Three young men - one of them from Watertown - are dead and a fourth is in St. Mary's hospital as the result of an automobile collision on highway 109, three miles north of Watertown at 2 o'clock this morning. The dead are: Martin Miller, 16, of 804 South Fifth street, this city, Leonard Luebke, 21, of route 2, town of Lebanon, Russell A. Buege, 20, of route 2, Watertown. The injured youth is Jerome Renz, 16, of 107 Milwaukee street. Two of the young men, Luebke and Buege, were killed instantly in the crash, while the third, Miller, died at St. Mary's hospital at 6:45 o'clock. Renz suffered head and leg injuries and his condition is not regarded as serious. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Renz. No one has been found who saw the accident occur. The cars were first seen in a ditch near the highway by three young men who passed and reported the accident to Sergt. Theodore C. Voigt at 2:30 o'clock this morning when they drove into the city. The men were Clarence Thom, Woodland; John Heimerl, Rubicon, Ernest Gurtner, Racine. They told the officer they had driven past the wreckage and had seen two cars in the ditch. He immediately notified the office of Sheriff Harold Hammer at Juneau and also Hilmer Krueger of the Krueger ambulance service. Luebke and Buege were dead when officials and the ambulance reached the spot. Miller was near death and was brought to the hospital where he died. The wreckage was so complete that Mr. Krueger, who has witnessed more accidents here than anyone else during his many years of ambulance serivce, declared it was the worst wreck of the kind he has ever seen. It was necessary to go to nearby farm house to obtain a crowbar with which to extricate young Miller, so firmly had he been wedged in the wreckage. Both machines were brought to the city and were viewed by hundreds of persons during the day. The body of Miller was taken to the Boyle funeral home, that of Buege to the Schmutzler funeral home, and that of Luebke to the Hafemeister funeral home. It was learned later that young Luebke who was alone in his car was on his way to his home after he drove his girlfriend to her home in Watertown. He had left her only a short time before he was killed. His aunt, Mrs. Walter Uttech, received the news of his death early this morning at the farm home in route 2 where he lived. The other persons were in the car which Buege was driving. They were enroute to Watertown after having attended a wedding dance at Hustisford. Parts of the wreckage of the automobiles were strewn over a wide area, some of the parts being found more than 200 feet away. As officials reconstruct the accident it occurred when the cars struck on the side. It was not a head on collision. Dr. Earl Quackenbush, Iron Ridge, was to arrive in the city this afternoon to continue his investigation of the case, the office of Chief of Police Albert N. Quest announced.

Leonard Luebke was born in the town of Lebanon and made his home in route 2. He was 21 years of age and was a son of Herman Luebke who now resides at Three Lakes, Wis. His mother, who was Adella Uttech, died when he was child of 18 months. His father remarried. Young Luebke made his home with his aunt, Mrs. Walter Uttech, route 2. He is survived by his father, a stepmother, one sister, Mrs. Virgil Paddock, who resides in northern Wisconsin, and by one step-brother and one step-sister. His grandmother, Mrs. Louisa Uttech resides in route 2. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran church at Lebanon. The body is at the Hafemeister funeral home, but will not be shown, due to the type of injuries he received in the accident. The funeral will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. from the Uttech home in route 2, with services at Union church in Hustisford. This arrangement being necessary because St. Peter's church is being redecorated. The pastor of St. Peter's church, the Rev. Theodore Eggers, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Peter's cemetery.

Russell A. Buege, route 2, Watertown, was born in the town of Ixonia on November 1, 1921, a son of Edward C. and Laura Jaeger Buege and lived his entire life in that community. He is survived by his parents, one brother, Paul, and two sisters, Shirley and Paula, all at home. He was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran church at Ixonia. The body is at the Schmutzler funeral home. The funeral will be held from there Saturday at 1:30 p.m. with services at 2 p.m. in St. Luke's church at Ixonia, the Rev. H.M. Biegen, Oconomowoc, officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. The body will not be shown, but members of the family will be at the fuenral home Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. to receive friends who wish to call and also on Saturday, prior to the service.

Martin Miller was born in Stacyville, Ia., and was 16 years of age. He had lived in Watertown the past 12 years and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Miller, 804 South Fifth street. He attended St. Henry's school and was in his third year at high school. Besides his parents he is survived by three sisters and one brother. They are Mrs. Richard Fernholz, Agnes Miller and Margaret Miller, this city, and Peter Miller, now stationed at Camp Livingston, La. He was a member of St. Henry's Catholic church and of the Holy Name society of that parish. The funeral will held from the Boyle fuenral home Saturday morning at 9 o'clock with services in St. Henry's church. The Very Rev. Dean F.X. Schwinn will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the Boyle funeral home to pay their respects beginning Friday at 1 p.m.

(Watertown Daily Times, Thurs. Oct. 2, 1941, p. 1, c. 8, p. 4, c. 1; pictures of wreckage with caption included on first page)