Evening star., 1927-12-03
DOZEN ARE INJURED
IN TRAFFIC WH|RL
Victims Knocked Down by
AutOs-Motorist Drives
Into Steam Shovel.

A dozen persons were injured In
traffic accidents last night, slippery
streets contributing TO the mounting
toll. Roger Stancill. % years old, of
1245 L street southeast, one of the
most seriously injured. sustained a
fracture of the skull and 'other in
iIries when he drove his automobile
against a steam shovel on Minnesota
avenue between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets southeast.
Police reported that Stancill was
driving on the wrong side of the street
at a high rate of speed when his car
sjdeswiped the machine. A passing
motorist took him to Providence Hos
pital, where his condition was report
ed serious.
Knocked Down by Auto.
Harry NJ. Reed, Gt wears old, 4204
Fourteenth street, received n possible
fracture of the skull early last night
when knocked down by the automo.
bile of James c. Dulin, jr.. 325 High
street, Chevy Chase, Md, while cross
ing from the curb to the street rail
way loading platform at Pennsylvania
avenue and Seventh street. Surgeons
at Emergency Hospital reported his
condition undetermined.
Miss Mabel Houston, A years old.
80 Massachusetts, avenue, received
severe injury to her head yesterday
afternoon when struck by a street car
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Co. While crossing near Four
teenth and + streets She was taken
to Emergency Hospital.
Overturnine of the automobile of
Thomas S. BiScoe. colored. 20 years
old. 5 Lamont street northeast, re-
suited from a collision with street
car at Seventh and G. streets south
east yesterday afternoon. BiScoe ana
Samuel Weaver, colored, OF is Rock
Creek Church road, who accompanied
him, were treated at Casualty Hospital
for cuts and bruises.
Catherine Moten, colored, % years
old, 1914 Volta place, was the victim
of hit-andrun accident at Connecti-
cut avenue and Ordway street last
night. She was standing in the safety
zone when a Southbound automobile
knocked her down, severely bruising
and shocking her. Physicians at
Georgetown University Hospital said
she was not dangerously hurt.
Suffers Broken Leg.
While crossing New Hampshire ave-
nue. between U and V streets last
night, Howard Dodson, colored, 81
years old, 1911 Eighth street, was
struck by the automobile of George c.
Cochran, 927 Fifteenth street, and his
right leg fractured. He was given sur
gical aid at Garfield Hospital
James G. Enwright, 326 Charming
street northeast, was driver of an au-
tomobile that struck Peter Camerot.
66 years old. 1922 Four-and-one- half
street southwest. at Rhode Island and
New Jersey avenues early last night.
Camerot was treated at Providence
Hospital for bruises and shock.
Charles Wiesell, so years old, 1880
r street, was knocked down and
bruised by taXicab last night while
crossing in front of 1106 Connecticut
avenue. He was given first aid at
Emergency Hospital
Other persons reported injured in
traffic accidents were James II. Coins.
colored. 81 years old, 2214 H street;
Iysander Chambliss, colored. "a years
old, 1909 Twelfth street: Philip Wash.
jngton. colored, so years old, 1884
Sixth street: John T. Watson, colored.
63 years old, 1725 T street.
While in pursuit of a speeding au- |
tomobile on Highway Bridge last |
night the motor cycle of Policeman |
J. 3. Konesky of the fourth precinct |
skidded and was damaged. konesky |
was not hurt.
Fire Apparatus Damaged.
The pumper of No. Engine Co.
skidded on the wet pavement in front
of 1926 Sixth street southwest while |
responding to an alarm and landed
against tree. The apparatus was
damaged, but the firemen escaped in
jury.