Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
INJURIES WERE FATAL
JAMES TERRY, A SOLDIER, DIES
IN HOSPITAL.
Jumped In Front Of Moving Car, on
Seventh Street-Inquest
to Be Held.

In the presence or many excurS1onlStS re-
turning from a trip down the river, James
Terry, thirty-three years old, member of
the 18th Company of Coast Artillery, sta
| toned at Fort Washington, leaped from q
7th street car last evening and was fatally
injured. He jumped from south-bound
car, just below Pennsylvania avenue, and a
north-bound car struck him. He fingered
in the Emergency Hospital from the time
he was injured, about 1880 o'clock last
night, until shortly after o'clock this
morning, when he died. The body was re-
moved to the morgue.
After making an investigation this morn
ing, Coroner hewitt thought that an inquest
was necessary in the case, and the coroner's
jury will hear the evidence at II O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
Terry, accompanied by two companions
from Fort Washington, all Of whom were
in their uniforms boarded south-bound
7th street car at the intersection of 7th
street and Pennsylvania avenue, shortly
after II o'clock, on their way back to the
fort They took the car from the west
side which was the left side, and Terry
was on the outside seat. Shortly after the
car got under way Terry rose from his seat
and stood on the runningboard of the car,
as If to alight He said nothing to his com.
panions as to his reason for wishing to get
off the car.
Makes Fatal Leap.
AS the car slowed up for B street Terry
Jumped from the west side Of the car, and.
as stated, a car going in the opposite d.
rection, crowded with people that had been
down the river came up. Terry leaped d.
rectly in front Of that car, which was NOV
ing at good speed. Before he had hardly
landed on the pavement the northbound
car struck him.
Persons standing a block away distinctly
heard the crash. Terrys body fell on the
fender of the car and the motor was
brought to a stop as quickly as possible.
He was found to be unconscious and blood
began to gush from his mouth and also
from his face which was terribly bruised.
Policeman Galloway, who does duty at the
intersection Of 7th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, went to the crossing at once and
seeing that Terry was badly injured ne
called for the ambulance of the Emergency
Hospital.
Terry was meanwhile carried to the side
walk and the blood was washed from his
face. The ambulance arrived In short
time and Terry was conveyed to the hos
pital, where it was found he had a frac-
tured skull and was suffering from other
injuries about the body.
He did not regain consciousness during
the night, and shortly after O'Clock the
surgeon found the heart beat to be very
feeble. Terry died at $40 o'clock. Morgue-
master Schoneberger was notified and he
conveyed the body to the morgue.
Companions Did Not Expect the Jump
The two men who were with Terry
when the accident happened were r. Am
rein and Corp. Balm, both stationed at
Fort Washington. AS Terry had said
nothing to them about leaving the car
they did not think he was going to alight,
but saw him make the jump and saw the
front of the car strike him in the head.
They returned to the scene of the acci
dent as soon as they could, and, although
night, they remained in the city until this
morning to do what they could for their
injured comrade. They were at the hospi
tai bright and early this morning, but
later left for the fort.
John w. Steel was the motorman of the
car, No. $50. by which Terry was injured.
His cars were crowded with excursion
lists, and the accident caused mild panic
among the passengers. AS the traffic was
tied up for several minutes several car
loads Of passengers were delivered at the
point and a large crowd gathered from
the streets 1t took several policemen to
keep the curious people from crowding
too close to the dying man.
Terry and his companions had been in
Washington during the day on a sight-
seeing trip and were returning to the
fort. They stood on the corner Of 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue talking
with some friends for some time before
taking the car going south. 1t was no.
ticed that Terry was chatting pleasantly
and seemed to be perfectly sober.