The Washington herald., 1922-04-03
INJURED
in ACCIDENTS HERE;
HORSE FELLS GIRL
Miss Boyle Thrown While
Riding in Rock Creek
Park; in Hospital.
CRASH ENDS CHASE
Bicycle Policeman, Following
Speeder. Hits 9-Year.Old
Girl; Both Injured.

Fifteen people were injured in
accidents occurring in. different
parts of the District yesterday. In
the Southeast a bicycle policema n
struck a child while he was chas-
ing q speeding motorist. ipjuring
himself and the child. Most fof the
accidents were sutomobile COLI
sions.
Thrown from her horse while
riding through Rock Creek Park,
Miss Gertrude Boyle, 3757 Jocelyn
street. Chevy Chase. was severely
injured about the head ~snd body.
She was removed to the Emergency
hospital in private automobile,
According to- her riding comps Mons.
MISS Boyie's horse suddenly reared
and threw the rider.
Upset Hurts Two.
Policeman Millard r. Collins. OF
the Fifth precinct police, was
thrown from his bicycle when lie
coliided with a s-year-old child. re-
sultins in injury to both. on n
street near Seventh street south
east. forcing him to abandon his
chase of a speeding automobiles
The child, Thelma Mogle, 62N NJ
street southeast. was rushed to III.
Casualty Hospital. suffering from
injuries to the head and body. The
pohceman was treated by a police
surgeon and later removed 10 his
Policeman. Collin. .took up the
chase OF the speeding auto near
First and NJ streets southeast. He
was gaining on the auto when II is
said the child ran directly in his
path.
Auto RGas Down Girl.
While playing in front Of hei
home Catharine O'Connell. s years
old, 2S42 Nichols avenue southeast
was run down by an automobile
and injured about the body She
was treated at Casualty Hospital
The colliding auto was operated
by Herbert !. Chichester. $50 &
street southwest. Witnesses say.
Falling from his bicycle. when
struck by an automobile In from,
of 514 E street northssss f2-yesr.
old 1rring Buckler. re12 Fourth
street northeast. was severely in.
.tured about the head and body
The auto was operated by Jacob
lEdleviteh. 1116 H street northeast
The child was taken to tho Cas-.
ualty Hospital and later removed
home
Z, Georse Emmitt. = years old. S0a
Seward square southeast, was Sc.
,verely bitten about the right hand
by dog in the Capitol grounds
The child was treated at the Prov
idence Hospital, -.' ....- .
While attempting to ,alisht from
a north bound trolley ear of the
Capital Traction Company at Sew.
enth street and Pennsylyania ave-
nue. northwest. Franklin Payne, 81
years old. 1109 Four-and-one h al
street southwest. sustained an in.
jury to the foot when ii caught in
the doors Of the car. Payne was
removed to the Emergency Hospi-
tai, =
Cooley Browne of the Second, Ma
tional Bank Building and James D.
Nickens. 2l21 s street northwest
were badly shaken UP when their
automobiles crashed togsther al
Sixteenth and r, streets northwest
William R. Harding. his wife and
small child sustained minor injuries
when the automobile in which they
were riding collided with >he ma
chine OF II. Anderson. 704 Sixth
street northwest. at Sixth and 3
streets southwest.
The automobiles Of Charles Cut
Ter. OF Baltimore and o. A. Herman.
of Silver Springs. collided at Fouv.
teenth and Fl streets northeast, re-
sulting in the slight injury to both
drivers
While crossing woodley road at
Thirt v six tn street northwest. 10
year-old Atchinson Smith. Forty
seventh and Brandywine streets
northwest. was thrown from the
bicycle which he was riding and
severly injured when he collided
with an automobile. Suffering from
bruises and lacerations to the head
and body the hoy was removed to
his home and privately treated. The
colliding automobile was operated
by, J. Raymond Hoover. 2S5s Con-
.necticut avenue northwest, wit
nesses say.