Man Fatally Injured When Struck By Car
Edward W Ferry Victim of H. 13 Auto Accident
Town of Saratoga Man Dies in Hospital Several Hours after Receiving Injuries; Sixth County
Fatlaity.
Edward W. Ferry, 59, town of Saratoga, was fatally injured at 7:50 p. m. , yesterday when he stepped into the path of a heavy sedan on Highway 13 about seven miles south of Wisconsin Rapids. He died at Riverview hospital 2 hours and 15 minutes later.
Ferry, a WPA worker, was Wood county's sixth traffic victim of the year. His neck was broken, and he sustained a fractured skull, broken right leg and broken shoulder as major injuries, Coroner P. E. Wright said. The coroner said no inquest will be held.
Struck by Connecticut Car
Driver of the car that struck Ferry is John Dale Eunson, of Wilton, Conn., who was on his way east after a trip to Neillsville, his birthplace. In the car with Eunson were his wife and daughter, 4.
The accident was not reported to authoritities here until Ferry was brought to Riverview hospital.
Chief of Police R. S. Payne questioned witnesses and investigated the mishap. Eunson was not held after authorities conferred this morning. A headlight on Eunson's heavy sedan was broken by the impact.
Crossed Highway from Home
As authorities reconstructed the accident from witnesses' accounts, Ferry had crossed the highway from his home on the west side of it about a half mile south of the intersection of Highways 13 and 73 to aid Mrs. Vincent Kouba , town of New Rome, Adams county, who had stopped her car to repair a punctured tire.
Mrs. Kouba, with three children, was on her way to Wisconsin Rapids to visit her daughter, Helen,19, who is in Riverview hospital with injuries suffered in a car accident near Rudolph last Sunday.
Shortly afterwards, Mrs. Kouba's brother, Ernest Marth, New Rome trucker, arrived. He was onhis way home from Nekoosa.
Stepped into Traffic Lane
Marth pulled into the driveway of the Ferry home, turned about and drove back, parking his truck behind the Kouba car. Both vehicles were headed north. Ferry, according to Marth, had brought an inner tube with him to sell to Mrs. Kouba. She did not purchase it, however, and Marth prepared to take her and her children to Wisconsin Rapids. Ferry walked southward on the shoulder of the highway, rounded the end of the truck and stepped into the south-bound lane of travel to be struck by Eunson's car. Marth said Eunson had no chance to avoid striking the man.
Brought to Hospital
The victim was brought to the hospital in a car driven by William H. Fox, Milwaukee, a brigadier of the Salvation Army in charge of the Wisconsin and Upper Michigan district of the organization, who had missed the turn southwest on Highway 73 and had gone a short distance on Highway 13. He
was headed back to the intersection.
The Fox car, coming north a short distance beyond the scene of the accident, may have momentarily attracted the attention of Ferry when he stepped from behind the Marth truck, witnesses said. With Fox were A. E. Chesman, C. W. Hall and E. W. Morgan, all of Chicago.
Funeral Services Thursday
Funeral services will be held Thirsday at 1:30 p. m. at Baker's chapel with the Rev. C. A. O'neill of Nekoosa officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery at Nekoosa.
The son of Mr. And Mrs. Edward Ferry Sr., he was born near Bear Lake, Wisconsin, on January 15, 1879, and has lived in this community for the past four years. On November 15, 1920, he married Isabelle Blood of this city. Surviving are his wife and son Dale, age 3, and three daughters by a former marriage, Dorothy of Boyceville, Hazel of Minneapolis, and Edna of Menomonie. He also leaves two brothers, Roy of Minneapolis and Guy of Colfax, and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Miller of Lake Geneva.
Friends may pay their respects at the Baker and Son Mortuary after 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon,, where the body will remain until after services.
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, 19 July 1938
From Jim Childers:
The newspaper article has his year of birth wrong. His older brother, Charles, was born January 30, 1879. Edward was about 4 years younger than Charles. Hubbard County History article:
Edward A. is his father)
Edward A. Ferry was born in 1843 in Wisconsin. His wife, Clara, was born in Wisconsin in 1861. Children: Charles was born in 1879 in Wisconsin; Edward
was born in 1883 in Wisconsin; Minnie was born in 1886 in Wisconsin; Clara was
born in 1888 in Wisconsin; (Bertie E. was born June 24, 1890, in Hubbard County;
John W. was born October 20, 1891, in Hubbard County;) Roy was born in 1894 in
Minnesota. Mr. Ferry was a farmer who moved directly to Straight River in
1888. On June 22, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated Edward's family 19th in Straight River Township.
