Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-12
FATAL ACCIDENT
WILL Be PROBED
Inquest to Be Held in Death
of John D. Wilson, Hit
by Street Car.

An inquest into the circumstances
surrounding the death Of John D. VIII
son, 10 years old, Of 1882 Columbus
road, who was hurt in one of q series
of week end traffic accidents which re-
suited in the injury of nearly a score
of other persons, was expected to be
opened by coroner'S jury at the Dis
trict Morgue tomorrow.
Mr.. Wilson died at Garfield Hospital
yesterday from injuries received Satur-
day afternoon. According to police re-
ports he was struck by a street car of
the Washington Railway & Electric Co.
line, in the 100 block of Columbia
road. The car was operated by Motor
man J. Augustine and was in charge Of
Conductor w. F. Simms.
Bernard Edelin,, 10 years old, Of TAO
I street northeast is reported in q seri-
Gus condition at Casualty Hospital fol-
lowing an accident at Eighth and
streets An automobile driven by Theo-
dore Samuels, jr., of 724 Thirteenth
street struck the youth, police reported,
Three Hurt in One Crash.
William Richardson, So years old, of
New Rochelle, N. Y, was walking along
New Jersey avenue when a car driven
by Edward T. Simons, 20 years old, col
ored, Of 1912 Fifth street struck him.
StmonS' car ran up on the sidewalk
when he swerved his machine In an eff
fort to prevent q collision with q motor
cycle ridden by Samuel Cook, "a years
old, Of 938 L street. The accident &C.
CURED at New Jersey avenue and H
street.
In spite of Simons' efforts, however,
the motor cycle was hit also and al
three men were taken to Casualty Hos
pital. where Richardson is being treated
for internal injuries. simons and Cook
were dismissed after treatment for
minor cuts and bruises.
Thrown from his bicycle when an
automobile collided with 1t at Sixteenth
and Meridian streets, John Bailey, 1e
years old, Of 1871 Irving street was
taken to GARFIELD Hospital with serious
hurts. william p. Duff, manager Of the
Meridian Mansions at 2400 Sixteenth
street, was the driver Of the car which
hit the bicycle, police reported.
Two Women Are Injured.
Mrs. Elva Fairbanks, so years old, of
st. Michaels, Md, and her sister, Mrs
Ruth Williams, IS, of st. Michaels,
were hurt when an automobile driven
by the formers son, Russell Fairbanks
81, OF Atlanta, Ga, crashed into a tree
In front Of the Wardman Park Hotel
The youth told police he hit the tree
when he swerved his car to avoid hit
ting another machine.
A collision between a street car and
an automobile near the railroad viaduct
In the 100 block of H street northeast,
placed two persons in Sibley Hospital
for treatment for minor decorations.
Mrs. Mary Hillyard, IS years old, OF
5o7 r street northeast, was cut and
bruised when a car driven by Louis r
Olafson, IS, of Riverdale, Md, knocked
her down. While Olafson was assisting
her into another car, Washington
Railway & Electric Co. street car oper-
ated by Motorman Howard Pratt hit
Olafson's car and Mrs. Pearl Olafson
%, his wife, was injured slightly.
A fractured leg was received by
Lawrence williams. Z, colored, of the
1900 block of Florida avenue, when ar
automobile struck him in front Of hi'
home The boy was given surgical at
tention at Children's Hospital.