The Washington times., 1922-08-07
Il INJURED IN
SABBATH TOLL
| Of ACCIDENTS
Policeman F. II. CLANCY. While
Chasing Speeder, is Thrown
From Motorcycle.

Seventeen wash!ngtonians, includ'
ing a policeman, were injured yes
terday in traffic and automobile
accidents.
The policeman injured is F. II.
Clancy, of the Second precinct
who was giving chase to speed
ing automobile when his motor
cycle skidded against a curbing at
Seventh street and Franklin ave-
nue.. CLANCY was treated for minor
injuries at the Casualty Hospital.
Miss Rose Scaggs, twenty-nine
years old. 21s P street northwest.
and Mrs. Lola Happier. sixty-three
years old, 2l3 p street, were In
jured when an automobile in which
they were passengers and which
was operated by Miss Grace M.
Ritter, IL M street northwest, col
lided with a machine driven by
George Carrick, 302 Linworth place
northwest, on the Speedway. The
injured were taken to the Emer-
Kency Hospital for treatment.
Thrown from a horse he was rid
ing at Benning road and Thirtieth
street northeast, Robert e. Slaughter.
4409 Jay street northeast. suffered
q fracture of the skull. He is at the
Casualty Hospital, where 1t was said
today his condition was critical.
Garfield Thomas, of Croome, Prince
Georges county, Md, suffered light
Injuries when a carriage in which he
was a passenger was struck by an
automobile operated by Robert Mar
shall, 315 Twelfth street southeast,
at Alabama and Pennsylvania ave.
nues southeast last night. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Aged Man Injured.
Michael Mattera, forty years old,
of BOIL Massachusetts avenue, and
his brother, Emiling Mattera. twenty
eight years old, of Capitol Heights,
Prince Georges county, Md, were in
jured last night when a carriage in
which they were riding was in COL
lision with an automobile operated
by w. Z. Wilson, 1919 l. street north
west at Benning road and Twenty
first street northeast. They also
were treated at the Casualty Hospi-
tai
James Ingalls,, sixty-five years old,
1881 Wisconsin avenue northwest,
was knocked down and painfully in
jured yesterday by the Casualty Hos
pital ambulance, which was operated
by Guy Freeman, nineteen years old,
who lives at 1419 First street south
west Freeman took the aged man
to the hospital for treatment.
While getting in an automobile
in front of his home. Fenton
Bryan, sixteen years old, 1907 c
street southwest, was struck by
a passing machine. operated by a
man whose identity has not been
established by the police. Young
Bryan was injured about the face
and shoulder and was treated by
nearby physician.
Riding a motorcycle in Thirteenth
street, near North Carolina ave-
nue. southeast, Kelly Bryan. col
ored, 243 Tenth street southeast.
was struck by an automobile own
ed by the Carry Ice Cream Com.
pany, which was driven by Louis
J. Wolf, 2215 l street northwest.
Bryan and Richard Green, also col
ored, who was riding on a rear seat
Of the motorcycle, were thrown to
the street and received numerous
cuts and bruises about their bodies
They were taken to the Casualty
Hospital.
Auto Turns Over.
Five persons were injured when
an automobile operated by Mrs.
McKeeVer, of 924 Twenty-third street
northwest, was in collision with an
other motorcar, driven by Elmer
Welsh. and owned by Joseph Welsh,
of Charles county, Md, at Thir-
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. The car operated
by Welsh was turned over. Mrs.
Ottoway Brookbank, of Cottage city.
q passenger in one of the cars, was
hurt about the body, Norman Swami.
of Silver Hill Md, suffered injuries
TO his left leg, Mrs. Mary Knott, Of
Charles county, sustained injury to
her left shoulder and Helen Welsh,
nine years old, received lacerations
OF the face. Mrs. Joseph Welsh,
wife of the operator of one of the
cars. also received slight injuries.
Christian Fl. Weinicke, thirty-two
years ole, 1857 + street northeast,
suffered slight injuries when an
automobile he was operating was
turned over in a collision between
an automobile driven by Charles
kaplan, 1926 II street northeast, in
front of the latter address. After
treatment at the Casualty Hospital,
Weinicke was arrested and locked
up on a charge of driving an auto
mobile while under the influence of
liquor.
Walter Solomon, eleven years old
1908 Marion street northwest, was
injured when he fell into an excava.
ton in the car tracks in front of
1919 Sayenth street northwest. After
treatment at the Garfield Hospital,
the boy was taken to his home.
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