The Washington times., 1922-07-05
13 ARE INJURED,
Z DYING, FROM
AUTO M|SHAPS
Holiday Toll Of Accidents
Heavy, With Baltimoreans
Among Victims.

Thirteen persons injured. two
probably fatally, in automobile and
motorcycle accidents In Washington
yesterday. Three Of those hurt are
Baltimoreans who were In the Capt.
tai on a Sightseeing trip.
Capital Traction Company and a
motorcycle, with side car attached,
at Pennsylvania avenue and Ninth
street southeast. Coudido Darsotti
and Miss Mary Barsoth, both Of s03
East Eager street Baltimore, and
Miss Annie Leone. 51S East Eager
street, were the most seriously in
jured in the series Of accidents
Darsotti and Miss Leone both suf.
fered fractures OF the skull, while
Miss Barsoth received bruises and
cuts. They are at the Casualty
Hospital. II being stated that little
hope is entertained for the recovery
Of Darsotti or Miss Barsoth.
II Is said the motorcycle, operated
by Darsotti, was going north on
Ninth street and attempting to pass.
In front of the street car when the
accident occurred. The motorcycle
and side Gar were turned over, pre-
cipitating the two women and Oar.
sotti to the street.
Woman Knocked Down.
While walking at Rhode Island
avenue and Ninth street northwest,
Miss Ruth Kennedy, twenty.eight
years old, 1541 Columbia street north.
west, was knocked down by an auto
mobile operated by Samuel NJ. Clay
man. 1925 Seventh street northeast.
suffering bruises. After treatment
at the Garfield Hospital. she went
home.
George Angerman. seventy years
old. 1886 Girard street northwest.
was slightly injured when an auto.
mobile, driven by his son. Lee Anger
man. of IS Cedar avenue, TakonIa
Park. Md. was In a collision with
motor car operated by Charles Tol.
son. 1909 Seaton place northwest. IN
front of 1921 New Hampshire avenue
northwest. Mr.. Angerman was
raken to his home for medical treat.
ment.
Struck by an automobile operated
by James II. Percy. 1850 Tenth street
northwest, Harry Jenkins. seventy
years old, 3044 NJ street northwest,
suffered several fractured ribs. He
Is at the Georgetown University Hos
pital. The accident occurred while
Percy was hacking his machine I'm
front of 3S5S NJ street northwest.
Twelve-year Robert Pierson,
1903 West Carey street. Richmond.
Va. suffered injuries about the head
when an automobile, operated by
Robert Griffis. 703 Quincy street
northwest, and in which he was a
passenger, was In collision with
motor car driven by Herbert l.. Chal-
fant. OF the Fontanet Courts. Four.
teenth and Fairmont streets, at Sew
enth street and Rock Creek road.
Lille Luck. colored. forty-seven
years old. 6l5 O'Neil's court south
west. suffered injuries to her left
leg when she was struck last night
by an automobile operated by Wes-
ley Johnson, SO II street south
west. Johnson's car first struck
a motorcycle and careened across
the street. crashing into a fire
plug. The woman was near the
plug when hurt.
His motorcycle skidding, Charles
Gutridge, thirty years old, 612 Sew
enth street southwest, struck Louis
Merryman, four years old, 922 G.
street southwest, while the lad was
playing on the pavement in front
OF his home. Gutridge also was
slightly bruised when his cycle
leaped the curbing and turned over.
Struck BY Street Car.
William II. Groves, 5s5 Fifteenth
street northeast, reported to the
Ninth precinct police that while
driving his automobile east on II
street, near Sixth. he struck Jacob
Madoey, six years old, 900 II street
northeast, causing the lad a slight
cut on the forehead.
Oscar Miles, colored. forty years
old, 121 K street southeast. was
cut over the right eye when struck
by a car of the Washington Rail.
way and Electric Company on II
street, near Florida avenue north.
east. He was treated at the Casu.
atty Hospital.
While riding a bicycle in front of
his home, William Harraway, COZ.
ored. 1926 G street northwest. skid
ded and fell to the pavement. re.
ceiving lacerations OF the face. He
was taken to tie Emergency Hos.
pital in a passing automobile.
Leo Carter, colored. five years old
344 Twelfth street southeast. suf-
fered a fractured collar bone when
struck by an automobile operated by
John +. Wolfe, 5505 Fifth street
northwest. at Tenth and c streets
southeast last night. He Is at the
Providence Hospital.
Robert M. Barr. employe Of the
District, received cuts about the face
and arms from a splintered wind
shield when a taxi in which he was
riding crashed into a beam in the
viaduct at Fourteenth and Water
streets southwest. His wounds wei @
dressed at the Emergency Hospital.
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