The Washington herald., 1922-05-22
STRUCK BY AUTO,
WOMAN AGED)70,
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. Sarah Mcdonald
Succumbs on Oper-
ating Table.
SKULL FRACTURED
Driver Surrenders Self, and
Is Released Until In.
quest Today.

Death followed half an hour after
Mrs. Sarah Mcdonald. 10 years old.
1910 Eleventh street northwest, was
struck by an automobile driven by
John Reynolds Smith, IS years old,
1904 Jenifer place northwest, yes
terday noon at Eleventh and l.
streets northwest. Smith was re-
LEASED in custody of his lawyer un-
til after the inquest this afternoon
at 23O o'clock.
Mrs. Mcdonald Is said to have be-
come confused when Smith sound
ed his automobile horn and stepped
backward directly In the path of
the machine.
Smith rushed, the unconscious
woman to Emergency Hospital
where she died on the operating
table. He then wen to the Second
| precinct station where he surren-
dered himself to the police. At the
hospital II was said that Mrs. Nc
Donald died from a fracture at the
base of the skull and internal hem
orrhages.
She was born in Prince Georges
County. Maryland. daughter of the
| late Richard d. and Susanna Hall.
She was married to Rev. william IL.
Mcdonald. a member Of the Balti-
more Conference of the NJ. f.
Church South. who died in 1902.
Since that time she has been living
with friends and relatives in Bal
timore and Washington.
She is survived by son, DR..
William B. Mcdonald. of Baltimore:
three sisters and one brother: Mrs.
G. w. Bell. Miss Mollie Hall and
S. <. Hall. all of Beltsville, Md. and
Mrs. william NJ. Marine, of Balti-
more.
The body was removed Last night
to the Spear undertaking. estab-
| lishment. $40 + street northwest,
and will be sent to Baltimore today.
Funeral services will be held
| from the home of her son at 1928
Park avenue, Baltimore.
Hurt Trying to Halt Runaway.
| Attempting to halt runaway
team. Louis Aaronson. - years old.
7o4 Sixth street southwest, was run
over and severely injured in front
of S31 Four -and -a-half street south
west.
The horses, dragging a heavy ice
wagon. became frightened by a troll
ley car while standing near street,
and dashed south on Four-and-a-half
| street.
Aaronson was about to grab the
reins when the horses turned He
was struck by the wagon. thrown
to the roadway and the wheels passed
over him. The team collided with
a parked automobile about thirty
yards on beyond and came to a stop.
Aaronson was taken to Emergency
Hospital suffering from severe inju
ries to the head and body. The dam
aged auto belonged to Richard T.
Fry, 476 street southwest.
| NThree Children injured.
William Berkley. years old. 1927
F street northeast. was run down
last night by an automobile operated
by May Sheriff. 1913 F street north
eact, in an alley near his home. The
| injured child was removed to his
home.
While alighting from a trolley car
at Thirty-flfth and NJ streets north
west Barry Mulligan, jr. 10 years
old. of Chevy Chase, Md, was run
down by an automobile operated by
Clarence s. Waters, 1905 Corcoran
street northwest. Suffering from
| cuts and bruises to the body. the
child was taken to the Georgetown
Hospital. Waters was arrested by
the Seventh precinct police.
While crossing Thirty-fourth
street at Q street northwest yes
terday morning Richard c. Payne,
years old, 1850 Aaron place north
west, was run down by an auto
mobile operated by William F.
Henry, of Chevy Chase. Md. and in
jured about the head. The child
was removed to the Georgetown
Hospital.
Aged Woman Hurt In Fall.
Falling from the seat at the wait
ing station Of the Capital Traction
Company at Fourteenth and Ken
nedy streets northwest. Sophia Tn
derwood. 76 years old, 1914 Madi-
SON street northwest, was injured
about the head. She was treated at
the Emergency Hospital.
Explosion of a gas lamp. which
he was repairing in front of 919 V
street northwest, resulted in the
serious injury to PasquaEe Totaro,
43 years old, 1880 Georgia avenue
northwest. He was removed to his
home suffering from burns and cuts
about the face and eyes.
Elmer Wilcher. 81 years old. 1415
K street southeast. was injured
when the automobile in which he
was riding collided with the ma
chine operated by Alfred Thomp-
son. 1912 Potomac avenue southeast
at Pennsylvania avenue near Branch
avenue southeast.
while crossing Fifteenth street at
Swan street northwest James Arm
strong, colored. 6S years old, 1906
Swami street, was injured about the