Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-16
26PERSONSHURT
! IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Series of Collisions Results in
Long List of Traffic
Victims.

With q crash early this morning
against an electric light pole in front o.
42Tl Bowen road southeast Of an au'
tomobile operated by Joseph G. PER-,
Of the Sterling Hotel. one of the long
est lists of traffic injuries ever compiled
pleted. Twenty-six persons we're treat.
ed here as result of accidents in the
city and nearby Maryland.
Perry was driving with George Tai
bot 80 years old. apartment 500 of the
Chastleton Hotel, when he was blinded
hy the lights of an oncoming automo-
bile and struck guy wire. causing the
machine to strike a pole. Both men
were placed In passing automobile and
taken to Casualty Hospital. where Perry
was treated for broken nose, bruises
and shock, and Talbot for cuts about
the head. The recovery of both is ex-
pected
Ten Hurt in Crash.
The services of seven physicians were
required last night to administer to the
injuries of 10 persons who were brought
from the scene of an automobile crash
near 3. Nd. The injuries of two are
thought to be serious.
The accident. Maryland authorities
say. was q collision between the ma
chimes of Shuhert Brinkley. % years old,
1914 o street: John Hudnell, colored,
az wears old. 1904 Thirteenth street and
Mrs. Ella Schivien of Townshend Md,
Sunday pleasure seekers took the in
tured in their cars and brought them to
Casualty Hospital here.
The most seriously injured were
Brinkley, who has possible fracture OF
the skull and cuts on the body and face.
and Earl Warden. "a years old, 1887
Clifton street. companion. who re-
ceired q fracture of the left arm, in
ternal injuries and the possible loss OF
an eve.
Toy Brinkley, ls years old, brother
OF the driver, and Herbert Crenshaw,
is years old, 1915 o street. another
passenger. suffered cuts. bruises and
shock, but were not seriously injured.
Occupants of the car driven by Hud-
nell were his wife, Rose B. Hudnell,
colored, IS years old; Marion Hndnell,
Is years old: Elaine Hudnell, 2 years
old: John Griffin. "a years old, and
Ruth Grifin, - years old. all colored
and all living at the same address.
They were treated at Casualty Hos
pital. where the conditions of Hudnell
and his wife were said to be undeter-
mined.
Others Injured.
Brought TO Nichols avenue and Good
Hope road IN q private automobile,
Alma Jones, colored, 1S years old;
Luther Jones. colored. % years old. and
Hattie Stedeman, % years old, all OF
1852 Swami street, we're placed IN an
eleventh precinct automobile and taken
10 Freedmen.s Hospital last night.
Examinations revealed that Alma
Jones had Q possible fracture of the
skull, Luther Jones possible fracture
of the left shoulder blade and Hattie
Stedenan q laceration of the knee.
They told police that they were in
jured In an automobile accident near
BryantOwn. Md, between Waldorf and
HughesviIle.
MRS. Marie Hughes and her son,
Hugh. 3 years old, of Albin. Mich, were
treated ct Emergency Hospital after an
automobile, operated by Charles d.
Hughes, was struck by q street car at
Fourteenth and r streets. Their In
juries were confined to cuts and bruises.
Three persons were injured yeSter-
day IN I friple collision In front Of 1915
Good Hope road George Brown, colored,
~ years old. I427 First street, suffered
severely crushed breast and injuries
to the face and arms. His condition
is serious. Ella Brown, colored, 81
years old. al H street southeast, and
Minnie Williamson, colored. % years
old. 7Oo q street. who were riding with
him, were but slightly injured. Al were
treated at Casualty Hospital. The col
lision was between automobiles operated
By Brown, George r. ONeiil, SO years
old iIi9 Howard street, and Marcus
81. Rogers Of Silver Hill, Md.
Motorcycle Policeman G. j. Garry OF
the eleventh precinct, suffered a frac-
tured ankle and other injuries when
his machine was In a head-on collision
on Bowen road northeast near the
Marlboro pike with an automobile op-