The times., 1899-04-10
Three PERSONS BADLY
RURk>n A RUNAWAY
But Little Hope for the Re-
eOyery of Two.
The Injured Are Julia A. and {. w.
Treadwell and Charles Parks.
Collision of n Driving Trnp With n
Tree-Occupauts Hurled Twenty
Five Feet Into the Air

What is expected to prove a fatal run
away accident, claiming at least one vic
tim and possibly two. occurred in front
of the Convent of the Visitation, in Thirty
fifth Street, between p and Q Streets north
west, at 5:45 o'clock yesterday evening.
AS the result Of the accident three persons
are confined in the Georgetown University
Hospital seriously injured and fourth had
remarkable escape. The seriously injured
are:
Mrs. Julia A. Trcadwel, forty years old.
Charles $. Parks, forty-two years old
Charles W. Treadwell, thirty years old.
Mrs. Treadwell appears to be the most
seriously injured. She was severely cut
and bruised about the head and body ana
suffered considerably from the nervous
shock. She is also injured internally. Her
condition is critical, and 1t is feared she
cannot live. Mrs. Treadwell is the wife of
I. c. Treadwell, who escaped with hardly
scratch. The injuries of Mr.. Parks are
very nearly as serious as those of Mrs.
Treadwell. He is injured about the face
and head and indications point to frac-
tured skull. His skull was depressed in
| two places, and he was bleeding profusely
from the ear He also suffered a severe
| wrench of the spine at the waist. Little
hope is entertained for his recovery.
! Charles w. Treadwell is not so seriously
/ injured. He has deep cut over the right
eye and is bruised and cut about the knees
and his body is badly wrenched. He will
recover. Aside from a few insignificant
! bruises and scratches T. C. Treadwell is
not hurt.
Messrs. Charles w. and T. C. Treadwell
are brothers and Mr.. Parks is brother of
Mrs Treadwell. The Treadwell family
| live at 1923 Thirteenth Street northwest
and are well known in the city. Mr..
| Parks is resident of New York city and
was visiting at the home OF his brothers.
| in-law.
! Mr.. Parks has been a visitor in the city
| for several days. The weather being fine
! yesterday his relatives decided to take him
for a drive about the city and through the
suburbs. They ordered their private Eng
lish road trap from McCaulley's stables
and started from the house at o'clock.
After driving about the city for short
while, they took the Conduit Road and
went to Cabin John Bridge. Returning
| they reached the city limits at about 5: 80
o'clock. They came back by way of the
| New Cut Road into Georgetown. Thus far
| the journey had been without incident
| When the party arrived at the point
where Thirty-ffth Street intersects the
New Cut Road T. C. Treadwell, who was
driving, lost the left rein. 1t dropped over
the dashboard and twined about the rear
| legs of the horse. The animal became
| frightened at the ENHANCEMENT of the line
with its feet and dashed wildly down the
street, Mr.. Treadwell vainly endeavorng
to check its career by pulling on the right
rein. The horse had gained a terrific rate
of speed when, with a final effort, Mr..
Treadwell, by his constant tugging on the
| line. succeeded in turning the horse toward
! the eurbing in front of the convent
AT the point where the horse struck the
curbing there is large tree. The animal
| grazed it and the trap crashed into it,
! The impact was of sufficient force to almost
! demolish the trap. The front right wheel
was torn off and the front axle bent almost
double, The right shaft was broken in the
centre, one portion embedding itself in
the right forequarter of the horse and the
other piercing the groin for six inches.
The occupants OF the vehicle were hurled
| into the air distance of twenty feet, and
| when picked up from the ground Mr..
| Parks was unconscious and Mrs. Treadwell
| and Charles W. Treadwell were in a help
| less condition. All were bleeding profusely.
T. C. Treadweli being uninjured, at once
| went to til INSTANCE of his less fortu-
nate relativS glance sufficed TO show
! him that their injuries were serious, and
| he summoned aid. Passersby lent him
! their assistance in making the sufferers as
comfortable as possible until the arrival
of the patrol wagon from the Seventh pre-
! cinct which had been summoned. When
| it arrived the injured ones were tenderly
| lifted into it and hurried to the hospital.
| There an examination revealed the ex-
| tent of the injuries and the surgeons Went
| to work at once to relieve the suffering of
| the patients. Their cuts and bruises were
| dressed and later the patients were sent to
wards The condition OF Mrs. Treadwell
! was at first thought not to be serious. She
was hysterical and although her face was
badly cut she gave no symptoms of other
| injuries Emissions of blood, however.
| showed later that she had suffered inter-
nal injuries.
| The injuries of T. c. Treadwell were so
slight that he did not need attention, and
| he soon departed from the hospital in
| quest of DR.. Charles r. Collins the family
| physician. who lives at 1l25 Fourteenth
! Street northwest. DR.. Collins returned to
| the hospital with Mr.. Treadwell and rem
dered assistance with the hospital staff in
caring for the injured.
AT late hour last night it was reported
| at the hospital that Charles W. Treadwell
| would recover, but Mr.. Parks and Mrs.
| Treadwell, however. though resting quietly.
were said to be still in a critical condition.
T. c. Treadwell, with his wife and broth
| er, boarded at their Thirteenth Street ad-
dress. Mr.. Treadweli is a dentist, although
at present not practitioner. He has late
| ly been engaged in the real estate business
| Mr.. Parks is a lawyer, with offices in New
| York CITY.