The Washington times., 1930-12-08
KILLED
IN SK|DD|NG
MACHINE
Alexandria Woman Dies As
She Returns From Wedding;
Groom Hurt in Fatal Crash

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Four persons were killed and
nearly q score injured in a series
of weekend accidents In nearby
Maryland and the District.
The dead are:
st. Elmo Burgess, IS, division
passenger agent Of the Southern
Railway.
Mrs. Clara Daniels, an 18-year.
old bride, of Alexandra, Va.
Lewis Canter, 38, Of Hughes
vile. Md.
Hugo Herman John Metzner.
SIS, 322 Eleventh st. s. w.
Mrs. Harris Death
The death of Mrs. Gladys Har.
ris, "a, of Pittsburgh, who was
injured in an automobile acci
dent on the Baltimore Boulevard
last Monday night, occurred in
Casualty Hospital Saturday night.
Burgess and. Canter were
fatally injured in automobile
accidents last night while Mrs.
Daniels and Metzner were killed
Saturday night.
Burgess was instantly killed
when the automobile in which he
was passenger crashed into q
trolley pole at Seventh Street
and Rhode Island Avenue North
east. His two companions,
Michael D'Manna, HOO block Of
Sixth Street Northeast, driver Of
the machine and. Luciano
Maiesti, Al. 200 block of First
Street Northwest, were seriously
injured in the crash.
Extricated from the wreckage
by witnesses, Burgess was taken
to Casualty Hospital and pro-
nounced dead on arrival. D'Manna
was removed to Freedman's Hos
pital suffering from a fractured
skull. fractured ribs and internal
injuries. Maiesti was treated at
Casualty Hospital for a broken
leg and internal injuries.
Burgess had passed the after.
noon at D'Manna's home and
was being driven to his home, 2906
Twentieth st. N. W., when the ac-
cident occurred. He has been con-
nected with the Southern Railway
for 35 years. He is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Sue Burgess. two
daughters; Elizabeth and Ethel,
and one son, John.
Losing control of his automo-
bile on the Leonardtown Pike,
Mr.. Canter, a well to do farmer,
was killed when his automobile
overturned after hitting a cul-
vert. Canter was 38 year old, and
was unmarried. The body was
taken to Crude's undertaking
establishment at Hughesville
where an in&uest will be held to-
day.
Bride Killed
Mrs. Daniels was returning
from her wedding Saturday after
noon when the automobile in
which she was riding struck q
pole near Colesville. Md. She
had been married in Ellicott City,
Md, and was returning home
with the wedding party when the
accident occurred.
Her husband, Melvin Daniels,
81, also of Alexandria and Mr..
and Mrs. Carolton Skinner, of II
Rock creek Church Rd., who
also were in the car, escaped
with minor cuts and bruises.
They were treated at the Silver
Spring Hospital.
Mr.. Skinner, who was driving
the car, said that the machine
skidded on the wet road and
crashed into the pole.
Returning from work at the
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, where he has been employed
for 80 years, Mr.. Metzner was
struck by an automobile at
Eleventh st. and Maryland Ave.
s. w. and died a short time
later at Emergency Hospital.
The heavy downpour of Satur.
day night, police said. was mainly
responsible for several accidents
in which II persons were in
jured while Sunday accidents re.
suited in seven persons being
brought to hospitals for treatment