Evening star., 1924-07-22
INJURIES IN CRASH
FATAL TO 0RGAN|ST
Miss HeIensLi inhafd of Balti-
more Fails to Survive
Broken Spine.
SEVERAL OTHER MlsHAPs
Man, Fleeing Police, Hits Curb
After 12-Mile Chase and Five
Are Hurt in Smash.
SEVERAL OTHER MlsHAPs

Miss Helen Linhard, so years old,
Catholic Church in Baltimore, died at
Casualty Hospital here today of in
juries sustained, yesterday when an
automobile, she was driving collided
with truck at the bridge that spans
the Eastern Branch on the Baltimore
boulevard
With Miss Linhard at the time of
the accident were Mrs. Catherine
Shaney, 90 years old. also of Balti :
more, and Miss Sue Amos Of Jarretts-
vile, Md They were motoring to
Washington for a few hours sight
seeing trip and had intended return
ing home after supper.
The crash occurred just as Miss
Linhard's car was turning INTO the
small concrete bridge. So severe
was the impact that her machine was
hurled down the embankment and
stopped half submerged in the East
ern Branch.
Passing motorists who saw the col
lision stopped and rescued the three
women. All were rushed to Casualty
Hospital, where it was found Miss
Linhard's back had been broken, Mrs.
Shaney had suffered two broken ribs
and Miss Amos had escaped with
severe cuts and bruises.
Miss Linhard Prominent.
Efforts to save Miss Linhard's life
proved futile and she died shortly be-
fore noon today. The accident hav-
ing occurred in Maryland just this
side of BladenSburg, the inquest Will
be held there Miss Linhard was well
known all over Baltimore, the church
at which she was organist probably
being the most popular CathollC
Church in the Maryland metropolis.
Automobile accidents resulted in
eight other persons being more or
less seriously hurt in and around
Washington yesterday:
Cyril c. Clark, RPS First street, and
four occupants of car he was driv-
ing-Ms3 MabIe Hitchcock, Sixteenth
Street Mansions; Miss Doris Bryant,
921 Nineteenth street; Miss Bertha Pal
mer. 921 Eighteenth street, and Joseph
Conklin.. 1917 Fourteenth street-were
injured when he struck a curbing at
Second and Bryant streets while trying
to distance-a policeman.
Charged With Drunkenness.
Policeman Langdon of the seventh
precinct, who had just been relieved
from duty, spied the car speeding
along shortly after midnight. He
gave chase in his own machine and
Clark. hoping to distance him. led
the officer for twelve miles before he
ran into the curbing and had to stop
All of the occupants of the car were
treated at Freedmen's Hospital and
went home. Clark was arrested on
charges of drunkenness, speeding and
reckless driving.
An automobile driven by William
Chapman, 5l1 \ street, was struck
by an unidentified car at Third and
E streets southwest yesterday after
noon and oye rturned the driver OF
the othetipar leaving the scene with
out making his identity known. Two
colored occupants Of the overturned
car were injured J. H. .Sim1s. 314
c Street southwest. whose right
shoulder was dislocated, and J. r.
Simfns.. 1922 Seventh street.. who
sustained several cuts and bruises.
Both were treated at Providence Hos
pital.
Lucien Norman, Sis F street. was
knocked down at Seventh and +
streets yesterday afternoon by the
automobile of Jennie Lehman. 232
Ninth street southeast and severely
shocked. He was given first aid at
Emergency Ho~pitaI.
Four-year- Nathan Segal, 2o15
Fourteenth street. was struck by the
automobile of Edward Robinson, 1921
Second street. at Fourteenth and
Euclid streets yesterday morning and
bruised about the face and head. He
was taken hom, and treated by a
physician.