Evening star., 1931-12-25
Husband and Two Children
Seriously Injured in Rock
Creek Crash.
MACHINE DROPS 80 FEET
AFTER SKID ON WET ROAD
Third Youngster Escapes With
Bruises-Four Other Persons
Traffic Accident Victims.

Mrs Edith j. Christoph, "a, of 29l7
OrdWay street. was near death this
morning from injuries received yeSter-
day afternoon when the automobile in
which she was riding with her huS-
band and three children plunged over
q 30-fGot cliff in Rock Greek Park near
the Park Road Bridge. Two of the
children were seriously hurt
At Garfield Hospital, Mrs. Christcph
was said by physicians to have Suf-
fered a fractured skull. She was still
unconscious today At the same insti-
tuition, her 3-year-old daughter, Mary
Joan. also was thought to have a frac
tured skull. but her chances of re-
covery was said to be considerably bet
ter than her mCther's.
A second daughter, katherine, 6, is
at Children's Hospital. Her skull may
be fractured. The third child. Carolyn
Edith, 7, escaped with minor bruises.
Husband Badly Hurt.
The husband, Fred A. Christoph. 81,
an assistant in the foreign commerce
division of the United States Chamber
of Commerce, received fractured pei
Wis. He was admitted to Garfield.
The accident occurred about 215
O'Clock as the car. driven by Mr. Chris
toph, was proceeding east on Park road.
About 200 yards west of the Park Road
Bridge Mr.. ChriStoph applied his brakes
and the car skidded on the wet road
way. crashed through the heavy guard
rail and plunged over the cliff.
Edgar G. Chase, 3432 Thirty-fourth
street, passing motorist, eXtricated
the injured from the WreCkage and took
them to the hospital Chase was as
sisted by Mrs. w. B, Upright, 1922 Wis
ConSln avenue.
Sergt. L. G. Porttlebaugh and Pvt
P R. Toland of the United States Park
Police Investigated the accident.
Four Others Injured.
Four other persons were injured in
traffic accidents late yesterday and last
night, among them Samuel Brown, 65,
Of 250l Pennsylvania avenue, who lay
unidentified in a critical condition at
Emergency Hospital for several hours
after he was knocked down By an au-
tomobilc at Twelfth and Water streets
southwest
Brown was struck by a machine
driven by Edwin c. Wooden. 40. of 1000
Ninth street.. northeast while racing
across the street to avoid being hit by
truck. WCden'S car. approaching from
the opposite direction knocked him
down, and he was taken to Emergency
In an unconscious cOndltlOn and suffer-
ing from fractured collar bone
Members of Browns family. alarmed
by his failure TO arrive home last night
telephoned police and were sent to the
hospital His identity was quickly es-
tabliShed Browns condition was said
to be greatly improved today.
James LoWney. 35, of 1915 Twelfth
street was taken to Emergency Hospital
with fractured shoulder and several
broken ribs after he was struck at Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue by an
automobile operated by Raymond Crier.
colored IS. of sos Four -and-a- half
street southwest.
Woman Hurt in Crash.
Casualty Hospital physicians treated
Mrs Sallie Hughes, 54 of 2l8 A street
southeast for shoulder injuries re-
ceived when an automobile driven by
her husband, Claude Hughes, 81, was in
collision with a car driven by Walter
Lurk, l8, of 2004 Perry street north
east, at First and D streets. Neither
Hughes nor Lurk was hurt
Knocked down by an automobile as
she stepped from taXicab in the first
block of Seventh street northeast, Miss
Katherine Reed, 18. of 9l8 Seventh
street northeast, escaped with bruises
of the forehead and left knee Patrick
Murphy, "a. of GIT Eleventh street
northeast. driver of the car, took her to
Casualty Hospital for treatment.