Evening star., 1923-10-24

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3:45 pm. yesterday and 11:45 o'clock
last night, many Of them due to the
storm, were recorded by the police.
Miss Florence Palmer, thirty seven.
943 o street northwest, was the
victim of the only fatal accident.
She was killed at Rhode island
mobile OF j. Martin Finney. jr, 81
Rhode Island avenue.
Miss Palmer. trying to shield her
self from the rain. is said to have
stepped from the curb directly in
front, Of the automobile.
'Finney stopped almost Immediately
and helped remove Miss Palmer to a
nearby drug store. She died before
DIR. Cudney, member of Emergency
Hospital staff. reached her. Finney
was paroled to appear at an inquest
today.
Miss Palmer. a native OF England,
conducted rooming house at 943 .
street. Her only near relative in this
Heritage. San Pedro. Calf.
A coroner's jury this afternoon rem
dered a verdict Of accidental death in
Miss Palmer's case.
Three Persons Injured.
Three persons were injured in two
accidents at Georgia and New Hamp-
shire avenues. Catherine c. Cullen,
shire avenue, was injured so seriously
that surgeons at Garfield Hospital said
her right hand must be amputated.
Aloysius Ryan. 20o1 18th street. was
driver of the car.
Miss Annie Fields, nineteen years Of
age. 3606 Rock Creek Church road, and
F. H. Miller, 4117 8th street, were
struck by the automobile of Ludwig
Ssonbathy, 4009 4th street. Miss
Fields was treated at Garfield Hospital
fnV ell h IN Inv
E. w. Brown, 1920 B street north
east, drove an automobile that hit a
post at the safety zone at 14th and F
streets last night. The automobile
was slightly damaged. Brown re-
ceived a cut on his chin.
A short time later the automobile
of Marshall Johnson, 1909 5th street,
struck the same unlighted post The
windshield was broken and Johnson's
eye cut.
Edward Braxton, colored. fifty, s2s
21st street, was knocked down by the
automobile of E. L. koenig, 2l40 N
street, in front of 2109 Pennsylvania
avenue. and badly shaken up.
Daniel James. ffty-five. 1437 N
street, was knocked down by the au-
tomobile of John Kidwell. GAL Nor
ton street, at Rhode Island avenue
and 14th street, last night and slightly
hurt. Kidwell took him home.
Albert Klein, seventeen years, GIT
both legs and his right arm last
night in a collision between his BIZ
cycle and a motor delivery vehicle
driven by Raymond T. King, 1924 B
street northeast, at Vermont avenue
and L street.
c. P. Gardner, 1916 H street, received
cuts on his face and hands last night
in a collision between his automo-
bile and a motor bus, near 18th and
L streets.
Robert Lee, coIored. shott alley
northeast, last night was knocked
down at 4th and G streets by the
automobile of Milton Wannell, 302
H street northeast, and his head and
hip hurt. He was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital by DIR. Fitzgerald.
An automobile belonging to Ralph
Smith, 712 G. street northeast, driven
by Frank L. Gauthier, 2124 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, early today hit a tree
at 18th and H streets. The machine
was damaged, but Gauthier escaped
injury. He was arrested and charged
with reckless driving.
Elizabeth Ford, colored, thirty years,
was slightly hurt today when struck
by an automobile owned by H. G.
Fuchs, 2 18th street southeast, at
Delaware avenue and NJ streets south
west, Shesrefused hospital treatment.