Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
ACC|DENTFATAL
TO A. B. WALTERS
Coroner to Detern1 pine Re-
sponsibiIity for Death.
Many Persons Injured. y

Coroner hewitt this afternoon is con-
Quoting an investigation to determine
| the responsibility for the death of A.
B. Walters, sixty years old, GLIB Otis
street, who died as a result of being
knocked down by an autom obile last
night The accident happened at Geor-
gia avenue and Newton street about
1880 o'clock, just after Mr.. Walters
| had alighted from street car, and
death occurred at Garfield Hospital a
| few minutes before L o'clock this
morning.
Edward NJ Wilson. member of the
Y. NJ. c. A. attached to Walter Reed
! Hospital, was driver of the automo-
bile. He took the injured man to the
| hospital, and later was detained by
police of the tenth precinct to await
the result of a coroner's inquest.
Witnesses say that Mr.. Walters
alighted from car at Georgia avenue
and Newton street. walked in the di-
rection of the sidewalk, turned before
reaching the curb and started across
the street. The automobile appeared
just after he made the turn, according
to the police, and knocked him down.
His skull was fractured.
Street Car Crash Injuries Five.
Motorman Harry Pool, in the en-
l, ploy of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company and residing at rs
New York avenue. was seriously in
jured in a rear-end collision between
two cars near 5th and G. streets about
4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. His
spine was injured and he was in a
critical condition when he reached
the hospital.
Others injured in the accident were
Conductor e. G. Dowder, 23S 14th
street southeast. head cut; S. A. ia
cobs. 1917 Harvard street. slight in
~ r..
shock; Charles Green, S05h R street,
head cut.
Failure Of brakes to work properly
(, because Of the slippery condition of
the tracks, it is stated. caused the
accident. Four cars were involved in
the accident, police reported, two of
them being badly damaged.
Others Hurt by Autos.
Lucien Paul, 229 Sth street north
east. was slightly hurt yesterday aft
ernoon when he was knocked down
by an automobile owned and driven
by John E. Dunn, 20 Grant place, at
8th and + streets southeast. He was
taken to Casualty Hospital.
Mrs. Mary Hoy, Sunshine Home, was
treated at Emergency Hospital last
night for injuries to her head and
hand. She was injured by an auto
mobile driven by Paul Branstedt, 222
shall place and c street.
Woodrow Carroll, 22O3 Nichols ave-
nue., Anacostia, yesterday afternoon
was knocked down by an automobile
driven by Hugh A. Owens, 635 K street
southwest, near Nichols avenue and w
street, not far from his home. and
slightly hurt.
Auto and Street Car Collide.
A collision between the automobile
of Henry P. Milans, 702 Sth street,
Hubert Wilson, 80 I street northeast,
driver, and a Capital Traction car oc-
CURED at New York avenue and H
street yesterday afternoon. The auto
mobile was badly damaged.
Golden Rule, room 205. Continental
Trust building, was driver of an auto
mobile that demolished a tree box
near 18th and E streets yesterday.
No. fire engine yesterday afternoon
skidded against the curb at Jefferson
and NJ streets. due to the slippery con-
dition of the streets, but was not
damaged.
Willard Mcneil, nine years old, 124
Willard avenue. Takoma Park, Md. |
yesterday afternoon was knocked
down by an automobile in front of
337 Cedar street and his foot injured.
Harvey Allen, driver of the automo-
bile, took him home.