Evening star., 1912-09-04
|DR. " J M'GEE DEAD FIVE LIVES IN PERIL
Long Soil Water Expert in Automobile Runs Into Excava-
Agriculture Department. tion and UpsetS
ISUCCUMBS AT COSMOS CLUB ALL THE OCCUPANTS HURT
Covering Party Returning
Period of Several Years Club When Accident Occurs
FUNERAL RITES TOMORROW MACHINE PRACTICALLY
Be
Emergency
Be to
Automobile Runs Into Excava-
tion and Upsets.
ALL THE OCCUPANTS HURT
Party Returning From Suburban
Club When Accident Occurs.
MACHINE PRACTICALLY RUIN
Injured Persons Under Treatment at
Emergency Hospital-None in
Serious Condition.

rive men narrowly escaped death
at an early hour this morning when
an automobile in which they were rid
ING overturned on Georgia avenue
near Cpshur street northwest They
are all at the Emergency Hospital al
though none is seriously injured
The list includes:
matthew Trimble. lr.. thirty-seven
years old and son OF Matthew Trimble
member of the board OF assessors of
the District of Columbia. of 1920
Rhode Island avenue northwest: lacer-
ated leg and suffering from shock and
bruises about the body.
James ii. Nolan. twenty-five years
old, OF e142 Wyoming avenue north
west; hip injured and suffering from
bruises and shock.
Ralph E. Wilcox. twenty-nine wears
old. Of a610 University place northwest:
suffering from shock, decorations of
the scalp and back injured
Harry NJ. RamsdeIl, thirty-two
years old, of $40 18th street north
/ west; left leg broken below the knee:
suffering from shock
Bern McCullins. forty years old of
'io street southwest. lacerated scalp
and bruises about the body
Runs Into Excavation.
The accident occurred shortly after
CLOCK this morning, when the automo-
ollie, which Is roadster model, and own
ed by Mr.. Nolan, the son OF John Ia,
Nolan, a builder and contractor or l4l3
g street northwest, struck an excavation
on Georgia avenue. Mr.. Nolan was told
by his son that all of the men with the
exception of McCullins had been at the
Washington Automobile Club They left
the club shortly before O'clock and
McCullins was met on the road. He ask
ed TO be allowed to ride into the city He
got on the rear of the machine with Will
cox. Trimble was sitting beside Nolan
ID Ramsdell was sitting on Trimbles
lap.
The machine is said TO have been
| running at a fast pace. Just before 1t
| reached upshur street Ramsdell is said
to have raised his arm. apparently to
pull his hat tighter on his head. As
he did so his arm obstructed the view
of Nolan. At that moment the ma
chine was approaching an excavation
alongside Of which was pile OF earth,
a short distance from the curb AL
though lighted lamps were on the OBJ
| struction. Nolan was unable to see
them, 1T is stated, because his view had
been obstructed Before any Of the
members of the party realized the
danger the machine struck the eXcava-
tion.
Machine Turns Over.
The car swerved toward the center OF
the street, Zigzagging for about seventy
feet down the road the car finally
turned over. throwing the occupants
into the road.
All of them were somewhat da zed but
they soon revived. They were endeavor-
ing to assist Ramsdell, whose leg had
been broken, when &. T. May of 1896,
Parkwood place northwest approached in
his automobile. The injured We're taken
to the Emergency Hospital i'm that ma
chine. Their relatives were notified later
Of the accident.
Mr.. Nolan's automobile was practically
demolished.
1t was stated at the hospital that Trim
BILE would probably leave that institution
this afternoon.
In Previous Accident.
May 16. 1911, Mr.. Trimble was severely
injured and his wife was fatally hurt In
an automobile accident near York. Pa.
Mrs. Trimble, who had been married only
a short time, dying in hospital at York.
Mr. and Mrs. Trimble were on their way
to York with several other ashington
motorists. who were contesting in run.
and while driving along country road
Mr. Trimbie made quick turn To avoid
coliding with a wagon. His car over
turned i'm a ditch beside the road crush
ing Mrs. Trimble SO badly that her death
followed the next day.