The Washington times., 1921-04-02
K|LLEO|N
TRAFF|cCRASH.
Auto Upsets Milk Wagon, Driver
Fatally Hurt-Nine Injured
In Other Accidents.

One man has been killed and nine
persons injured since last night in
traffic accidents. Z
Charles w. Reed, twenty. 22l1
Tenth street northwest, was fatally
injured when he was thrown from
his milk wagon after it had been
struck by an automobile early this
morning at Rhode Island avenue and
Columbia street northwest. His
skull and jaw were fractured. He
died at Emergency Hospital an hour
WAGON TURNS OVER.
Reed, while in front Of 927 Rhode
Island avenue. steered his horse to
turn into Columbia street, when the
auto struck the wagon. which turned
turtle. The horse was injured but
not badly.
William d. Hamilton, twenty-nine.
1419 Chaplin street northwest, operat-
or of the automobile, Is held at the
Eighth precinct pending the verdict
of a coroner's inquest this afternoon.
SAME INJURIES, BUT LIVES.
A peculier coincidence in connec-
tion with the fatality is that Nunzie
from his bicycle early yesterday
morning in a collision with an auto
mobile, suffered injuries Identical
with those of Reed, but Is still liv- 4
ing and physicians at Emergency
Hospital say he has fighting
chance for life.
Thirteen-year-old Linford NJ. Hal
stead. 3708 Morrison street, Is In
critical condition at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital with injuries re-
ceived when he was knocked down
avenue near Morrison street b-..r, suf- |
fered concussion of the brain, scalp
wounds. and cuts on the elbow. The
machine was operated by w. K. Ohutt, !
of Rockville. Nd.
Falling from the step of a wagon
this morning at Twelfth and e streets
northwest, George w. Broat, employ
ed by Wise Brothers, dairymen, 3206y
IN street northwest. received serioufj
injury to his right leg. which was run
over by a wheel. AS Broat lay in the
street, the horses continued for four
blocks. being stopped by a policeman
at Eighth and f streets. Aroat was
taken to the Casualty Hospital.
BUGGY OVERTURNED.
Two boys narrowly escaped serious
injury when they were thrown out OF
buggy that overturned after their
horse became frightened and ran
away this morning. They are Paul
Anderson and William Neurath. in-
mates of the Home Industrial School.
The buggy was in collision with ar
auto parked in front OF Pip Penn !,
sylvania avenue northwest. The
horse dashed off and was caught OF
Pennsylvania avenue between Eigh
teenth and Nineteenth streets by sf
park policeman. The boys were !
treated at Emergency Hospital.
Herbert Wildman, twelve, of 1873 !
Fairmont street northwest. whil,
crossing Seventeenth street between
Pennsylvania avenue and G street
northwest. walked against an auto
mobile. He was treated at Emer
sency ospital for slight bruises on the J
body.
william Johnson. seventy-seven
suffered cuts on the head yesterday
evening when he was struck by ar
aut tomobile at Delaware avenue and
G street northeast. He was takeu
to Casualty Hospital. Johnson 10,
from Pennington. N. ].
DRIVER sPEEEs OFF.
The operator of the machine that
struck Mrs. John Xanten, twenty-l
three, of 1244 Columbia road north
west. last night. sped off without Of
fering her any assistance. Her right
foot was injured.
Six-year- John II. Allison. of s0i
| Twelfth street northwest, received q
sprained shoulder when he was struck
by an automobile at Twelfth and u
streets last night. The operator di7
not stop his machine, and his identit,
Is not known to the police. The be.
was treated at Emergency Hospita =
Chauncey Thomas, colored, seve
706 Fifth street northwest, suffere y
fracture of the leg when he W.
struck by All automobile at Fourt
and ii streets northwest while play