Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-31
FOURNIER KILLED AS
AUTO LEAVES LEvEE
Crandon Forest Republican
Gives Details of Fatal
Automobile Accident
at Brownsville, Tenn.

The editor of this paper received a
telegram yesterday stating NJ. s..
Shorty Fournier of Butternut lake
had been killed in an auto accident
at Brownsville, Tenn. About ten
days ago Mr.. and Mrs. Fourier were
at the Brady home for short time
and then started for ST. Louis via
automobile. Wednesday a card from
him said everything o. K. so far.
AT Brownsville having travelled 1900
miles" Then came word Of his sud
den death. This morning a paper
from Memphis had the following to
say of the tragedy:
"Mrs. J. f. Ragland of Brownsville
and NJ. S. Fourier of Butternut lake
were instantly killed in an automo
bile accident on Big Muddy levee,
three miles from Stanton, at nine
o'clock Monday morning.
''Mr. and Mrs. Ragland and Mr..
and Mrs. Foufnier were On their way
to Memphis to spend the day. Big
Muddy levee is narrow and rather
rough at this time. Indications are
that while going at some speed the
wheels of the car slipped off the edge
of the levee, which at that point was
some six or eight feet high The car
seems to have turned completely over
twice and finally landed Old one side
in the mud and water.
"Mrs. Ragland and Mr.. Fourier
were riding on the front seat, the
latter driving. Mr.. Ragland and Mrs.
Fournier were on the rear seat.
"When srescuers reached the scene
Mrs. Ragland and Mr.. Fourier were
pinned under the car, side by side,
both dead, their faces pressed down
into the mud and water. AS there
were few bruises on their bodies it is
possible they were either suffocated
or drowned while being held firmly
pinned beneath the heavy car. Mr..
Ragland was slightly injured and Mrs.
Fournier was thrown completely
clear Of the car and was not injured.
''Several school children, VIII ON the
car passed just shortly before the ac-
cident, stated that it was running at
a high raate of speed. Mr.. RagBnd
has been reported as stating that
there was heavy fog and that the
trouble was caused. because Of the
narrowness Of the leyee, the car hay-
ing slipped over the edge while the
driver was attempting to pass
around mudhole. He says that
they were not running fast.
'Mr. Ragland is a well known shoe
merchant of this city, and Mrs. Rag
land is the daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
]. T. Allen, one Of the leading physi-
clans of Brownsville. She was about
twenty-seven years old. Mr.. Fourier
married relative of the Allen FAINT
ly, and he and Mrs. Fourier had just
arrived here for visit, having dri zen
through from Three Lakes, Wis.,, in
their eight-cylinder Cole roadster. in
which they were driving When the ac-
cident occurred. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Ragland we're born, reared and have
spent their lives in Brownsville. The
terrible tragedy has shocked this en-
tire community.
'Shorty" Fourier was one of the
most likeabie and popular men in
this whole northern section, number
ing almost to a person everyone with
whom he came into contact. He con-
Quoted high class summer resort at
Butternut lake, which was patronized
by some of of the leading and most
influential people of the country.
He numbered among his friends peo-
pie from every state in the union who
came hundreds Of miles every year to