Evening star., 1927-07-05
FOUR ARE KILLED,
5 HURT IN AUTOS
Two Die Today in Hospitals,
Swelling Toll for Holi-
day Accidents.

The death Of two persons today
brought the toll of automobile acci-
i dents i'm Washington and vicinity over
the Independence Day holiday period.
ending today, to four killed and eight
injured One man was killed while on
the way to attend the funeral or MS
sister.
Edward l. Downs, So years old, 627
T. street southeast died at Casualty
Hospital about $50 o'clock this morn
ing after the automobile in which he
was riding had been struck by another
car near Waldorf, Md, while on his
wav to T.eonardtown to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Tina Guy, his sister.
in st. Josephs Catholic Church there
this morning.
Struck by Speeder.
Edward F. Downs, son, $40 M
street southeast, who drove the car,
was not injured. Mrs. Annie Con-
nors, his sister, the other member of
the party. received slight injuries.
They hurried their father to the hos
ptal in a passing car, but his skull
was fractured so badly that he died
soon after being admitted.
Downs said his car was struck by
a speeding machine occupied by col
ored men. He pulled as far, as pos
sibe to the side of the road, he said,
but was unable to avoid being hit.
The older Downs was thrown into the
road.
Downs left his car at the scene of
the accident and when 1t was sent for
today it was found stripped of five
| tires and accessories.
Alt We rId
9oS Seventh street southeast, was ar
rested here today by Policeman I. NJ.
| McVearry of the fifth precinct and
held to await the result of an investl-
CATION into the death of Downs.
| Brooks, according to the police, Is
said to have admitted being the driver
of the car that struck the Downs car.
He was traced through the license
number on his damaged car that was
| left at the scene of the tccident until
it could be towed away.
Dies I'm Hospital.
Mrs. Downs, widow of the man
killed, was summoned home from 90.
lonial Beach today, where she hao
| been staying with two of her children.
Mr.. Downs had long been resident
of Washington and was in the PROD
nee business. Funeral services will
be held in st. Peters Catholic Church,
where he was a member of the HOLY
Name Society, at a date to be nXed
later.
| James McLane, % years old. 1904 1
street northeast, died at Casualty HOS
pital this morning as result OK an
accident near Mount Zion, Nd, sun.
day afternoon. McLane, accompanied
by Francis and Harrison Shoemaker
4
his way to Chesapeake Beach for the
Fourth Of July holiday when the car
hit a pile of stone, careened, over
| turned several times and landed at
| the foot of n steep embankment.
The Shoemakers. not badly hurt'
| righted the car and brought their In
| iured companion to the city sur
| geons at Casualty Hospital examined
him and found him suffering from
| severe internal injuries, and an opera
| ton was performed last night In an
effort to save his life. The operatlon
I disclosed severe injuries to the hVer
and spleen.
McLane resided with his mother,
| Mrs. Nellie M. McLane. widow OF
Lieut.. Simon McLane of the Dlstrlcl
| Fire Department.
Killed by Engine.
Crossing the railroad track near
| Summit, Va, yesterday afternoon,
| William Fl. Coates, colored, 1881 L
| street, and his wife, Julia were IN
| stantly killed when an engine struck
| their car. They were thrown ~ 1eet
fron, the automobile and Coates body
| was cut in half against telegraph
pole. wit, ,,.x
| Mrs. Coates sister. Emily Miner,
who was driving the car, escaped with
a cut head. She is in the Fredericks.
burg Hospital. Their son Earl suffered
only bruises. The car had stopped to
wait for train to pass and then start
| cd across the tracks, when single
| engine shot past on another track,
hitting the car in the rear.
| The party was on it's way to SUM
nit.
| Mrs. Regina e. Warren. 81 years
| old, wife of Franklin e. Warren or
| 339 N street southwest, was injured III
an automobile collision on the state
| road about three miles south OF La
| plata. Charles County, Md, late yes
| terdav afternoon while returning from
a Fourth of July outing at Chapel
Point. Her head was cut and she
| sustained a slight fracture of the
| skull. She was brought to .the city
| and taken to Providence Hospital,
where her condition was reported
favorable this morning.
Driver Is Arrested.
Her husband was driving the car.
the couple having their daughters
Regina. 16, and Vivian, IA years DID,
| with them. Husband and children
were only slightly shocked. Morris
Franklin, colored, of Washington.
|
in the accident. was arrested and
taken to La Plata where he is charged
with reckless driving. He also was
held to await the outcome of Mrs
Warren's injuries.
Mr.. Warren said the car Of the col
ored man, making wide turn near a
curve, left the paved road and
reached the gravel on the side, and 1t
was zigzagging back to the paved
norton when it sideswiped his car.
Vera Curtis, colored, 10 years old.
416 Sixth street, was slightly injured
in a collision between taxicab IN
which she was riding and street car
at Sixth and B streets about l2:3O TINS
morning. 49,,
Three persons were hurt in collis.
ion of two automobiles on the Tidal
Basin roadway yesterday. Pearl
carter. "a years Of age, Gaithersburg,
| Md. a passenger in the automobile OF
John r. Cross, 3617 Prospect avenue,
was treated at Emergency Hospital.
Alicenda Lee and Edwin Tucker, both
colored, of S22 Twenty.third street,
passengers in the other machine,
driven by Ashbury Robinson, 1O2l
Thirtieth street, were also injured.
William H. Abbott, 67 years old, S24
Fourteenth street southwest, was
knocked down at Sixteenth and l.
streets this morning by the automobile
of Mary Sideman, 1865 Lamont street
| ana sayereIv shocked and bruised. He