Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
Three Injured in Wreck on the
Falls Church Road.
SCARED PASSENGERS JUMP
Head.On Collision on Curve Near
Clarendon, Va.
BLAME HAS NOT BEEN PLACED
Victims Are Miss Agnes Thompson,
Theodore Young and
w. n. Fowl.

In head-on collision on the Washing
ton. Arlington and Falls Church railway.
near Clarendon st ation. three people were
injured Yesterday afternoon about 6:fJ
o'clock.
The accident happened on the curve
about 800 yards east Of Pierce street
station, Clarendon. where occurred the
fatal accident CT July 3. 1907, when sew
eral persons were killed and others fatal
ly injured.
The injured are Miss Agnes Thompson
Theodore Young and W. II. Fowl. all of
Clarendon. Mr. Young received the worst
injuries. His left knee cap was fractured
and his leg injured. Miss Thompson re-
ceived bruises of the body and left leg.
Mr.. Fowl had his left ankle wrenched
and the right one sprained
Miss Thompson Jumped.
Miss Thompson. who Is at her home
suffering from the shock and bruises.
told Star reporter she is employed in
store on F street northwest, this city.
She boarded the car at the Rosslyn sta
ton at $50 o'clock and occupied the end
of the fourth seat.
She said she had book In her hand
and was looking at it when she heard
some one eXclaim:
I'VE are going to run into that other
carr
She got up in the aisle of the car. Just
as the cars were about to come together
she jumped out upon the embankment.
She was assisted to her home
Mr.. Young, employed by the Maury
Dove Coal Company in this city. said he
was sitting in the second seat of the
car. Upon rounding the curve he saw the
other car approaching. He said he tried
tn hlrt in
his way. He was standing up when the
cars crashed together He was thrown
out against the embankment. He was
taken to the Clarendon station on car
and was removed thence to his home in
buggy by John Sweeney
Mr.. Fowl could not be seen at his home.
DR.. S. T. Ashton of Ballston. Va, is at
tending the three injured persons
Other passengers on the car either re-
manned in their seats or jumped. 1t is not
known that any o fthem were injured.
Blame Is Not Placed.
The cars were fortunately running at a
low rate of speed. The southbound car
is said to have been in charge of MOTOR
man Plant ard Conductor Jessie Thorn
as. and the inbound car in charge of
Motorman Carlin and Conductor Newton.
No information could be received from
the railroad officials as to the cause
of the accident
An employe of the company stated to
Star reporter that it was either the
faul of the conductor of the car coming
into the city or the train dispatcher at
Ballston. He said that a telephone sys-
tenn is installed on the road. by which
a conductor leaving the Virginia end Of
the Aqueduct bridge telephones to Balls
ton the time of his leaving that station.
The dispatcher at Ballston. 1t Is stated
is supposed to notify the conductor of the
~ "a yryho hn lott f4In
to him from Clarendon to wait there I'M
til the outbound car passes him.
1t is supposed the dispatcher either
failed to give these instructions to the
conductor. or else the conductor failed
to telephone him upon his arrival at the
Clarendon station.