Evening star., 1923-12-01
KILLED WHEN AUTO
HITS WHOLE FAMILY
Arthur Vachon Loses Life.
Driver Says Lights
Blinded Him.

Blinded, he said. by headlights of
an approaching car at the south end
OF the Highway bridge last night, T.
A. Ganaway Virginia Highlands.
swerved his automobile and struck
Arthur Vachon, forty years old Mrs
Bette vachon. his wife. twenty-four
years. and their eight -year-old daugh-
ter, Betty Mr.. Nachon died shortly
after reaching Emergency Hospital.
yachon conducted fruit and con-
fectionery stand near the soutn eni
Of the bridge. Because of the inclem-
ent weather last night, he and his
wife and child made an early start
.or their home. at 1914 l street north
west, and were awaiting the arrival
OF a northbound electric car when
the accident happened
Mrs Vachon and the child. painfully
hurt. were taken 10 Emergency Hos
pitaI with the dying husband and
father Mrs. Fach0n received injuries
70 her knee and head. white the
child's head was hurt. The three i'm
iured persons were taken to the hos
pitaI in passing automopi 6, ana
Mr. Ganaway went there to offer his
services.
Congressman Hurt by Track.
Suffering from injuries to his head,
nose and wrist, Representative FRED
erick Fleetwood OF the first Ner-
mont district Yesterday afternoon
was taken TO Casualty Hospital and
treated by DIR. Thomas Strother. He
suffered his injuries when struck by
motor delivery wagon driven by
Francis Z Kemp. 728 Shepherd street,
at Maryland avenue and 1st street
southwest. directly in front Of the
police reported that the truck was
going north and that Mr.. Fleetwood
was struck when he stepped In front
cf il. The injured man was reported
by his attending physician as having
been only Slightly hurt He was lble
- GO to his apartment. in Wardman
PAX Hotel. after receiving treatment.
street Cars in Collision.
Two passengers were injured and
third made hySterical late yesterday
afternoon when collision between
1910 F street northwest. William
Holt. 73 Seaton place northeast, and
A NJ Glynn, 80 Todd place northeast,
were treated at Emergency Hospital
l73 street northeast, VINO became
hysterical refused hospital treatment.
Both ears were badly damaged.
Benla Brown and Marcia Hall,
young colored women. the former re-
siding at sl5 r street northwest and
the latter AZ 22i e street southwest:
yesterday afternoon were l..oCheo
down by an automobile on Rhode
island avenue between +th and 5th
streets northeast. They were treated
q. Freedmen's Hospital for bruises
and shock.
Mrs. Frank Lawson. 1909 Irving
street northwest. received slight cuts
10 her face last night as result OF
collision between a taxicab IN
which she was a passenger and an
automobile at New Hampshire avenue
and 10th street. She was given first
aid at Garfield Hospital.
Driver Thrown From Wagon.
j. e. Walter. 1925 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. driver of team
OF the Standard Oh Company. was
thrown from his wagon at Is, and f
streets northwest last night when
the vehicle collided with the auto
mobile OF c. w. Yates. Stanhope
apartments He was only slightly
hurt about the knee.
Charles Collins, thirty-nine. 800
Massa chusetts avenue northeast, was
knocked down by an automobae at
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and John Marshali
ulace last night and slightly hurt.
He was taken to Emergency Hospital.