The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-22
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MAN IN DITCH IS
Only VICTIM OF
TRIPLE COLLISION

A triple collision between two an
tomobites and hoFse and wagon
resulted In serious injury to Michael
J. MeLarney. sixty-sive years old. a
foreman for the Washington Gas
Light Company, who today Is con
fined TO his home. IL Q street north
east. under the care OF physician.
Losing control OF the stearing gear
OF an automobile Of the quartermas-
ter's department OF the army, Mar
shall Ackers, the chauffeur ran the
machine against a horse and wagon
driven BY Thomas Curtis. ia Second
street northeast, At Georgia avenue
and Taylor street northwest The
impact threw the wagon against an
automobile Of the District Electrical
Department. causing Il to tumble
into q ditch. where Mr.. McLarney
was disseminating q gas pipe.
Pinned Under Car.
McLarney was pinioned under thS
automobile. and was only released
after seven men lifted the machine
from his body. He was painfully in
jured about the hips and legs. and
He later went to his home.
While crossing Georgia avenue and
Morton street northwest, Thomas
Mueller. eleven years old. 10 PARK
road northwest, was knocked down
and injured about the body by an au-
tomobile operated by James 7. Erwin.
OF Speneerville, Nd. Mr.. Erwin
placed the boy in the automobile and
took him to the GARFIELD Hospital
where his injuries we're dressed
Alfred Venable. 915 H street north
west, was shaken up and his automo-
bile was slightly damaged yesterday
when IL was struck by a car Of the
Capital. Traction Company in Penn
sylVania avenue. between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets northwest
An hour, later a car OF the same
company collided with an automobile
operated by Charles B. HILL MS Dc
Sales street northwest. at Pennsyi-
Yania avenue and Fifteenth street
northwest. causing slight damage -
both car and automobile
horse-dravn carriage, driven %
William Pryor go L street northwest,
vas struck and slightly damaged yes
terday by an automobile operated By
Louis d. Wilson. Ills Eighteenth
street NORTHWEST. on E street between
Second and Third streets
Damage estimated at 500 was
caused to the automobile owned ana
operated by George Baldwin, 40
Ridge street northwest. when II was
in collision yesterday with an auto
mobile owned by Gordon Auchineloss,
1927 Nineteenth street northwest, and
operated by Sarah White. colored. an
employe OF Mr.. Auchineloss The ao-
cideDt occurred At Eighteenth and L
streets northwest
SkiddinE at Thirteenth street ana
Florida avenue northwest last night
an automobile operated By James A
Baldwin, 1881 Belmont street north
vest. crashed into a mail box. wreck
ing It
aCaF STEP sign Hlt.
A "car stop" sign standing In the
street in front of 500 G street north
west was knocked down and broken
last night by an automobile driven By
Henry Downing. 6i7 II street north
west
A horse attached to a wagon owned
BY the Connecticut Pie Company ana
driven by ]. W. Copper, 301e r street
northwest, was hurt when struck BY
an automobile owned by II o. Bull
POI Rhode Island avenue northeast,
at Tenth street and Pennsylvania ave
nue. northwest
Another horse owned by the KIRK
man Soap Company was injured whel
hit by an auto truck owned ~
Stephen 2. Sesas, oil Second street
northeast, at Ninth and II. streets
northeast. The wagon to which tho
horse was hArnessed and the truck
we're damaged