessed by
number of people but none of them
were close enough to see just how the
young lady met her death.
] A moment after the accident occur
red friends who had been watching her
picked up the unconscious form and it
was tenderly conveyed to the Windsor
home. The scene in front of the house
was terrible to describe. The young
ladies who had been friends of the un-
fortunate girl covered the, lawn weep
ing as if their hearts would break and
strong men bowed with grief could
not keep back the sobs of sympathy
and love.
| Both Mr.. and Mrs. Windsor are pros.
trated by the terrible blow that has
fallen upon them and their sorrow is
shared by hundreds of the well known
people of the city.
| The details of the accident will prob
ably never be known, as no one was
near enough to see the accident. It
was at first reported that the skull of
the young lady was crushed by the
hoof of the horse, but the doctors who
attended her seem to think that she
must have tainted a moment before
| the fall, and that the striking Of her
head on the curb was sufficient to
cause the bursting of one of the blood
vessels in the brain.
Too much can not be said of the
good qualities of Miss Windsor. She
was the happiest, jol1iest of the youn-
ger society girls Of Kenosha, and for
the past three years she had been the
acknowledged leader of her compan-
ions. Bright and witty, with an un-
usual gift of conversation, she was the
life of every company, and her death
leaves vacancy that can never be
filled.
Miss Windsor was born at Joliet,
ILL.,, on March 6, 1884. She came to
Kenosha with her parents when a
little girl, and has resided here ever
since. She was educated in the Keno
sha schools, and graduated from the
High school with the class of. 1901. |
While Senior she was named as the
class poet, and her class poem was one
Of the cleverest pieces of work ever
done by Kenosha High school girl.
After her graduation here she went to |
Wells College at Aurora, New York, to
complies her education. She had but
just returned home from the college,
after winning many honors. Many
plans had been made for the vacation,
and Miss Windsor was to have been
the leader in all of them. Her friends,
bowed with ,grief, will mourn her as
sister, and all plans for the summer
will be abandoned.
The funeral will be held from St. |
Matthew's church on Thursday
afternoon. The Rev. Charles L. NAL
Tory will read the funeral service The
remains will be inferred in the Wind
sor lot at the city cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Windsor and the four
brothers and sisters OF the deceased
have the heartfelt sympathy of the
entire city in this their great sorrow.