Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18

went back" 1t wrenched a part of the
iron railing loose and dropped into tine
water at the northeast end of the bridge
where the river is especially deep.
Shortly after the accident the steamer
lowe. which had been held at the draw
by the bridgetenders, passed over the
spot where the automobile fell. Many Eff
forts We're made to grapple the body Of
hGnz, but they were at that time I'M
available. Part of the machine was
caught, and the tool box floated to the
surface.
A crowd Of thousands Of curious spec
tatOrs watched the descent of q diver.
preliminary to the raising of the autOnG-
bile from the river mud at noon. They
lined the bridge and abutments, river
banks and windows Of buildings along
the river
IN that crowd was one little woman
whose interest III the scene was more
than mere curiosity for her husbands
DDdE lay under the heavy automobile at
the rivers bottom. She strained her
eyes and crushed through the mass Of
oniookers to be the first to see his face.
1t was Mrs Albert KUntz. wife Of the
automobile chauffeur, who went down to
his death in the machine.
The police had much work to do to
NJ y Ai4' thl ~ uS spectators lIOIh SllON liz
each other into the river for the draw
was open while Starke Dredge No. 4
moved over the spot where the aLtomO-
bile had been located a few minutes be
fore.
The diveg secured chains to the four
wheels Of the machine after several trips
into the murky water and after some de-
lay the heavy machine was hoisted with
tackle to the surface.
Machine Pulled Out.
When the heavy machine was lifted
out Of the water at l 20 o'clock it was
plainly to be seen that the auto when
it made the plunge. had dug its nose into
the bed Of the stream. The hood was
broken off and the whole front Of the
car was badly wrecked, although most
Of the fittings were in place. The lamps
were twisted and broken and the front
seat was missing Two laprobes had
fallen from the car. As the car was held
in mid-air before being placed on the
ScOW the large crowd moved closer to
the edge Of the walk to gain a better
view Of the gruesOme sight Not long
after the machine had been pulled out
one Of the graphing irons brought up a
heavy laprobe.
Funeral of Mr.. Bartlett
The funeral Of Mr.. Bartlett will be
held from the residence on Saturday
morning, at II O'Clock, interment to be
at Forest Home.
Mr.. Bartlett practically grew up in
the business atmosphere of Milwaukee,.
Coming here from Arena. Wis. with
hi, father, when a boy, he entered th,4
office Of the original firm of Zinkeisen en-
Bartlett n Co, III 1876 Later. and aft
er the going down Of the steamship
Schiller, III 1876 which carried to the
bottom OF the ocean Mr. Iinkeisen,
Joseph Schlitz, Henry Friend and 9th
er MllWaulleeans, he firm became that
OF l.: Bartlett Il Son, and in 1886 o. I.
bartlett became president of that firm.
FMS continued until in 1901, when the
hrm OF l.. Bartlett Il Son company was
formed, and Is. G. Ellsworth son-in-
law OF the senior Mr.. Bartlett, became n
tGctOr and two years ago the Younger
Mr. Bartlett retired
tie became a member of the chamber
of commerce in 1881, and was for wears
one of the best known and most active
men on change. Genial and approacha BILE
at all times, there were few more popu-
lar young men in business circles in Mil
waukee than 'Zack" Bartlett. and tb,,
esteem i'll which he was universally held
was fully demonstrated today about the
city i'll expressions Of grief over the
tragedy which closed his life. He was
married some years ago in New Orleans,
anu was Vel hlIbN II throughout the
south, where Mrs. Bartlett has social
ties. There were no children.
Mr.. Solliday Has Recovered.
at was the first time I had been out
of my house in the night time for
months" said Mr.. Solliday at his home
this morning. Il was driving the car
myself and we had just turned East
Water street, not coming down the hill
from broadway as was reported. Con
sidering that we had to turn the corner
we were not going fast. We were COM
ing from Il restaurant, where Mr.. Bart
lett and myself We're discussing business
matters. | was anxious to experiment
with the Overland ear. The car was
four cylinder, 3J-horsepOwer machine
capable Of carrying five passengers. 1t
is valued at $500. The experience was
one which l shall never forget. oh, I
feel pretty good now, but I'm so sorry
that the others did not survive. 1t is
horrible"
Coroner to Hold Inquest.
A formal inquest will be held by the
coroner in a few days, although it is
said that it would be difficult to fix
the blame of the accident upon any
one except those in the car.
The Oneida street bridge is pitch
dark at night" said julius Goeldner, pro-
tographer, who has a studio overlooking
the bridge and the river at 80 Oneida
street. There is big arc lamp di-
rectly in front of the east approach, and
a red light on the bridge, but the place
is dark at night nevertheless. I have
observed the bridge on nights such as
Wednesday night, when rain was falling
and the air was hazy, and have often
wondered how SO few have gone over
the brink when the bridge was open. An
other thing that should be provided
here by the board of public works, is
ladders. We should have small lad
ders nailed to the center piers of the
bridge, and to the shore piers, on each
side at intervals, so that people can
sieze something to save themselves with
when they fall into the water AS it
is, an unfortunate must founder about
with nothing but slippery, Shiny piles to
grab, until someone throws a rope And
if others wish to save such unfortunates
they are obliged to risk their own lives,
1t being difficult to reach the waters
edge"
Kunz Was Well Known.
Albert KIM, whose body was pinned
under the car, was one Of the best known
automobile mechanics in the state and
was considered an authority upon auto
mobile repairs. He worked for the Sol
liday Motor Car company for four
months, but was employed by Mr.. SoIIi-
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