The Washington herald., 1921-01-06
Battalion Head, Two Pri-
Yates and Sergeants,
Go to Hospital.
OFFICER SUSTAINS
FRACTURE OF JAW
One Driver Has Concus-
sion of Brain-0ther
Broken Ankle.

Fourth battalion Chief Timothy
j. Donohoe was injured seriously
and three fremen hurt when No. II
hose carriage and the chiefs road
ster crashed at the intersection OF
Sherman avenue and Columbia road
northwest, yesterday afternoon at
1880 o'clock. They were en- route
to fire call at Eighth and Euclid
streets northwest.
Chief Donohoe and his driver,
Private B. F. Foley, OF No. 6 truck.
1870 Chaplin street northwest, were
hurled from their car, which was
thrown about twenty yards from
the crossing to the north side Of
Columbia road. Both men were un-
conscious when picked up by Pri-
Yates A. R. Marshall and r. c.
Diekmann, of the hose truck.
Piremen Thrown.
Sergt J. f. Costello, in charge of
THE hose truck. 166 Bryant street
northwest. and Private J. S. Jones,
driver Of the truck, SIG Hobart place
northwest, also were thrown from
their seats while the truck con-
tinued to the lawn of 778 Columbia
road, crashing into a cement coping.
Chief Donohoe, Sergt. Costello
and Private Jones were rushed to
the Garfield Hospital in passing au-
tomobiles while Private Foley was
taken to the Emergency Hospital
. in a private car
All men were reported out OF
danger last night. Chief Donohoe
suffered a fracture of the jaw and
/ Iacerations about the head and
body. He is expected to re-
cover. Private Foley is suffering
| from cerebal conclusion. lacerations
about the head and bruises of the
body. Private Jones received a
fracture Of the left ankle and
severe bruises OF the legs and feet.
sergt Costello received, injuries 49,
the hands and feet He left the
hospital last night.
Confusion Caused.
A Ford car going south on Sher-
man avenue changed the course and
] speed of the hose carriage and is
| thought to have confused Driver
Foley of the roadster, according to
Sergeant Costello. who sat with
Driver Jones on the front seat of
| the hose carriage.
we had just opened the engine
/ for full speed after checking up for
! a Ford car passing south on Sher-
man avenue when the chiefs roadN
ster dashed into view at our left"
/ Sergeant Costello said last night.
We were directly in the path Of
the approaching roadster. Jones
| swerVed our car to the right but
just then the roadster crashed into
us. striking the car close behind
the drivers sen. Jones and myself
were hurled from the seat to the
curb and the truck ploughed on
over the curb and into a neighbor-
ing lawn. When l got over to the
chiefs car, which was hurled to the
north side of Columbia Road about
twenty yards away from the scene
of the collision, found Foley lying
on the chief. Both had been thrown
to the side of the car and were un-
| conscious"
Roadster Wrecked.
The roadster was completely de-
molished. Although hurled for
some distance the machine kept an
upright position. It is thought
Chief Donohoe and Driver Foley re-
ceived their injuries from the i'm
pact with the hose truck. Both men
retained their positions in the car
until it struck the curb and stopped,
according to witnesses.
The drivers seat on the hose
truck, on which Sergt Costello and
Private Jones were seated, was
snapped of the hose wagon from
the impact, the two men receiving
! injuries from the fall. Privates A.
r. Marshall and R. c. Deikmann
retained their positions on the rear
of the hose truck, which was slight
| ly damaged.
First Aid Given.
Privates H. o. Bailey and P. B.
O,Connor, of No. IL engine, arrived
on the scene shortly after the col
! lision and administered first aid.
! The chiefs car was following the
engine and ladder truck of No. 6
station, Fourteenth and Park road.
No. IL station is at Fourteenth and
| Kenyon streets.
Fire Chief George Watson said
last night an investigation would
be made today or tomorrow, await
ing Improvement in the condition
of the injured men.
Battalion Chief DonohOe has been
in the fire department since No
vember u, 1884. He was appoint
ed to his present rank September
1, 1916. Chief Donohoe was severe
ly injured in 1900 in a similar ac-
cident at Connecticut avenue and
NJ streets when a truck he was rid
ing to a fire collided with a street
/ car. He has been commended for
| bravery in action. He resides at
1905 Lamont street northwest.
The fire call for which the men
were responsing was a blaze in a
trashs pile at Eighth and Euclid
streets northwest. No damage was
caused.
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