The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-26
Bert Cole, a Pleasant Prairie
Farmer, Badly Injured in
Street Car Collision
CHILD HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Wagon in which Cole and His Little
Daughter We're Riding Was Struck
by Car at the Corner of
South and Congress SITS.
(From Fridays Dai1y.)

Bert Cole, one of the best known
farmers and gardeners of the town of
| Pleasant Prairie, is at the Kenosha
Hospital this afternoon suffering from
severe injuries which he received in
collision between one of the cars Of
the Kenosha Electric Railway COM
pany and the wagon in which Cole
and his little daughter Maude, aged
three years, were riding. The little
girl while thrown from the wagon to
the street escaped with only Slight
scalp wound. Coleawas not so forsu-
rate and he is suffering from badly
wrenched back ands several bad
bruises. The physicians attending
him, however, feel certain that there
is no danger Of his injuries resulting
fatally.
The wagon In which Cole was riding
was p1etelys. demolished and his
stock of vegetables was scattered
along the street. Theg accident oc-
Cured at the corner Of South and
| Congress streets at eleven o'clock and
| from the wreck of the wagon it is
rather remarkable that either Cole or
his little daughter escaped alive. The
car, which was IN charge of Alderman
Henry Timme, was running east on
South street and Cole was driving
south on Congress street. The car
and wagon met at thegintersec Of
the streets and the wagonswas direct
| ly in the middle of the track when the
car struck it. The car struck with
such violence that the wagon was
overturned and thrown;to the side Of
the road. The horses were released
when the wagon fell and esca ped
without scratch.
The car was one of the new cars
just put into service few days ago
and the front end of it was badly dam
aged. Motornan Timme was cut in
the face by the flying glass, but his
injuries are not in any way serious.
When the car struck the wagon
Cole and his daughter were both on
the seat of the wagon and the child
was thrown out into the road, but Cole
attempted to hold on to the lines and
when the wagon went over he went
with it. He was pulled out from the
debris of the wagon and as soon as
possible placed in an ambulance and
taken to the hospital. DR.. p. p. M
| Jorgensen and Dr.. Helen Harbert at
tended him. as At first it was thought
| that Coles back was broken, but a
later investigation showed that no
bones were broken and his injuries
are mostly bad bruises.
Alderman Timme was seen this af-
ternoon and gave his version of the
accident He said: II had stopped
the car at West street to let off a pas
senger and we were just getting un-
der way again when we approached
Congress street. sounded the gong,
but Cole either did not hear it or paid
no attention to it and as we came to
the crossing / noticed that he was
driving at good rate of speed.
shouted a him to stop, but he was in
the middle of the track. It was i'm
possible for me to stop the ycar, but
had made the effort. The car struck
the wagon between the front and rear
wheels and it was thrown to the side
Of the road. The passengers ia the
car were thrown from their seats by
the shock Of the blow and the tongue
Of the wagon was pushed through one
of the side windows. The car came
to standstill at once and l aided in
picking Cole up"