Evening star., 1918-05-31
GEN. SHERWOOD INJURED
/ kNOCKEDDOWNBY BY CAR
Ohio Congressman Given First Aid
at Hospital, Only Slightly Hurt.
Other Accidents.

Gen. Isaac r.. Sherwood. eighty
member of Congress from the ninth
Ohio district, last night about 10:40
o'clock was knocked down by a street
car while crossing Pennsylvania ave-
nue. at 14th street and bruised about
the head and right knee. He was
taken to Emergency Hospital. where
he was given first aid. Physicians
said he was only slightly hurt, and he
went to Congress Hall Hotel. where
he resides. Gen. Sherwood delivered
a memorable address at battle-ground
national cemetery yesterday. and last
night he was crossing the Avenue to
board a street car to return to his
hotel when he was knocked down.
Mrs. Mary Mcnamara, sixty-three
years old, 732 Sd street northeast, was
knocked down by an automobile
owned by 2. d. Blackstone, 14th
and H streets, at I'd and H streets
northeast. about 5 o'clock yesterday
shocked She was taken to Providence
Hospital. Clinton Anderson, colored.
1922 1st street, was operating the
automobile.
Auto and Bicycle Collide.
Harvey L. Mcfarland, forty years
old. Arlington, Va, yesterday after
noon received injuries to his body as
a result of a collision between his
bicycle and the automobile of Will
liam NJ. Howland, 315 T street north
east. at 1st street and Rhode Island
avenue. He was taken to Casualty
Hospital.
Grafton Brown, colored. seven years
old, 1901 7th street, yesterday after
noon was knocked down by an auto
mobile operated by Schley Zirkin,
S21 14th street, near 7th and
streets, and slightly hurt. Physicians
at Freedmens Hospital rendered first
aid.
An automobile owned by c. w. PEN
nell. Taylorville, s. c., was struck by
Q Capital Traction car near 30th and
NJ streets last night about 1880
O'Clock and damaged to the amount
of SIS. Occupants of the vehicle were
not hurt.
While on the street in front of his
home, at 157 U street northwest. last
night about 1880 o'clock. Gait Bowen,
six years old, was knocked down by
an automobile belonging to Frank
II. Kramer. 81 U street northeast. ard
his right leg fractured. He was given
surgical treatment at home.
Motor Cycle Hits Street Car.
Madeline Gragan, seven years old.
1928 l. street southwest, riding in Tie
side car of the motorcycle Of Dewey
Wells. 402 1st street, yesterday re-
ceived an injury to her right hand
when the motorcycle struck a street
car on Pennsylvania avenue between
9Th and 9Th streets southeast. She
was taken home in a passing lutomo-
bile.
Lizzie Burns, colored. 1885 Wiscon-
sin avenue, this morning about
o'clock received injuries to her head
and face when an automobile in which
she was riding struck one of the
cement columns in the K street via
duct and was demolished. The auto
mobile belonged to c. H. Stockton,
S23 21st street. and was operated by
q man whose name the police did not
obtain.
A collision between the automobile
of Elizabeth Boyer, 115O 5th street
northeast, and a horse-drawn vehicle
owned by Herbert Neil, 1910 Half
street southwest, occurred at 5th and
G streets northeast yesterday after
noon Charles Mahoney, 819 I'd street
southwest. was thrown from the
wagon and so painfully injured about
the neck that he was taken to Casu-
atty Hospital.