Evening star., 1917-09-28
MANY ARE INJURED IN
ACCIDENTS ON STREETS
Coroner Holding Inquest Over Body
of Claiborne S. Holland, Fatally
Hurt Wednesday.

Coroner Nevitt this afternoon is hold
ing an inquest over the body of Clai-
borne S. Holland, eleven years old. son
of Mrs. Susie c. and the late Charles
C. Holland, $40 West Virginia avenue
northeast. who died yesterday from in
juries sustained when he was struck
by navy yard automobile on Florida
avenue northeast Wednesday night.
Funeral services for young Holland
will be held Monday afternoon at l
o'clock a t Sardo's chapel. 4oS II street
northeast. Interment will be in Glen
wood cemetery.
George Hoffman, seventeen years old,
513 Massachusetts, avenue. was riding
his bicycle at Massachusetts avenue
and 9th street yesterday afternoon
when an automobile operated by Nc
kinley Golden struck him. The bicycle
was wrecked and the boy injured about
the body. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital.
Street Car Collides With Auto.
Car 1903 of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company yesterday after
noon collided with an automobile op-
Va. on F street. damaging the auto
mobile and slightly injuring Mrs. Cath
crime Blandy, one of the occupants.
William Foster. 307 9th street north
east. yesterday afternoon was operat-
ing a motor delivery wagon that struck
and injured Edward G. Hit. three years
old. 633 c street northeast, in front of
the child's home. Foster took the
child to Casualty Hospital. where ply
sicians said he was not seriously hurt.
Ra Roswell
S34 11th street northeast yesterday
afternoon was knocked down by an
automobile owned by John C. Ronayne.
5O1 H street northeast. near 5th and
L streets northeast. The injured boy
was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Boy Thrown Under Team.
Walter B. Randall, fourteen years old.
903 10th street. narrowly escaped seri
ious injury yesterday afternoon when his
bicycle was struck by an automobile at
Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street.
throwing him under a team of horses.
Police reported that the automobile did
not stop after the accident.
A collision between the automobiles
of William NJ. Ballenger, Baltimore. Md.
and Chester Harrison, Concord apart
ments, occurred at 9Th and d streets
northeast yesterday afternoon. Both
machines we're damaged.
An automobile owned by Henry F.
woodward, Dewey Hotel, last nlg nj
about / o'clock skidded against a fire
hydrant at 18th and L streets and was
damaged to'the amount of s25.
| Fifty dollars damage to tn eautomo-
bile of Harvey Given yesterday after
noon resulted from collision with an
other automobile at 18th and NJ streets.
The automobile of Frank J. Stockman,
1922 Girard street, last night collided
with a street car at 11th and Irving
streets. Only slight damage to the car
resulted.
Autos in Collision.
A collision between the automobiles
of Rev. w. w. Shearer. 4040 Davenport
place, and c. S. Fairbanks, 1910 street,
occurred on Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween 10th and 11th streets yesterday
afternoon. Both automobiles were
slightly damaged.
Samuel F. Waters. jr.. 109 10th street
southeast, and Jacob E. Wilson, 1131
Potomac avenue southeast, were occu-
pants of automobiles that collided near
Pennsylvania avenue and 7th street
southeast last night about o'clock.
Wilson's car was slightly damaged.
A buggy belonging to John Matthews,
| goth and @ streets. yesterday afternoon
was struck by an automobile owned by
william Willis. 1906 S street, at 18th
| and @ streets. Neither vehicle was
| damaged.