The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-07
ALL WERE SEVERELY INJURED
Automobile Struck by a Street Car
When in. the Center of the Track at
the Park and West Main Street Cross
ing of Lina.

Michael J. Isermann, senior member
of the firm of Isermann Bros, Walter
Burke of the Kenosha Realty Company
and Miss Lizzie O'Donnel the well
known dressmaker had a decidedly mar
row escape from death just after seven
0 clock Sunday evening when an auto
mobile in which the Nthree was riding
was struck by a car of the Kenosha
Electric Railway Company at the Park
street crossing Of the West Main street
line All of the occupants of the auto
mobile were thrown out and while all
were badly bruised it is announced this
morning that they will recover. How
all escaped death is. regarded as miracd
loQs by the people who witnessed the
accident. M. j. IseTmanu was the most
seriously injured of the party, He has
bad scalp wound on his head and a
bad cut under his right shoulder and it
is possible that one Of the bones of the
shoulder was broken, Miss 0'Donnell
escaped with slight bruises but she suf
fered terribly from the shock of the ac-
cident. Mr.. Burke who was the owner
and the driver of the car got several
bad cuts about the head and was badly
shaken up. The automobile was badly
damaged but it was possible to run it
to the garage under it's own power
There was only couple Of passengers
in the street car when the collision took
place and while they were thrown from
their seats neither sustained any iniur-
les whatever.
At the time of the accident the street
car was coming from the North at
good rate of speed and Burke was driv-
ing his automobile West on Park street
at a moderate rate Of speed The mem
bers of the party in the automobile did
not hear the car approaching and with
out warning Burke drove the car across
w. Main st. The automobile was in the
center of the street car track when the
electric car came along and struck it
fairly knocking it fifty feet and throw
ing the three passengers to the pave
ment. Mr., Isermann who was in the
rear seat of the car was thrown out of
the car to the pavement. while Miss
O 'Donnell and Mr.. Burke were thrown
under the car, Isermann was able to
pick himself up but both Miss O'Don-
nell and Mr.. Burke were stunned and
it was some time before they were re-
moved from under the car. Both
Burke and Isermann were bleeding pro-
fusely and DR.. McCracken was called
to attend them and as soon as possible
they were removed to their homes. Miss
.O'Donneu recovered from her dazed
condition in short time and outside
of a couple of badly wrenehed muscles
and several bruises she was not injured.
Joseph Borowski was the motorman
in charge of the car and the car was
stopped by the collision with the auto
mobile. Borowski leaped from the car
and was one of the first to aid in the
care of the injured men and woman. A
score of people witnessed the accident.
Charles II. Gonnermann was driving an
automobile just behind the Burke car
and he aided in caring for the injured.
The accident has revealed the fact
that this crossing at Park street is a
very dangerous one and automobile
drivers as we'll as motormen in charge
of the ears should be very cautious in
approaching the crossing. No blame is
attached to any one in connection with
the accident. 1t was simply a case of
Mr.. Burke being unable to hear the car
on account of there being SO many
other noises at the time The people
who saw the accident declare that the
escape Of the people in the automobile
was decidedly narrow one and it is
regarded as little less than miracle
that they did not suffer more serious
injuries. Mr.. Isermann and Mr.. Burke
will probably be laid up for a couple
of weeks as a result 0f +bo oo,; 1onL