Evening star., 1930-12-07
Mrs. Clara Daniels, Bride of
Few Hours, Killed Near
CoIeSviHe, Md.
H. H. J. METZNER VICTIM
OF Unidentified DRIVER
Miss Gladys Harris, Hurt Mon
day Night, Succumbs in
Hospital Here.

Two persons were killed and II
others injured as result OF a series Of
trafiic accidents last night In Washing
ton and nearby Maryland, and another
died from injuries received In an auto
mobile collision on the Baltimore BouIe-
ward early in the week. Six Of those
injured are in serious condition.
Those killed are Mrs. Clara Daniels
Of Alexandria, Va, an 1s-year-old bride
Of few hours, and Hugo Herman John
Metzner, 55 years old Of 322 Eleventh
street southwest. Miss Gladys Harris,
"a years old of Pittsburgh, died ia
Casualty Hospital from injuries received
In an accident Monday.
Roadways made dangerously sIipuerv
by the heavy downpour were respoilsibie
for most Of the accidents. In one case.
however, a careless driver was blamed.
Car Strikes Pole.
Mrs. Daniels was fatally injured when
the car in which she was returning "a
Washington from Ellicott City where
sne was married at Sis O'Clock, left
the road about miles north of Coles
vile, Md, and struck a telephone roie
Her husband. Melvin Daniels, 2i years
old, also Of Alexandria, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton H. Skinner of II Rock
Greek Church road, who were In the
car, were injured
A passing motorist took all fo,r
victims TO the Sandy Spring HOSPITAL
where Mrs. Daniels died an hour iker'
Mrs Skinner is said to be in a critical
condition with conclusion of the brain
and possible fracture Of the skull, but
the two men escaped with minor cuts
and bruises.
Skinner, who was driving, told Silver
Spring police the machine skidded On
the wet road while rounding q curve.
He said he lost control Of the car and
1t ran of the road, crashing through
barb-wired fence and into the teie-
phone pole.
Skinner drove Daniels and his bride
to Ellicott City in the afternoon to be
married The girl, before the mar
rtage, was Miss Clara Howard. I'm.
mediateiy after the ceremony the two
Their car was roadster and all four
sat on the front seat, the bride on
her husbands lap.
Driver Is Released.
A technical charge Of reckless driv-
ing was placed against Skinner, but
he was released after q hearing before
Justice Of the Peace Ward Cadding-
ton at Silver Spring on his personal
recognizance to appear when wanted.
MRS. Skinner is the daughter Of Mr..
ana MRS. Howard Clark Of Takoma
Park, Md.
Metzner, who has been employed as
plate printer at the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing for 80 years,
died at Emergency Hospital several
hours after he was struck by an autoW
mobile while crossing the intersection
OF Eleventh street and Maryland ave-
nue southwest. Police are looking for
the driver, who, eyewitnesses said,
stopped anil offered assistance TO the
injured man, but left without making
his identity known.
One Of those seriously injured Is
Miss Muriel Smith, 10 years old. of
3339 Military road. She received o
possible fracture of the skull when an
automobile in which she was a pas
senger collided with O car driven by
Albert Z. Eschinger of Bennings, at the
intersection of Sixth and B streets
southwest.
Miss Smith was taken to Casualty
Hospital where she was treated by DR..
Louis Jimal. Eschinger and Garrett e.
Ware OF 1928 s street northeast, driver
Of the car in which the injured girl
was riding, both escaped injury.
Hits Threshing Machine.
Four Of the others who we're In
Jured were In car which crashed into
threShing machine parked on the
Washington Baltimore Boulevard near
Laurel, Md. They are D. w. Dowling,
55 years old, of 2706 South Dakota
avenue northeast; Ralph Boyer, 81
years old, Of Seat Pleasant, Md; John
w. Miles. 81 years old, of Capitol
Heights, Md, and George NJ MarSters,
% years old, of Ballston, Va.
The Prince Georges County rescue
squad took the injured men to Casualty
Hospital. Dowling and Boyer are said
to be in serious condition, but Miles
and Marsters suffered only decorations
on the face, hands and arms. Dowling
has possible fracture of the skull,
conclusion of the brain and internal
injuries Seve1al of Boyer's ribs were
fractured, and he suffered contusions
OF the chest and back.
MarsterS told police the party was re-
turning from o foot ball game in Ralti-
more when the car in front of them
suddenly swerved to the left and
stopped. Miles, who was driving, then
steered to the right and hit the un-
lighted threshtng machine. DowlinR was
catapulted from the rear seat OF the
sedan through one of the doors which
opened IN the crash. Boyer is manager
and Miles the coach of the Seat Pleas
ant Firemen's foot ball team,
State Policeman William BaRRetk
started an investigation after the acct
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