The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-24

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The three young men were riding
south on Sheridan road when the ac-
cident occurred. Michael Zazzro, the
fiagman at the crossing, in his ac-
count of the accident stated that the
gates had not been lowered because
the traffic was so heavy that it was
impossible for him to lower them
without trapping someone between the
gates.
Haenni, who was driving the auto
mobile drove into the path of the
train, evidently not seeing the red
lantern light which the Waterman was
swinging.
The train struck the automobile
hurting it against one of the gate
posts and then into the vacant lot on
the south side of the tracks and the
west side of Sheridan road.
Both Victims Killed Instantly.
Haenni was hurled from the car;
his body was found lying between the
sidewalk and the curb about fifteen
feet from the accident. Egger's body
was hurled more than thirty feet in
to the vacant lot; he was lying in a
pool of his own blood when found.
Both had been instantly killed.
Younkins, unconscious, and bleed
ing from several deeps cuts was found
lying along the running board of the
wrecked car. He was hurried to the
hospital where he revived conscious
ness after a short time but was so
dazed that he could not give any ac-
count of the accident.
The police and the coroner were
summoned Immediately to the scene,
Police Officers Pecan and Harold Rock
answered the call and at their direc-
tion the injured man was hurried to
the hospital. The bodies Of the two
dead men were later taken to the
Crossin Mortuary on Wisconsin street.
Witnesses Tell of Accident.
There were several witnesses of the
accident as the traffic was heavy and
several cars had been halted because
of the approaching train.
Edward Steinman and Harry Krause
of Chicago, told police officials that
the gates were up and they did not
hear warning bell. H. Turkelson,
1000 Ann street, who was a block
north at the Sheridan road garage
made the same statement.
Eddie Britton and Fred Klingbell
were among the first to reach the
scene. They found tt body of Egger
in the lot on the west side of the
Sheridan road and carried it to the
ambulance.
E. J. Weber, the engineer of the
train, which was due at the Kenosha
station at 1918, declared that he had
seen cars passing at the crossing and
had sounded both his whistle and his
bell, but was unable to halt sthe train
in time to prevent the accident.
Car Smashed To Pieces.
The automobile was passenger
Buick car. 1t was the property of Gust
Amend, q half brother of Haenni, he
had given Hainne permission to use
the ear during the week as he was at
Camp Douglas at the annual encamp-
menti of Troop e. of which he is a
member.
The car was smashed by the inn
pact with the train. 1t was split in
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front seat being rolled down this bank
and the rear being broken into
splinters. Parts of the wrecked car
were found scattered in the lot, one
piece being hurled as far as two
hundred yards into a nearby garden.
The wreckage, at the direction of
Coroner Parker, who took charge
shortly after the accident, was sent
to the Pabst garage.
Were Friends of Van Vie.
The three men in the car were all
close friends of Edward Van Vie, this
fact giving rise to false report that
the latter was killed in Che accident.
Van Vie was not in the car; he was
the first to identify the bodies of the
dead.
Coroner Parker who made thor
ough investigation of the accident,
has called an inquest to take place
this afternoon at the Municipal Court.
All Were Widely Known.
All three of the young men in the
wrecked car were widely known and
shadow over the entire city over the
week end.
Fred Haenni had been resident of
Kenosha for more than ten years and
had been employed at the American
Brass company where he was widely
known and liked by his fellow en-
ployees. He has brother, Rudolph,
in Cresco, Iowa, who has been notified
Of the tragedy. He also is survived
by his mother, living in Switzerland.
Young Haenni had served with dis
tinction in the recent war, having
been first a member Of the 105th
Engineers overseas and later -becom-
ing attached to the secret service de-
partment Of the army. He was a mem
Der Of the Kenosha Lodge of Masons
and of the Kenosha Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons and had been active in
the work of both organizations. His
funeral services will be held Tuesday
morning at eleven o'clock at the Han
sen Funeral home with the Kenosha
Masons in charge after which the re-
mains will be shipped to Cresco, Iowa,
for burial in the family plot there.
| Ferdinand Egger, who was familiar
" known as dutch" Egger by his
friends, was also en- employee of the
American Brass company, and was
likewise most popular with the en-
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