The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-10-12
julius Gastaldi Instantly Killed and Michael
MOrrone Fatally Injured as Train
Hits Automobile.
OTHER OCCUPANT BADLY INJURED
Clyde ONeiI, the Other Occupant of Death Car, Now
lowering Between Life and Death at
the KenOsha Hospital

Death rode with three Kenosha
young. men early Tuesday evening when
one was killed instantly, another fat
ally injured and third seriously
if not fatally hurt, when north
bound passenger train due at Kenosha
at 6:12, struck the Dodge sedan car
in which they were riding at the
Park street crossing of the Chicago
and Northwestern railway tracks and
hurled it more than thirty feet.
The dead are:
julius Gastaldi, aged twenty-four,
818 Park Street, whose mangled body
was found along the side of the wreck
ed car. His skull was crushed.
Michael Morrone, twenty-one, Isl
Rowland avenue, owner and driver of
the death car, died at the Kenosha hos
pital just after seven o'clock this
morning, from injuries received in the
accident. Internal injuries in the chest
and abdomen caused his death.
The injured man is Clyde O'Neill,
688 Newell street, formerly of Mari
nette, Wis, who is suffering from a
crushed shoulder and deep cuts On
the head and arms. His condition was
somewhat improved this morning and
it is believed that he will recover.
Police summoned to the scene of the
accident hurried the injured men to the
Kenosha hospital for medical care. The
remains of Julius Gastaldi were taken
to the Mischler mortuary, Park street.
Gates Out of Repair.
The young men were all members
of an amateur football team and were
en- route to a Main street store to Sc
cure some sweaters recently ordered
for the team. AS they approached the
Park street crossing, according to the
story told at the hospital by O'Neill, it
was raining hard and was difficult for
them to see. They were not travelling
at an excessive rate of speed.
The east gate at the crossing was
out of repair, having been struck by
an automobile on Monday. For this
reason the gates were not in use but
flagman was in front of the crossing
with lantern to give warning of the
approaching train. 1t is believed that
Morrone, who was at the wheel of the
automobile, failed to see the fagmanl
and drove into the path of the train.
Thrown Free of Wreckage.
The automobile was hurled thirty
feet. 1t was crushed into a tangled
mass of steel, and wood, complete
wreck.
The three occupants were all thrown
from the car. Gastaldi's body was
found about foot from the wreck
age. Morrone lay several feet farther
away from the wrecked car. O'Neill,
who escaped being stunned by the
blow was thrown to the other side of
the wrecked car. He was able to
walk and though bleeding and suffer-
ing acutely rose and ran east on Park
street to secure aid.
"Don't mind me-save the Others"
he stammered out to Frank Long and
Edward Schmidt, who ran from the
Long garage when they heard the
crash. ONeill staggered on to the
Long Motor company garage while aid
was given to the others. Later O'Nein
weak from the loss of blood was found
and hurried to the hospital after re-
ceiving first aid treatment there.
Start Thorough Investigation.
Coroner Truman T. Parker and AS
sistant District Attorney Roy Stephen