Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
All Fatalities and Most of In
iured Among Passengers.
First Aid Given at Fort
Humphreys, Close to Scene
BUREAU IDENTIFIES ONE;
BOTH DRIVERS DISABLED
Left Side of Bus Ripped Out by
Impact-Concrete Wall of Gull
vert Cracked-Accident Occurs
Shortly After Midnight on Rich
mond- Washington Road.

Three passengers were killed and
II other persons injured shortly
after midnight, when a Norfolk
bound bus of the Great Eastern
Stages Co., and huge SiX-wheel-
ed truck, loaded with eggs, north
bound, sideSwiped as they at
tempted to pass on an 18-foot Gull
vert on the Richmond Washington
highway just north of Fort
Humphreys, Is miles from here.
The truck tore away the left
side Of the bus for half of its
length, killing the occupants OF
the first three seats on that side.
Then it plunged off down the en-
bankment at the side of the road,
overturning and injuring its three
occupants.
The dead:
Mrs. Ruth Dudley, IS, Newport
News, Va.
Ray A. Morriss, 1893 North street.
Portsmouth, Va.
Lloyd B. Mitchell, IS, Norfolk, Va.
List of Injured.
Seriously injured:
John Mccall of 1114 Fourteenth
street northwest, driver of the bus,
severe decorations, a broken arm and
possible internal injuries. He is being
treated at a local hospital.
j. E. Lawrence of Woodville, N. c.,
Alexandria Hospital.
Minor injuries, consisting chiefly OF
cuts:
u. s. Al Of Fort Eustis. Va Mrs.
Mabel M. Mcdaniel, Norfolk, Va; Miss
Louise Powell, Norfolk, Va; Robert E.
Hardcastle, Oaklyn, n. j.: w. w. Mar
tin, Norfolk, Va; John w. Shaw, Eden
ton, n. c.; w. B. Omahundro, Rich
rnond, Va, owner of the truck; John
Clements, Ashland, Va, driver OF the
truck; r. E. Sparks Ashland. Va.
Only two passengers on the bus es-
raned injury. They were Matte L.
Hale, winston Salem, N. c., and Rob
ert Nichols, Atlantic City, N. j., both
colored, who were seated in the rear
of the bus.
Concrete Wall Cracked.
investigators. after viewing the po-
sition of the two vehicles, believed tnat
the truck was about two-thiros OF Ine
way across the culvert when the crash
occurred.
THE bus driver. in an effort TO avoid
the collision, apparently had sWerveo
to the right, only TO have the pus
strike the concrete wall OF the culvert
curb and rebound into the truck. The
wall was cracked for a distance OF
, about five feet. The bus came 10
stop in ditch south OF tne DrIose'
The dead had crushed skulls.
The driver was the first TO be struck,
as the side of the bus was torn away,
hit his seat was far enough inside 10
save him most of the force OF the I'M
The truck was loaded with approx
rnately 200 crates OF fresh eggs ana sew
eral crates of chickens, and was pro-
ceeding to New York from t:icnlIlo 1il
The eggs were strewn all over the Vlcln-
fly.
Chickens Survive Crash.
Among the survivors also were listed
a crate of barred-rock chickens. Al
though partly buried beneath the Pile
OF egg crates from the overturned truck
the chickens were very much alive TINS
morning.
An Investigation of the accident was
started by Coroner c. A. Ransom OF
Fairfax County, in an attempt to fix the
blame. A number of the passengers
were questioned 10y the coroner.
The time of the accident was set at
1:4O o'clock by a watch in the pocket
of one OF the dead men, which stopped
at that hour.
Two soldiers returning TO Fort
Humphreys passed the wreck Just after
the crash and hurried to the Army post,
where two ambulances were Immediately
dispatched to the scene. These am
balances made two trips carrying the
dead and injured TO the fort.
First Aid at Post.
First aid treatment was given the in
iured at the post hospital Identified
ton of two of the dead persons was
made through letters in their pockets.
made through letters in their pockets
Mitchell was identified by the Bureau
OF investigation of the Department OF
Justice by his fingerprints. which Star
reporter took to the bureau
Later another BUS of the Great East
ern Stages went to Fort Humphreys anc
the passengers who have received only
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