Edward W Ferry Victim of H. 13 Auto Accident
Town of Saratoga Man Dies in Hospital Several Hours after Receiving Injuries; Sixth County
Fatlaity.
Edward W. Ferry, 59, town of Saratoga, was fatally injured at 7:50 p. m. , yesterday when he stepped into the path of a heavy sedan on Highway 13 about seven miles south of Wisconsin Rapids. He died at Riverview hospital 2 hours and 15 minutes later.
Ferry, a WPA worker, was Wood county's sixth traffic victim of the year. His neck was broken, and he sustained a fractured skull, broken right leg and broken shoulder as major injuries, Coroner P. E. Wright said. The coroner said no inquest will be held.
Struck by Connecticut Car
Driver of the car that struck Ferry is John Dale Eunson, of Wilton, Conn., who was on his way east after a trip to Neillsville, his birthplace. In the car with Eunson were his wife and daughter, 4.
The accident was not reported to authoritities here until Ferry was brought to Riverview hospital.
Chief of Police R. S. Payne questioned witnesses and investigated the mishap. Eunson was not held after authorities conferred this morning. A headlight on Eunson's heavy sedan was broken by the impact.
Crossed Highway from Home
As authorities reconstructed the accident from witnesses' accounts, Ferry had crossed the highway from his home on the west side of it about a half mile south of the intersection of Highways 13 and 73 to aid Mrs. Vincent Kouba , town of New Rome, Adams county, who had stopped her car to repair a punctured tire.
Mrs. Kouba, with three children, was on her way to Wisconsin Rapids to visit her daughter, Helen,19, who is in Riverview hospital with injuries suffered in a car accident near Rudolph last Sunday.
Shortly afterwards, Mrs. Kouba's brother, Ernest Marth, New Rome trucker, arrived. He was onhis way home from Nekoosa.
Stepped into Traffic Lane
Marth pulled into the driveway of the Ferry home, turned about and drove back, parking his truck behind the Kouba car. Both vehicles were headed north. Ferry, according to Marth, had brought an inner tube with him to sell to Mrs. Kouba. She did not purchase it, however, and Marth prepared to take her and her children to Wisconsin Rapids. Ferry walked southward on the shoulder of the highway, rounded the end of the truck and stepped into the south-bound lane of travel to be struck by Eunson's car. Marth said Eunson had no chance to avoid striking the man.
Brought to Hospital
The victim was brought to the hospital in a car driven by William H. Fox, Milwaukee, a brigadier of the Salvation Army in charge of the Wisconsin and Upper Michigan district of the organization, who had missed the turn southwest on Highway 73 and had gone a short distance on Highway 13. He
was headed back to the intersection.
The Fox car, coming north a short distance beyond the scene of the accident, may have momentarily attracted the attention of Ferry when he stepped from behind the Marth truck, witnesses said. With Fox were A. E. Chesman, C. W. Hall and E. W. Morgan, all of Chicago.
Funeral Services Thursday
Funeral services will be held Thirsday at 1:30 p. m. at Baker's chapel with the Rev. C. A. O'neill of Nekoosa officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery at Nekoosa.
The son of Mr. And Mrs. Edward Ferry Sr., he was born near Bear Lake, Wisconsin, on January 15, 1879, and has lived in this community for the past four years. On November 15, 1920, he married Isabelle Blood of this city. Surviving are his wife and son Dale, age 3, and three daughters by a former marriage, Dorothy of Boyceville, Hazel of Minneapolis, and Edna of Menomonie. He also leaves two brothers, Roy of Minneapolis and Guy of Colfax, and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Miller of Lake Geneva.
Friends may pay their respects at the Baker and Son Mortuary after 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon,, where the body will remain until after services.
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, 19 July 1938
From Jim Childers:
The newspaper article has his year of birth wrong. His older brother, Charles, was born January 30, 1879. Edward was about 4 years younger than Charles. Hubbard County History article:
Edward A. is his father)
Edward A. Ferry was born in 1843 in Wisconsin. His wife, Clara, was born in Wisconsin in 1861. Children: Charles was born in 1879 in Wisconsin; Edward
was born in 1883 in Wisconsin; Minnie was born in 1886 in Wisconsin; Clara was
born in 1888 in Wisconsin; (Bertie E. was born June 24, 1890, in Hubbard County;
John W. was born October 20, 1891, in Hubbard County;) Roy was born in 1894 in
Minnesota. Mr. Ferry was a farmer who moved directly to Straight River in
1888. On June 22, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated Edward's family 19th in Straight River Township.
