Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-27
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
|NJURE 9PERSONS
Four Hurt When Car Crashes
Over Sidewalk and Into
Porch of Home.

Nine persons were injured. four in
one accident, in a series OF traffic cas-
ualties reported to police last night and
this morning.
Two children were seriously injured
and a mother and her child were pain
fully bruised when struck by an auto
mobile which got beyond the control Of
colored woman learning to drive.
leaped over the sidewalk and crashed
into a porch at 1881 Rosedale street
northeast last night.
Seven-year- Antionette SesSo Of
$40 Fifteenth street northeast and
Francis Marion Smith, 10 years old. OF
1881 Rosedale street northeast, were
crushed against the walls of the Rose
dale street house when the machine
crashed through the frame porch on
which they were sitting, tearing the
posts and woodwork to pieces. The in
iured children were taken to Casualty
Hospital. where the SeSso child was
found to be suffering from fractured
right arm and possible internal in
juries and the Smith child with brush
burns and severe cuts to the face and
head. The condition of both was de-
scribed at the hospital this morning as
serious.
Run Down on Walk.
Mrs. Edna Raum and her 6-year-old
son Lloyd of GAO Eleventh street north
east escaped serious injury when run
down by the same machine while walk
ing along the sidewalk in front Of the
Rosedale street house. Mrs. Raum and
her child returned to their homes after
receiving first-aid treatment at Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Police said the wild" car was being
driven by LATHE Lucille Jackson. 20
years old, colored. Of 1923 G street
northeast. at the time Of the accident
and was under the supervision of James
Oliver Gray. also colored. of "a Thir-
tenth street northeast, who. was re-
ported to have been teaching the jack
son woman how to drive. Both were
held at the ninth precinct station
house pending the outcome OF the IN
jured persons.
Five-year-old Charles Galene Of 1881
Morse street northeast was treated at
Casualty Hospital for a possible frac-
tured Skull and severe body bruises
when run down at Twelfth and Morse
streets northeast by an automoble
operated by Cartier w. Mills OF 300l
Fourteenth street.
The child was treated by DR.. Louis
Jimal Of the hospital staff, who said
this morning he did not regard the
child's condition as serious.
While attempting to cross the street
at Ninth and F streets last night Den
mis- Lewis, SIS years old, living at 24l6
Hamlin street northeast. was run down
by a machine driven by Adolph Barta
of 370l Sixteenth street.
He was taken to Emergency Hospital
and treated for a possible fractured
skull and cuts over the right ear and
head. His condition was said to be
Nancy Rollins, 40 years old, colored.
Of 1884 One-half street southwest was
the victim of a hit-and-run driver at
Second and K streets southwest last
night. She was treated at Emergency
Hospital for decorations to the face and
arms.
Search for Driver.
Police of the fourth precinct are
searching for an unidentified colored
man said to have been the operator OF
the car which ran down the woman.
Elmer Cooke, 5-year-old colored boy
living at 724 Sixteenth street northeast,
suffered decorations to the forehead when
run down in front Of his home by an
automobile which was backing into the
curbing and operated by A. r. Berman
OF SlUU WaTQeT StTeet. Lie CLlnO was
treated at Casualty Hospital and later
taken home.
Stapleton C. Jet of 704 Fourteenth
street northeast was slightly injured
about the face and hands when he fell
from the running board of a moving
machine operated by Henry g. Uphold,
1918 Neale street northeast.
After being treated at Gallinger Hos
pital by DR.. George Nixon, Jet was
returned to his home.