Evening star., 1927-10-01
WOMAN IS KILLED,
| HIT BY STREET CAR
Miss Mary McCreary, Treas
ury Department Employe,
Is Traffic Victim.

Miss Mary McCreary 50 years old.
b clerk in the Division of Public Debt
Accounts and Audit. Treasury De
partment, living at the Olympia. 1861
Euclid street was killed almost IN
Stantly when struck by a southbound
street car on Fifteenth between r and
q streets yesterday afternoon. Her
skull was fractured. She was taken
to Emergency Hospital in passing
faxicab and pronounced dead by DR..
Nfillard f. Ottnan.
The accident happened about 44o
o'clock, when the street was thronged
with Government employees. and traf-
tic was interrupted until employees Of
the Capital Traction had concluded
their preliminary investigation.
Inquest Is Today.
Members Of the street car crew, Con
Giuctor Eugene Herring, 90 years old,
81 G street. and Motorman Frazier a.
Emerson. % years old, 1889 Chaplin
street. were paroled to appear at the
snquest today, where a jury returned
a verdict of accidental dea1. and
added also that contributary negli
gence by the victim also was partly
responsible.
Miss McCrearv. leaving work, was
pressing the street to get car when
struck. Motorman Emerson told the
police that Miss McCreary appeared
in front of his car so suddenly that he
was unable to prevent the accident,
although he applied his emergency
brakes as quickly as possible.
Miss McCreary. a native of Gettys-
burg. Pa, was the daughter of a
prominent lawyer there. She came
to this city about 40 years ago. and
had made her home with the family
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. Fl. Van Metre in
the Olympia in recent years. She is
said to have had no near relatives in
this city. Mrs. Dwight Willard,
niece, residing in Nerion, Pa, has
been notified of her death.
Ten minutes before Miss McCreary
was killed a street car of the Wash
tngton Railway & Electric Co, Rufus
Leonard, motorman, struck and in.
Sured w. Erwin Boswell, also so years
old, Walker, Va, who was walking on
Fourteenth street between New York
avenue and G street. He was not serI-
pusly hurt.
Falls From Bus.
Mrs. Freda Thornton, IS years old,
1904 Rhode Island avenue northeast.
was driver of an automobile that col
lided with street car on Monroe
street northeast about CLOCK yeS7
terday afternoon. The automobile was
badly damaged, and Mrs. Thornton
was severely shocked. Miss Anna
Cook, 80 years old, of Hyattsville, Md,
who accompa MED her, was cut on the
left side of her face and shocked.
Royce Rizzett, 80 years old, 1435 FIJI
teenth street, conductor on bus OF
the WASHINGTON Rapid Transit Co.
lost his footing and fell from rear
step of the bus in front of 12l5 SIX
teenth street shortly after 5 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon and was severely
Injured. He was treated at Emergency
Hospital for a possible fracture of the
skull, his condition being reported un'
determined.
Horse Runs Away.
Breaking of the strap of the har-
hess on a horse belonging to James
Ray, colored, 26 years old, 31S H street
bouthwest, at Allison street and Argyle
terrace Yesterday afternoon caused
The animal to become frightened and
run away. Ray jumped from the
wagon and fractured his right arm.
He was given first aid at Emergency
Hospital.
others injured in traffic accidents
Yesterday We're: Thomas Jones, col
bred, 25 years old, 1872 M street
koutheast; Col. Curtis Townsend, 40
kears old, Army and Navy Club; VIII
liam Howson, Is years old, 1718 Cor
koran street, and Miles Znamesiacek,
member of No. II police command.