The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-29
Mrs. Geo. Pugh Killed in
Collision Between Wag-
on and Auto Tuesday.
DEATH CAUSES DEEP SORROW
Well Known Woman Meets Death When
Pierced With Thrill OF Wagon After
Morse Had Collided With Auto-Dr.
Pugh and Baby Escape Injury.

Kenosha was shocked late Tuesday
afternoon by one of the most tragic
accidents in the history Of the city
when Mrs. Nellie i. Pugh, wife of DR..
George A. Pugh, well known physi-
clan of the city met death in col
lision between an automobile and a
delivery wagon of the United States
Express Company. The accident took
place just west of the corner of Eliz-
abeth and Pleasant streets just after
four o CLOCK. When the wagon and
automobile collided the sharp end Of
one of the thills Of the wagon went
through the glass wind shield of the
automobile, striking Mrs. Pugh in the
right side. 1t pierced the flesh for a
distance of ten inches and so terrific
was the impact that Mrs. Pugh was
lifted from the automobile and i'm
paled on the end of the shaft. She
died a few minutes after she had been
removed to yard near the scene Of
the accident.
The story of the accident rapidly
spread throughout the city and the
news of the tragic death of Mrs.
Pugh caused pungent grief,
The stories of the accident seem to
indicate the death of the we'll known
woman was due largely to the fact
that Ira w. Piper, the young man in
charge Of the wagon of the express
company was ignorant Of his work
Piper had been at work for the ex-
press company but two days and he
had come to Kenosha from Hudson,
Mich, less than two weeks ago End
was ignorant of the streets of the
city. In making an effort to pick out
his route for the delivery of parcels
he had failed to watch the road ahead
Of him and he turned his horse
across the street directly in front of
the automobile. DR.. Pugh, who was
driving the automobile had no time
in which to avoid the collision.
Just before 4 o'clock DR.. and Mrs.
Pugh and their little son Eugene, had
left their home on Durkee avenue to
take a ride into the country. The
little boy was sitting between them.
They were driving west along Eliza
beth street at moderate rate of
speed when the accident occurred
Piper had just delivered a package to
the Badger Brass Co. and he had driv-
en- his horse into Elizabeth street at
the Lyman avenue crossing. He had
a package for a place on Fremont
avenue and as he was driving along at
q good trot he was watching for the
Fremont avenue sign. As he reached
Pleasant street he thought that it was
Fremont avenue, without looking at
the road he swung his horse about
across the car tracks. Then the col,
lision took place. The thilI of the
wagon went through the glass wind
shield striking Mrs. Pugh and lifting
her from the automobile. Dir. Pugh
and the baby were uninjured and the
automobile ran on for a hundred yards
before the doctor could stop it. H. S.
Stark, Milwaukee salesman who was
walking along the street rushed to the
aid of the injured woman. The horse
attached to the delivery wagon made
no effort to run and Stark with the aid
of Piper lifted the injured woman
from the end of the thill and carried
her to the yard along the street Mrs.
Pugh was still alive when she was laid
upon the grass and DR.. Pugh rushed
back and bent over her. He recogniz-
ed at once that she had been fatally
injured.
Young Piper was hysterical when he
vas picked up by the police half
hour after the accident 9ud he was
held at the city lock up pending the
examination into the case by the cor
oner. Piper made no effort to conceal
the facts in the case and be was will
ing to take upon himself a part Of the
blame for the fatal accident. He
spent much Of the night sobbing and
moaning. II cant tell you just how
the accident occurred, /" he said when
seen at the police office Tuesday
night. - was not acquainted with
the streets and was very intent on the
delivery Of the stuff had in the
wagon. When | turned across the
street l did not see the automobile and