Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16
MEANS0F AVOIDING
STREET ACCIDENTS
Or. C. M. Emmons Suggests
Better Lighting of Thorough
fares as Effective Remedy.
COLLISIONS OF VEHICLES

Ninety per cent Of the street accidents
happen at night and result from poorly
lighted Streets" declared DR.. Charles NJ.
Emmons, president of the East Wash
ingten Citizens Association, at a meet
ing of that organization held last night
in East Washington Hall
Give the city better lights" he de-
manded. land there will be a large de-
crease In the number of serious acci-
dents"
DR.. Emmons said the regulations have
cut out the strong automobile lights.
which. he said. was the only means of
properly lighting certain streets and the
county roads. Anticipated gas lamps. he
stated. are of but little use so far as pro-
lection from street accidents is concern
ed. On many thoroughfares. he asserted.
there are SO few lights that the shadows
cast by them make the streets more dan
gerous than If they were not lighted at
all.
Cites Pennsylvania Avenue Hill.
The speaker mentioned what is known
as the Pennsylvania avenue hill a part
OF that thoroughfare east OF Twining
CITY, where several fatal, and many 9TH
er less serious, accidents have occurred,
as being one roadway that is sadly in
need Of better lighting. There are lights
on one side of it, he said, but not enough
TO be of much assistance.
DR.. Emmons spoke of the number of
collisions betle horse-drawn We
hicles and automobiles on that hill,
and suggested the advisability of re-
curing two lights on such vehicles in
order to prevent automobiles from run
aing into them from the rear Such
a regulation would be the means of
saving many drivers of horses from
injury. he said. and when the
proper road lights are provided by the
city government the regulation could
re erased from the statute books
IF front and rear lights are neces-
sary to prevent motorists from becom-
ing involved in accidents" said DR..
Emmons. why would they not benefit
drivers of horses?"
DR.. Emmons suggested that horse
drawn vehicles should carry a white
light on the left side and a red light
IN the rear, which would make it pos
sible for approaching motorists to see
them.
The association went on record as
heartily favoring the suggestions made
by DR.. Emmons.
Accidents Reported.
Beatrice Richardson. colored. thir-
teen years old. 224 l. street southwest,
last nlSht 1alled to proft by Maj. Pull
ians advice, Don't take chance
and left moving street car at Colo
ado and Quarry roads. The result
as that she fell. injured her head and
"ad to be taken to Emergency Hos
pral.
The automobile of George Thomas
1916 18th street, yesterday afternoon
was backed against the car of j. b.
Clark. 300 10th street. at 10th and
irving streets, and slightly damaged.
horse drawn vehicle owned by Ar
thur Williams. 2210 Liberty street. yes
terday afternoon collided with a street
car at H street and Jackson place The
carriage was slightly damaged.
Collision on Bridge.
A collision between the horse-drawn
'ehicle of Clarence Shreve. Clarendon
"a. and an automobile owned and
operated by Carl Swenson, also of
Clarendon, collided on Aqueduct bridge
yesterday afternoon. Slight damage to
he automobile resulted.
Joseph Goldberg. Gil d street, was
Knocked down by an automobile
nperated by Charles Owens, 934 D
ftreet at 9Th and q streets yesterday
afternoon and injured about the head.
lie was taken to Emergency Hospital.
4 carriage belonging TO L. F. Miller
2l5 22d street. was slightly damaged
ollision with an automobile operated
~ A. T. Holland, EOS Kentucky avenue
It Pennsylvania avenue and Madison