The Washington herald., 1917-11-06
TWO KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
0NLAUREL ROAD
Machine Rolls Over En-
bankment and Lands
in Stream.

instant death came to Mrs. Emily
Sauer, 43 years Of age, OF 14os North
Capitol street, and Fred Brennan.
chauffeur. early last evening, when
the automobile In which they were
returning from Baltimore, veered
from the Baltimore pike. rolled
Gown an embankment and turned
turtle pinning the victims under the
wrecked machine.
Mrs. Sauer was pulled lifelcss from
the small stream in which the auto
landed and whether death was due TO
drowning, since her head was under
water or the shock of the accident,
will be determined by an autopsy.
Brennan was dead when extricated
from the wrecked car although he
was not immersed. Both occupied the
front seat OF the machine.
Two occupants OF the back scat es-
capped with slight injury, but were 50
unnerved BY the shock OF the acci-
dent they could give the police little
details.
According TO witnesses, the car-a
Ford machine-was proceeding at
fairly good rate OF speed. when IL ap-
preached a small bridge about hair
a mile south OF Laurel At the same
time big touring car approached the
other end Of the span from Washing
ton. with glarins headlights.
Apparently Brennan was confused,
and attempted to make a sharp turn
to avoid the other machine. The ma
chine turned a COMPLETE right angle,
left the highway. and rolled down the
embanl:ment. It turned over several
times before it settled upside down
in the small stream at the foot OF
the hill.
Dead When Found.
The screams OF the occupants
brought aid at once. They found the
" th,- h1c!. seas monsTing
ahf In teavoring 10 extricate them
seNes from the mass of tangled
wreckage. Doctors were summoned
and gave first aid to the injured while
others procured ropes aud lifted the
body OF the car of of the victims.
They were pronounced dead The
bodies were removed to Francis un-
derteking rooms at Laurel.
The local police were immediately
notified and the relatives OF the dead
and injured were summoned.
A. S. Esch. of 1906 New Hampshire
avenue northwest. who was in the
back seat of the wrecked machine
maintained that the machine was GO
ing at a moderate rate OF speed. but
the marks of the auto indicate that
the driver was slightly of the main
path and in attempting to cut in was
suddenly confronted with the glaring
headlights and became confused. The
machine from Washington CONT aued
on its way without stopping and ef-
forts are now being made to locate
the owner and driver by the police.
Crowd Pulls Out Machine.
Hundreds Of machines returning
from the races stopped TO render
assistance and a crowd of I,5G0 per-
pie was soon assembled at the scene
Of the accident The motorists got
together and with the aid OF a der
TicS lifted tine wrecked machine out
ci the gulley.
At this point on the Baltimore
pike, accidents are of frequent oc-
currence. and the authorities of
Prince George County declared last
night that they viii take steps to
have traffic more strictly regulated
and the danger from accidents re-
duced TO a minimum; otherwise there
will be Wholesale arrests of autoists.
Survivors OF Victims.
Brennan is survived by a widowed
mother. Mrs. George Brennan; four
brothers and two sisters, May and
Cecilia. Three OF his brothers are
in the United States service. The
fourth. Patrick F. Brennan, tried to
enter five times, but was rejected at
| each attempt. Michael NJ. Brennan
is in France with the American army.
Richard A. Brennan is in Washing.
on with the Naval Resery faile
Thomas c. Brennan is at ths Kew
port training station. for sailors.
Mrs. Sauer is survived by her hus.
band. from whom she is separated,
and one daughter. Emily. and two
sons, Peter and Charles.