The Washington herald., 1910-01-06


in an ambulance. He had not regained
/ consciousness at a late hour. 1t is feared
he will not live
Walter Mason. negro. was injured about
o'clock while ooasting down hill in
First, between Pierce and L streets
northwest. The sled overturned, throw
ing the negro to the ground. He was
removed to Emergency Hospital in an
! ambulance suffering from a fracture OF
/ the leg and other injuries.
Anticipating injuries 10 children coast
ing in the streets, MAJ. Sylvester has
twice issued Instructions to tho police.
directing the sport be stopped
Mrs. DeVereaux Hurt.
/ Mrs. Caroline Devereaux, slxty-three
years old. of Philadelphia. is at tho
/ home of relatives. 203l North Capitol
street. suffering from injuries received
/ in an accident about noon. The woman
was crossingf at North Capitol and Y
| streets when she was knocked down by
an automobile. DR.. Harry NJ Kaufman.
| OF the Burlington, who was operating
the machine, jumped out and went TO
the assistance OF Mrs DeyereauX. DIR.
! Kaufman placed the woman in the auto
mobile and removed her TO the North
Capitol street address. He dressed her
injuries. She is suffering from contusions
! and lacerations on the head and body.
/ Her condition Is not serious.
While crossing Fourteenth street, be-
tween New York avenue and G street
northwest, about noon, Richard Bowling,
struck by an automobile and knocked
TO the ground, sustaining injuries 10 the
right leg and arm. The automobile.
which Is owned by Representative c. c.
Pratt. OF Pennsylvania, was occupied
by several women and operated by Fred
erick Thomas. Bowling was placed IN
the tonneau and a run was made 10
Emergency Hospital HIS condition IS
not serious.
Frightened by a passing automobile, a
horse attached to a buggy driven by
! Charles NJ. Plunkett, 423 \ street north
west. became frightened at Fourteenth
and y streets northwest shortly before
ii o'clock in the afternoon, and collided
with a Corby bakery wagon, driven by
Oliver Keith, OF 5Ss c street northwest
Keith saw the team approaching. but he
was unable TO drive his horse out OF the
path of the animal. Neither Plunkett nor
Keith was injured Damage TO the buggy
is estimated at IS.
In Pennsylvania avenue. near Eleventh
street northwest. about o'clock in the
afternoon, William Roberts, thirty-three
years old, Of Soldiers Home. slipped on
the ice and fell. sustaining cut on the
face and bruises about the body. He
was removed 10 Emergency Hospital
: Taken to Hospital.
John W Murphy, forty-two years old,
lof IO2 Ninth street southeast, is at HOmeo-
pathio Hospital, suffering from injuries
received when a horse fell on him. Muir
phv was shoeing the animal IN front OF
a shop at 7O4 P street northwest, when
the horse slipped on the ice and knocked
him down Murphy received a fracture
of a leg. It is believed he received IN
ternaI injuries.
Near Thirteenth and 2 streets north
west shortly after o'clock Frank Catri-
Gala, thlrty-three years old. Of 12ll 1
street northwest. slipped and fell. fractur-
ing his right shoulder He was removed
IN an ambulance 10 Emergency Hospital
Bernard Grady. twenty-seven years old
Of Silver Spring. Nd, was removed &c
Emergency Hospital about o'clock suf-
} fering from an injury 20 the back, re-
ceived when he fell IN front OF house
at lAs I street northwest, He is not
seriously hurt.
} About $50 o'clock Augustus Boone
fOrty-two years old. negro, living az l5l
Twenty-sixth street northwest. fell II
front OF T26 Seventeenth street northwest
He injured his right arm and sustained
a laceration of the face. He was removed
to Emergency Hospital.
Frederick Croft and another boy were
injured about $50 o'clock while coastinl
down a hill in Nineteenth street north
= west The boys lost control Of the sled
It swerved TO one side. ran into the curb
: ing, and threw them across the pavemen
against a fence.
witnesses OF the accident ran to TIT
: assistance Of the youths. Neither GrOf
nor his mate was able to walk. They wert
removed TO their homes. Physicians wer'
summoned, as the parents Of the boys di,
: not wish them removed TO a hospital
= It will probably be several days befor
! Croft can leave the house.
. Another Coaster Hurt.
Elmore HerreI was injured while coast
ing on hill where the police had forbid
den the sport. He had been cosstinl
nearly an hour before the accident occur
! red. 1t was few minutes after o'clock
The boy was cOaSting rapidly in Nortl
: | Carolina avenue between First and Sec
Z ond streets southeast. He saw a car run
ming on the tracks at the bottom Of tn
! HILL but was unable 10 steer clear. TIL
: sled ran into the car, throwing tho bO.
Z against the trucks. He WIS picked up un
l conscious and carried 20 his home. Physi
e clans learned he was not seriously hurt.
Timothy ]. Desmond, thirty years old
a conductor, employed on the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
slipped on ice in the Jersey freight yard
at South Capitol and Virginia avenu
. southeast about $50 O'clock and fractures
his left leg. He was removed to hi
a.. home, 4s3 H street southwest. in a patro
wagon from the Fourth precinct.
While leaving a house at 1913 Thir,
street northwest. where she is employs
as a domestic, Fannie Johnson, negro
thirty-eight years old. 2l9 Q street north