Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-12

wood, what WAS LETT OF the closed car
driven by Mrs. John \. Standish Of
Wardman Park after Its plunge from
the Calvert Street Bridge yesterday
evening.
Center: The broken railing. showing
where the car. heading from the west
end Of the bridge. went through
Below: Miss Kathryn Collins. who ID
at Emergency Hospital recovering
from injuries sustained I'm the fall.
icy. The sheen of Ice al the extreme
western side of the bridge proclaims
of itself peril and danger TO motorists.
II the machine Was progressing at a
"goodly rate OF speed" as comdr.
Hutchinson believes. and an attempt
was made TO slacken speed with one
inside skid chain and bare outer
wheel. those who investigated believe
that the real cause of the accident
can he found therein.
1t was learned. in connection with
this accfdent. that the District govern
ment would he ha handicapped in the
matter Of fixing up conditions on loca
bridges and culverts. since an appro-
priation Of only S2s.0OO for the care
and maintenance OF bridges and for
the payment of those in charge of
that work was available for the pres
ent fiscal year despite the fact that
there are 800 bridges and culverts in
the District In need Of supervision by
the engineer department s bridge sec
ton. This would amount to approx
mately 1888 pc rbridge and culvert in
the District. Costs for any extensive
repairs to bridges. according To those
in that division OF the District gov
eminent, run often to thousa nds Of
dollars in the case Of one bridge alone.
All these matters are being considered
this afternoon by Commissioner Fell
and others In the engineer depart.
ment of the District in conferences
growing out Of the accident.
Close attention was given the Situa-
ton by Ira ff1c Director EldridSe.
One Chain Dangerous.
ceedng at miles an hour. as the sign
on the bridge warns is the speed limit
of safety on the bridge or even at Is
miles an hour. which is allowed in the
printed regulations. could go from the
south side Of the bridge, across to
the north side and up on the sidewalk
and through the railing" he said. "Of
course, there are other items to con-
slider. Important among them is the
fact that one skid chain is worse than
none at all, for II merely helps skid
weather motorists cannot use too
great precaution."
Mrs. Standish had been living at
Wardman Park Hotel for more tina a
year with her husband. She was. a
native Of Buffalo. y. V. and had
studied dramatics in that city. Surviv-
ing her are her husband. an adopted
son. John Alden Standish. IT.; sister.
Miss Mahle Lannon. and her mother,
Mrs. Beatrice I.annon. All relatives.
save the husha nd. are in Buffalo.
Miss Collins ia a native Of Nevada
but has been here since the war. &C.
cording to Mr.. Sta ndtsh. who employed
her AZ secretary and stenographer.
Efforts are now being made to get into
conmunica ton with her relatives, al
though their addresses ire not def
nitely known. 1t is believed she has a
brother in California and sister in
Reno. New.
Miss Collins served as welfare
worker with the Red Cross in Paris
during the World War. She was an
expert Stenogra and had served
as a. court stenogra pher. Some three
months go. she had been In an acct
dent. and was treated In Georgetown
University Hospital.
Last night she and Mrs. Standish