The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
PICNIC ENDS In
NEAR TRAGEDY
Nine Persons in Two Cars
Escape Death in Head
On Collision.
FOUR IN HOSPITAL
One Woman Seriously Hurt
While Four. Others Suf-
fer From Injuries.

A picnic of Kenosha's Armenian
colony on, a farm off of the McKune
road on Sunday resulted in "a near
tragedy when nine persons were in
volved in head-on collision of two
automobiles shortly after eight o'clock
Sunday evening. As result four per-
sons were taken to st. GATHERINGS hos
pital, and another was doctored in the
police office.
Mrs. Sophia Choukovan, sos Edward
street, is at St. GATHERINGS hospital
suffering from severe wounds on the
right leg. She was the most seriously
injured. Mrs. Virginia Sahaijan, 5S4
Utica street, Waukegan, and her six
year old daughter Mary, were also TAX
en- to the hospital, together with the
two-year old son of Mrs. Choukovan.
All of these were riding In one car
coming from the picnic grounds and
returning to Kenosha.
Charles Elsner, 2s42 West 9th
street, Chicago, his wife, and their
son, Robert Klein, and William Hanno,
GAL South Marshfeld avenue, Chica-
60 were returning to Chicago on
highway 81 from Milwaukee when the
accident occurred. In some manner
the two cars struck head-on and in the
crash that followed the occupants of
both cars were hurt. No definite ac-
count of how the accident happened
was forthcoming from either party.
Neither could account for the crash
in the reports given to the sheriff'5
office.
Gets Deep Cash In Scalp.
In the Chicago car William Hanno
suffered the most serious injuries. He
received deep cut on the left side
Of his head which took thirteen
stitches to cover up. He was attended
at the police office by DR.. George
Keskey, and was allowed to return to
his home in Chicago Sunday night.
The other occupants of the Chicago
car were shaken up in the crash but
there were no other serious injuries.
The crash occurred at a time when
the highway was thick with traffic and
the tie-up which resulted held back a
string OF cars that was over mile
long, on highway 81. At the time of
the accident Fred Mielke, 402 Bronson
street, former police officer, was
riding nearby and Immediately after
the crash he took the injured persons
in his own car to the police office in
Kenosha. From there the two women
and their two sons were taken to St.
GATHERINGS hospital where later all
but Mrs. Choukovan we're released. 1t
was said at the hospital that Mrs.
Choukovan would be able to return to
her home in day or two. She is eX-
pecting the birth of a child shortly
and it was feared that complications
coming out of the accident might make
her present condition more serious.
No one was held as the result Of the
accident.
Another in Hospital.
Frank Tkalcic, AZ, of &C Milwaukee
avenue, flagman of the Chicago
Northwestern crossing of the Birch
road, was struck down and injured
by an automobile Sunday at 1920 p.
m. He was taken to St. GATHERINGS
hospital where it was found that he
had sustained some bumps and
bruises on the head and possibly in
ternal injuries.
According to Deputy Sheriff Nick
Otto, who was at the Birch road
crossing at the time Of the accident,
Tkalcic stood talking to another man
just east of the railway crossing. A
Ford sedan came along from the west
driven by Charles Julius of Berryville.
julius could not see the flagman until
he was practically on top of him. He
quickly swung his car as soon AS he
did see him, but still caught Tkalcic
with one fender. In making the
short turn, julius car completely turf
led, smashing the top Of the sedan
He himself escaped, however, without
injury.
Deputy Sheriff Otto hailed passing
car and took the injured flagman tC
the hospital. 1t is believed that he
will recover.