Evening star., 1925-08-14
THREE ARE KILLED,
IS HURT BY AUTOS
Child Pushed in Path of Car
by PIaymate-Woman Is
Struck in Road.

A toll of three killed and II injured
was taken in traffic accidents here yes
terday.
Mrs. Kate Powell, So years old, 1O2
r street northeast. was killed when
struck by a passing automobile while
standing beside the car in which she
had been riding. which had become
mired on Conduit road.
Harry Layton, IA years old, of Gil
l. street southeast was killed when
he was pushed from the sidewalk near
AnacoStia bridge into the path of an
automobile by his cousin. Philip Levin,
who lives at 140S Ashland avenue,
Baltimore. A coroner's jury today
gave a verdict of accidental death.
-Four others in the party with Mrs.
Powell. returning from a trip to Great
Falls, were injured in the accident
which caused her death.
Woman Struck i'm Road.
When their car became mired in
front of 5134 Conduit road they group
ed themselves about it, planning how
to get it back.
Due to the haze of the heavy fog
which clung to the road, and blinded
by the brilliant lights of a passing car,
John B. Schwoyer. 1918 Euclid street,
did not see the figures in his path, he
said, and drove into them.
Mrs. Powell's skull was fractured
by the impact and Mrs. Mary Powell,
% Years old, of 122 r street north
east Samuel L. Banks, 35 years old.
of 103 r street northeast; Charles
Banks, 26 years old same address. and
Jessie Utz, "a years old, 1850 Morse
street, all were injured.
The injured. with the exception of
Mr. Ctz, were taken to Emergency
Hospital in the automobile of {. w.
Morrison, 1914 Eleventh street Mrs.
Powell died two hours after the acci-
dent. The three others probably will
recover, physicians said today Banks,
a traffic policeman. though hurt in
the accident, was able to assist police
of the seventh precinct to investigate.
a coroner's jury will investigate to-
morrow.
Child Killed at Play
Harry Layton was killed shortly
after I o'clock last night near the
north approach of Anacostia when his
15-year-old cousin, Philip Levin, is
said to have given him a shove, which
caused him to trip and fall in the
path of an automobile driven by Oscar
Groves. 2304 Fourteenth street. a
wheel of the car passing over and
fracturing LaytOn's skull.
Layton was taken to Casualty Hos
pital where he was given first aid
treatment and later removed to Chill
drens Hospital, where ne dieu less
than hours after the accident.
He and Levin had been playing as
they strolled along Eleventh street
and the latter gave his chum a push.
not knowing an automobile was pass
ing.
Car OverturnS.
Albert Whitworth. Sal Kentucky
avenue southwest. as years old, a
prominent church worker. was killed
last night near Atlantic City, accord
ing to word received here today
Mr.. Whitworth with his wife, Mrs
Elizabeth Whitworth; his son Richard
and a friend, Ralph Dallin. We're re-
turning to this city after a vacation
in Atlantic City when their machine
skidded and turned over. The other
occupants of the car received slight
injuries.
The body will be brought here this
afternoon.
Four Hurt in Crash
Automobiles driven by Ethel NJ.
Green. 1907 Main street. Mount Yer
non. H., and Charles Leonberger.
Hyattsville Md. collided on Bladens-
burg road near Corby Lane northeast
shortly after ) o'clock in the after
noon and overturned. Joseph B. Leon
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