Evening star., 1925-06-17

ing trouble may have entered. The
first trolley pole was passed easily
Ihe second, however, was not. The left
front hub cap Of the sedan grazed, bit
in and locked itself on the second troll
ley pole in the center of the bridge
This swerved the front wheels around
to an angle heading the car to the
eastern side of the bridge Gouveneur
Parrish, 1925 Connecticut avenue, was
driving north on the bridge at this
time. The Thayer machine swept
over, crashed into his left rear fender
and this second collision swung the
car almost at right angles into the
planked sidewalk one foot above the
roadway of the bridge
Crashes Through Balustrade.
The car jumped the sidewalk
crashed into the iron protective
balustrade and swept right through IL
to mid-air, plunging down into the
creek below.
The machine evidently landed on its
radiator and left front wheel and then
settled back on four wheels
Thayer was instantly killed. Mrs
Machias was alive when Alfred Nav
student at Maryland State University
arrived at the bottom of the valley
where all Of the occupants were jam
med into the forward portion of the
sedan. Mr.. Machias was in a diving
condition.
Between groans. she called to May
when she saw the beam of a flash.
light.
Take the baby!' moaned the moth
er. Take the baby"'
Finds Baby Crying.
Mav found ,bo b,b,- a1x>,o.. z,.~.
eating under the paralyzed form OF
the mother. The child was covered
with blood. but crying Justify. With
another rescue worker supporting
him form the rear, he climbed the
steep grade to Connecticut avenue
again and hurried the child to the
hospital. But, he says. the words OF
that mother, almost dying herself
will resound in his ears as long as he
can hear. Above all the tragedy. her
last words stand out-"Take the
baby
Mrs. Macias died shortly before mid
night at Emergency Hospital. Her
husband died at 2:15 this morning. A
priest visited him and administered
the last rites Of the church before
death.
Morbid curiosity seekers - about
two dozen of them-driving up in au.
tomobiles and jamming traffic on Con.
necticut avenue, stood on the bridge
while May and two colored men were
down at the car trying to render
some slight aid to suffering humans
pinned down in the valley They
simply stood and gaped. Not an offer
at assistance was made. The police
drove them away. when they arrived
herded them back like cattle.
Spectators Flock to Scene.
Today to the scene of the accident
scores of spectators f1ocked. They
stood below and looked up far above
at the roadway Of the bridge. whist
ling in amazement and horror at the
depth of the drop. Policeman De
Sager had to get long rope to keep
people back from the wrecked
machine below.
Edward 5. Dawson, inspector OF
claims Of the corporation counsel's
office, made a minute survey of the
evidence given by the surroundings
Of the bridge. At the telegraph pole
he found a scar with red paint ad
herring from the hub cap Of the auto.
mobile. That scar showed the wheel
had been lifted clear of the ground
ana luTnSu III tOWdTu tuo east Slue
of the bridge. He made measure
ments, showing the relative points OF
collision on the side Of the bridge
at the points where the machine
jumped to the sidewalk and where
it went over the side.
He expressed the opinion that the
lighting of the bridge was sufficient
for driving and was all that a reason
ably prudent motorist could wish.
since a street lamp was directly op-
posite to the pole where the hub cap
scraped off the paint.
Out But Short Time.
Mr.. Thayer and his daughters
family had gone out early last night
for a drive, before the accident took
place. Mr.. Thayer was given an
operators permit less than a month
ago, on May %. They had been out
probably an hour when the accident
happened
Both Comdr. Thayer and Mr. Macias
were we'll known in Washington. The
former was born at Weymouth, Mass,
educated at Stoneham, Mass, and saw
duty in both the Army and Navy.
Mr.. Thayer was commissioned first
lieutenant in Company H, Of the
9Th Massachusetts, Infantry in 1898
during the eSpanish-American War. and
he was with the 9Th Massachusetts,
during the Porto Rican campaign. He
served at times under the late Gen
Nelson A. Miles Following the Spanish
War e was discharged from the Vol
untere Army, and entered the Regular
Army as first lieutenant Of the 4th
United States Infantry, with which
he served three years during the Phil
ippine inSurrection.