The Washington herald., 1922-02-13
TWELVE INJURED
In AUTO MlSHAPS;
Child IS STRUCK
Collision Hurls the Car
Upon Sidewalk-Woin-
an Run Down.

peTsonS were injured In
accidents yesterday resulting from
wet and slippery streets. In the
northwest business section an au-
tomooile was thrown upon the side
walk, struck a child, and narrowly
avoided tnjuring several pedestri-
ans Two women were run down
at Third street and Pennsylvania
avenue. Uptown nurse was
struck by an auto and badly in
jured.
While crossing Pennsylvania ave-
nue. at Third street northwest last
night. Mrs. Annie c. vardy, IS
years old, and Miss Nellie Arnold.
~ years old. both residing at 62s
! street southwest, were run down
oy an automobile and seriously in
1ured. Both were removed to
Emergency Hospital in a private
automobile. Mrs. .Vardy was treat
ed for lacertations about the head
ana body and bruises. Miss Arnold
was treated for shock and bruises
10 the head and body. The colIid-
ing automobile was operated by
Col Thomas f. Merrill, 1863 Column
bia road northwest.
Collision Injuries Two.
4 Struck by another automobile at
Fourteenth and streets northwest,
the auto operated by John H. Pat
terson. 50 years old. 934 p street
southwest, was thrown upon the
sidewalk. ran down a 12-yes
girl. and narrowly avoided ihjur-
ing pedestrians. Patterson was Sc
verely cut about the head and body
by flying glass. He was carried
int
to the Emergency Hospital. The
injured child, Elizabeth V. Smith,
1882 Seventh street southwest. was
waiting for a trolley car on the
northwest corner. She refused hos
pital treatment. The other collid-
ing car was operated, police say,
by Frank c. Gauthie--, 454 X street
northeast.
Herbert c. Stroamider. 1886 Eighth
street northwest. and Lieut.. Walter
r. Billimony, of the Marine Corps,
stationed at Quantico, Va. were
both badly shaken up and injured
when their automobiles collided at
Eighth and NJ streets northwest.
yesterday afternoon. Both were
privately treated.
Run Down by Auto.
Miss Olive Miller. a nurse at the
Columbia Hospital, was seriously in
jured about the legs and arms when
she was run down by an automobile
carly at Twenty-fifth street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Miss Miller was about to cross the
avenue and failed to see the ap-
preaching automobile. She was re-
moved to the Columbia Hospital.
The colliding automobile was oper-
ated by Joseph St. John, 1245 Wis
consin avenue northwest
Alexander Lepstock. 1740 Eigh-
teenth street northwest. was in
jured about the head and body when
the automobile in which he was
riding collided with the automobile
operated by James Allen, 1880 Bel
mont street at Eighteenth and NJ
street northwest. The injured man
was removed to, the Emergency
Hospital
]. F. Bauron. sos Third street
southeast, received serious lacera-
tions about the head and body when
the automobile which he was driv-
ing crashed into a car of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany in front of 2O9 G street north
west Bauron was privately treated.
Three men were injured, one of
them seriously. when the automo-
biIes in which they were riding
crashed together In front Of 1877
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, last
night. William Waldron. 81 years
old, 317 Pennsylvania avenue north
west. was carried to the Emergency
Hospital and treated for decorations
and bruises about the head and
body. The other occupants, James
Dixon, 1915 Fifth street northwest,
and Louis Dunnan. 906 Thirteenth
street southeast. were badly shaken
I'M and received minor injuries.