The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-24
WOMAN Is KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
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The trolley car struck the automobile.
overturnlng the machine and sending II
sideways into the pole.
The upper structure OF the machine
was crushed in on Mrs. Slocum, but the
well-constructed back of the front seat
was a protection to Sergt. Ward Al
though ne was pinned beneath the wreck
age. the back of the seat prevented the
debris crushing him. Gen. Bell was
thrown clear when the car struck the
machine.
wished to See Property.
NThe party left the Wyoming apart
ments, Columbia road and California
street, at O'Clock Mrs. Slocum wished
to see some property in the southwest
corner of the intersection Of Massachu-
sets avenue and Tennallytown road
She had considered the feasibility Of
building winter home in Washington.
where she intended residing after her
husband retired.
Gen. Bell offered to show her the prop
erty, and they took advantage of the
ideal spring morning for the inspection
Gen. Bell occupied the front seat with
the chauffeur, while Mrs. Slocum was
inside the limousine alone. They occu-
pied these seats when the accident oc-
CURED.
The motor car was driven through Cali
fornia street to Massachusetts, avenue TO
Wisconsin avenue. The chauffeur turned
in the latter road, driving south. He
crossed the car tracks and drove at mod
crate speed parallel with the car tracks
for about 100 yards.
Cut Across Tracks,
The automobile was then about half a
block south of Massachusetts avenue
Gen. Bell espied shady pathway in the
woods on the west side OF the road, and
instructed the chauffeur to turn IN. The
chauffeur turned his car to the left and
started across the car tracks. Changing
his course had placed the car between the
oncoming trolley car and trolley pole.
The car struck the automobile when it
was about midway across the tracks,
partly lifted it from the ground and
hurled it against the trolley pole.
Tho machine. a mass of wreckage, re-
10 the ground. The motorman stopped
the trolley car before its rear end had
passed the wreckage of the automobile.
There were about thirty-hve passengers
on the car. who assisted the motorman
and conductor in aiding the injured. The
chauffeur climbed from the debris ap-
parently unhurt. though unnerved by
the crash.
The form of Mrs. Slocum was extri-
Gated and placed on one Of the automo-
bile cushions. She was then carried to the
trolley car, which started for the city.
Gen. Bell, despite his injuries, spoke not
Of himself. but seemed chiefly concerned
about the welfare of Mrs Slocum. Il
was intended that she should be carried
to Wisconsin avenue and Volta place
and thence to Georgetown University
Hospital In a patrol wagon from the
Seventh precinct.
Unconscious Since Crash.
Benjamin Woodruff. who Yves passing
in an automobile. stopped the car and
asked that Mrs. Sloclim be placed in his
machine. in which she might reach the
hospital sooner than in the patrol wagon.
The inanimate form was carried to the
automobile Gen. Bell entered the ma
chine and Woodruff started for the hos
pital Mrs. Slocum had been unconscious
since the accident and showed no evidence
of life.
Several physicians were waiting on the
steps OF Georgetown University Hospital