The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
SKID AT CURVE:
KENOSHAN DEAD
William w. Pyne Died
from Injuries Received
In Auto Accident.
SWERVED INTO FENCE
Victim Was Driver of Auto
Truck that Swerved into
Fence South of City.

Speed claimed another victim in Ke
nosha when William Wellington Pyne,
aged 35 years, head of the PyneWal-
lis Planning Mill, 415 Florence street,
and former president of the Carpen-
ters' Union in Kenosha, died at the
Kenosha hospital Sunday just after
noon from injuries received in an au-
tomobile accident early that morning
on the South Sheridan road Death
came from internal hemorrhages,
caused when Pyne was hurled against
the steering wheel of the car which
he was driving when it skidded off the
road into fence at the IS" turn about
about three miles south of Kenosha.
Earl Morroway, 1929 Erie street, and
Ray Weber and Lee Kindle, both of
sos Strong street, were also occupants
of the car but all escaped without In
jury Pyne's injuries at first did not
seem serious and he was brought to
his home in Kenosha; he suffered
relapse about FIVE o'clock Sunday
morning and continued to sink gradu-
ally until his DEATH About ten o'clock
he is taken in an ambulance to the
Kenosha hospital, where heroic meas
ufes failed to save his life.
Survivor Tells OF Crash.
Earl Morroway, one of the surviv-
ors of the accident, told Coroner
Friend his version of the accident this
morning.
eve had been at Pyne's home Sat
urday evening, spending the evening
at cards and listening to the radio"
said Morroway. ''It was about two
o'clock in the morning when the three
of us started home, meaning to walk"
"'No, I'll take you home,' Pyne told
us and he got out an auto truck and
started toward Strong street where
two Of his guests lived. Then he sug-
gested that we take little spin be-
fore we went home and he drove south
on Sheridan road. At the foot of the
hill at the "S' turn he was going too
fast to make the turn and skidded off
the road into the fence. / don't know
how fast we were going-about thir-
ty miles an hour"
Leaning Over Steering Wheel.
After the crash, in which the car
was not turned over, Pyne was found
bending over the steering wheel. "My
side hurts" he said to his compan
ions, who lifted him out of the car
and laid him down alongside Of it. He
was conscious and at first appeared to
be only slightly injured.
The car was able to be operated un
der its own power. The injured man
was placed in it and brought back to
his home at 9S1 Erie street; a physi-
clan was summoned Immediately and
later resummoned when a relapse
came about FIVE o'clock.
Coroner Friend after hearing the
story Of the accident announced that
there was no need for formal in
quest and that none would be held. Ac-
cidental death is the verdict of the
coroner.
Widely Known in KenOsha.
William Wellington Pyne, the vic
time Of the accident, was widely
known in Kenosha and had establish
ed a growing business in which he
had been most successful. He was
born April "a, 1890, at Harrisville,
Michigan, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Pyne and lived his early life in that
state. He came to Kenosha more than
fifteen years ago, working for a num-
Der of years as carpenter here. He
served as president of the Carpenters
Union for a number of years.
Three years ago he Joined with Ar
thur j. Wallis in organizing the Pyhe-
Wallis Planning Mill, purchasing the
mill formerly operated by Bert L.
Shaw. He had been most successful
in this business.
He was d member Of the Kenosha
Lodge of Masons and Of the Kenosha
Master Builders association.
Surviving the deceased are his wife, |
Mrs. Mamie Pyne, and one daughter,
Lucille May, of Kenosha, by his moth
er, Mrs. Mary McKessy of Flint, Mich
igan, brother, Chester Pyne, Of Flint, !
sister, Mrs. James Wilson, of Flint
and an adopted brother, Arthur Nc
Kessy, also of Flint.
Funeral services will be held at the
late home at 981 Erie street on We'd /
nesday afternoon at $3.50 with the /
minister of the First Christian church /
officiating. The Masonic service will I
be used at the grave in the family |
n1ot in tho Green Ridge cemetery.