AMBROSE ANDERSON

AMBROSE ANDERSON, 22, DIES OF INJURIES SUFFERED IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
Well Known Young Man Victim of Accident on Two Rivers Road And Dies at
Hospital Few Hours Later—Ran Into Machine Standing on Road
The Two Rivers concrete highway claimed another victim last night in the
person of Ambrose Anderson, 22 years of age, a machinist who, when thrown
from his motorcycle while en route back to this city from Two Rivers, when
he collided with his companion’s machine standing at the side of the road,
was thrown nearly fifty feet and sustained injuries from which he died a
few hours later at the Holy Family hospital here.
Apparently young Anderson was not seriously hurt, being able to walk to the
Pittsley home, near the road, about a block from the scene of the accident,
to have the blood washed from his face. He was brought to the city in an auto
driven by a lad named Rusboldt and cared for at the office of Dr. Kuhan. He
complained to the physician that he could not see very well. Later he was
taken to the hospital.
This was shortly before 11 o’clock. He lost consciousness and died at 1:15
this morning.
Anderson and a companion John McCarthy, had been to Two Rivers on their
motorcycles and were enroute back home here, shortly after 10 o’clock.
McCarthy was far in advance of Anderson and fearing that an accident had
befallen him, stopped at the side of the ______road, placing his machine on
the rest with the front wheel extending over the right side of the highway.
Just at this moment Anderson came along and crashed into the standing
motorcycle, and was thrown nearly fifty feet over the handle bars.
McCarthy says that Anderson was able to pick himself up and together they
proceeded to the Pittsley home where the blood was washed from his wounds,
after which he was brought to the physician’s office here in an auto.
Anderson complained of pains in his head, and with not being able to see well
and it is probable that his skull was fractured. He soon lost consciousness
on the way to the hospital and sank rapidly.
Young Anderson, who was a son of Mr. Emma Anderson, North Twenty-first street,
has been employed as a machinist at the Richards Iron works for the last three
years. Besides his mother, one sister, Mrs. Erwin Gatermann, and one brother,
Norman, 14 years old, survive.
Funeral arrangements have not been made.
Manitowoc Herald News, October 23, 1918 P. 1
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FUNERAL OF AMBROSE ANDERSON SATURDAY
The funeral of the late Ambrose Anderson, who suffered an untimely
death Tuesday evening while returning home from a motorcycle trip
in Two Rivers, will take place Saturday afternoon at 1:30 from the
home of Mrs. E. Anderson, mother of the deceased, 821 North Twenty-
first street. The deceased struck a motorcycle of his companion at
the side of the Two Rivers concrete highway and was thrown fifty feet,
suffering injuries from which he died a few hours later at the Holy
Family hospital. No inquest was ordered in the accident. District
Attorney Brady, after investigation, being satisfied that it was
purely an accident.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, October 24, 1918, Page 1
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[Ambrose Anderson/bur. 10-26-1918/cause: accident fractured skull/
bur. on Christ Anderson lot]