Man Fatally Injured When Struck By Car
Edward W Ferry Victim of H. 13 Auto Accident
Town of Saratoga Man Dies in Hospital Several Hours after Receiving Injuries; Sixth County
Fatlaity.
Edward W. Ferry, 59, town of Saratoga, was fatally injured at 7:50 p. m. , yesterday when he stepped into the path of a heavy sedan on Highway 13 about seven miles south of Wisconsin Rapids. He died at Riverview hospital 2 hours and 15 minutes later.
Ferry, a WPA worker, was Wood county's sixth traffic victim of the year. His neck was broken, and he sustained a fractured skull, broken right leg and broken shoulder as major injuries, Coroner P. E. Wright said. The coroner said no inquest will be held.
Struck by Connecticut Car
Driver of the car that struck Ferry is John Dale Eunson, of Wilton, Conn., who was on his way east after a trip to Neillsville, his birthplace. In the car with Eunson were his wife and daughter, 4.
The accident was not reported to authoritities here until Ferry was brought to Riverview hospital.
Chief of Police R. S. Payne questioned witnesses and investigated the mishap. Eunson was not held after authorities conferred this morning. A headlight on Eunson's heavy sedan was broken by the impact.
Crossed Highway from Home
As authorities reconstructed the accident from witnesses' accounts, Ferry had crossed the highway from his home on the west side of it about a half mile south of the intersection of Highways 13 and 73 to aid Mrs. Vincent Kouba , town of New Rome, Adams county, who had stopped her car to repair a punctured tire.
Mrs. Kouba, with three children, was on her way to Wisconsin Rapids to visit her daughter, Helen,19, who is in Riverview hospital with injuries suffered in a car accident near Rudolph last Sunday.
Shortly afterwards, Mrs. Kouba's brother, Ernest Marth, New Rome trucker, arrived. He was onhis way home from Nekoosa.
Stepped into Traffic Lane
Marth pulled into the driveway of the Ferry home, turned about and drove back, parking his truck behind the Kouba car. Both vehicles were headed north. Ferry, according to Marth, had brought an inner tube with him to sell to Mrs. Kouba. She did not purchase it, however, and Marth prepared to take her and her children to Wisconsin Rapids. Ferry walked southward on the shoulder of the highway, rounded the end of the truck and stepped into the south-bound lane of travel to be struck by Eunson's car. Marth said Eunson had no chance to avoid striking the man.
Brought to Hospital
The victim was brought to the hospital in a car driven by William H. Fox, Milwaukee, a brigadier of the Salvation Army in charge of the Wisconsin and Upper Michigan district of the organization, who had missed the turn southwest on Highway 73 and had gone a short distance on Highway 13. He
was headed back to the intersection.
The Fox car, coming north a short distance beyond the scene of the accident, may have momentarily attracted the attention of Ferry when he stepped from behind the Marth truck, witnesses said. With Fox were A. E. Chesman, C. W. Hall and E. W. Morgan, all of Chicago.
Funeral Services Thursday
Funeral services will be held Thirsday at 1:30 p. m. at Baker's chapel with the Rev. C. A. O'neill of Nekoosa officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery at Nekoosa.
The son of Mr. And Mrs. Edward Ferry Sr., he was born near Bear Lake, Wisconsin, on January 15, 1879, and has lived in this community for the past four years. On November 15, 1920, he married Isabelle Blood of this city. Surviving are his wife and son Dale, age 3, and three daughters by a former marriage, Dorothy of Boyceville, Hazel of Minneapolis, and Edna of Menomonie. He also leaves two brothers, Roy of Minneapolis and Guy of Colfax, and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Miller of Lake Geneva.
Friends may pay their respects at the Baker and Son Mortuary after 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon,, where the body will remain until after services.
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, 19 July 1938
From Jim Childers:
The newspaper article has his year of birth wrong. His older brother, Charles, was born January 30, 1879. Edward was about 4 years younger than Charles. Hubbard County History article:
Edward A. is his father)
Edward A. Ferry was born in 1843 in Wisconsin. His wife, Clara, was born in Wisconsin in 1861. Children: Charles was born in 1879 in Wisconsin; Edward
was born in 1883 in Wisconsin; Minnie was born in 1886 in Wisconsin; Clara was
born in 1888 in Wisconsin; (Bertie E. was born June 24, 1890, in Hubbard County;
John W. was born October 20, 1891, in Hubbard County;) Roy was born in 1894 in
Minnesota. Mr. Ferry was a farmer who moved directly to Straight River in
1888. On June 22, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated Edward's family 19th in Straight River Township.
