Evening star., 1928-05-07
-FOUR LOSE LIVES
S: IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Three Women Are Victims.
Two Die When Machine
Strikes Pole.

Three women and one man are dead
as the result of traffic accidents yester-
day on the roads Of nearby Maryland
and Virginia, The dead are: Elwood
K. Elliott. SO years old. 1909 Sixth
street northeast; Mrs Hilda Gross, 80
years old, and her daughter, Lena. l6
years old, Of Towson, Md. and Mrs.
Ella Marquess 60 years old, Of Ches-
apeake Beach, Md Elliott died early
this morning in Georgetown University
Hospital. The others were Killed almost
Instantly
Mr.. Elliott. a retired real estate man,
was found lying In ditch last night on
Shelly road, Arlington County, by B.
M. De Lashnnutt of Arlington. He had
evidently been struck by an automo-
bile. Virginia authorities are conduct
ing a search for the car
Mrs. Gross and her daughter, Lena,
were killed when the automobile in
which they were riding hurtled from
the Washington Baltimore Boulevard
near the Laurel race track about 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon The car
turned over on It's side and struck a
telephone pole. ripping off the top.
With the exception Of the driver, Mrs.
Gross husband. Matthias Gross, the
other occupants were thrown from the
car, They were Mr.. and Mrs Albert
Stumsall and Matthew DaSch. They
were slightly hurt. Mr.. Gross escaped
injury.
Several See Accident.
The road was crowded at the time
and several persons saw the accident.
They said that the automobile was going
toward washington at about 80 miles
an hour when for no apparent reason
1t left the highway, which at that point
is raised about 2 feet from the ground
on either side. The Car turned over
and skidded along on its side, the top
hitting a telephone pole.
A crowd of motorists quickly assem-
bled about the injured group. -Four
doctors we're present They declared
Her daughter died about 10 minutes
later. The doctors on the scene treated
the hurts of the Others which were not
serious. They returned home without
further care.
An inquest is being conducted this
morning in the death of Mrs. Marques.
She was killed in front Of the home of
her son, Fillmore Marques, jr., OF
Chesapeake Beach, by an automobile
driven by Walter S. Harwood, 2028 Full
ton street northeast, who was spending
the week end at the Maryland resort.
Harwood was held at Chesapeake Beach
last night but no charge was placed
against him.
Mrs. Marques waved good-by to her
son in front of his home and stepped
into the street. witnesses declare. She
had been talking to her son at the side
OF the road. Sheriff Maurice Buckler
said that she stepped directly into the
path OF Harwood's car He jammed on
his brakes, but was unable to avoid
striking the woman. She died IN her
sons arms.
Taken to Hospital.
Elliott was taken to Georgetown
University Hospital by County Police
men w. E. Thompson and Harry
woodward He was found to be suffer-
ing from fractures Of both legs.
broken arm, fractured skull and in
ternal injuries. He died early this
morning.
He had been visiting his married
daughter, MRS. r. j. Rose Of Hatfield,
Va, and was on his way home when
The accident occurred.
MIR. Elliott is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Anna L. Elliott: five sons. B. S.,
Ralph, S. C. and l.. r. Elliott, all of
washington, and Ralph Elliott of
Memphis, and two daughters Mrs. Rose
and Miss Helen Elliott who lived with
her father and mother.