Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-08
HANS TESL0W KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Touring Car Went off One End Of
Twin Bridge Near kallevang
Home i'm Glenwood Twp.
Sunday Night About
1880.
WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN
IN CAR ESCAPE DEATH
Mother and Nine Year Old Son
Badly Injured, Other Two
Children Escape Any> In
jury.

Sunday night another automo-
bile tragedy occurred near Decorah,
which cast a gloom over all, when
news of the death of Hans Teslow,
the well known machinest in the en-
ploy of Peter Johnson & Sons was
made known about the city.
On Saturday Mr.. Teslow took
his family out to- relatives in Glen
wood township to spend Sunday,
and he returned to the city. Sum
day night between nine and ten
o'clock he went out after them,
starting for home a little after
eleven, with his wife and three
children in the car, big Buick
six. The presumption is that he
was travelling at good rate OF
speed, when he reached the twin
bridges near the Kallevang home
about seven miles from Decorah.
The bridges are about 40 feet apart.
The car travelled over the first
bridge alright, and struck a rut
or something just before reaching
the second bridge, and We presume
the driver lost control of the car
and 1t plunged into the railing or
the bridge and down into the creek,
falling perhaps fifteen feet. The
occupants were all thrown out.
Morris Woldum and Gilbert RAM
sey who were on their way home
from Decorah discovered the ac-
cident a few minutes afterwards.
They found Mr. .Teslow laying in
the shallow water of the creek,
face down, still alive, but uncon-
scious. The wife was laying on the
bank and the children between them.
Help arrived quickly, but Mr.. Tes-
low lived only a few moments.
His chest was crushed, right arm
pierced on inside above the elbow
and an ugly wound was on his left
leg below the knee, and he was
hurt internally.
Mrs. Teslow's right arm was
broken at the elbow, her back
wrenched and right hip twisted.
The little son Harold, nine years
old, sustained fracture of the
skull on the right side, which
made it necessary for the doctors.
Stabo G. Campbell, who were cal
lei, to remove pieces of bone 2 u
inches by l u. A blood clot formed
on the brain, but the bleeding Of
the artery was stopped. The baby.
three wears old was uninjured and
Milford, six years old, was not in
jured either, as far as the doctors
could tell by careful examination.
The injured ones were taken to the
Decorah hospital immediatly after
the accident, getting there about
three o'clock in the morning They
have been receiving the best or
medical care and attention since,
and at this writing are considered
out of danger.
The automobile was not dam
aged very much. 1t was run to De-
corah to the Peter Johnson & Sons
machine shop Monday morning un-
der it's own power. The Windshield
was smashed and the hood and
tenders bent some.
The sad death Of this young man
brings sorrow to many friends here
in Decorah where he had made his
home for sixteen years. He was
born in Allamakee county 39 years
ago, and was the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. III. A. Teslow, the father having
passed away eleven months ago.
Those surviving are the bereaved
wife and four children, the mother,
four brothers and four sisters.
They are Albert, Allamakee county;
Mrs Celia Woldum, Decorah; Mrs.
Ida Arness, Washington Prairie;
Ben, Glenwood Herman, in the
army service at Madison, Wis.,;
Carl on home farm; Mrs. Helga
Rogan, Glenwood and Bertha at
home.
Hans Teslow was we'll and favor
ably known all ovei the county.
He was an expert machinest and
Automobile man. He was for a
good many years member OF
Rescue Hose Co. No. 2, and at the
time of his death was first assistant
chief Of the fire department. In
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