Evening star., 1911-05-25
DAY OF ACCIDENTS
Many Minor Mishaps Reported
to Police Yesterday.
UNHURT BY HIGH FALL
Bricklayer Gets Up Smiling After
Tumble From Twenty-Five
Foot Wall.
UNHURT BY HIGH FALL

Reports OF many accidents were made
yesterday by the police. In one instance
a br1cklayer fell a distance of twenty
five feet and was not seriously hurt,
while boy riding a bicycle was struck
by an automobile and made subject to
hospital treatment There were sew
era1 collisions between vehicles and
other accidents included in the list.
William Miller, residing at 81 I street
northeast, is the bricklayer who aston
ished his friends by saying he was not
injured after his fall while at work on a
new public school building in Ivy City. He
dropped from the top of the partly
constructed wall to the pavement.
Friends had him taken to the Casualty
Hospital.
I'm not hurt" Miller declared, and
he remained at the hospital only a
few minutes.
BENJAMIN Tender OF 40s 11th street
southwest was riding bicycle near
9Th and 1 streets northwest about $40
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when an
automobile operated by Eugene Young
OF SIS 14th street northwest struck him.
ploy of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, was thrown from the bicycle
and two wheels of the automobile passed
over him. Young took charge of the
ington University Hospital. He will
probably be confined to the hospital sew
eral days.
Smashed into a Tree.
c. B. Smith Of 1414 H street northwest
had an exciting experience yesterday
afternoon while riding in his automobile
on Pennsylvania avenue northwest be-
tween 18th and 18th streets. When in
front of building 1925 the automobilist
found 1t necessary to make a quick turn
IN order to prevent an accident In
making the turn 1t was impossible for
the big car to clear the curbing, and 1t
came to a sudden stop when it struck
against a tree. The automobile was badly
damaged, but the occupant escaped in
jury.
Charles Johnson of 253o 9Th street
northwest was thrown from his bicycle
about 4:30 O'Clock in the afternoon when
an automobile delivery wagon collided
with his wheel The accident happened
al 18th and Harvard streets northwest
Johnson escaped injury. but his bicycle
was badly damaged. Charles Sayer of
3lI VI street northwest was operator of
the wagon.
Two horses attached to a wagon owned
by the American Ice Company became
frightened at an automobile belonging to
the Adams Express Company at 1st and
streets northeast. The animals ran
away and collided with an iron pillar of
the viaduct. Scott Stevens. who was in
charge of the team, was not injured but
the wagon was damaged.
William Smith coored. of :Dl F street
southwest fell from his bicycle last night
while at I'd and. F streets southwest and
sustained a severe cut over his left eve.
He was. sent to the Emergency Hospital
and given surgical treVtment.
Hit by Elevator.
While working in the Woodward build
ing, at 10Th and II streets northwest,
about O'Clock IN the afternoon, William
Cornhill OF 917 4th street northwest was
accidentally struck on his head BY a de-
scending freight elevator and painfully
hurt. HIS injury was dressed at the
Emergency Hospital
r. G.. Rush of rs Sth street southeast
was taken to the Emergency Hospital
about 3:ao O'Clock 10 be treated for a
fracture OF his ankle. He sustained the
injury while working In the garage OF
the Terminal Taxicab Company. Rush
did not remain at the hospital to be treat
I'd He preferred TO go home and have
MS family physician attend him.
Henry Green. colored nine years old,
fell and broke his left arm while playing
In front OF his home. at 1927 S street
northwest. He was given treatment at
Raymond Thompson Colored six wears
old. fell and sustained painful injuries to
lis hands and knees while trying to ride
on the end of wagon He was
taken to his home. at 1I49 T street north
west. after his injuries had been dressed
at 100 21st street, near where the acct
dent happened.
Frank II. Eberle. 613 NJ street north
west. was treated at the Emergency Hos.
pital last night for injuries TO his hip and
arm. He sustained the injuries by being
thrown TO the pavement by the fitting OF
iron door in front of 44O 9th stree,
northwest, causing him to fall
A street car and wagon colided yeEer
day afternoon at Wisconsin avenue and
NJ street. The wagon was slightly dam
aged. but the driver escaped injury.
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