Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
TWO INJURED AS
SPEEDING MACHINE
H|TSFAiLEN TREE
Policeman and Driver Hurt
as Result of Potomac
Park Accident.

ously injured. as a result of a wild
chase in speeding automobile
through Potomac Park early this morn
ing, in pursuit of another machine. The
injured are Louis Moore. twenty-nine
driver of the car and Policeman Frank
Constable. Harry Hilton. thirty-five
years old, 1105 D street southwest,
also was on the car.
According to the story told to the
police, Policeman Constable On duty
at the foot of 14th streev at 3:45
o'clock this morning, called to the
oolored driver of an automobile as he
passed that his tail lights were out.
The man looked over his shoulder,
stepped on the accelerator and the
car shot away through the darkness.
Machine Takes Up Chase.
About this time Moore. who is en-
ployed by Senator Culbersop and who
was driving the automobile of Charles
p Swope, secretary to Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania. and who was
accompanied by Hilton, appeared.
Constable asked him to aid in the
capture of the negro. Moore consent
ed, ana COnSIdDle got III tile Car.
Though the negro had driven his ma
chine into the park, it was difficult to
tell what direction he took. But the
pursuing machine started east. and
Moore drove his powerful car at top
speed along the broad driveway. AS
the car rounded turn the head
lights flashed on tree blown down
by the storm yesterday afternoon,
and lying directly across the road.
Power off, brakes on. the heavy au-
tomobile slid, skidded. then crashed
into the obstacle.
The machine was wrecked and the
occupants thrown to the road.
Members of the park police force had
placed arricades on each side of the
fallen tree, far enough from the tree,
they stated, to enable the driver of
car to stop before striking the obstruc-
ton if the red danger signals failed to
attract attention.
The car in which the policeman and
two others were riding, according to the
park police, tore down the danger sig
mails and struck against the tree with
force enough to move it seven or eight
feet 1t was suggested by member of
the park police force that the automo
lie probably was making a speed of
sixty miles an hour when it struck the
tree.
Finds Two Unconscious.
George A. Cou1on, Wardman Park
Hotel, driving slowly through the
park, saw the wreck ahead of him.
stopped his car and found two men.
unconscious, third bending over
them. He put them in his car and
speeded to Emergency Hospital. There
it was found that Moore was cut on
the head and jaw and severely bruised.
Constable had both legs fractured
and broken collar bone, while Hilton
suffered only minor bruises and cuts.
n 1t,
ernoon that both the policeman and
Moore probably will recover. Sur
geons said it probably would not be-
come necessary to amputate the po-
liceman's legs. Moore regained con-
seriousness and his condition was
remained at the hospital only short
time.
After receiving treatment for cuts
and bruises received in the accident
Hilton left the hospital. Internal
revenue officers and police of the
fourth precinct procured a warrant
from United States Commissioner Hit
charging Hilton with violation Of the
Volstead prohibition enforcement act.
Hilton was not at his home, 1105 D
went in search of him. They searched
the house, however, and took pos
session of two full cases of pints of
whisky and approximately three
dozen quarts. The seized liquor was
| taken to the Office of the internal
revenue commissioner to be held as
! evidence.
| A limb broken from a tree in front
| of 121 A street northeast yesterday
| afternoon during the storm fell on
| the automobile of William H. Num-
| ford, resident of Brandywine, Md, and
! damaged it.
| King F. Terry, forty-eight years old,
| Silver Spring, Md, was riding a motor
| cycle that collided with a motor We
hicle of the Florida Fruit and Flower
| Company, 1131 14th street, at the in
| tersection of 18th and I streets. about
$3.50 o'clock this morning. George
Pappas, 1880 14th street, was driver
| of the business firms vehicle.
| Terry was riding east on I street
| and the automobile was going south
on 14th street, and the force of the
collision was great enonfh to hurl the
motor cycle rider to the street. He
received a fracture of one leg and in
juries to his face and head. He was
taken to Emergency Hospital.
Knocked Down Crossing Street.
While crossing at 26th and I streets
yesterday afternoon about 5 O'Clock,
John Connolly, seventy years old. $40
26th street, was knocked down by a
motor vehicle of the Littlefeld & AL
| word Company. He received injuries to
his head and body. police of the third
precinct reported, but refused to go tc
a hospital The police reported that the
driver of the machine failed to stop.
A collision between the automobile OF
Sergt. J. F. Barton, U. S. M. c.. sta
toned at Quantico and the car of Dr.
Oscar H. Basseches, 1914 Riggs place
occurred at 14th and D streets about
| 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Miss
Dorothy Feltman, 1914 Riggs place, oc-
cupant of DR.. Basseches' car, was slight
ly injured. Sergt Barton failed to stor
his car, according to the police.
Benson b. Compton, seventeen YEAR,
old, 915 E street southeast, last night
about 1890 o'clock. was injured about
his legs and arms as a result of col.
Nsion between his bicycle and Capita
Traction car at 14th and Taylor streets
He was able to go home after receiving
first aid at tuberculosis Hospital.
Frederick Waldman, Rockville, Md.
was driver of an automobile that col
lided with motor vehicle driven by
Woolford Blackman, 1903 35th street
streets yesterday afternoon. Boil
machines were damaged and Black
man received slight injuries to hi,
forehead.
18th street northeast. was knocke
down by an automobile driven b,
Hobart Hampton, 314 9th stree
northeast, in Southeast Washington
yesterday afternoon. The boys lef
arm was slightly injured. He refuse,
treatment.
Machine Hits Tree.
, While motoring on Minnesota ave
nue. near Nailor road. not far from
, Twining City. yesterday morninI
Joseph E. Mccoy, 305 18th stree
southwest lost control of his car an
, the vehicle crashed into a tree Abou
$40 damage to the automobile re
? suited.