Evening star., 1925-10-06
AUTO HITS MOTHER /
AND TWO CHILDREN
Victims Left Lying in Street
as Driver Speeds on
His Way.

A hit snd-run driver plouyhed into
mother and two children, one a baby
in a carriage, as they were crossing
the street last night. then sped on.
leaving his victims lying in the road
way, after hurried look behind.
The victims were Mrs. Pearl l..
Ford, IS years old, of 500 F street
northeast; her daughter. Anna, :.
whom she was leading by the hand.
and months old son.
Mrs. Ford suffered a fracture of the
Jaw and nose. in addition to cuts and
bruises. The children received only
superficial injuries.
The only clue police were able ~
obtain was that the driver, young
man. occupied a Ford car equipped
with q French horn. The accident
happened at Sixth and H streets abou,
5 o'clock.
Hit on Turn.
The victims were at the intersection
when the car, going east on II street
made turn north on Sixth street and
hit them.
The mother was thrown violently to
the pavement. as was the daughter.
while the baby in the carriage was
hurled distance of several feet be
fore the carriage overturned, catapult-
ing him to the ROADWAY
Mrs. Ellen +. Heady, 2so1 North
Capitol street, took the lnother ana
children to Casualty Hospital in her
car
Harry Ford. the husband and father
awaiting the return of his family, was
at home when notified. He went 10
the hospital and took them home.
Bus and Auto Collide.
Transit Co, driven by Furman Spirer.
l2o L street. and the automobile of
William c. Beall. 719 I street, were
badly damaged as a result OF a col
lision at Columbia road and Sherman
avenue about l o'clock this morning.
The bus was on its way to the barn
and contained no passengers. Beall.
suffering from an injured ankle and
cuts. was taken TO F'reedmen's Hos
pital.
George Orvil. s5 years old, sos c
street southwest. walked against a
street car at Fourteenth and F streets
yesterday and was shocked and
bruised. He was given first aid at
Emergency Hospital.
Cline Bonde, S. 3s1s Rock Creek
Church road. was cut and bruised
when knocked down by the autonlo-
bile of Joseph Wilson. Bowie. Md, at
princeton pace ana ROCK NTeSh
Church road. Physicians at GARFIELD
Hospital treated him.
Boy Is Struck.
Henry T. Gerdes. Lebanon. Pa. was
the driver Of an automobile that in
jured James Pessasno, 8. 63o
Eleventh street southeast. who, police
reported. ran in front of the auto
mobile on Eleventh street near his
nome Yesterday afternoon. He was
given first aid at Casualty Hospital
and later taken to Children's Hospi-
tai
Benjamin Payton. "a, Hyattsville.
Nd, was seriously injured early to-
day when his automobile hit the
ahutment of a concrete bridge near
BladersburE while he was on his way
; to this city. He was treated al Cas-
! ualty Hospital for severe body in
! iuries. Physicians said he probably
| will recover.
| Irving s. Fusfeld. 81 years old.
i Gallaudet College instructor, residing
al Clinton, Prince Georges County.
; Nd. driving at Eleventh and H
streets northeast this morning, was
struck by a street car. his auto over
turning The vehicle was only
slightly dana ged, police reported. Its
occupant sustained injuries to his
arm. He was given first aid at Cas-
ualty Hospital and was able to re
port for duty this afternoon.