The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14
Died At HOSPITAL TODAY
Automobile in Which He Was Riding
Struck and Demolished by South
Bound Passenger Train Just After
Four O'Clock Thursday Afternoon.
(From Saturdays Daily

Alfred f. Muller, aged tWenty-slx
years, landscape architect in charge Of
the large work Of the Kenosha Homes
Company in Kenosha, was fatally in
iured just before four 'clock Thurs
day afternoon when small automobile
in which he was riding was struck by
a Chicago and North Western south
bound passenger train at the Elizabeth
street crossing. Terribly mangled the
injured man was taken to the Kenosha
hospital where he died just after five
O'Clock this morning. His injuries
were of such horrible nature that he
was unable to make any statement in
regard to the accident, but it was wit
messed by number of people who
claim that his death came as result
of improper crossing protection.
Mr.. Muller had left his offices in the
6choler and Funck building only few
minutes before the accident took place
He had made trip to the west part
Of the city and was running east on
Elizabeth street at the time the auto
mobile was struck The automobile
was demolished and Muller was thrown
many feet from the crossing. The in
cured man was removed to the hospital
in an ambulance and for more than
three hours Doctors H. A. Robinson,
+. e. Andre and George e. Thompson
worked over him in an effort to save
his life They found that he had
compound fractures of the left leg and
arm, several bad scalp wounds, a great
wound in his left hip and many
other wounds about the body. He
suffered terribly from the shock which
followed the injury.
After Muller had been removed from
the operating room it was thought pos
sibe that there was chance to save
his life, but he collapsed again in the
early hours of the morning and death
came just after FIVE O'Clock.
Mr. Muller was one of the most dis
tinguished men in the country connect
ed with the great movement for com
munity improvement He was born in
Boston, Mass, twenty-six years ago
and was the SON Of Frederick Muller.
noted Boston musician, who for more
than twenty years had been connected
with the famous Boston Symphony or
chestra. He was educated at Amherst
College and after his graduation he
took up the work of community i'm
proyement in the Offices Of DR.. John
Nolen Of Cambridge, Mass, the most
notable exponent of landscape archi-
lecture and city planning in the
United States. Muller was an apt
pupil under DR.. Nolen and for several
gears he had been acting in charge of
big projects planned by DR.. Nolen.
When the plans were made for i'm
provements in Kenosha under the di
rection Of the Kenosha Homes Com
pany, DR.. Nolen was employed to make
Che preliminary survey and suggest
plans for building many homes for the
Workmen of Kenosha. After the plans
had been worked out Mr.. Muller was
sent to Kenosha to carry out the plans
pnd he reached the city early in July
Df this year. He had been very enthu-
Elastic over the work and was getting
the results desired. He worked in
his Office much Of Thursday after
boon and when he found that he need
ed some local details in working out a
plan, he had taken the automobile and
gone out to the Homes Company sub
division. He was returning when the
Fatal accident took place
Mr.. Muller had written much ON
City Planning" and his articles had
been published in the "American
City" in recent issues and they had
attracted wide attention, He had
studied the community Improvement
problem from many angles and was
considered an expert He had Just
completed paper dealing with the
work being done in Kenosha and
was to have read this paper at the first
annual convention of the American
Civic Association which was 70 have
convened in Washington on next We'd
nesdav morning Mr.. Muller was put
ang his work in Kenosha in order
so that he could leave for Wash
ington on Sunday to keep this I'M
portant engagement.
Since coming to Kenosha Mr.. Muller
had made many friends. He was q
congenial young man and good mixer.
He was one Of the men appearing in
the recent Elks Ministries at the Rhode
Opera House and had been active
in the society Of the city
The remains were removed to the
Hansen morgue and no arrangements
VIII be made for the funeral until
members Of the Muller family arrive
rom Boston. The family home IS at