Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-22
YOUTH IS KILLED.
FOURTEEN INJURED
IN TRAFFIC CRASHES
Reno ]. Prospect, George
town Graduate, Dies After
Automobile Hits Post.
W0MAN'S CHEST CRUSHED
IN SMASH-UP OF CARS
Other Week End Accident Victims
Suffer Only Minor
Injuries.

Reno j. Prospect, 81 years old, o.
1881 Twenty-third street, graduate o.
Georgetown University, was fatally in.
jured at l o'clock this morning in ar
automobile accident near Elkton, Md.
when his machine, skidding at turn
crashed into a telegraph pole He dice
several hours later at the Elkton Hos
pital.
A graduate of this years class al
Georgetown University, Prospect, who
was recently stationed at Brooke Field
Tex, as a flying student, was returning
to Washington after having visited his
mother, Mrs. c. Prospect, at Chester.
town, Md. His father, CATO Prospect, q
former restaurant proprietor here, i:
now at Lake Como, Italy.
Requiem mass will be solemnized al
9 O'Clock Wednesday morning at st
Matthews Church. Interment will be
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mostly Minor Hurts.
Fourteen other washington people were
injured in traffic accidents which &C.
Cured in the District and nearby Viz
gin1a yesterday. With one execution
all OF those hurt escaped with minor
cuts and bruises.
In one case occupants Of two cars
operated by Washington drivers mar
rowly escaped injury when an autono-
bile occupied by three colored men
crashed into three machines on the
Leonardtown road near Clinton. Md
and then caught fire, its occupants sus-
tanning slight Gurns.
Chest Is Crushed.
The most seriously injured was Mrs
cara Powers, Sc years old, of 3465
Fourteenth street, who received a
crushed chest when an automobile
driven by her son, James Leo Powers,
20, OF the Fourteenth street address,
was IN a collision at Tenth and s
streets. Four others were hurt in the
same mishap.
The son was taken to Garfield Hos
pltal with Mrs. Powers, but was dis
charged from the institution after
treatment for slight cuts about the
head. Three colored occupants of the
second machine, Alonzo Lee of Rock
vile, Md, who was driving the car; his
wlfe, Luella Lee, As, and daughter,
Aoeie Lee, 10, were given medical at
tention at Freedmen's Hospital.
David Wood, 8 years old. of 2soE
Thirtieth street northeast, and Ralph
CALI, 6, of 2619 Bladensburg road
northeast, were injured when an auto
mobile operated by Sonia A. Davidson
OF 2003 Q street, a student driver. struck
them in front Of the Wood residences
The operator and her instructor. John
D. Regain of 3039 Douglas street north
east, were not held.
Children Are Treated.
The two children were taken to sib-
HnglYjfcI rxyI1 e&a
treated them, the Wood boy for a frac-
tured left leg, and the Cali youngstel
for fracture of the right arm.
An accident on the Fairfax road near
alexandria sent four members of a
Washington family to the Alexandra
Hospital for first aid.
Those injured in the accident were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. OdelI and two
small children, all of 1900 Thirtieth
street northeast
Mrs. Odell remained at the hoSpita,
Tor overnight treatment, but the hus-
band and two children were dismissed
after first aid.
Car Tears OF Shirt.
Felled at Thomas Circle by a ma.
chine operated by Mrs. Sue Thomas al
3114 o street, Mrs. Eva Rodier of I4Og
Thirty seventh street, suffered lacera.
tons and was treated at Emergency
Hospital.
Harry Little, 16 years old, of II I
street northeast, was taken to Casualty
Hospital with bruises and liberation.
yesterday when his bicycle skidded a
Elghth and II streets northeast anc
threw him to the roadway.
George Peril, 20 years old, of 625
street had an upper tooth broken of
when taxicab driven by William @
Faulkner, "a, of 1903 Thirty-first street
struck him at Wisconsin avenue and N
street. Police say Peril stepped int
the side OF the cab as he walked from
the sidewalk. His shirt was ripped of
In the accident.
One Auto Hits Three.
One of the cars struck in the serie,
OF crashes on the Leonardtown roaS
was driven by Miss Margaret S. Murphy
ID years old, of 3008 Adams stree
| northeast, who was accompanied b,
Mrs. Helen T. Cotton, rs years old, O.
the same address. Their automobil,
was wrecked, but neither was hurt.
The other Washington car involved
was operated by Matthew C. Cotton O
300 Adams street northeast. He ant
his wife escaped without injury. TIL,
third machine struck was not badl,
damaged and was driven from the scene
| before the arrival of police.
Joseph Campbell, colored driver of tn,
car which struck the three vehicles
| and his two colored companions, james
Kelly and Frank Campbell, all of Bel
| Alton, Md, were burned when their ma
chine turned over and caught fire. The
were treated at Gallinger Hospital ant
| dismissed.