The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-23

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DEAD.
WILBUR b. GROBBEN, solicitor. 9oS
Hackctt avenue; left leg fractured and ia
tai internal injuries. Died at St Marys
hospital at 7:30 O'Clock this morning.
INJURED.
John Kelly, salesman, go Prairie street !;
left thigh fractured ana badly cut about
limbs and body; condition critical; at St.
Mary's hospital
Henry Dock, salesman 1929 State street;
right arm broken in three places; bruises
cover; at st. Mary's hospital.
Edward Milhaupt employe Stephenson
Motor Car company; crouched in rear of
the car, and escaped uninjured.
At Base of Hill.
The accident occurred at the bottom Of
hill, just west of the Poplar creek
bridge. The roadway is narrow and
steep. Motor drivers consider it the
worst bit of road for auto purposes i'll
that section of the county.
The four men were employed about the
garage of the Stephenson Motor Car com
pany. 1873 Eighth street. Early Sunday
evening, the quartette took Staver five
seated touring car, and drove to Wauke-
Sha. They stopped at the hotel of Frank
Goerke, on the Brookfeld road. and
about midnight started on their way
home
Two versions have been given as to how
the accident occurred. One claim Is that
Grobben attempted to turn out for a
horse and buggy, and ran off the embank-
ment.
According to the other report, an au-
tomobile, containing man and woman,
attempted to pass the machine of which
Grobben was in charge. \ race ensued.
Grobben threw open his speed clutch.
giving the machine full Roadway. and
dashed down the steep hill at terrific
rate.
Control of the machine was lost at the
bottom of the hill. 1t dashed into the
fence at the south side of the road Went
over the 1O-foot embankment, ana lahd-
ed upright at the bottom Of the incline.
Machine Turns Around.
Evidences at the scene Of the accident
show that the collision was terrlhc one.
Forty feet of fencing at the embank-
ment side was torn away by the impact.
4 section of AKA timber, forming the
toprail of the fence, passed through the
car. like a knife through Il piece OF
cheese, completely demolshing the body
Of the machine Four fence posts were
torn from the hard rocky ground.
The machine had been headed east.
When found. it had turned completely
around. and was facing the west In
some mysterious llluhltA, IL nlh AtiA'N' ~
turn turtle
Grobben was pinned beneath the car,
KrlIy. who occupied the front seat next
To him. was thrown over the front, land
ing on the ground. Dock III the rear
seat, was also thrown Il considerable
distance Mllhaupt escaped INJURY by
crouching in the bottom of the tonneau
when the accident occurred.
Mnhaupt summoned aid. William FL
,rb Ipntsn rho accident DC-
cured. was one of the first TO arrive;
Others were called. \ telephone call
was sent to Waukesha for DrS. John I.
Ward and William T. Murphy. They
FASTENED to the scene in an automobile,
Grobben Under Car, +~
Grobbcn Wis discovered, pinned be.
meath the ear His left leg was frac.
tureI below the knee. The flesh was
torn from the bones. He was badly
cut about the body. and bled from Sc
we're internal injuries.
A. the rcscuerS lifted him from be-
Meath the wreCkage, he opened his eyes.
Yesterday" he said, weakly. Now look
at it,"
Then he tainted.
Grobhen was taken to Goerke's hotel,
where his wounds were dressed and the
best aid given him. Kelly was brought
to the same place. while Dock was trans
ferred to the Elger home.
Milwaukee, in the meantime, had been
telephoned. Ambulances from Trinity
and st. Mary's hospitals We're dispatched
to Waukesha, and the ride back with the
injured three was commenced.
Owing to the critical condition OF
Grobheu. progress was slow. 1t was
7:2O O'Clock when the three nnaiiy were
taken on mt the elevator at the hospital.
Grobhen wa FASTENED to the operat-
ing room. He died ten minutes after
he was transferred from the ambulance.
Kelly and Dock were reported as rest
ng easily shortly before noon today.
kelly's injuries are serious, but hope for
his recovery is entertained. The extent
of his internal injuries have not been
fully aSCcrtalned as yet, and his condl-
ton depends on them.
Many visited the scene of the wreck
this morning. Mort II. Stevens, editor
If the Wisconsin Banker, was among
those who viewed the scene.
II have never seen machine more
thoroughly wrecked than that car" Mr..
stevens said. The body is mass of
tangled wreckage. The ground about
Is covered with blood. while the brok en-
fencing shows what a terrific impact
must have followed the collision"
Mr.. ,'rOhben is the son of l.. ].
Grobhen, 9OS Hackett avenue. of the
firm of Grobben Brothers, oyster dealers,
525 Grand avenue