The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-21
TEN INJURED IN
STREET ACCIDENTS
HERE IN "a HOURS

Thrown from his bicycle and run over
by an automobile at Tenth and G streets
northwest this morning. Arthur Hartman.
fourteen years old. III Bates street north
west. received severe internal injuries
and is at Emergency Hospital The boy
was the tenth victim Of automobile and
street-car accidents in Washington In
less than twenty-four hours.
The automobile which struck the boys
bicycle and ran over him was operated
by Henry Abraham0Vitz, chauffeur for
the Burke Taxi Company, who lives al
l3is Cedar street northwest The boy
was riding his bicycle on the south side
OF c street near Tenth. following an
Auto-tr truck. The automobile was follow
ing the boy. A moment before the acci-
dent occurred a woman occupant OF the
automobile shouted to young Hartman TO
get out Of the way" But the warning
was too late The automobile crashed
into the bicycle. throwing the lad 10 the
street A front wheel Of the machine
passed over Harman's body. Despite his
hurts. young Harman struggled TO his
fete and askd the chauffeur Of the auto
mobile TO take him to a hospital. Dur
ing The excitement that followed. par
dcularly among a number Of women
shoppers. a cOol-headed employe Of
Woodward & Lothrop's picked up the
youth and lifted him into an automobile
truck and rushed him TO the hospital
While HaTman's condition Is serious, at
tending physicians say he viii recover.
The boys bicycle was wrecked.
Skull Fractured.
One man Is in a critical condition,
suffering from a fractured skull at
Casualty Hospital, and seven other
persons today are nursing injuries re-
eeived in street accidents last night.
-Four OF those hurt were victims Of
motorcycle accidents.
Edwin Schmidhauser, a machinist
at the Navy Yard. who lives At zoos
B street northeast, is the injured man
at the hospital While riding his
motorcycle at Seventh street and
Massachusetts avenue northeast, the
machine skidded and threw him TO
the street He was rendered uncon-
sctous and was taken to the hospital
in the ambulance.
Hit by Cycle.
George P. Du Bose, hfty-eight years !
old. 9O3 Q street northwest was
wallin CAT Twenty eighth and p |
streets northwest when he was struck |
BY a motorcycle ridden by william |
Il. jackson, 2Oi1 p street northwest |
He was cut on the head and taken to |
the Georgetown University Hospital. !
where his injury was dressed.
Struck by q motorcycle operated |
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police force, Mrs. Ida Carley, PIP F /
street northwest, was knocked down 4
and b. used about the body. She was
taken 70 tie Emergency Hospital in ]
the automobile OF Harry c. McCIeary,
and after treatment went to her 1
home.
Ltorgs Miller. 700 Fourteenth street II
southeast was riding his motorcycles 1
on pennsylvania avenue when IL was Il
struck al sixth street southeast BY Il
an automobile Grated By John bod u
son, $50 Tenth street southeast. Miller II
was hurt on the left wrist and his
cycle was badly damaged.
Ran Down by Truck.
Knocked down by an automobile
truck, owned by the Williams Coal
Company, AZ Fourth street and Mas
sschusetts avenue northwest, James
Z. Hardness, siXty-one years old, I2Ia
p street northwest, was cut and
bruised, but he refused hospital treat
ment
Nine-year-old Faitumato Cusatoi
24S First street southwest. received II
a fractured right arm when struck
by an automobile. operated by Pitt
man Stell, OF Zeluion, n. c, al Penn II
sylvania avenue and John Marshall II
place. He was taken TO the Casualty
Hospital.
While running across the-tracks At
Water and II streets southwest last
night, James Callan. ten years old.
$50 ! street northwest, was struck
by car OF the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, and received
a cut on his forehead. He was taken
to his home.
Auto DamaEed.
Slight damage was done to the au-
tOnObile OF Z. G. Payne, 1892 K II
street northwest, when il was hit
by an automobile owned and operated n
by DR.. Ralph Cohen, 439 n street
northwest, at Twentieth and MI
streets northwest last night. II
4 car Of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company last night col
lided with an automobile operated by
r A Woods, 3259 P street north
west At Wisconsin and Dumbarton
avenues northwest causing slight
damage to the automobile.
An automobile truck. owned by the
Williams Coal Company, 1928 I'll
street northwest colii1ed with a
traffic sign at New Jersey avenue
and ; streets northwest last night.
The sign was wrecked and the truck
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