Edward W Ferry Victim of H. 13 Auto Accident
Town of Saratoga Man Dies in Hospital Several Hours after Receiving Injuries; Sixth County
Fatlaity.
Edward W. Ferry, 59, town of Saratoga, was fatally injured at 7:50 p. m. , yesterday when he stepped into the path of a heavy sedan on Highway 13 about seven miles south of Wisconsin Rapids. He died at Riverview hospital 2 hours and 15 minutes later.
Ferry, a WPA worker, was Wood county's sixth traffic victim of the year. His neck was broken, and he sustained a fractured skull, broken right leg and broken shoulder as major injuries, Coroner P. E. Wright said. The coroner said no inquest will be held.
Struck by Connecticut Car
Driver of the car that struck Ferry is John Dale Eunson, of Wilton, Conn., who was on his way east after a trip to Neillsville, his birthplace. In the car with Eunson were his wife and daughter, 4.
The accident was not reported to authoritities here until Ferry was brought to Riverview hospital.
Chief of Police R. S. Payne questioned witnesses and investigated the mishap. Eunson was not held after authorities conferred this morning. A headlight on Eunson's heavy sedan was broken by the impact.
Crossed Highway from Home
As authorities reconstructed the accident from witnesses' accounts, Ferry had crossed the highway from his home on the west side of it about a half mile south of the intersection of Highways 13 and 73 to aid Mrs. Vincent Kouba , town of New Rome, Adams county, who had stopped her car to repair a punctured tire.
Mrs. Kouba, with three children, was on her way to Wisconsin Rapids to visit her daughter, Helen,19, who is in Riverview hospital with injuries suffered in a car accident near Rudolph last Sunday.
Shortly afterwards, Mrs. Kouba's brother, Ernest Marth, New Rome trucker, arrived. He was onhis way home from Nekoosa.
Stepped into Traffic Lane
Marth pulled into the driveway of the Ferry home, turned about and drove back, parking his truck behind the Kouba car. Both vehicles were headed north. Ferry, according to Marth, had brought an inner tube with him to sell to Mrs. Kouba. She did not purchase it, however, and Marth prepared to take her and her children to Wisconsin Rapids. Ferry walked southward on the shoulder of the highway, rounded the end of the truck and stepped into the south-bound lane of travel to be struck by Eunson's car. Marth said Eunson had no chance to avoid striking the man.
Brought to Hospital
The victim was brought to the hospital in a car driven by William H. Fox, Milwaukee, a brigadier of the Salvation Army in charge of the Wisconsin and Upper Michigan district of the organization, who had missed the turn southwest on Highway 73 and had gone a short distance on Highway 13. He
was headed back to the intersection.
The Fox car, coming north a short distance beyond the scene of the accident, may have momentarily attracted the attention of Ferry when he stepped from behind the Marth truck, witnesses said. With Fox were A. E. Chesman, C. W. Hall and E. W. Morgan, all of Chicago.
Funeral Services Thursday
Funeral services will be held Thirsday at 1:30 p. m. at Baker's chapel with the Rev. C. A. O'neill of Nekoosa officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery at Nekoosa.
The son of Mr. And Mrs. Edward Ferry Sr., he was born near Bear Lake, Wisconsin, on January 15, 1879, and has lived in this community for the past four years. On November 15, 1920, he married Isabelle Blood of this city. Surviving are his wife and son Dale, age 3, and three daughters by a former marriage, Dorothy of Boyceville, Hazel of Minneapolis, and Edna of Menomonie. He also leaves two brothers, Roy of Minneapolis and Guy of Colfax, and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Miller of Lake Geneva.
Friends may pay their respects at the Baker and Son Mortuary after 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon,, where the body will remain until after services.
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, 19 July 1938
From Jim Childers:
The newspaper article has his year of birth wrong. His older brother, Charles, was born January 30, 1879. Edward was about 4 years younger than Charles. Hubbard County History article:
Edward A. is his father)
Edward A. Ferry was born in 1843 in Wisconsin. His wife, Clara, was born in Wisconsin in 1861. Children: Charles was born in 1879 in Wisconsin; Edward
was born in 1883 in Wisconsin; Minnie was born in 1886 in Wisconsin; Clara was
born in 1888 in Wisconsin; (Bertie E. was born June 24, 1890, in Hubbard County;
John W. was born October 20, 1891, in Hubbard County;) Roy was born in 1894 in
Minnesota. Mr. Ferry was a farmer who moved directly to Straight River in
1888. On June 22, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated Edward's family 19th in Straight River Township.
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