The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-01-06

leave the hospital in few days.
Jessie Charlton, the two-year-Old
baby that miraculOusly escaped
with only a scratch, was taken to
Kenosha by relatives this after
noon. AdeIbert C. Cliff will be
able to leave the hospital on Tues
day and Thomas Charlton prob
ably before the end of the week.
The remains of Eli Jacobson
were taken to Chicago from Ra-
cine at 3:15 O'Clock this afternoon.
The funeral services will be held
In Chicago probably on Tuesday.
Death took triple toll on Sunday
evening just after 1880 o'clock when
two Kenosha women were Killed in
stantly and one Kenosha man was
fatally injured and three others Sc
verely injured when the north bound
"North Coast Limited" Chicago and
Northwestern passenger train struck
the automobile owned and driven by
Eli F. Jacobson at the Johnson cross
ing on the Racine road, one mile south
of Racine The dead are:
Mrs. Lily Goblin, aged SO years, Of
South Sheridan road; killed instantly.
Mrs. Pembroke Charlton, aged AZ,
652 Superior street; killed instantly.
Eli f. jacobson, aged SO, 1881 Salem
avenue, former well known Kenosha
liquor dealer; received injury to spine,
fractured left leg, and other internal
injuries, from which he died at four
o'clock this morning at the st. Mary's
hospital in Racine.
The injured also all Of Kenosha, are:
Thomas Charlton. Of 652 Superior
street; badly bruised and cut.
Adelbert C. Cliff, South Sheridan
road; painfully bruised but no bones
broken.
Jessie Charlton, two-year-old daugh-'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Charlton;
not seriously injured.
The injured are all at the st. Mary's
hospital in Racine where it was de-
clared that they would recover. The
remains Of the dead were taken to the
Beffel morgue in Racine
FIagman Was on Duty.
The Kenoshans had gone to Racine
early in the afternoon and after at
tending theatre were returning to
their homes in Kenosha. Jacobson
was at the steering wheel of the car
and it is said was drivingNat moderate
rate of speed. The flagman was on
duty and waved his lantern to warn
the motorists of their danger. For
some reason or other jacobson mis-
understood the signal and drove the
automobile into the path of the rap
idly approaching train.
The automobile was struck full force
by the locomotive and was cut in two
parts and the shattered car hurled
several yards by the force of the COLI
sion Mrs. Goblin, who was killed in
stantly was. hurled more than a hum
bred feet, her body having been cut
in two by the train.
The body of Mrs. Thomas Charlton
was found pinned against telephone
post by the rear half Of the automo-
bile. jacobson was saved from instant
death by the protection offered him
by the steering wheel of the car, but
he received a fractured spine, brok-
en- leg and internal injuries from
which he died at the st, Mary's hospi-
tai at four o'clock this morning.
The other occupants of the car were
thrown free from the wreckage of the
car and escaped without serious in
jury.
Train Crew Aids Victims.
The train was stopped as quickly as
possible and the crew and several of
the passengers of the train aided the
victims Of the accident. The dead and
injured were placed in the baggage
car of the train and taken to Racine
where they were hurried to the ST.
Mary's hospital. The remains Of the
dead were later taken to the Beffel
morgue in Racine, from which they
will be brought to Kenosha probably
late this evening.
The engineer on the passenger train
saw the car in the path Of the locomo-
tive and pushed on the emergency
brakes in an effort to slow down the
speed at which the train was travelling.
This sudden stop caused considerable
CONSERVATION among the passengers
on the train as the jolt was so sudden
that some of the passengers were
thrown from their seats, but none of
them were injured.
Coroner William Kissow of Racine
county Immediately began an investi-
cation of the accident. The fagman
at the crossing was held by the police
and questioned regarding the accident
but later was released.
Jacobson Tells of Accident.
At the st. Mary's hospital, Jacobson
after he had regained cons ciousness,
told Coroner Kissow his story of the
accident. He declared that he saw the
fiagman waving his lantern but that
he thought that he was motioning him
that il was safe to cross the tracks.
He declared that he knew the train
was approaching but that he misun-
derstood the directions given by the
fagman.
An inquest into the death of the
three Kenoshans will probably be held
this afternoon although all investiga-
+fnY, Tins far has Shnvun that Jaeob-