Evening star., 1925-02-20

coroner's jury at the morgue at 11:30
am. tomorrow.
Roderick's automobile received a
bent bumper as the only evidence, ap-
parently, of the collision. The red
lantern on the west end of the plat
form was broken by the crash. All
witnesses agree 1T was lighted.
Splotches of blood on the platform
and street were the only evidences
today of the tragedy.
Bowie leaves a Wife and two chill
dren. One of the latter is a married
daughter and the other a son 20 years
old. The wife was informed of his
death this morning by the manager
of the General Baking Co. She is
suffering from shock as result
Bowie was pronounced dead at the
hospital by DR.. II. A. Searle of the
Emergency staff, who also treated the
other victims.
Victim Tells of Tragedy.
An eyewitness account of the af-
fair was given to Star reporter
today by Mr.. Hoyme, one of the vic
Tins. as he lay in great pain on his
bed at his home on Month street
southeast today.
Bowie and those injured. includ
ing myself, have been in the habit of
catching the 2:45 street car to the
southeast. l quit work every night
at $3.50 o'clock and take that car
home. Bowie and Bender take it to
go to work at the General Baking
Co. and the other two to go to work
at the Rice-Schmidt Co.
Bowie had just been talking to
me about his little grandchild and
the stunts it does when we noticed
~ ty,f, ;rrIt
time. l don't believe, any of US saw
the automobile more than a second
or so before it struck US. 1 remember
hearing Bowie yell, Look outv' and
the next instant something struck
my back, J. was knocked through the
air and everything went black. I
must have landed on the top of my
head, on the. street car tracks.
was about the length of the street
car from the west end of the plat
form.
Bowie, I understand. was thrown
to the other side, into the street. 1t
was just like tenpins being bowled
over by a huge ball"
Eight Witnesses Listed.
Bender, it is stated, was crumpled
up beneath the plunging machine,
which passed completely over him.
rolling him along several feet as 1t
went. He remained at the hospital
for several hours after the others had
been taken home. Bender told his
employer today that he was conscious
the whole time he was being brushed
along the platform, and his only
thought was to stay clear of the
wheels.
Bender, Jacobs and Hoyme were re-
moved to the hospital in the patrol
wagon, while Bowie and Grover were
taken in a taxicab of the Yellow Cab
Co., driven by Henry F. Schwalbach
Eight witnesses gave their names
to the police after the accident, in
Guiding the injured men.
Capt. Brown made a detailed report
of the case to Maj. Sullivan. superin-
tendent of police, this morning
Thirteen Other. Hurt.
In addition to the accident in which
Bowie was killed, police received re-
ports Of 13 other injuries, one serious,
from traffic accidents last night and
today, in which was one other hit
and-run" driver.
Lieut.. Gaylord B. KidweII, %. of
5531 Sherrier place northwest, while
crossing U street between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets. was knock ed
down by a large light blue or green
touring car with its top down. the
driver falling to stop. Lieut. Kidwell
was removed to Emergency Hospital
in passing automobile and treat ed
by DR.. Searle for lacerations OF the
head and contusionS of the body He
later went home.
Automobiles operated by r. E.
Clements, 300 A street southeast, and
John r. Boxwell, 1886 Irving street,
east last night, the autmoobile of the
first named topping over from the i'm
pact. Both machines were badly dam
aged. Injuries of minor nature were
sustained by Miss Norma Clements,
1S; Miss Thelma Clements, 20, and
Mrs. George h. Morgan of 306 A stree.
southeast, who were treated at Provi-
dence Hospital for slight cuts and
bruises. r. E. Clements, SIS, and Miss
Ruth Clements, members of the fam
lily of r. E. Clements, were removed
to their home, where they were
treated for minor bruises and cuts.
One Seriously Hurt.
The serious injury was sustained
when an automobile operated by
Wendall Smith, colored, 27, Of 621
New Hampshire avenue, crashed into
a tree at the northeast corner of
Twenty-fourth street and New Hamp-
shire avenue. Smith sustained frac-
ture of the spine and lacerations Of
the head. Venita Contee, colored, of
1247 Twenty-third street and Robert
Bell, colored, of I'll Twenty fourth
street, occupants of the machine,
were slightly injured. All were re-
moved to Emergency Hospital and
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