Evening star., 1929-06-25
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
BRING APPEAL FOR
SAFETY CRUSADE
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critical. He was sent home later.
Meanwhile, police Of the fourth pre-
cinct arrested Clark at the scene of the
accident, later booking him on charge
Of investigation pending the outcome OF
the inquest.
Mr.. Henderson was in Baltimore on a
business trip at the time Of the acci-
dent, returning to Washington some
three hours later, where he heard Of his
wifeiS death.
Funeral Plans Not Complete.
The husband said Mrs. Henderson
had been employed in the same office
with Francis at the Department of the
Interior, and that they were probably
going for short ride before returning
home when the accident happened.
Mr.. Henderson said Francis had been
in his home several times on social
visits and was well acquainted with
members of his family.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed. Mrs. Henderson, in addition
to her husband, Irving j. Henderson, is
survived by 16-year-old daughter,
Margaret; her mother, Mrs. Carrie
Kinsley, who makes her home with the
Hendersons, and a sister, Mrs. Stephen
j. Murphy, also OF the Monroe street
address.
Mrs. Mary Kohl, 73. of 614 L street
was killed by an automobile as she
was crossing X street near Eighth street
and Warren Perry, colored, IS, of 2038-A
Fourth street, was fatally injured in
automobile collision at Fifth and T
streets.
Driver Held for Inquest.
The driver Of the automobile which
struck Mrs. Kohl halted his machine
so suddenly the front wheels stopped
across her body, according to the report
Of Park Policeman Morris A. Rainey, q
bystander.
Harry P. Dalzell, %, of Whittier
street, an employe Of the Bureau of
Standards, was arrested as the driver
and held for the coroner's inquest.
Passers-by helped lift the automobile
from Mrs. Kohl, and she was removed
to Emergency Hospital, where she died
at midnight of fractured skull, three
hours after the accident.
Perry was fatally injured at 10 o'clock
while passenger in an automobile
driven by James Thompson, 1880 Bel
mont street. Another occupant of the
car, Herbert H. Jones, colored, IS, 1886
Whittingham place northeast, was
slightly injured.
Both were taken to Freedmen's Hos
pital by e. p. Pendleton, 760 Girard
street, passing motorist. Perry was
pronounced dead on arrival.
Other Driver Unknown.
Police have been unable to learn the
identity of the other driver, said to have
abandoned his machine when he found
it impossible to drive from the scene
Witnesses said it was occupied by sew
eral colored persons.
The two policemen injured were En-
lous Barnett, 28, of 1860 Tenth street,
attached to No. precinct, and Eugene
Moore, 27, OF the fifth precinct.
Oh1cer Barnett was severely cut and
bruised about the head and chest last
night when the automobile in which
he was responding to an emergency call
was III q collision at Florida avenue and
Thirteenth street. The driver of the
other car was Ernest A. Faller, IT,, of
1924 Emerson street.
Hospital, where his condition was said
to be improving this morning.
Moore sustained fracture of the
right leg and severe decorations yester-
day afternoon when thrown from his
motor cycle in the 1900 block of South
Capitol street as he swerved suddenly
to avoid striking dog. The policeman
was taken to Emergency Hospital for
treatment.
Girl Struck by Car.
Eleven-year.old Helene Foote, 410
East Capitol street, was severely injured
shortly after O'Clock when knocked
down on the street near her home by
an automobile driven by Elmer l..
ODell, 1926 North Carolina avenue
northeast O'Dell took her to Casualty
Hospital, where she was treated for a
possible fracture of the skull and in
juries to her legs.
Corpl. Maurice Throgmorton, u. 8. A.,
1900 G street. was knocked down at
Eighteenth street and Virginia avenue
shortly before o'clock yesterday after
noon by the automobile of Robert
Garner of the 5000 block of N street.
He was given first aid at Army Medical
Corps for minor bruises.
Clyde Wilson, Is years old, 1904 Thir-
teenth street, received possible frac-
ture of the collarbone yesterday after
noon when his bicycle and the automo-
bile of Rudolph Lutz, 1440 Chaplin
street. collided at Connecticut avenue
and Hillyer place. He was treated at
Emergency Hospital by DR.. c. B. White.
A collision between q bus of the
Washington Railway & Electric Co. and
an automobile driven by Thomas Neale,
colored, 21 years old, Of 1920 G street
northeast, occurred near Thomas Circle
about o'clock last night. Neale was
treated at Garfield Hospital for cuts
about the face.