Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-06
ACCIDENTS IN STREET +
REPORTED BY POLICE
Automobiles. Street Cars, Motor
Cycles and Wagons Figure in
Mishaps of the Day.

A sightseeing vehicle, the automobile
of Mrs c. f. Parker. 511 I'd street
northeast. and a street car Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany were in collision at New Jersey
avenue and d street yesterday alter-
noon. Mre. Parker was thrown against
the side Of her automobile and slightly
hurt. while her two children, VINO
were with her, were badly shocked.
Frank McCracken, Grant place. and
George c. Fleming, III 10th street.
were in charge of the sightseeing
automobile. and when the heavy We
hicle and automobile collided the
lighter one was thrown against tne
curb. the heavier one stopping on the
car tracks and being struck by street
car. Not much damage resulted
Lewis E Smith, 1857 Neal street
northeast. last night about 1880 oclock
was injured about his hips as result
of collision at 10th and ! streets
northeast between his motor cycle and
the automobile of Earl Brown: s3S 10th
street northeast. He was taken 70
Casualty Hospital.
An automobile owned by Henry
Meyers. 1347 Pennsylvania avenue. and
operated by John J. Gowan. 1888 Mills
avenue northeast, last night struck
Leona Grouse. twenty-one years Ola,
Ills New Hampshire avenue. on Penn-
sylvania avenue near 21st street Inc
young woman was not seriously hurt
Girl Knocked Down by Auto.
while crossing at Pennsylvania ave-
nue and Madison place last night about
6 O'Clock Louise Farrell. COZ Az street
southwest, was knocked down by an
automobile owned and operated by j. H.
Groves Department OF Justice she was
not seriously injured.
Damage to the amount of $3.50 to the
automobile of Homer Wall, Noblesvtile.
Ind. resulted from a collision with a
lie Droit Park car at 9TH and ] streets
last night about $50 o'clock. Occu-
pants of the two vehicles escaped IN
jury.
A collision between a street car and
the automobile, of Martin w. Hysone.
1914 Massachusetts avenue, occurred at
9Th and X streets last night about S:la
o'clock Damage to the automobile
amounted to $40.
Mrs. r. G. Dawson, Vienna, Va. yes
terday afternoon was occupant OF y
wagon that was struck by a Capltai
Traction car in front OF 32ll NJ street.
No damage was done.
Two tcmobiles were damaged as a
result of a collision at 18th ana X sIreets
last night shortly before o'clock one
belonged to H. u. Blackstone latin ana
Fl streets and the other was the prop
erty of Charles +. Howard. 2566 Mich
OILS avenue, Anacostia.
Auto Hits Wagon, Driver Hurt.
Edwin Harmon. forty years old.
driver .of team belonging to the
Corby Baking Company. last night was
thrown from his wagon at Rhooe
Island avenue and 10th street and in
jured about his left hip. He received
the injury when the wagon and an au-
tomobile owned and operated by Au-
gust Ous1er. Spcnc"fville. Md. collided
and the wagon was overturned He
refused treatment.
nf fl,e
and Il motor delivery
wagon belonging TO julius Garfinkle.
1926 F. street yesterday afternoon col
lided on f street between 14th and
18th streets. Both vehicles were
slightly damaged.
Margaret Warner. five years old. .4s
9Th street southeast, yesterday after
noon ran in front of the automobile
of Maurice Dougherty. 125 Virginia
avenue southeast. at Virginia avenue
and 9Th street southeast, was struck
and knocked down, but only slightly
hurt She was taken home by the oc-
cupant of the automobile.
Cars Damaged in Collision.
James Holly. colored. 1000 D street
southeast and VERNE j. Dade. also col
ored 2o09 18th street, were chauffeurs
on automobiles that collided at Connec-
ticut avenue and Macomb street last
night about o'clock. Both ears were
The automobile of Howard Webster.
3025 18th street skidded against the
curb at 18th and Belmont streets last
night. One wheel of the car was de-
molished and the fender broken
4 motor delivery truck last night
skidded against lamp post in front of
1902 Sd street. The breaking of the
post was the only damage done
Cars Damaged in Collisions.
An automobile owned and operated
by J. Littman. 1882 goth street, this
about 1.30 o'clock was dam
aged when it collided with a motor
truck owned by George NJ Oyster, 11I6
avenue, near 18th and NJ
streets. Occupants of the vehicles were
not injured.
Slight damage to the automobile of
Elmer J. Payne. Ballston, Va, and NJ
w. Fisher & Sons, 1911 Wisconsin ave-
iue, resulted from collision at Penn
avenue and 25th street this
morning about o'clock
Stanley King Appointed Assistant
Stanley King of Boston. who has
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