The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-07-05
M RS. TANNER KILLED
Wife Of Grand Commander Of the
Grand Army Meets Death in
Auto Near Helena, Mont.
RECENTLY A kEN0sHA GUEST
From Saturdays Daily

Grand Army circles in Kenosha
we're shocked this morning when te1e
grams were received in the city an
nouncing that Mrs. James Tanner,
the wife of Corporal Tanner, grand
commander of the Grand Army, had
been killed in an automobile accident
at Helena, Mont. Two weeks ago to-
night Mrs. Tanner was in Kenosha
as the guest of the family of Z G.
Simmons and she had taken a great
interest In the annual reunion at the
Simmons home. Mrs. Tanner left
Kenosha on the Monday after the re-
union and had gone with her husband
to inspect the posts Of the Grand
Army in the west.
In the automobile, ia addition to.
General and Mrs. Tanner, we're Mrs
y. X. Toole, wife of the governor, and
General Lester S. Wilson of Bozeman.
On the way home, about two miles
from the hotel, while the automobile
ii which Mrs. Tanner was riding
was going at fast pace on what is
known as the lower Broadwater road,
an ice wagon and one loaded with
brick we're overtaken. The chauffeur
turned out to avoid the wagons and
in doing so got on the extreme edge
Of the road, which at THAT point had
been recently built up.
The wheels on the right side of the
machine slipped on the new made
road and gradually sunk, going about
fifty feet, when the machine over
turned. All the occupants we're
thrown out, Mrs. Tanner striking the
ground first and General Wilson and
Mrs. Toole falling on top of her.
Corporal Tanner and the chauffeur
we're also thrown out.
The rear of the machine luckily
leaned against telephone pole and
thus prevented the machine turning
turtle and burying the passengers.
The accident was witnessed by the
occupants of the automobiles follow
ing, and everything possible was done
for those in the accident. Asmachine
was sent in town for doctor and the
ambulance, and in about fifteen min
utes DR.. William Treacy was on the
ground. He found that the only per-
son seriously injured was Mrs. Tan
ner. She had sustained fracture OF
the left arm and was unconscious
when the doctor arrived. The ambu-
lance arrived shortly after and Mrs.
Tanner was taken to town, but died
on the journey.
Mrs. Tanner was conscious imn1e-
diate1y after the accident. She told
Mrs. Too1e she was suffering greatly
and said she could not see. Then she
lapsed into Inconsistencies.
DR.. Treacy said the only INJURY Wis
IDLE was the fractured arm, and that
while death might have been produced
by the breaking Of blood vessel in
the head, he was inclined tosthe opin
ion that death was due to-. the shock;
Mrs. Tanner, owing to her age, sue
cumbing to it. Mrs. Toole was not
injured, though she suffered from the
shock.
Corporal Tanner was not hurt and
Gen. Wilson only complained Of a
Stiffness about the shoulders due to
the fall.
Mrs. Tanner was 81 years old. She
leaves one son, a captain in the 35th
infantry, stationed in the Philippines.
Waukegan and Kenosha sports are
making an effort to arrange for
fight to finish between Frank Con-
molly, of this city, and Irish Landers,
of Waukegan. The men have fought
several times and the decisions have
been Of an unsatisfactory nature.
Their friends now propose to bring
them together fos barn fight of
twenty rounds.