Elmer Henry Lohman was the son of Herman Lohman and Minnie Thiede. At the age of eight he was killed in an accident.
From Milwaukee Sentinel, May 30, 1903:
"Child Crushed Under a Wagon - Child Killed by Hit and Run Brewery Wagon - Unknown Driver Picks Up Body, Places it on Curb and Hurries Away - The Boy was Playing - Elmer Lohman Chases a Rubber Ball and Falls Beneath the Heavy Wheels -
Crushed to death beneath the wheels of a heavily loaded brewery wagon, the body of little Elmer Lohman, 526 Eleventh Avenue, was picked up from the street, at Eleventh Avenue and Orchard Street, yesterday afternoon by the driver of the vehicle which caused the tragedy and laid on the curb, where it was later found by a woman returning to her home after a visit in another part of the city. The identity of the driver is unknown. Persons, who saw the accident, unaware of its seriousness, have informed the coroner to whom the wagon belonged, and he will make a thorough investigation today.
The boy, who was 8 years old, was a son of Herman Lohman. He has strolled a few rods from his home shortly after 5 o'clock, happy in the possession of a new rubber ball, and when he arrived at the neighboring corner, he paused to play with it. Stepping into the street he threw it against the side of a building, which set close to the sidewalk and then caught it as it rebounded to him. He did this several times until finally he missed the ball and it rolled onto the pavement behind him. He turned and ran after it, never thinking of impending danger and entirely unaware of the team, which was rounding the corner at the time. As he leaned down the horses, which were trotting along with the big brewery wagon, were upon him and he then gave a slight scream of terror.
The driver had not noticed the child and when he heard the noise tried to pull the team back, but it was too late. The wheels had passed over the little body and life was nearly extinct. The man dismounted and picked up the unconscious form, carrying it to the curb. He took the child's jacket from it and placed it beneath its head, possibly thinking that he was merely faint, and then got on the wagon and drove away. When the body was finally seen it was carried to the home half a block distant and the coroner was notified. It is believed that the driver will be located today. The boy is survived by his parents, two sisters and a brother."
From Milwaukee Sentinel, May 30, 1903:
"Child Crushed Under a Wagon - Child Killed by Hit and Run Brewery Wagon - Unknown Driver Picks Up Body, Places it on Curb and Hurries Away - The Boy was Playing - Elmer Lohman Chases a Rubber Ball and Falls Beneath the Heavy Wheels -
Crushed to death beneath the wheels of a heavily loaded brewery wagon, the body of little Elmer Lohman, 526 Eleventh Avenue, was picked up from the street, at Eleventh Avenue and Orchard Street, yesterday afternoon by the driver of the vehicle which caused the tragedy and laid on the curb, where it was later found by a woman returning to her home after a visit in another part of the city. The identity of the driver is unknown. Persons, who saw the accident, unaware of its seriousness, have informed the coroner to whom the wagon belonged, and he will make a thorough investigation today.
The boy, who was 8 years old, was a son of Herman Lohman. He has strolled a few rods from his home shortly after 5 o'clock, happy in the possession of a new rubber ball, and when he arrived at the neighboring corner, he paused to play with it. Stepping into the street he threw it against the side of a building, which set close to the sidewalk and then caught it as it rebounded to him. He did this several times until finally he missed the ball and it rolled onto the pavement behind him. He turned and ran after it, never thinking of impending danger and entirely unaware of the team, which was rounding the corner at the time. As he leaned down the horses, which were trotting along with the big brewery wagon, were upon him and he then gave a slight scream of terror.
The driver had not noticed the child and when he heard the noise tried to pull the team back, but it was too late. The wheels had passed over the little body and life was nearly extinct. The man dismounted and picked up the unconscious form, carrying it to the curb. He took the child's jacket from it and placed it beneath its head, possibly thinking that he was merely faint, and then got on the wagon and drove away. When the body was finally seen it was carried to the home half a block distant and the coroner was notified. It is believed that the driver will be located today. The boy is survived by his parents, two sisters and a brother."
