Evening star., 1930-06-22
PEDESTRIAN IS HURT
FATALLY BY AUTO
ON COLUMBIA ROAD
VirgInIan, Driver of Vehicle, Is
t Held in ST, 500 Bail Pend
ing Inquest.
TWO OTHERS INJURED
IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Man, 81, Is Knocked Down by
Parking Taxi-Fairfax County
Agent Crashes on Bridge.

Joseph Charles Cromwell, rs years
old, of 1871 Ontario road, died at Gar
field Hospital yesterday afternoon from
injuries he received when struck by an
automobile on Columbia road several
hours earlier. He had sustained a
fractured skull. The accident occurred
in front of 1880 Columbia road as
Cromwell walked across.
The driver of the automobile, Curtis
A. Edwards, % years old, of Gwynn,
Va, who said he was stopping tenn
1porarily at 1906 Biltmore street, was
released by tenth precinct police on
$500 bond pending the outcome of a
coroner'S inquest to be held tomorrow.
Mr.. Cromwell had been retired from
business for more than three years. He
was for 20 years head bookkeeper and
general ofice assistant with the Frazee-
Potomac Laundry here. He celebrated
his golden wedding anniversary April
Il last.
Came Here in 1891.
Born in Frederick, Md, Mr.. Crom-
well was educated in FaiImont, w. Va,
and started his business career in Fort
Wayne, Ind. He came 10 Washington
in 1891. He was actively engaged in
civic work in connection with his 80
years membership in the Luther Place
Memorial Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Margaret c. Cromwell. 80 years old; a
son, Fred w. Cromwell, 43 years old, of
Chevy Chase, Md, and q daughter, Mrs.
Irwin H. Hollander, 14T4 Columbia
road. A sister, Miss Irene Cromwell,
resides in Cumberland, Md
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row evening, interment to be in the
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, at
u ~ ~
Max Ringer, 81 years old, of 460 K
street, was taken to Emergency Hospital
yesterday afternoon after having been
knocked down by a taxicab which was
backing into a parking space on Ninth
street near d. Bernard j. Gales. 81
years old, Of 1921 Monroe street, the
aaM driver, was not arrested.
Harry B. Derr, 81 years old, county
agent OF Fairfax County, Va, was taken
90 Emergency Hospital yesterday after
noon after the machine he was driving
swerved on the south end of Highway
Bridge to avoid a collision, striking q
girder.
The driver Of the other machine.
Robert @. Hodge, % years old, of Della
ware avenue and Second street, was
not arrested.
night was reported as fair"
Score Escape Injury.
A street car and an automobile were
blightly damaged and more than a score
OF pedestrians narrowly escaped injury
early last night when a hlt-and-rIln
machine dashed niadly across Fourth
street and Florida avenue and drove
away before any one could give chase.
The car came into the intersection
while travelling west on Florida avenue
about . o'clock and careened into the
surface car, which was proceeding north
on Florida avenue. The car, operated by
Motorman Robert Stevens of the Eek.
mgton car barn, was damaged slightly.
Swerving sharply to one side, the hit
ano-run machine collided with an au-
tomobile driven by Margaret Alexander.
colored, 20 years old, of 1925 Girard
street, causing minor damage to the car
The driver Of the hit-and-run vehicle
was hurled from his seat and nearly
thrown into the street by the force Of
the collision, but regained his position
behind the wheel and made his get
away down Florida avenue, narrowly
missing many pedestrians who had
stopped TO view the wrecks,
A byStander took the number of the
license plates of the hit-and-run car
and turned them over to police of the
second precinct.
A short while afterward No, police
were also on the lookout for drunken
man driving q car which struck the
parked machine Of Louis Browdy In
front Of the latter's home, ct 1918
Thirteenth street, and continued on
without stopping. Browdy's car was
not badly damaged