Evening star., 1920-11-25
BOY DIES Of injury
FROM AUTO CRASH
Unidentified Car Hits Ma
chine Near RiverdaIe.
Two Injured.

Speeding along the Washington
Baltimore road near Riverdale ate
yesterday, a large touring car, the
identity of which has not been estab-
lished, struck machine in which
three persons were riding and fatally
injured Norman Davidson, eight years
old, of East Hyattsville, Md, who was
riding with his mother. Mrs. Estelie
Davidson. and his grandfather. Nor
man Van NoStrand.
The car which was struck was being
driven by Mrs. Davidson. 1t was
hurled over an embankment, Mr.. Van
Nostrand receiving cuts and bruises
about his body and Mrs. Davidson
occupants were taken to Casualty
Hospital, where the boy died of skull
fracture a short time later.
No Clue to Driver.
There is no clue to the owner or
driver of the car which struck the
machine driven by Mrs. Davidson and
continued without stopping, but Con-
stable Thomas Garrison has started
an investigation, in which he is being
aided by the police Of Washington
Davidson as large touring car. but
she could tell nothing of it's occu-
pants.
Mrs. Davidson was able to return to
her home today, taking the body OF
her son with her. A coroner's jury
this afternoon, and the inquest will
be concluded tomorrow Mr.. Van
Nostrand is still in the hospital.
1t is thought that the impact dam
aged the larger car to such an extent
that it's Identification will not be diff
are being searched in an effort to
find it.
Injured I'm Crash.
Joseph A. Berberich, jr.. 1901 Ken
yon street, was seriously injured as
the result of a crash between the
automobile he was driving and steel
support Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad viaduct over Rhode Island
avenue northeast, last night shortly,
his father and four others in the
party, which was on it's way to the
Berberich home from the University
of Pennsylvania, where young Ber-
berich is a student, were also injured
in the accident.
reported the elder Berberich doing
.wefi and. it is stated. he probably
voiH 7snot i1axe to arema In inSt the.
hDspltil much 10nEer.' lThe SON hsd
not fo4ained consciousness. however.
and Il was said his condition was
serious. His skull may be fractured.
"a ssss 0therss Go. te Honaes. s.4
Sly 6oker occupants Of the car. who
sSlfe {. sPlx sllk la'pEilss glass. eeasas %ers
giIxp 9rst aid Treatment and allowed
to q ~ tD their homes. IN the car
were Miss Florence Johnson. seven
teen years old, OF s3203 Mount Pleasant
street; Miss Katherine Berberich,
seventeen years old; Miss Olga .Rup.
pert. twenty-one. OF 1o15 L street, and
Miss Mary Keane. nineteen, or l1zo
Kilbourne place.
Young Berberich served as cap
tain in the cadet corps at Central Hign
School last year. A poorly nghted
roadway is blamed for, the. accident.
The automobile was badly damaged as
a result OF the collision with one OF
the heavy pillars. v
Mrs. Garnett In zstrnek.
Mrs. T. 8. Garnett, seventy years
old, 2629 Garfield street. was knocked
down by an automobile near the bridge
over Rrocck creek at Calvert street,
and her right leg bruised. about $3.50
O'Clock yesterday afternoon; Miss
Mary A. Brewer, 2S14 Cathedral ave-
Mrs. Garnett home.
Ashby Upchurch and Sherman Neal,
soldiers, detailed at Walter Reed Hos
pital, were riding a motor cycle that
was struck by an automobile at New
ton and 18th streets, about II o'clock
Tuesday night. .Upchurch's right leg
was fractured, while Neal received In
juries to his right leg and hand. They
were taken to Walter Reed Hospital.
Miss L. Davis. twenty-three years
old, 3117 South Dakota avenue north
east, was knocked down by bicycle
ridden by William F. Addison, Stanton
road, Hillsdale, near 9Th and G streets
yesterday morning. She received
slight injuries about her body.
A horse-drawn vehicle Of the General
Baking Company and a motor vehicle
Of the Corby Baking Company collided
near North Capitol street and Florida
avenue yesterday afternoon. One of
the horses was SO badly hurt that it
had to be killed.