Evening star., 1922-09-23
T,uo Dead, T,vo Hurt in Crash
Of Representative Frees Auto
CalifOrniu1,s Meet
Tragedy on Bal
tin,Ore Road.
Binding Headlight
on Dark CurUe
Is Blamed.

Two men are dead and two others
are in Baltimore hospitals as the re-
suit of an automobile crash on the
Washington-B Baltimore boulevard just
outside of Savage, Md. about 7:3o
o'clock last night. The dead are:
Grant c. Freeman. 1868 street
northeast, and W. F. Denvir. an in
surance broker, of San Francisco.
Calf. Injured are Representative
Arthur NJ Free, California, living at
5000 34th street northwest. and
N. A. Denvr, of San Francisco. Mr..
Freeman is Repre- Frees
private secretary.
The four men were returning TO
Washington in the California repre-
sentat1ve's new touring car after a
few hours business trip in Baltimore.
They had just passed Savage, about
sixteen miles outside of Baltimore.
where they turned down an IS" shaped
hill The glare of the headlights on an
approaching automobile is thought to
have caused Mr.. Free, the driver, to
turn too far onto the right of the
road, causing the car to go into
deep ditch and strike telephone
pole Mr.. Denvir. who was in the
front seat with Mr.. Free was instant
ly killed and Mr.. Freeman died in an
ambulance en- route to Baltimore.
Physician Summoned.
William Shipley and Alfred Bell,
who live on the boulevard near
Savage summoned Dr. q. A. Linthicum
of Savage. He pronounced MIR. Denvir
dead. The other three were placed
in a machine. operated by w. H.
Connell Of New York. and taken to
Laurel. 1t was there determined that
their condition warranted immediate
hospital treatment; so they were
rushed to Baltimore in Mr.. Connelfs
automobile and two ambulances be-
longing to George E. French, Laurel
undertaken.
Mr.. Frees condition was declared
serious last night. but slight inn
provement was reported this morning.
N. A. Denvir was reported to be i'm
proving also. Representative Free is
suffering from shock, laceratlons and
bruises about the head and face. and
Mr.. Denvir's head is cut and both legs
injured. The heads and bodies of
both Mr.. Freeman and w. F.. Denvir
were crushed. The automobile is
practically a wreck, the radiator.
windshield and front wheels having
been smashed.
Arrived in d. {. Thursday.
The body Of w. F. Denvir was taken
to the Laurel undertaking establish
ment, where it now remains pending an
inquest by Coroner Cardinal, at Savage.
The two Denvirs came to Washington
Thursday from California and regis
tered at the Raleigh Hotel. They called
on Representative Free and told him
they were going to Baltimore Friday to
attend to business. Mr.. Free, who had
recently purchased a new car. offered to
drive them over. Shortly after Congress
adjourned he invited his secretary. Mr..
Freeman, to 60 on the trip, and the
four left Washington.
Mr.. Free had a dinner engagement
with Mrs Free, and the two California
visitors at the Raleig igh at 1880 last
night. Mrs. Free arrived at the hotel
at the appointed time. and after waiting
for more than an hour returned to her
home on 34th place. She had just en-
tered the door when the telephone rang.
and upon answering it was informed of
the accident by the Maryland General
Hospital She left Immediately for Bal
timore, where she is at present.
Freeman Here Since 1920.
Mr.. Freeman had been in Wash
ington since 1920. He managed