The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-09
SAM CONFORTI Is
KILLED IN CRASH
Serafno Conforti Killed
When His Car Upsets
Sunday Afternoon.
OTHERS BADLY HURT
Mr.. and Mrs. Rocco DeFazziO,
Mrs. Conforti and Two
Daughters Injured.

One kenoShan was killed, HVe QUIZ
ers were seriously injured and three
more almost miraculously escaped in
jury when the large Cadillac touring
car in which they were riding skidded
off Highway SO and turned turtle just
east of the village of SHADES Corners
Sunday afternoon about five-thirty
o'clock.
Serafno Conforti, better known in
Kenosha as Sam Conforti, grocer
whose store was at 604 Grand avenue
and whose home was at 25 North FIRE.
mont avenue, was killed. He was driv-
ing the car, which was his property,
and was pinned under the wheel, be-
ing dead when passing motorists
reached the car and attempted to aid
the injured.
Five Others Injured.
The injured are:
Mrs. Leonette Conforti, wife of the
victim of the accident; she has Sc
we're bruises on her back, a sprained
wrist and is suffering from shock.
Rocco DeFazzio, neighbor, severe
ly cut about the head; is at the st.
GATHERINGS hospital.
Mrs. Camilla DeFazzio, wife of Roc
co DeFazzio; has broken leg; also
at st. GATHERINGS hospital.
Two children of Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
forti: Elizabeth, 13, has broken
collarbone; Margaret, aged A, has bad
bruises on the face and head.
Virginia Conforti, IL years old, and
Lydia Conforti, ID, and Miss Anna
DeFazzio, were all also in the car but
were thrown free from the wreckage
and escaped without injury.
Lost Control of Wheel.
The COMFORTS and the DeFazzios
had gone on ride Sunday afternoon
and were returning from Lake &C.
neya when the accident happened.
Those who were in the car and escaped
declare that for some reason or 9TH
err Mr.. Conforti lost control of the
wheel and that the car skidded from
the road into the ditch turning over
and pinning most of the occupants
under it.
When the automobile was found it
had a fiat tire and it is believed that
this may have caused the driver to
be unable to conSrol it. The steer
ing gear was also broken but this
may have happened in the crash and
not have caused it. The road at the
place of the accident is heavy with
gravel, which fact may have aided in
allowing the car to get beyond the
drivers control. 1t is said that the
car was not being operated at an ex-
cessive speed but was proceeding at
an ordinary rate when the accident
occurred.
Injured Rushed to Hospital.
No automobiles were near the Con-
forti car at the time of the accident.
Within few minutes afterwards,
scores of cars had halted and aid was
being extended to the persons pinned
under the car. Deputy Sheriff Stanley
Rauen arrived shortly after the acct
dent and took charge; Sheriff Pabst
was later notified and hurried to the
scene.
The persons seriously injured were
hurried Immediately to- Kenosha in
the automobile of H. S. Getlitz, 211
Wisconsin street. Those, who had es-
capped injury were later taken to the
CoDforti home.
The body of the victim of the acct
dent was brought to Kenosha in the
Hansen ambulance and taken to the
Hansen funeral home.
Had Feared an Accident.
Mr.. Conforti had feared an accident
with the car, it was said today by
several of his relatives. He had usu-
ally taken some person other than
himself along to drive the car mas
much as he was short and had diff
Guilty in handling it. This was only
the third time that he had driven the
car for any distance, although he had
driven other cars frequently.
Mr.. Conforti was widely known in
Kenosha and his death comes as a
great sorrow not only to his relatives
but to the entire community in which
he lived. He was born in IGaiy in
1876, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bene-
dict Conforti, and lived his early life
in his native country. When he's was
twenty years of age he came to Am
erica going first to Chicago and later
coming to Kenosha.
Was Well-Known Grover.
He had been engaged in the grocery
business in Kenosha for more than
twenty years and had made many
friends here in that business. His
present store was located at GOA Grand
avenue, new building having been
erected there only short time ago.
Surviving the deceased are his wife,
Mrs. Leonette Belmont Conforti, four
daughters, Lydia, Virginia, Margaret
end Elizabeth, two sons, Salvatore and
| Nopele, two brothers, Antonio and Al
bert and two sisters, Mrs. Golsonas1a
| Gallo and Mrs. Divine Spuglieo, all Of
Kenosha and one sister, Mrs. Thersga
| Belmonte, of Italy.
| The deceased was a member of the
italian American society of Kenosha
and had been active in its work. He
had done much for the upbuilding of
the community in which he lived and
was widely known and respected
| there.
The funeral services will be held at
the Holy Rosary church, probably on
Wednesday morning, with interment
following in the family plot in the
st. George cemetery.