The Washington times., 1917-11-12
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CUR' TRAGEDIES
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the - ard. and will do >-tsver
I ercome the menace thee.
err Sadway IS about thirty feet
Wild this poiIt, affording ample
-roor, motorists to pass each 9TH
.er i,sfety. l have even had cob
sbIe.ses placed in the gutter to give
aShes an additional margin OF
.aaF. There is a fifteen-foot cut
onie north side CT the road, or the
-rit side when Nnund to Washing
~ and the only way to have the
snger removed, as 1 understand it
-jw, is to have he bank cut away.
Jam not sure tbs can be done just
Aow.
'While Dead Mans Curve is a dan
Eerous turn, it sscEls that accidents
at this point have become epidemic
in the last two weeks. There have
been more accidents m the ten days
or two weeks than N the last five
years, 1 believe.
"WOrst Curve in Country"
"a menace" is the way Sheriff
Hobbs, of Howard county, Nd, de-
scribed Dead Mans Curve today.
There have been eight or ten peo-
pile killed On this road within twelve
months" continued the sheriff. at
is two miles from Elkridge on the
Washington road and a more danger
Gus curve for the motorists there
never was.
Much complaint has been made by
people who live here about the danger
of the curve, but the county officials
have thus far taken no action with
regard to II. The curve ought to be
eliminated, and this could be done
with comparatively little expense.
Two or three thousand automobiles
pass on this road every day. In the
summer, especially at night, the num-
Der runs much higher.
''Just as long as the curve stays there.
people will be killed in accidents II
two cars, going in opposite directions,
race along at a fast rate OF speed. col
lision at this point Is almost inevitable"
All of the accidents occurred
yesterday and followed a number
Of other fatalities which have occurred
at the same place within the last week
or two. Two automobiles and a motor
cycle are now piled up along the road
side, mute evidence Of the deadliness Of
the sharp twist in the roadway.
The first accident occurred when
a machine driven by Jacob Minded, a
paperhanger. OF COS Seventh street
southwest, crashed into a telegraph
pole. Oxford the negro chauffeur.
was in the rear Of the car and was
instantly killed
Motorcycle Hits Wreck.
Shortly after the Niendel car had
struck the pole a motorcycle, ridden
by hewitt and Van Tassel, rounded the
curve and crashed into the wreckage.
Nevitts skull was crushed and he died
a short time later in Franklin Hos
pital, Baltimore. Van Tassel suffered
a broken ankle and was taken to the
same hospital.
The wreckage of the Mendel ma
chine and motorcycle had not been
moved when an automobile, driven by
Robert D. Ramsey, crashed into the
debris. Daniels was sitting In the
tonneau of the machine and was
thrown down the embankment- He
was rushed to Franklin Hospital
Reports from the hospital where
Daniels, an attorney, was taken,
were to the effect that his
chances for recovery were small
He is suffering from a ruptured lung
and internal injuries. The other oc-
cupants OF the car in which Daniels |
was riding escaped without a scratch. |
1NdInbeyy Special agent IOr the De- |
partment Of Justice, OF 1922 Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest, who was |
in the car with Daniels. said:
"We were driving at a moderate |
rate Of speed when the rear wheels |
Of our car struck the wreck OF the |
Mendel machine, upsetting 1t and |
throwing all OF the occupants down
an embankment
Girls In Rear Seat.
"I was driving the car and Dan
iels was in the rear. He was seated
on the side next to the bank. Two
of the girls were IN the rear seat"
The car, the nrCperty of Mrs C.
W. Hayes, of 3432 Ashley Terrace
northwest, was bat slightly damaged
Immediately after the car had turn
ed turtle, Miss Ellen Hayes, who
five minutes before the accident, had
turned the whee! ever to Ramsay,
again took the wheel and headed
for Baltimore and Franklin Hospital.
Mr. Ramsay was driving at only a
fair rate OF speed" said Miss Hayes.
at was pretty dark. and we had made
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