The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-03-12
"a INJURED IN.
DAY'SCRASHES
Bicycles and Street Cars and
Automobiles Figure in
Traffic Accidents.

Fourteen persons were injured in
traffic accidents in this city this
morning and last night, according
to reports to the police.
In one case q man was struck by
an automobile driven by fourteen
year-old boy, and in another a wonn-
an wheeling a baby in perambu-
lator was run down by q man rid
ing a bicycle. A three-year-old
boy was hit and slightly injured by
q street car.
FAMILY IN ACCIDENT.
Joseph wit. of 1902 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue northwest. his wife and their
three children. were bruised when the
automobile in which they were rid
ing was in a collision with another
car at Ninth and M streets north
west, early this morning. The other
car. according to the police, was be-
ing operated by Ralph Eckloff. 1477
Newton street northwest. Hyman
wit, fifteen, was most seriously in
jured. He suffered injuries to his
head and body. All were cared for
at Garfield Hospital.
Two persons were injured at
Seventh and Randolph streets last
night when the car in which they
mousine. The injured are Miss Eliza
beth Collins, 1922 Taylor street north
west, and l.. ]. Green, 1924 Warder
street. Green was driving his car.
The identity of the operator Of the
limousine, who carried Green and
Miss Collins to Garfield Hospital. was
not learned. Miss Collins was in
jured about the shoulders and back
and Green's right knee was hurt.
BABY NARROWLY ESCAPES.
Louis Sernbak. thirty-fve. 1907 C
street northwest was injured when
he was struck by an automobile, the
operator OF which, the police say,
was Joseph Partner, 430 Ninth street
northwest. He was removed to
Emergency Hospital and then taken
to his home.
A baby had a narrow escape from
injury when James Tate, colored, S15
Twenty-fifth street northwest, in
avoiding a collision with an auto
mobile, ran into the baby carriage
in which the infant was being given
an airing. Mrs. A. Bell. % Olive
avenue northwest, who was propel-
ling the carriage, was struck by
jury. Tate was cut under the left
eye. The mishap occurred at Twenty
fifth and l. streets northwest.
Three-year- old Blair McCluskey,
S13h Seventh street southwest. was
bruised about the face when he was
struck by street car yesterday
evening while he was crossing Sew
enth street, near his home.
BOY RUNS MACHINE.
Struck by an automobile operated
by a boy fourteen years old, after
he alighted from a street car, Charles
Jones, colored. forty-eight, 527 TWEEN
ty-sixth street, suffered a broken
arm and cuts on the face. He Is at
Emergency Hospital. The police say
the large touring car that ran down
the colored man is owned by
Charles A. Doner, Of Van Vert, Ohio,
Doner, his fourteen-year-ol son. The
mishap occurred at Connecticut ave-
nue. and Livingston street.
Norman Curley, colored. nine, 1851
street northwest. was slightly in
jured when he was hit by an automo-
bile on X street, between Twenty
sixth and Twenty-seventh streets
northwest
Joseph Copes, colored, a passenger
in an automobile that struck wagon
in front Of 12S f street southwest last
night, was cut about the head. He
received treatment at Emergency
Hospital. The police say the car is
owned by Charles Riggs, Al Pierce
street northwest