The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-20
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| IN ONE NIGHT Of
. STREET ACCIDENTS

Six persons today are suffering
from injuries suffered last night In
street accidents. Two chauheurs, one
a soldier, are being sought by the po-
lice for failing to stop and aid the
injured. The most seriously hurt was
Private Allison Miller, twenty-seven
years old, a soldier Of Washington
Barracks. His cOllarbone was broken
and two ribs bruised.
Miller was crossing Pennsylvania
avenue at Thirteenth street when he
was knocked down by an automobile
! driven by a soldier. Miller was taken
to Emergency Hospital and later
transferred to the hospital at Wash
iugton Barracks
Mrs. Mary Hale, thirty years old,
544 Irving street northwest, was
struck by an automobile at Sixth and
9 streets northwest, suffering bruises
The operator Of the automobile failed
to stop. Mrs. Hale was taken TO
Emergency Hospital
A. B. Mckay Injured.
A d Mckay, twenty three years old,
knocked down and badly injured by
an automobile while crossing Four
teenth street, between L and NJ streets
northwest The machine was oper-
Gted by a soldier. who drove on after
the accident without giving his name.
Mr.. Mckay was taken to Emergency
hospital
Thrown from a bicycle, James Neu-
meyer, fifteen years old, 322 Fourth
street northeast was slightly injured
and his machine damaged yesterday
when struck by an automobile at
a.. - 49,
Thomas Hilhard, who has an ofhce
in the Nunsey building, was operat-
ing the automobile. Hilliard took the
youth to Emergency Hospital
Mrs. Mary Green, ifty-five years
old, who lives on Conduit road, was
knocked down at Seventh and Z
streets northwest by a horse, attach |
ed TO q wagon driven by Hartman 4
Cook, an semploye Of George N.
Oyster, jr. Mrs. Green was taken to
Emergency Hospital and later went
to her home.
Cyclists Knee Hurt.
While riding bicycle at Fourth street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Lewis ". Weeks. forty-three years old.
1SS51s Eleventh street southeast, collided
With an automobile. His right knee was
injured
An auto truck. owned by the Bethesda
Blue Granite Company, operated by
Charles Parker, colOred, Of Bethesda,
Nd, collided with Government truck. 4
driven by Captain Snyder, Of Camp
Laurel, Nd. on Wisconsin avenue, near
Massachusetts, avenue northwest, dam
aging both machines.
Struck by a car Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company at Con-
necticut avenue and H street northwest !
an automobile operated by Joseph Ber-
lalOvitz, and owned by l. NJ Holland, |
Of Parkville, n. Y, was slightly dam |
aged.
Atriple collision between a street car, |
a mail auto truck and an automobile at
Ninth and II streets northwest yesterday
caused excitement The street car. OF the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany hit the mail truck, throwing Il
against an automobile operated by viii
liam F. Henson. a Pierce street north
west Neither Henson, nor Alfonso Lee,
operator Of the mail truck, was injured,
but their machines were damaged.
Damage estimated at $3.50 was
caused to the automobile Of ]. P.
Fitzs, 212 East Capitol street, when
IL crashed into a car Of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany at Seventh and streets south
east
While driving his automobile at
ThiTty-siXth and NJ streets north |
west yesterday, Ralph Jones, 10
South Ellwood street, Baltimore, lost
control Of the steering gear, and the |
machine ran into the fountain at the |
corner. badly damaging machine and |
fountain