Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-24
WOMAN INJURED
WHEN CAR is UPSET
Mrs. TWiford and Husband in
Auto Which Was SidesWiped.
Other Serious Mishaps.

Mrs. Mary Twiford, SO years old, of
498 M street southwest, was seriously
injured when an automobile driven by
her husband, John Twiford, So years
old, was SideSwiped and overturned by
another machine at Hyattsville late yes
terday afternoon.
the brain and severe decorations of the
face and head, while her husband, a
gardener at the Capitol, received minor
cuts and bruises of the forehead and
fingers.
The accident occurred, Prince Georges
County police said, when Twiford's car
was sideswiped at the southern limits
of Hyattsville by an automobile oper-
ated by Milton H. Unger of 312 Hoff-
man street, Baltimore. Both care were
proceeding toward Washington at the
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Twiford were brought
to the Casualty Hospital, In this city,
by the Prince Georges County rescue
squad and were treated at the local in
stitution by DR.. j. Rogers Young. Twi-
ford was dismissed. His wife was adj
vised by staff physicians to remain at
the institution, but she insisted upon
being taken to her home, police re-
ported.
Series OF Accidents Reported.
The Hyattsville mishap was one of a
series of traffic accidents In which
WaShingtonians were hurt yesterday
and last night.
Mary Mcdonald, IL years old, of S29
@ street southeast was cut about the
head and nose when a car in which she
was riding with William Bowen of Il r
street northeast was struck at Fourth
street and Maryland avenue northeast
by q machine driven by Everett H.
Wentworth of Baltimore. She was
treated at Casualty Hospital and taken
to her home.
Wentworth was arrested by police of
No. 8 precinct on charge Of reckless
driving.
A triple collision between a taxicab
and two other machines brought minor
injuries to Omar L. Miller, 80 years old,
taxicab. Miller'S automobile was struck
in the 1000 block of Florida avenue by
cars driven by Robert Chapman, 81, of
800 Florida avenue and David Lewis, 10,
Of 1888 Hobart place, both of whom are
colored. He was treated at the Emer-
gency Hospital for scalp decorations and
dismissed.
Auto Crashes Into Tree.
MISS oCIty 0VO&yS 10, VI 21U1 EOuEbAA
street suffered cuts Of the forehead
when a machine operated by George
Cole, 10, of 626 Princeton place, in
which she was q passenger, crashed
into a tree at New York avenue and
Eleventh street. Miss Story was taken
to Garfield Hospital and treated at that
institution.
Virginia Fitzgerald, "a years old, and
Nena Page, 81, both of 1881 Euclid
street, suffered slight injuries when
car in which they we're riding was
struck by another machine at the in
tersection of Defense and Crane high
ways. They were given flrst-aid treat
ment at Casualty Hospital and allowed
to go to their home.
A. M Lischgi, rs, of 813 Fifth street
northeast, escaped with cuts and bruises
when an automobile driven by Howard
c. Parker of 1910 Kalorama road struck
him at Connecticut avenue and M street.
Lischgi was given first aid treatment at
Emergency Hospital and later removed
to his home.
Two Injured in Collision.
Samuel J. Sherman and his wife,
Lena Sherman, both 81 years old, of
1887 M street, received cuts and bruises
about the face and body when their
machine collided In the $500 block Of
Iowa avenue with Washington Rapid
Transit Co. bus driven by William E.
Fogle of Ballston, Va. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherman were treated b. DR.. Edward
Cafritz of 1918 Sixteenth street.
Struck by an automobile while riding
q bicycle on the Lee highway near
Cherrydale, Va, last night, Edward
Smith. Is years old, of 26lo p street,
suffered q broken right arm. Walter
Gamble of RosSlyn, Va, driver of the
machine which hit the youth, brought
Smith to the Georgetown Hospital, in
this city, where he was given surgical
aid and discharged.
Two young colored girls-Inez Stroud.
Is. of TOO Eleventh street northeast, and
Maggie Turner, 8. of 1920 Sixth street
were given treatment at Emergency
Hospital for injuries suffered when run
down by machines. Neither was hurt
seriously. and they were dismissed from
the hospital after being given medical
attention.