The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-26
HURLED TO DEATH
in AUTO ACCIDENT
Mrs. Anton ZieIieski, Her Two Children and
Theodore Marchulis Instantly Killed
I This Morning.
,EEsn'VER OF AUTO NEAR DEATH
Louis Norburt Driver of Car Has Fractured Skull -
Stanley RaIus, Escaping With Slight Injury,
Tells of Accident.

Four Kenoshans--two children, a
woman and a mar1-met instant death
just before noon this morning when
the touring car in which they were
riding with two other men, was struck
by a north-bound North Shore Elec-
trio train at the Birch road cross
ing of that line about three miles
north Of Kenosha.
The dead, all Of whom had resided
at 159 North Edward street, are:
Mrs. Anton Zielieski, aged about 3s
years; her two children, Sophia lie
lieski, aged 8, and John Zielieski, II.
Theodore Marchulis, aged about 40
years.
The injured are:
Louis Norburt, 1878 Prairie avenue,
driver Of the car, now at Kenosha
hospital with fractured skull.
Stanley Ralus, 159 North Edward
street, escaped with only deep
scalp wound.
Hurled from Wrecked Car.
The automobile, a Ford touring car,
was smashed to pieces by the force
of the impact. The occupants Of the
car were all with one exception hurled
almost free of the train; the body of
Marchulis was ground to pieces under
the wheels of the train, parts of the
mangled body being found more than
a hundred yards from the crossing.
The woman's body, one arm missing
and probably ground under the train,
was found between the two tracks.
She had a crushed skull and had prob
ably been instantly killed.
Both of the children were hurled
to their death from the car. Their
broken bodies were found side by
side only a few yards from the cross
ing. The girl had broken neck and
the boy a fractured skull.
Norburt, unconscious, was found
lying along the tracks; near him was
Ralus, who was then badly dazed and
was believed to be unconscious.
Later, however, the latter rallied, re-
vealing that he had miraculously es-
capped with only slight injury.
Bring Bodies to Kenosha.
A south-bound North Shore train
passed the scene shortly after the ac-
cident and at signal from the other
train was halted. The two injured
men and the bodies of the two children
were brought to Kenosha on this
train, it being thought possible at
that time that the children might yet
have spark of life.
The bodies of the other victims
were badly mangled and time could
not be allowed to wait for placing
them on stretchers. They were later
brought to Kenosha in the Hansen
ambulance and taken to the Hansen
funeral home.
The bodies of the two children, up
on reaching Kenosha, were taken to the
Mischief mortuary on Park street.
The injured were rushed to the Ke-
nosha hospital where they were tended
by DR.. A. J. Randall At three o'clock
Norburt was still alive but had not
recovered consciousness and little
: hopes were held out for his recovery.
Ralus, however, was not seriously in
jured and will probably be released
from the hospital later in the day.
Survivor Tells of Accident
At the hospital, Ralus, though still
somewhat dazed as a result of the
accident, was able to tell his story of
the crash. He said that he waA in the
back seat of the car with Mrs. Zielie-
ski and the two children; Norburt was
at the wheel and Marchulis in the 9TH
er front seat. They had been for a
ride in the country, he said, and were
returning to Kenosha, east on the
Birch Road. He could not say how
fast they were driving at the time of
the crash
"As we neared the crossing, / saw a
train coming and realized that Nor
burt evidently did not see it," he said
Il screamed but it was too late. Ev-
erything turned black-that's all l
know. When l came to my senses
was being picked up by members of
the train crew."
Ralus admitted that there had been
some drinking during the morning
but stated that they had not stopped
anywhere in the county. Whatever
had been drunk was taken with them
Find jug In Wreckage.
Coroner Joseph Friend was imme-
diately notified of the accident and
at once started an investigation. In
the scattered wreckage of the car was
found pieces of broken jug and there
was an odor of wine to them. These
are being saved to be presented to the
cororer's jury.
/ The automobile was so badly wreck
ed that no single piece of it was larger
than wheel.
Passengers on the North Shore train
were Jared by the impact with the
car but no one of them was injured
Railway officials Joined with the cor
oner in making thorough investiga.
;, tion into the tragedy.