Evening star., 1920-01-27
COAST|NG ACCIDENT.
FATAL OBOY Of IS
Floyd DeverS Is Fourth to Be
Killed While SIeddinq
This Winter.

y collision between two coasting
sleds on Emerson street between 18Th
and 18th streets last night about 7;45
o'clock resulted in the death OF Floyd
'eVers. sixteen years old. who resided
at 3fij IIh street. John T. Ertter
grocer. at 593S Georgia avenue. was
IN charge of the coaster that COL
I.ced with the one on which the boy
was riding. Devers' skull was frac-
tured Three other fatalities from
coastinS accidents have occurred here
this winter.
Because of the several fatalities and
numerous accidents in which mem
herS o. cOasting parties We're hurt
MAJ Pullman. superintendent of po-
Ice, this morning had the several cap
tdins read to members of their COM
mands the following:
Rain freezing on the roadways aud
slGeW aIkS causes 4 condition on the
streets which threatens the life of
children who cannot control s,eds on
which they are coasting and also the
lite of motorists who md it difficult.
even with chains on all wheels to
control automobiles because of skid
ding on the CLASSY sheets of ice.
Coas,in= Warming Given
The dangers of children coasting
under the wheels of automobiles dur
ing this period when the streets are
covered with ice are much greater
lHan llnfntul1lelN 2iltr 4 SNOW romeo
viii warn all persons to be exceed
in@ly careful, and try to get the full
est cooperation i'll the prevention of
accidents
Let the children have all the pleas
ure they can have if there are streets
or places in Your precinct which are
safe, but prevent any unwise use of
The streets which might bring about
accidents and additional injuries and
perhaps death to children who might
not be aware Of the great dangers of
the ice-cOVered streets.
1T is realized that il would take
almost an army of policemen to cover
every spot in the District where dan
gerouS coaSting may be going on. ana
for this reason members of the force
in most precincts may accomplish
most by moving rapidly from place
10 place TO warn all who are threat
cned by coasting and motoring dan
gers.
Hugh Collins and Thomas W. Shan
EFT, eleven-year-old boys. the former
residing at 1904 Naylor road and the
latter at 1909 Naylor road, coaSted
over an embankment near Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 30th street south
east. when they lost control of their
sled. and Were cut and bruised.
Fryland Crawford. thirteen years
old, SOS Kennedy street. received
fracture of his left leg last night
about o'clock while coasting on
sNHtpttIU -odu his Situ
the police reported, throwing him on
the ice with force enough to inf1ict
the serious injury.
Melvin Tourney, thirteen years old
5223 Georgia avenue, also met with a
coasting accident on Shepherd road
His right leg was badly sprained, and
he was taken to the office of a ply
sician not far from the scene of the
accident. He was given first aid and
taken home
y.
1915 24th street. last night about
S:45 o'clock coasted against the auto
mobile of George Z. Werner. 1888 31st
street, at Florida avenue and Il street.
and received injuries to his head and
leg He was taken to Garfield Hos
pital by the occupant of the auto
mobile.
K. NJ. Springer. eighty-two years old.
1924 Pennsylvania avenue, fell on the
ice at 18th and d streets about 2:30
this morning and cut his face. He
was given first aid at Emergency
Hospital.
Otto Kendig, 4202 River road. slipped
on the ice in front of his home yes
terday afternoon, fell and suffered
from shock. Lieut.. J. A. Giles of
the Tenleytown police precinct as
sisted him into his house.
While crossing al eth and G streets
southeast about > o'clock yesterday
afternoon Harry Wood, ten years old
52S 7th street southeast. was knocked
down by a street car and his right
arm broken. He was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Other Accidents.
4 colored man, William Anderson
fell on the ice at 9th and L streets
this morning. His shoulder was dis
located and he was rendered uncon-
Scious- He regained consciousness be-
fore being taken to Emergency Hos
pital-
W. L. Flautt. 219 F. street, was
knocked down by a northbound street
car at 9th and G streets about
o'clock this morning and slightly
hurt He refused hospital treatment
The accident resulted in DELAYING
traffic few minutes.