Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
TWO NEAR DEATH
IN CRASH OF CAR
AND MOTOR CYCLE
Head of One of Victims Is
Driven Completely Through
Side Wall of Auto.
DRIVER HELD PENDING
OUTCOME OF INJURIES
Five Children Are Among Seven
Others Treated in Traffic
Accidents.

Two youths are at the point of death
in Emergency Hospital today following
a collision of the motor cycle they were
riding with an automobile shortly after
l o'clock this morning at Pennsylvania
avenue and Madison place, which drove
the head of one of them completely
through the side wall of the car.
They are Leslie r. Barr, 81, the driver,
and Bernard A. Baumback, 10, both of
Ballston, Va. Although Bars head was
rammed through the side of the auto
mobile his condition is slightly better
than that of Baumback, who had not
recovered consciousness hours after the
accident
Takoma Park, Md, operator of the car,
is being held at the first precinct sta
ton pending the outcome of the injuries
to the two young men. No charge has
been lodged against him. He was ar
rested by Policeman F. l.. Rawlinson Of
the Traffic Bureau.
Eight Help Extricate Barr.
Eight men were required to extricate
Barr from the hole his head had torn
in the car They were forced to use a
crowbar. The Fire Department rescue
SuudO was OuG It's SSINICeS
were not needed.
Barr and Baumback were on their
way home from an automobile service
concern where both are employed. They
were proceeding west on Pennsylvania
avenue and Lacey was making left
hand turn onto Madison place from
Pennsylvania avenue.
The first thing Barr said when he
regained consciousness at the hospital
xr-oc fhat the atYfOn1nhila making
a left turn.
Baumback was taken to the hospital
in a passing car. while taxicab took
Barr to medical aid. Physicians treated
Barr for a fractured SKULL back and
left arm, severe decorations to his head
and nose and injuries to his neck.
Baumback was treated for a fractured
skull. internal injuries, broken left
leg and decorations to his left hand.
The accident, 1t was reported. was
the third in which Barr has figured
this week. In the other two he was
not hurt and was not held blamable, 1t
was reported.
Seven Hurt in Other Mishaps.
Five children and two grown persons
were injured In other accidents late yes
terday and last night.
Eight-year-old James Waters of 1909
L street northeast was knocked down
by an automobile at L street and Bla-
densburg road northeast last evening.
Edward L. KneesSi Of 1914 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, driver of the car took
him to Casualty Hospital, where DR.. j.
Rogers Young treated him and said he
was suffering from lacerations to MS
forehead and that his skull may be
fractured Kneessi was charged with
operating with inadequate brakes. then
released on his own recogniZance to ap-
pear in Traffic Court today.
Coasting in wagon down terrace
on the west side of Eighth street be-
tween G and H streets southwest yeSter-
day afternoon, two small cousins, each
Z years old were carried into the street
and under a truck driven by Edward l..
Brooks colored. 2111 Eighteenth street.
The children, Warner Poe, TIA G street
southwest, and Eileen Poe, 800 G street
southwest. were removed to Emergency
Hospital in a passing automobile and
treated by DR.. J. E. Lewis of the staff
for fractured left legs.
Ten-year-old Lorraine Esch Of S05
Longfellow street was bruised about
the legs last evening when she was
struck by an automobile at Ninth and
Longfellow streets. She was taken to
Walter Reed Hospital for treatment by
Robert E. wilhelm, 6402 Sixteenth
street, the driver Of the car.
Hit by Taxicab in Garage.
James B. Taylor. %, of HOO H street
may be suffering from conclusion of
the brain, Emergency Hospital ply
sicians say, as a result of being hit by
taxicab yesterday afternoon while in
a garage at 1910 Twenty-fourth street.
The car was driven by William E.
Tucker los c street southeast.
Crossing at Eighth street and Florida
avenue last night, George c. Green,
colored. 9, Of 929 French street was
hit by an automobile operated by
Wyatt A. Orchard, 635 Fifth street
northeast, who took him to Children's
Hospital. There he was treated for
bruised and a broken right arm.
Robert Shepherd, colored, IS. Of 1862
Mintwood place walked into the side
Of the automobile of Virginia L. Blakely.
1885 r street, yesterday afternoon and
sustained decorations and head injury
which may prove to be a fractured
skull He was treated at Emergency
Hospital. The accident occurred at
Eighteenth and streets.