The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
TWO YOUNG BOYS
STRUCK BY CARS
Arthur Petzke, 6, Hit by
Machine Driven by
John Stangler.
BOTH WILL RECOVER
Flora Ernst, Driving On Middle
st. Bridge, Hits Harold La
May, z Years Old.

Two boys, one six years old, and
the other seven, were struck by auto
mobiles and taken to hospitals. The
first accident, in which Arthur Petzke,
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Petzke,
619 Congress street, nearly lost his
life, occurred shortly after $3.50 yes
terday afternoon He is at the Ke-
nosha hospital, where it is said, he
will recover.
The second accident happened on
the Middle street bridge when Harold
La May, was pushed in front of the
machine being driven by Flora E.
Ernst of 493 Pomeroy street. Harold
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham
La May of 358 Broad street.
The machine which struck the
Petzke boy, was driven by John Stang
Ter, Of Ga Pomeroy street. He was
driving west on Park place.
AS he approached Church street, a
woman pushed baby carriage into
the street directly in front of his car.
In an effort to keep from hitting her,
Stangler threw his machine sharply
to the left of the road, striking the
boy, whom he did not see.
Richard Kuenkler, of GA Fleet
street, who CHANGED to be passing,
picked up the unconscious lad and
rushed him to the hospital, while
Stangler went Immediately to police
headquarters where he made a report
of the accident. es.
Accident Unavoidable.
City Assessor John Stevens wit
| messed the accident. He told the
police that Stangler had done all that
was possible to keep from striking the
woman with the baby carriage, and
that the boy had become confused
when he saw the automobile suddenly
start toward him. Instead of getting
back to the curb, the lad jumped in
front of the machine. Stangler, Mr..
Stevens said, was not travelling fast
at the time of the crash.
| DR.. C. r. Caughey was immediately
summoned and treated the boy who
remained unconscious for an hour and
half. Examination showed that the
lad is suffering from a fracture, of the
nose, three inch cut on the forehead,
cuts about the lips and tongue, and
other bruises. His condition, how
ever, is not considered serious.
| Lad Pushed Under Car.
! According to the story told by Mrs.
Ernst, the LaMay boy, in company with
other lads, was crossing the bridge.
! She stopped her car to allow switch
engine to shunt a string of freight
cars in on the tannery siding. She
had just started up again and was
crossing the bridge when one of the
older boys pushed Harold into the
street.
Seeing her car bearing down upon
him he became confused and instead
of continuing to cross the road, 5 opped
and started to dart back to the side
walk Mrs. Ernst had swung over to
avoid hitting the boy, and when he
stepped back, he was directly in the
path of her car. He was knocked to
the pavement by the fender.
Leaping to his feet he rushed over
to his companions. Blood was stream
ing from cash in his forehead. At
tempts on the part of the woman to
get the boy into the machine in order
to take him to the hospital, failed. A
fireman CHANGED to be passing, and as
sisted in getting the lad to st. Cath
crimes hospital where he was treated
by DR.. w. j. Hanley, and later taken
home.
Although the accident happened
shortly after $3.50 this morning, no
report had been made to the police.
by Mrs. Ernst up to noon today.
Asked to estimate the speed at which
her car was travelling at the time of
the accident, the woman disconnected
the phone.