Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
HIT BY Street CAR
John S. BIackf0rd Has His Leo
Fractured.
FACE CUT, BODY BRUISED
Lieut.. w. H. Sage, Jr., Dazed in
Bicycle Mishap.
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
Boy and Woman Run Down by
Autos-Casualties in Collisions
of Vehicles.
FACE CUT, BODY BRUISED
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED

| John S. Blackboard, seventy-eight
years old. was struck by City and
Suburban Car about $50 o'clock yes
terday while at Goth street and Rhode
! Island avenue northeast. and seriously
injured. His right leg was broken, his
face cut and body bruised.
First-aid treatment was administered
| by DR.. Rush W. Conklin, who also ac-
companied Mr.. Blackford to Casualty
| Hospital. His condition today is seri-
| Gus.
Mr.. Blackford, who dwells with his
daughter, Mrs. r. r. Williams. 29th
and Monroe streets, had been in the
| city making purchases for the holiday
season. When he alighted from the
car. on his way to the house, his
daughter was walking to meet him
| with lantern. An incoming car struck
Mr. Blackford as he started to cross
the tracks.
\ trench dug near the tracks by the
telephone company, 1t is said. made 1t
impossible for Mr.. Blackboard to hurry
| when he saw his danger. The car hit
h I'M before his daughter could reach
him.
He was knocked down by the fender
and rolled along the tracks a short dis
lance before the car was stopped. Con-
ductor G. w. Beasley and passengers
on the car went to his assistance.
Mr.. Blackboard, although seriously in
jured, did not lose consciousness.
Lieut.. w. II. Sage, Jr., Dazed.
Unable to tell whether he had acct
dentally fallen from his bicycle or II his
Lieut.. W. H. Sage, jr., stationed at the
1
at the Washington barracks, was found
near North Capitol street and Massa-
chusetts avenue about o'clock last night
in a dazed condition by Policeman Lana
han Of the sixth precinct. The damaged
bicycle was nearby.
Lieut., Sage had a bruise under the right
eye.
Policeman Lanahan accompanied the
officer to his home. 1924 U street, in q
carriage. Before reaching there Lieut. .:
Sage seemed to have fully recovered his
senses. The injured man Is son OF
Brig. Gen. W. H. Sage. stationed in
Manila. The police believe he probably
was injured by being thrown from his
wheel in a collision with another vehicle.
Two Colored Men Hurt in Collision.
Three coIored men, George Dyson,
Samuel cambridge and f. A. Fielder.
were In an express wagon shortly after
o clock last night, when 1t collided with
d Capital Traction car.
Dyson, who dwells at 1900 street
northeast, sustained injuries to his head.
cambridge, whose address was given as
8O3 9th street northeast, sprained his
ankle. They were taken to Casualty
Hospital.
The accident occurred at the crossing
at Sth and I streets northeast. Motor
man Johnson, GAL T. street southwest, 1t
Is said, was unable to prevent the COLI
sion.
An automobile owned and operated by
DIR. W. H. Brandenburg. fl01 14th street,
collided with a wagon In charge of John
Lewis, 1G21 Church street, at Massachu-
sets avenue and 10Th street northwest
about 6:45 O'CLOCK last night. The auto
mobile was damaged to the extent Of
about so. Nobody was injured.
Two Run Down by Autos.