The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18
John Hanschmann q Six Year Old
Boy, Caught Under Wheels
of an Automobile
COURTS DANGER TOO OFTEN
Boy is Run Down by Car Driven by DR.
McGrory, But it Is Thought That
His Injuries Will Not
Prove Serious

John Hanschmann, boy six years
old and the son of Hugo Hanschmann,
who resides between Linden and Di-
vision streets on North Chicago
street, had most remarkable escape
from being crushed to death under
the wheels Of an automobile just after
Z O'Clock Wednesday night. Luckily
the boy escaped with no broken bones
but it was nothing less than miracle
that saved him from being killed
From the people who witnessed the
accident it is CLEANED that the boy was
entirely at fault and il appears that
he ran directly under the car. Had
the car been running at a high rate
of speed the boy would have undoubt-
eddy been killed.
Young Hanschmann and two little
girls, one of them his sister, were
playing on Milwaukee avenue, and
DR.. e. M. McGrory came along in his
runa bout. The children ran out into
the street and made an effort as if to
stop the car and DR.. McGrory turned
his car to the west and slowed down
and sought to avoid the children.
One of the little girls ran almost d.
rectly in front of the car and when
the car swerved to avoid striking her
the Hanschmann boy ran directly in
front of it.
The car struck the boy in the breast
throwing him to the pavement, and
his little body was rolled directly
under the machine, but in such way
that the wheels did not pass over it.
DR.. McGrory was running the car
very slowly, and he put on the emer-
gency brake and stopped the car at
once, and rushed back and picked up
the boy. The boy was screaming and
suffering considerable pain, but he
was perfectly conscious and it was
evident that none of the wheels of
the car had passed over him. 1t is
possible that one of the wheels
pinched the boys arm.
AS soon as possible DIR. McGrory
carried the injured boy to his home, a
block from the scene of the accident,
and then hurried for physician. DR..
Van Westreinen was called, and after
an examination he reported that while
the boy was bruised no bones had
been broken, and that his injuries
were not serious. The boy was badly
cut about the face and back, and his
right arm was bruised. 1t is possible
that the arm is badly sprained.
The case was reported to the chief
of police few minutes later and he
made complete investigation Of the
facts. The stories told by the eye
witnesses completely exonerate DR..
| McGrory of any blame and even the
little sister of Hanschmann admits
that he was to blame for the accident.
The injury Of the boy should teach
a good lesson to the children who
have made it practice to play in
front of automobiles, thus counting
danger and possible death. DIR. Nc
Grory did everything possible for the
child and while he was convinced
that he could not have avoided the
accident, he saw that the child was
given every possible care.
Repeated complaints have been re-
ceived on account of the way the
children play about autos in this part
of the city andit is rather remarkable
that fatal accidents have not occurred.
Chief Of Police O'Hare last night
notified the people in the neighbor-
hood that thegchildren should be in
structed to keep away from the auto
cars. Many cars run up and down
acknowledgements "a high rate of
speed and young Hanschmann had he
been strucksby some of these heavy
touring cars would have been a SUBJ
ject for the coroner and not the doc
| tor.