The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-29
DEATH RIDES ON
PLEASURE TRIP
Pleasure Trip Comes To Fa-
tai End Thursday Evening
When C. Fred Cummings
Is Instantly Killed.
The CAR TURNED TURTLE
Victim Caught Beneath Overturned Car
Near Taylor Bridge When Neck Is
Broken-John Dittler Escapes
Prom Accident Uninjured.

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Death rode on pleasure trip in
Kenosha Thursday evening when G.
Fred Cummings, the proprietor of the
Cummings Hotel at the corner Of
Prairie and Balm avenue, was instant
| ly killed when the ear in which he
was riding with John Dittler turned
turtle near the Taylor Bridge, eight
miles west of Kenosha and caught him
beneath the wreckage. Cummings
neck was broken and he was dead
when he was lifted from the wrecked
car several minutes later John Dit
/ Ter, the only other occupant of the au-
tomobile, while he was likewise
ipinned under the car, was 50 protect
ed by the steering wheel that he es-
capped serious injury.
The accident came as the close of a
| trip to the country planned as little
excursion by the Kenosha men. They
left this city about one o'clock and
had been at Trevor and other towns
lin the county. Late in the afternoon
they had had two blowouts in one Of
the tires and because they had no
spare tire they had taken off the tire
and were driving the car on the rim
the remainder Of the trip home.
They had just crossed the Taylor
bridge when the car started to skid.
Dittler, who was at the wheel, was UNI
able to hold the car in the road and
about seventy feet from the bridge it
went over the embankment and turned
completely over. Cummings was thrown
underneath the weight Of the car
breaking his neck. Dittler, while brris-
ed badly and scratched by the wreck
age, was fortunate enough not be caught
beneath the weight Of the car as he was
protected by the steering whel.
Chris Kolmos, farmer Of that com
munity, saw the accident and hurried
with, several other men to the rescue
Of the victims. Cummings and Dittler
were lifted out Of the car and officials
in Kenosha notified of the accident.
The car was completely overturned by
the accident and the top caved in by
weight Of the body and engine Of the
automobile Dittler declares that he
is certain that he was not running
faster than twelve miles an hour and
the evidence gained by Coroner Parker
has snbstantiated this.
Sheriff Meyer and Undersheriff Pete
Schulien drove immediately to the
scene Of the accident and brought the
victims of the accident back to Keno
sha about seven 0 clock Thursday
evening The remains were taken to
the Mischler morgue on Park street
from where they will be moved to the
home perhaps this afternoon. Later
in the evening Coroner Parker and
Sheriff Meyer returned to the scene Of
the accident in order to gain evidence
for the records Of the coroner. Coroner
Parker this morning declared that no
further inquest would be necessary.
C. Fred Cummings had lived many
years in Kenosha and has many
friends here to whom his sudden death
comes as personal sorrow. He was
born in Bushnell, Illinois, on March 4,
1874, and came to Kenosha with the
formation of the Sterling Bicycle COM
pany many years ago. Since that time
he had lived most of the time in Ke-
nosha, having been for the last twelve
years the proprietor Of the Cummings
Hotel at the corner of Prairie and Balm
avenues. He was married to Miss Anna
Rhode of Kenosha, who with one son,
Clarence Cummings, survives him.
The funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at the home at
three o'clock after which interment
will be made in the family plot in the
st. George cemetery.