Evening star., 1926-10-22
SIX ARE INJURED
IN CRASHES IN FOG
Bus Hits Parked Truck, Auto
Strikes Trolley Pole in
Street Center.

A heavy fog. making driving peril
ous. accounted for at least two auto
mobile accidents early this morning.
resulting In injuries to six persons.
none Of them serious.
a northbound Washington Railway
and Electric Company hus proceeding
through the fog along the Rlsdens-
burg road at $40 o'clock crashed into
a fve-ton truck parked by the side
Of the road. smashing in the RICH.
side ~ the bus and damaging the
front of the truck
The accident occurred about Lon
yards north of Yost place. and caused
four Of the passengers on the hIs TO
he sent to Casualty Hospital ~uHer-
Ing from cuts: inflicted by flying s'ass.
and bruises.
Bus Driver Tninjured.
Those hurt were: Pat Adley. 80
years old. a District employe. Twins
at 1O9 Twentieth street. lacerated face;
Howard Pool. II years old. East River
dale Md. cut and bruised: King Han.
colored. 81 years old. lahorer, 212o
F. street. knocked unconscious and
cut about the mouth, and James
Brooks. colored, p years old. lahorer,
Iangdon. Md. cut and bruised. Pool
and Hall were admitted to the hoSpi-
tai. while the other passengers were
given first Aid and dismissed.
Raw !. Campbell. operator Of the
bus. living at.1l7 Sixth street north
east. escaped injury. Although the
glass on the right side of the hns
was shattered. the Windshield was
not damage Robert Moore. rnl-
ored. 1422 Carrollburk place south
west was in charge of the truck,
which IL owned by kane's Transfer
Co. Fifth and V streets northeast.
Unable to see through the fog until
it was too late to avoid an accident,
Thomas l.. Avant. Port Chester. \.
V. visiting at 1903 | street. drove his
automobile against a center roadway
trolley pole In front of 5lS Rhode
Island avenue. damaging the car and
injurinR two of it's occupants. MRS.
Winfred Weston, "a years old. a3S ].
street. and Frederick snyder. years
old. of Port Chester. The accident
happened about 3 o'clock this morn
ing.
Mrs. Weston and the child were
assisted to No. 10 precinct police
station from where they were taken
to Casualty Hospital and treated for
cuts ana hrulses.
Policeman Is Hurt.
Motor cycle Policeman William
McF,wen Of No. 70 precinct received
in iuries to his left leg yesterday
afternoon as result or collision
between his motor cycle and An auto
mobile. Surgeons At Garfield Hos
pital rendered first aid.
Theodore Taube. II wears. l1zA
Riggs place. was cut and bruised lAet
night about I o'clock when his motor
cycle collided at Massachusetts ave
nue. and Ninth street with the auto
mobile Of stephen Powenda, Bethesda,
Md. lie was taken tn Emergency Hos
pital.
A collision between the automobile
Of Leonard Deans. Colnred. 32 years
old SO7 Second street southeast. ana
a taxicab parked near Rhode Island
avenue and North Capitol street nc-
Cured about 80 o'clock this MORNING
Mrs Cora Deans, % years Old re-
fused trea tment for slight injury.
Deans was held by the pulice to an
swer charges Of driving while under
the influence of liquor and having old
tags on his ear.
Children Are victims.
Abe Wolf. 1928 Pennsylvania ave
nur, was driver Of an automOhiie tns'
colided with motor truck driven
by George g. Gregg. 10 years old.
1929 Thirty-third street. at h street
and Washington circle about sA5
O'Clock last night Earl Wolf. years
old. received an injury to his fore
head that was dressed by DIR. Fl. J.
Walsh.
shirley Butler. colored. years old.
~ q street, was knocked down by an
automobile At Seventh and q streets
about o'clock Yesterday afternoon
and his right ankle sprained. He was
treated at Freedmen's Hospital by DR..
Christian.
Walter Ford. colored. * wears old,
611 X street was knocked down hH
an automobile owned and driven ny
John r. Gravely. La nham. Md. near
Seventh and M streets about 7:1o
O'Clock last night. He was only
slightly hurt.