Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
MRS. HERBERT ]. SLOCUM KILLED
AND CHIEF OF STAFF INJURED
IN COLLISION.
MOTORMAN HELD BLAMELESS.
Army Surgeon Says Wounded Man Has
One Rib Broken and Bad Scalp
Abrasion.
CHAUFFEUR HAS NARROW ESCAPE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 23-
Maj.-Gen- j. Franklin Bell, chief of
staff of the army, was badly, but prob
ably not dangerously injured, and Mrs.
Herbert J. Slocum, wife of Maj. Slocunl
of the Seventh cavalry, was almost in
stantly killed early today in collision OF
their automobile with a trolley car on
the Tenallytown road in the northwest
outskirts of this city. Gen. Bell sus-
tanned one rib broken. Il bad scalp wound
and severe bruises. The chauffeur was
uninjured.
Taken to Residence at Fort.
Gen Bell was removed. first to the
post hospital at Fort Myer. afterward to
his residence at the fort. Mrs. Slocum
lived only Il few moments. Her husband
is attached 10 The headquarters of the
department Of the east, at Governor S
Island. n Y. She was visiting relatives
III This city and had passed the night
Will Gen. and Mrs. Bell
Gen Bell absolved the trolley car mo-
torman from blame for the accident.
The accident occurred between Fort
Mycr and this city at the foot of Il long
hill, a quarter of Il mile from Fort Myer
about $50 o'clock this morning. At a
of the Washington, Arlington q Falls
Church railway, the automobile was
struck by fast moving trolley car.
Injuries Not Serious.
At Il o'clock Maj. John H. Allen.
post surgeon in charge of the hospital al
Fort Myer stated that Maj.-Gen. Bells
injuries were painful, but that he was
not seriously injured.
Mrs. Socum. whose husband is neph-
ew Of Mrs. Russell Sage, was visiting
her sister. Mrs. II. i. Green, at the
Wyoming apartment house in this city
but yesterday went to Fort Myer to
visit Mr. and Mrs Bell, with whom
she and her husband were on terms of
intimate friendship. 1t was on the way
back TO the Wyoming that the fatal
collision occurred.
The Tenally town road, officially
known as Wisconsin avenue, runs north
envlronS Of the city and is Il fayorite
route for automobiles. Crossing the
Georgetown bridge near Fort Myer, the
car turned north i'll Wisconsin avenue
and was about to turn easterly along the
northeriy boundary of the city. when al
Garfield street the collision occurred.
Auto a Complete Wreck.
The fast moving trolley car when the
two came together completely demolished
the automobile. The occuA ants were
thrown through the air. Ms Slocum
was placed aboard a trolley car to be
carried to hospital. but was transferred
10 an automobile and the driver hurried
with all speed to the Georgetown uni
yersity hospital. When the hospital was
reached the surgeons pronounced Mrs
Slocum dead.
Maj.-Gen. Bell also appeared to be in
a serious condition. 4 passing automo-
bile was hailed and the general was
placed in it and hurried to the post hos
pital at Fort Myer. At the hospital the
surgeons made an examination of the
generals wounds and it was found that
he was suffering from contusions of the
chest and slight scalp wound and one
broken rib. After his wounds were
dressed the general was removed in an
automobile to his home near the hospital.
Chauffeur Ward was unhurt He was
arrested. together with motorman and
conductor of the trolley car.