The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-17
25 HURT IN
WEEKEND
TRAFFIC
Two Drivers Speed Away
Leaving Victims Lying
On Street


Twenty-Five persons were in
jured in traffic accidents over the
weekend. In two. accidents the
drivers speeded on, leaving their
victims in the street. This is the
largest injured list for any week
end this year.
Suffers FRACTURED Skull.
Mrs, Mary Ford, 1901 Fifteenth
street northwest, was crossing
Rhode Island avenue near Iowa
Circle, when she was hit by an
automobile. the driver of which
tailed to stop. She was left lying
in the street with a fractured skuil
and bad bruises. She was treated
at Emergency Hospital and is
expected to recover.
Bladen Busey. ais Belt road
northwest, was hit at North Capitol
and L streets. He also was left
IN the street with a fractured
skull. His condition is said by phy.
slcians at Casualty Hospital to be
critical.
A child and a woman were hurt
slightly, when the car in which thew
were riding collided with another
at Fourth and M streets northeast.
The injured are Harold Nobel, three
SO * street northeast. and Marie
Jenkins, OF the same address. The
car, driven by Preston N. Nobel col
lded with a car driven by Jessie
Johnson, colored, 1916 Montella ave-
nue. northeast, causing the former
car to swing into a car driven nv
Henry ]. Briggs, 1927 Newton street
northeast.
Car Hits Three Others.
An automobile operated by Frank
Y. ADAMS. 1870 Spring road north.
west, going west on d street north.
west, collided with an automobile
parked at the curb, belonging to
g. y. Mcdonald, 1926 Georgia
Venue northwest, with another
car owned by Frank Praether, 222O
minnesota avenue southeast, and
WITH third car owned by N. HI,
Many, HOS ID street southeast.
n:amaging all four cars, and slightly
InJurlng Adams. He was treated
az emergency Hospital and later
taken to the first precinct where he
was charged with colliding.
John Voolfolk. colored, 1928
ol1tn street northwest, was cross
ing the street at Sixth and Florida
avenue northwest when he was
MY oy an automobile driven by
Wllilam L. Barksdale, 3046 Newark
street northwest. voolfolk was
taken 10 Freedman's Hospital and
lrealed Tor shocks and bruises.
When TWO automobiles collided in
front OF st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
MRS. Emma James. occupant of one
OF the cars, was cut by flying glass.
she was treated ia ST. EIizaheth's.
Goodman Hayes, 124S & street
northeast. was injured slightly when
his car collided with another al
Seventh and C streets northeast.
He was cut over the right eye and
his leg was hurt.
While crossing Thirty-Third street
at N northwest George A. Pugh,
LOT Bethesda, Maryland, was struck
by an automobile, suffering a frav.
tured left cheek bone. Pugh was
taken to the home Of his family
physician.
Rosemary Entler, four, 1873 Quebec
street northwest, was hit by an
automobile while crossing Park
Place northwest, in the 5000 block
She was treated at home for bruises.
Others injured over the weekend
were:
Mrs. Grace w. Knott, 1905 Emer.
son street northwest; Washington
Hurdle 522 Seventh street north.
east: Joe Runes, 742 Sixth street
northwest; Andrew Self, Haiaes.
vile. Va; Bessie ". Yost, 1870
Wyoming avenue northwest; Benja.
min Guernvltz, 1913 Twelfth street
southeast; Mrs. Erickson, 402 Cor
don Hotel; Charles Humphrey. 41S
Seventh street northeast: Frances
Walker. colored, Howard University
J G. Broderick, 200 q street north.
west; r. III, Davis, 1895 Rhode
| island avenue northwest; Mrs. Facie
e. Bolen, the Cumberland apart
ments: Frank b. Billison, 3l9 C
street northwest; Mrs. Daisy II,
Burton, 467 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, and Mrs. Catherine LAX.
man, 412 I street northwest.
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