The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-11

Trow drowning incidents, each OF
them hiding a mystery, occurred In
Kenosha over the weekend.
On Saturday evening the body OF
Vastly Chernauski, aged about 30,
whose home in Kenosha was at l83
Rice avenue, was found in the shallow
waters of the creek which flows be-
meath the Northwestern railway tres
tie lust north of the Middle street
crossing. Investigation has failed thus
far to reveal just how he met his
death other than that it has been
shown that he fell into the creek and
was so injured that he was unconscious
and was drowned in it's murky waters.
On Sunday evening, the body of an
unidentified man was found floating In
the Kenosha river under the Main
street bridge. near the south bank of
It's stream. The body was in an adj
vanced state of decomposition and it
is probable that it had been in the
water several weeks if not months. In
vestigation in this case has failed to
reveal the identity of the victim.
Fell Down Embankment.
In the case of the Saturday tragedy,
when the body of Vastly Chernauski
was found, Edward Durik, 225 Victoria
street, was the first to discover the
body. While walking along the rail-
way he saw a strange object in the
creek several feet below, and with
Mike Doleraanow, 439 Superior street,
went to investigate. They found that
it was the body of man, and they
pulled the body out of the water. At
tempts were made to resuscitate the
man but he had probably been dead
for some time.
1t is believed that he may have been
walking along the railway track and,
in stepping aside for a passing train,
slipped and fell down. the embankment.
Elhe creek is at least 80 feet below the
G@estle. In his fall he was possibly
rendered unconscious, a mark being
found on his head. It is also possible
that he may have broken his neck in
the fall.
The fact that his lungs were full of
SSater gave rise to the belief that he
was drowned after falling into the
creek, which is not more than foot
deep at this point.
lucHIAueu
Acting Coroner Judge John C. Slater
was notified and at his direction the
body was taken to the Crossin NOR
tuary. There papers found in the
mans pocket indicated his identity
which was substantiated several hours
later when women from the house
where he boarded positively identi-
fed him.
A watch found in his pocket had
stopped at 1928. This may indicate
that he had fallen from the trestle sew
eral hours before the body was found.
Vastly Chernauski was a native Of
Russia. He had lived in Kenosha sew
eral years and during that time had
been an employee of the n. R. Aliens
Sons, having been an industrious work
man. Receipts in his pockets reveal
ed that he had regularly sent money
to relatives overseas.
The funeral services will be held
Tuesday afternoon at the St. Nicholas
church at two o'clock with the st.
Nicholas Brotherhood of which the
deceased was a member in charge.
Other Body Found Sunday.
William Firney, captain of the fish
ing lug Navarro, nrSC discovered
the body of the man who was pulled
out of the Kenosha river just east of
the Main street bridge Sunday eve-
ming. Captain Firney had brought his
ship into the river harbor about $3.50
Returning at 1880 to the boat he saw
the body along the pilings nearby. He
notified the coast guard station and
Captain w. ]. McCaw and crew re-
covered the body.
The body gave every indication OF
having been in the water for several
weeks. The man had evidently been
clad in working clothes but all of these
with the exception of part of his
trousers, a part of shirt, tattered
necktie and one sock and low shoe had
been washed away. Evidently the
body had been caught on the piline
and had been churned up by the INA.
varre."
Find a Moose Ring.
The body was taken to the Hansen
morgue on South street There, on
finger, from which almost all of the
flesh had been worn away by the water