The Washington times., 1918-09-22
IS HURT IN CRASH
OF RUNAWAY CAR

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day to the heroic action OF william
E. Groverman. 63O5 Connecticut ave-
nue., Chevy Chase, Maryland, who. in
his automobile. preceded a runaway
] car down a steep grade at Wisconsin
avenue and p streets northwest yes
terday afternoon, sounding his auto
| mobile horn and clearing the track
| for the uncomfortable car.
The runaway car, which was OPP
Grating on the Somerset line, crashed
into a southbound Rockville car AT
the corners of p street and Wiscon-
sin avenue, injuring sixteen people.
AutoIst Gives Warning.
Groverman. when he saw the mo-
torman of the crowded car lose con-
troll OF his car at r street northwest.
| turned his machine around short. He
! sped down the steep grade in front
OF the runaway car, sounding his au-
| tomobile horn and shouting to Pc
destrians to clear the way in front
of the Somerset car. Crowds OF peo-
| pie, who were passing across the
| street. rushed to the sidewalks for
safety. They were just in time to
avoid the downward rush of the car.
When Groverman saw the two cars
| collide he kept on ahead OF the car.
which were carried a distance OF two
blocks by the force Of the impact. He
then drove a crowd OF people who had
congregated at p street and Wisconsin
avenue. TO safety.
Rescue work was hastily organized
by those OF the passengers who were
not injured and the sixteen hurt. all Of
them suffering from shock brought on
Nd ~ erfndfnC rida
OF two squares with the cars interlocked,
we're taken to the Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital in the patrol wagon Of
No. Z precinct station and in private
automobiles offered by motorists who
were passing at the time Of the accI.
dent
List Of Injured.
Among the injured were: Carrie
Bradford, twenty-six, Seneca, Nd,
cut about head; Susie Bradford, one
year old. Seneca, Nd, internal in
juries; P. L. Decker, sixty-six, Be-
thesda, Nd. cut on face and leg.
possibly fractured; Mauds Smith,
colored, thirty-four. Seliman, Md /,
left arm injured; Elizabeth Hartman.
colored, twenty-six, Rockville, Nd,
right arm injured: Clarice Carroll,
colored, eight, Rockville, Nd, legs
cut. suffering from severe shock;
Guy Veall, forty-seven, East Falls
Church, Nd. both legs injured. pos
sible internal injuries: Hilda Pugh.
twenty-seven, Bethesda, Nd. cut on
head and suffering from severe shock:
Mrs. Rosie VI. Coombs, thirty-seven.
Bethesda, Nd, left shoulder bruised.
knee injured, suffering from severe
shock; Private G. B. Jones, Metro
politan Police Department, Seventh
precinct, hands and face cut.
All the injured were removed to their
homes by the Seventh Precinct police
officials after their wounds had been
treated. Several Of the patients who
were suffering from more severe shock
and injuries than the others were put
under care OF physicians at their
homes, but none OF the cases were
considered severe enough to cause re-
tention at the hospital
Motorman John T. Carson. Of car No
as. the runaway. declared after the &C.
cident, that the steepness Of the grade
checked his effort to start the car at X
street just before the accident. The
declared that he released an
trip which dropped sand or
the tracks in a final effort to start the
car. This failed and the car started
on its runaway journey backward down
the grade. The second car, which wa 3
running on the Rockville line, was
just rounding the corner at street
when struck by the other car.
Had No Warming.
Motorman Ivan Auterback of the
Rockville car declares that he re-
ceived no warning OF the crash until |
the other interuTban car was but a !
few rods away. Then Conductor T. I
+. Gallon yelled to him that the ]
Somerset car was coming back down |
the grade. out OF control. Motorman \
attempted to move his car
back from the main line. but had too !
little time TO accomplish the task, |
and 1t was hit by the other car.