Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-29
ONE KILLED, 4 MAY
!. DIE AS CAR CRASH
BRINGS TOLL TO 3
Child, 2, Is Injured Fatally
When Struck CROSSING
Street Before Home.
DR.. H. c. FRANKENFIELD
SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES
Weather Bureau Flood Expert Was
Run Down Week Ago.
Driver Is Held.

companions were hurt, all perhaps
fatally, early today, when their car
went cut of control and was demolished
against tree on Sheriff road near
Forty-nine street, and DR.. Harry C.
Frankenheld. food expert of the Wealth
er Bureau. died from injuries received
week ago in hit-and-run accident,
bringing to three, the traffic fatalities
here in less than "a hours.
The other victim was Theodore
Edelschein, jr., two years old, of 1921
Newark street, who died at 1890 o'clock
last night at Children's Hospital, five
hours after he had been struck by an
automobile while crossing the street
In front of his home.
Two Women in Crash.
Those who figured in the Sheriff road
crash all are colored. The man killed
was Raymond Adams, 81 years old, of
2214 Pomeroy court. Those injured
were: Otis Wilson, 81, of 919 Columbia
road, the driver; Godson Norwood, So,
Ais K street; Helen Kasey, &c, 1924
Georgia avenue, and Susie Boyd, 81, of
636 w street. All were taken to Casu-
atty Hospital, and Adams lived about
two hours, dying at 4:30 o'clock.
Wilson received possible fracture of
the skull, severe decorations and possible
internal injuries: Norwoods skull was
fractured and his left leg broken, while he
also is supposed to have internal in
juries; Helen KaSey received a possible
fracture of the skull and severe lacera-
tons about the face and legs. while
Susie Boyd received possible fracture
of both legs, fracture of the thigh. in
ternal injuries and possible fracture
Of the skull. The automobile was de-
molished.
First Death Since June &c.
The Edelschein boy was the son of an
auditor in the Internal Revenue Bureau,
and his death was the first since June
Is as the result of being run down by
car. The driver of the machine that
struck him was Edward H. Lux, "a. OF
1901 Macomb street. and he was ordered
to appear at an inquest today, being
released in the custody of his attorney,
William A. Rodenberg.
After the accident, the child was re-
moved to the Office of DR.. Frank M.
McChesney, 1921 Wisconsin avenue,
where he was given first aid then trans
ferred to the hospital. His skull was
fractured.
Lux Is Exonerated.
Lux was exonerated at the inquest.
He testified that the child darted sud-
denly into the street in front of his
mother at point about 25 feet from
the Wisconsin avenue intersection and
that he only glimpsed the boy a mo-
ment before he felt the impact.
A witness testified that the child APP
parently caught sight of his father on
the opposite side of the street and ran
away from his mother just as she
helped him from the curb. The family
OF three were bent on an afternoon ride
and the father had gone before his wife
and child across the street to make
some minor adjustment to the engine
OF his automobile, he said.
Lux'S machine was not travelling more
than Is miles an hour at the time Of
the accident, several witnesses agreed.
DR.. Frankenfield Hit July 22.
DR.. Frankenfield, meteorologist at the
Weather Bureau, was run down while
crossing Vermont avenue near H
street, July 20. He suffered several
fractured ribs and internal injuries
when dragged for short distance by an
automobile which, police we're told,
failed to stop.
The license number was obtained by
witnesses, however. and this information
led police TO arrest Edward H. Johnson,
colored, % years old, of 633 Smithson
street, Baltimore, Md, in the latter city
shortly after the accident
He was returned to the District and
committed to the District Jail pending
the outcome of DR.. Frankenfeld's in
Juries. He will appear at the inquest,
probably tomorrow
DR.. Frankenfield. who was 81 wears
old, and lived at 1735 New Hampshire
avenue, had been connected with the
United States Weather Bureau in this
city since 1898, and at the time of his
death carried the title of principal
meteorologist. He had specialized in
and was considered leading expert on
the bureaus river and flood work.
He served as forecaster and professor
OF meteorology at the bureau from 1898
to 1920. He also had charge of river
and flood service. mountain snowfall in
vestigations and cooperative meteoro-
logical forest experimental stations
from 1898 to 1912, and again held the
same position from 1921 to 1927.
Wrote Scientific Bulletins.
Other work included the writing of
various scientific bulletins for the
Weather Bureau, report on kite obser-
vations, in 1899: report on the Spring
floods of 1908. and reports on the floods
OF 1912 and 1922 He was a member of
tIle DodrQ OF eulCOrS ana authors OF
Weather Forecasting in the United
States and contributed to the Monthly
Weather Review.
He was born at Easton, Pa, Novem-
Der "a, 1862. He received a bachelor of
arts degree from Lafayette College in
1881. and master of arts degree there
In 1884. In 1886 he was graduated in
medicine from Howard University. but
never practiced. entering the Weather
Bureau service instead.
Member Of Academy of Sciences.
He was in charge of the Weather Bu-
reau office in Chicago from 1887 to
1894. and at st. Louis from that date
until 1898, when he came to Wash
ington.
DR.. Frankenf1eld was a member of
the Washington Academy of Sciences,
the Philosophical Society of Washing
ton, and was fellow of the American
Society. He belonged to
the Cosmos Club.
DR.. Frankenfield is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Katherine Thornton
Frankenield, and a sister, Miss Flora
Funeral arrangements were being
completed today.