The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-27
Wilbur G. Jones Fiurt When
Machine Crashes Into
Street Car.
-ALERTNESS SAVES
LITTLE GIRLS LIFE
Clarence B. Hight Wrecks His Car
to Avoid Colliding With
Another.

Physicians this morning hold hopes
that Wilbur c. Jones, seriously injured
when his automobile was demolished by
a BrOokland car. viii recover
The extent Of his injuries besides severe
bruises. is a serious conclusion Of the
brain.
Mr. Jones. who is a member Of the
plumbing firm Of DarnaH & jones. IS
resting easily. and. although still a
little dazed by the shock. is conscious
The collision, which so nearly resulted
fatally for Mr. Jones, occurred at the
corner Of Thirteenth and G streets
northwest at II o'clock last night That
he was not killed Is considered remark
able. inasmuch as the heavy seven
passenger touring car which he was
driving, is this morning little more than
4 twisted heap Of scrap iron and shat
tered wood
c II. Bel, motOrmsn OF the Brook
land car, was cut about the face and
hands BY glass flying from the shat
tered vestibUle Of his car. but escaped
other hurts.
Auto and Car Crash
The accident happened at II O'Clock.
Just as the Brookland car, under the
charge Of MOtorman Bell. had started
Mr.. Jones was coming from the di-
rection Of Twelfth street. on the south
side Of G street, and turned TO go north
on Thirteenth street when he met the
ca As the auto and car crashed to-
Eether the motOrman applied the
brakes but the machine was hurled
back several feet, overturned and Mr..
Jones thrown from the driving seat
The car with its vesubuIe shattered
from the impact and crowded with
women passengers became pande-
uonium- Passengers were thrown 10
the floor OF the car. but none were IN
Jured beyond shock
Traffic was tied up for more than an
hour while a repair gang got the
wrecked street car TO the barns
Wrecked Car To Save Child.
By quick action, Clarence b Hight,
Of the Colorado building, yesterday
avoided what might have been a second
collision, such as the one in which
Jones machine was wrecked, and in
Cfdentaly Mr.. lights action probably
saved the life of a little girl. although
his own machine was wrecked
He was coming down Eighteenth
street northwest. when ne attempted &C
cross Massachusetts avenue At this
point another automobile. operated by
2 man. whose identity Is unknown, and
appeared directly in Mr.. flights path
Seeing that an accident was unavold-
able unless drastic acIIon were taken
Mr. Hight threw his wheel 20 the right
and crashed his own auto into a tree.
M Hight was hurled over the dash
but escaped with no other injury than
a bad shaking up-
Other Auto Accidents
Several other collisions Of minor
nature occupied the attention OF the
police and the hospital authorities
early last night and this morning
While Captain HoIIoran, Of the Wal
ter Reed Hospital, was driving his
automobile near Tenth and PennsyI-
vania avenue northwest. at O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon. he cOIlided with
Mark Makashian. a Greek, of 1442
Pennsylvania avenue northwest
throwing the Greek from the wheel
which - as damaged slightly Maka-
shian was slightly hurt, but not SO
seriously as TO necesSltate hospital
treatment
are today searching for the unidenti-
fed man who ran over and slightly
injured Howard BuTnell. four years
old Of 1888 ThiTIy-hTSI street north
west The rig which injured the child
was drawn BY a black horse Inc
little fellow was playing in the street
outfit did not stop 70 ascertain the
extent Of the chlld'S injuries
Ran Into Bsrucade-
While driving on the BladensbUrs
Fsad, near Mt OIivet Cemetery, late
last night, Charles NJ BiOni, Of 11o7 {
street southwest, ran into an iron stake
used TO hold the rope barricade which
has been erected along the car tracl
under construction there His buggy
was upset and he was thrown out and
slightly hurt He declares that the UeC
light which should have been on rht
pos1 was at least six feet away VIII
him at Tie time were two women whose
Names Re refused 20 divUlge-
James Johnson. negro, Of 462 L stree
southwest. driving tWO-hOTSe team
and EerEii @ Wue0n, driving q horse
and buggy, coIlided yesterday on Penn
sylvania avenue Neither of the ns1
was injured