The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-03-05
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which she was taken, stated that she
revived consciousness early this morn
ing and appeared to be out Of dan
ger of death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan received deep
cuts and bad bruises but both had re-
covered sufficiently to be released
from the hospital before midnight on
Tuesday. Kathleen Sullivan received
only minor cuts and bruises and
Katherine Mungen escaped almost
without injury.
Crashed Into Truck.
The Sullivans and their friends had
spent the evening in Racine and
were returning to Kenosha just be-
fore ten o'clock Tuesday might when
the accident occurred
Mr.. Sullivan, who was driving the
car, stated that he suddenly saw the
big trailer and truck loom up in front
Of him and that he attempted to
swerve so as to miss it. The top of
the Sullivan car caught on the side of
the trailer and was ripped off the car.
The automobile was hurled around
into the truck, the force of the i'm
pact throwing all of the occupants of
the automobile except Mr.. Sullivan
from the car to the pavement. One
of the wheels of the automobile was
torn off of it and rolled more than
300 feet down the. highway.
One Is Found Dead.
Being the first to recover from the
daze of the accident, Mr.. Sullivan,
who had remained in che car, imme-
diately went to the aid of the in
jured. Elizabeth Sullivan, who was
killed in the accident, had been hurled
several feet from the car. When help
reached her she was dead and it is
probable that she was killed instantly;
she had fractured skull.
Mrs. Sullivan and Sarah Reed were
both found unconscious but have since
rallied.
Russell Wade, driver of the truck,
says that he had left the truck to go
into a farm house to telephone for
gasoline. He had just started to re-
turn when he heard the crash of the
collision. He hurried to. the scene and
helped in caring for the injured.
Rushed to Hospital.
An M. r. and K. interurban train
was tagged and the dead and injured
brought on it to Kenosha. All were
taken first to the St. GATHERINGS hos
pital; later the body of Elizabeth
Sullivan was removed to the Hansen
funeral home where the inquest was
being held today.
Meanwhile Coroner Joseph Friend
and the sheriff's office had been noti-
fed and had gone to the scene of the
accident. An investigation into the
details of the crash is being carried
on today.
The Sullivan automobile had struck
the trailer at the left rear, tearing off
part of the trailer there. A kero-
sene tail-light had been torn off the
car but was found beneath the trailer.
Russell Wade, driver of the truck and
trailer, told the coroner that he had
lighted the tail-light when he started
on the trip to Kenosha. The light was
fastened to the trailer by wire.
Wreckage Brought to Kenosha.
Several strange things occurred in
the crash. The top of the Sullivan
completely off of it, this accounting
for the fact that the occupants were
thrown from the car.
Tim, Boston bulldog, belonging
to the Sullivan children, was also in
the car and went through the accident
without scratch. After the accident
he was found sitting in the back seat
of the car.
The news of the tragic accident
spread rapidly through the city and
cast a shadow over the entire city.
Elizabeth Sullivan, the victim of the
accident, was student at the ST.
James school where she was most pop
ular with fellow schoolmates. She
was also a favorite in the community
where she lived and her death came as
a great sorrow to many friends.
A formal inquest into the accident
will be held later in the week, Coroner
Friend to announce the date later.
Announcement will also be made later
of the funeral services of the victim
of the accident.