HENRY BRATZ

Steps or Falls Into Car's Path on 21st Street
Henry Bratz, 71, of Reedsville Is Victim of Traffic
This city's 16 month record of no traffic fatalities was broken Wednesday with
the death of a 71 year old Reedsville man.
Police say the victim, Henry Bratz, was fatally injured about 3:45 p.m. when
he either fell or stepped off the 21st Street bridge into the path of an on-
coming automobile while pulling in a fishing net. Driver involved was Frank J.
Bonk, 69, of 1017 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc.
Bratz died at Holy Family Hospital less than three hours later of internal
hemorrhages. Death was originally attributed to a skull fracture but a post-
mortem examination conducted later revealed the hemorrhaging, according to
the coroner Dr. Theodore Teitgen. He said an inquest would be held into the
accident.
(snip-about other fatalities)
Driver Tells of Tragedy
Bonk told investigating officers that he was traveling south over the bridge
when he noticed Bratz pulling in a net containing a sucker over the railing.
He said the man either fell or stepped back over the curb into his car. Bratz
was dragged about ?? feet from the point of impact to the
(Rest is too light to read)
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, April 11, 1957 p.1
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[d. 04-10-1957/age 70 yrs./cause: internal hemorrhage (accident)/
bur. on Mrs. Harvey Eggert lot]
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(Note: The obituary that may have been part of the article was probably in
the part that was too light to read. I checked the obituary page in this
paper and the following edition and could find no obituary.)

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Marriage licenses have been issued by County Clerk Auton to the following:
Henry Bratz of Rockland and Minnie Schultz of Cooperstown.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, February 2, 1916 P.3