The Washington herald., 1911-01-10

A miniature panic among a score or
more street car passengers was the result
of crash between car No. 50 Of the LIE
Droit Park line and an automobile occu-
pied by William H. Tucker, Of 57
Florida avenue northwest, at Fifth and
G streets northwest, shortly after 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
/ The car was crowded. Clerks returning
home from Office occupied seats, filled the
aisles. and clung to straps. Shoppers
hurrying home for dinner augmented their
number.
Motorman E. J. Schafer and Conductor
H. S. Miller were in charge. The car had
just started and was rounding the curve
going north in Fifth street, when the au-
tomobile, running west in G street,
a loud crash. several screams, the clatter
Of shattered glass. and the splintering of
wosd- Car and automobile came to a
standstnl. locked together.
Motorists Are Uninjured.
Chauffeur James Williams, who lives at
3236 Grace street northwest, clambered
from the automobile uninjred. and was
followed by Tucker. who also was un-
hurt. Conductor Miller shouted to every
body to be calm and began taking names
A policeman appeared and began making
a report Nervous passengers discussed
what might have happened, and glanced
at the almost demolished vestibule. Then
the automobile was disentangled and
started away. The car moved shortly
afterward.
Benjamin Dixon, negro. thirty-five years
old, who lives at S1T Twenty-first street,
narrowly escaped death about 3:3O o'clock
yesterday afternoon when the wagon he
was driving collided with an east-bound
car of the Capital Traction Company at
Twenty-second street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, throwing him to the
ground. Dixon was removed to Emer-
gency Hospital in an ambulance, and
physicians found he had sustained con-
cussion of the brain. The wagon, which
is owned by M. T. Hoover, Of 2423 NJ
street northwest, was badly damaged.
The car was in charge of Conductor w.
c. Anderson and Motorman E. T. Meyers.
Police Of the Seventh precinct are try
ing to learn the identity Of the driver
of a wagon which ran down and injured
John Wynne. thirty-six years old. of 1905
M street northwest, while he was cross
ing P street. near Twenty-sixth street
northwest. shortly after o'clock last
night Wynne was removed to Emer-
gency Hospital suffering from a lacerated
wound of the forehead and minor bruises
and cuts on the body.
Small Boy Run Down.
Five-year-old William Beale, of 1924 S
street northwest, was crossing Twelfth
and streets about o'clock yesterday
afternoon when he was struck. knocked
down, and painfully injured by a horse
attached to a buggy and driven by a
man whose identity has not been learned.
The buggy was not stopped after the ac-
cident, the driver leaving the scene as
quickly as possible An automobile was
stopped and the lad was removed to
Emergency Hospital. suffering from
bruises and cuts. He also suffered
shock from the accident, but physicians
say his condition is not serious.
Passenger train No. s. Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad struck a buggy occu-
pied by Alexander Hill, Of Takoma Park.
at the Cedar street crossing in Takoma
Park shortly after O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. killing the horse. damaging
the buggy. and throwing Hill to the
ground. He was uninjured. The rig was
the property of George l. Tarbell, of IA
Cedar street, Takoma Park.