Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01

Charles Robinson and Alex
Wander Die; HVaaffiio us
Traffic Crashes.

/, Two fatal traffic accidents occur
/ red the last day OF tht, old year. Early
( IN the day Charles Robinson. fifteen
| years old. 129 18th street. riding a hi
| cycle, was i'll collision with Il coal
| truck at Florida avenue and V street.
| one wheel of the vehicle passing over
| his mead and killing him almost in
| SANITY Early last evening Aiexan-
der wander, nineteen years old
charleston, S. q, was knocked down
by a street car on Kenilworth avenue
northeast, and so seriously hurt that
he died at Casualty Hospita! three
hours later.
Coroner hewitt yesterday afternoon
conducted an inquest over the re-
mains OF the Robinson boy at the
norgue. Witnesses explained to the
jury the circumstances under which
the bicycle came in contact witt, the
heavy motor vehicle. and it was made
plain TO the jury that Matthew
southwest, operator of the vehicle,
could not have prevented the fatality
a verdict Of accidental death was
reached.
Hit While Walking Tracks.
Wander who was employed at the
SEEMING race track, left the stables
iast niSht about : o'clock and was
/ walking along the tracks of the
Washington Railway and Electric
company when a car came along,
! struck him and knocked him down.
ihHIctlhg so serious an injury that
surgeons Were unable to do more
IMAM protong life about three hours.
raymond f. klotz was motornan
: "a 0Tr.a
the car that injured the race track
eihploy9. Coroner hewitt will conduc,
an inquest at the morgue tomorrow
ana relatives of the dead man will be
ADVISED of the occurrence
rear-end street car collision oc-
Cured at Rhode Island avenue and
ath street northeast last night about
':1o clock. Motormen on the cars
received injuries which necessitatet
lhelr removal to Casualty Hospital
other members of the crews and pas.
sengers escaped injury, SO far as the
ponce were able TO learn. The IN
Jured men We're W. j. Noffett and r,
A. Moher. The former received cuts
about his face. while the latter was
burned about the face and arm.
Knocked Down by Army Truck.
Knocked down by heavy Army
truck and dragged distance OF
eighty yards was the experience of
Mrs Mary 4. Lisner. I07 Bates street,
a! 4th ana streets last evening
about 80 o'clock. She was taken 10
Slbley Hospital and treated fer-nU-
merous cuts and bruises. Physicians
reported her condition as being ser1-
Gus. Police of(the second Erecfuct are
trying to determine the identity of
the chauffeur
William Ros4- t.ofored. 1913 M street
of
seriously hurt as a result of a collision
between his horse-drawn vehicle and
the automobile of John Capaneili. $50
pennsylvania avenue southeast at
Delaware avenue and b street south
west. Ross was thrown to the street
and rendered unconscious He was
taken to Providence Hospital.
While crossing Connecticut avenue
near l. street last night. Morton NJ
Potter nifty years old. 1871 10th street
was Knocked down by an automobile
owned and operated by Dr. Charles b.
Healy, a515 Connecticut avenue, and
his head hurt. The physician took him
to Emergency Hospital
waiter L. Johnson, colored, thirty
SIX years old, - X street southeast
employed as a driver of a garbage
wagon, was run over by his team in
front OF a22 G street yesterday. He
1efl While boarding the wagon he ex-
planned, and one wheel passed over his
ankle. Johnson was taken to E;1ner-
gency Hospital.
Struck by Automobile.
Miss Edith Rathbone, HyattsyiIle.
Md, last evening was struck by an
automobile owned and operated by
, T. y BeaH Western avenue. Chevy
Chase. at 18th and G streets She was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
slight injuries to her ankle and knee.
Margaret Kelly, forty years old, 219
h street. was knocked down bv an
automobile owned and operated by
w. S. Keys, 1893 III street northeast.
at sth ana IL streets northeast. She
was taken home and treated for a
slight injury to her back.
An automobile operated by Joseph
ade, ioa l4th street northeast, last
Virginia avenue southwest, at South
Capitol street and Virginia avenue
ms flght leg was injured. but he re-
fused treatment.