Elmer Henry Lohman was the son of Herman Lohman and Minnie Thiede. At the age of eight he was killed in an accident.
From Milwaukee Sentinel, May 30, 1903:
"Child Crushed Under a Wagon - Child Killed by Hit and Run Brewery Wagon - Unknown Driver Picks Up Body, Places it on Curb and Hurries Away - The Boy was Playing - Elmer Lohman Chases a Rubber Ball and Falls Beneath the Heavy Wheels -
Crushed to death beneath the wheels of a heavily loaded brewery wagon, the body of little Elmer Lohman, 526 Eleventh Avenue, was picked up from the street, at Eleventh Avenue and Orchard Street, yesterday afternoon by the driver of the vehicle which caused the tragedy and laid on the curb, where it was later found by a woman returning to her home after a visit in another part of the city. The identity of the driver is unknown. Persons, who saw the accident, unaware of its seriousness, have informed the coroner to whom the wagon belonged, and he will make a thorough investigation today.
The boy, who was 8 years old, was a son of Herman Lohman. He has strolled a few rods from his home shortly after 5 o'clock, happy in the possession of a new rubber ball, and when he arrived at the neighboring corner, he paused to play with it. Stepping into the street he threw it against the side of a building, which set close to the sidewalk and then caught it as it rebounded to him. He did this several times until finally he missed the ball and it rolled onto the pavement behind him. He turned and ran after it, never thinking of impending danger and entirely unaware of the team, which was rounding the corner at the time. As he leaned down the horses, which were trotting along with the big brewery wagon, were upon him and he then gave a slight scream of terror.
The driver had not noticed the child and when he heard the noise tried to pull the team back, but it was too late. The wheels had passed over the little body and life was nearly extinct. The man dismounted and picked up the unconscious form, carrying it to the curb. He took the child's jacket from it and placed it beneath its head, possibly thinking that he was merely faint, and then got on the wagon and drove away. When the body was finally seen it was carried to the home half a block distant and the coroner was notified. It is believed that the driver will be located today. The boy is survived by his parents, two sisters and a brother."
From Milwaukee Sentinel, May 30, 1903:
"Child Crushed Under a Wagon - Child Killed by Hit and Run Brewery Wagon - Unknown Driver Picks Up Body, Places it on Curb and Hurries Away - The Boy was Playing - Elmer Lohman Chases a Rubber Ball and Falls Beneath the Heavy Wheels -
Crushed to death beneath the wheels of a heavily loaded brewery wagon, the body of little Elmer Lohman, 526 Eleventh Avenue, was picked up from the street, at Eleventh Avenue and Orchard Street, yesterday afternoon by the driver of the vehicle which caused the tragedy and laid on the curb, where it was later found by a woman returning to her home after a visit in another part of the city. The identity of the driver is unknown. Persons, who saw the accident, unaware of its seriousness, have informed the coroner to whom the wagon belonged, and he will make a thorough investigation today.
The boy, who was 8 years old, was a son of Herman Lohman. He has strolled a few rods from his home shortly after 5 o'clock, happy in the possession of a new rubber ball, and when he arrived at the neighboring corner, he paused to play with it. Stepping into the street he threw it against the side of a building, which set close to the sidewalk and then caught it as it rebounded to him. He did this several times until finally he missed the ball and it rolled onto the pavement behind him. He turned and ran after it, never thinking of impending danger and entirely unaware of the team, which was rounding the corner at the time. As he leaned down the horses, which were trotting along with the big brewery wagon, were upon him and he then gave a slight scream of terror.
The driver had not noticed the child and when he heard the noise tried to pull the team back, but it was too late. The wheels had passed over the little body and life was nearly extinct. The man dismounted and picked up the unconscious form, carrying it to the curb. He took the child's jacket from it and placed it beneath its head, possibly thinking that he was merely faint, and then got on the wagon and drove away. When the body was finally seen it was carried to the home half a block distant and the coroner was notified. It is believed that the driver will be located today. The boy is survived by his parents, two sisters and a brother."
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