The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-21
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It Moline Woman and
3Baby Nieces Killed in
ccident Near Dixon.

nrs. Mike Kudryk, 1909 Six
eeuth avenue. East Moline, and
AR two nieces, Rose Marie and |
Ellen Anna Dugzik. daughters of
NJ. and Mrs. Andrew Dudzik Of
Garden Tract, lost their lives as |
! result of an automobile accident
q the Lincoln highway about five
miles this side Of Dixon early Sun
day morning. Rose Marie, aged IL
months, was killed instantly; Ell
len Anna, aged 2 months, died two
hours after the accident, and MIS-.
Kudryk expired at o'clock last
night without regaining conscious
ness.
Mr.. and MrA Dudzik were seri-
ously injured. They are both in
Dixon hospital. Mr.. Dudzik's
back was injured and deep cut
was inflicted on the inner part OF
Mrs. Dudzik's thigh. Ten stitches
we're required to close the wound.
There is possibility that Mr.. Dud-
silks back is broken. An X-ray
photograph will determine this.
Steve Kudryk, 12-year-old son OF
Mike Kudryk, suffered sprain OF
bis right arm. He returned home
last night with his father. his three
sisters and Mrs. Frank Mankow-
ski, who also was a member OF
the party.
The bodies of Mrs. Krdryk and
the two Dudzik babies are expect
ed to arrive in East Moline tomor-
row morning.
The ill-fated car turned over at
! 1 curve in the road, when the driv-
er, Andrew Dudzik, blinded by a
glaring headlight of another car,
Heered the machine off the con-
|rete into 2 telephone pole.
Steve Kudryk, the only occupant
2 the car not seriously 4 injured,
| told his story to reporter this
morning as he lay in bed, his right
arm bandaged and supported by a
| sling.
sWe were at a curve" he said.
'Uncle did not see 1t because the
headlight from another car blind
ed him. He kept pulling over to
the right side of the road. First
thing we knew our machine was
off the concrete and the rear end
struck a pole. Then mother"
The story ended with a sob and
the brave little fellow turned over,
buried his face in the pillow and
dissolved in tears.
In the machine were Mr.. and
Mrs. Dudzik, and their two babies /;
Mrs. Kudryk and the latter's son
Steve. It was a Ford car owned by
the kudryks. In Kudryk's Buick,
which was following the Ford,
we're Mr.. Kudryk, his three daugh-
ters, Kathrine, Annie and Mary,
and Mrs. Frank Mankowski. Oc-
cupants of the second car were not
aware Of the accident until five
minutes after it happened. Kud-
ryk, who was driving the second
machine. said he was tagged down
BY someone with a lantern. He
saw a crowd assembled on the
highway, blocking traffic. Sud
denly his son ran up to him and
sah, "mama's dead"
Driving to Chicago.
I'VE started for Chicago at II
O'clock Saturday night" said Mr.
kudyk this morning. Il, in the
Buick, took the lead. At Sterling
se stopped for coffee. Before
reaching Dixon l stopped the cal
and got out to rearranged the bag.
i tsage and make the children more
comfortable for the long ride
While was doing this, Andrew
gud1k. in the Ford, drove past US
rive minutes later I was stopped
.! someone with lantern. A
crowd had gathered and there was
aou Of excitement. got out of tht
machine. My boy rushed up to me-
ad told me my wife was dead.
H her lying alongside the road
sne vas not dead, but / knew sh'
Woid not live. One of Dudzik':
Moies was already dead and the
csner baby l knew was soon Il
ae My wife and the others WIKI
sefe hurt, were taken to the hos
Pal My wife died IA hours later
Wrought the children back to Eas
Noline."
srs. kudryk was 3S yearG of ag'
- native of Austria-Hhngary
oae was married to kudryk in Chi
~ and they came to East Molin'
1910. Besides the widower sh'
ives four children. Mrs. Dudzil
\ sister.