Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
HOOVER PARTY GUESTS
CONGRATULATED FOR
AUTO CRASH ESCAPE
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Dital where physicians said her injuries
were comparatively minor. She Is SUI
fering from shock and a fractured col
lar bone. Mr.. Conner received only
slight bruises.
The accident occurred near Fairfax,
Va. while the FIVE cars in the Presi-
dents party were said TO have been
travelling at q high rate OF speed over
slippery roads The Conner car skid
ded. according to witnesses, and col
lided with q big passenger bus.
Apparently neither the President nor
members of his immediate party saw
the accident their cars continuing on
the journey to the Rapidan. Another
car, bearing new ,paper men, preceding
Mr. Connor's car, stopped to give as
sistance.
Mr. and Mrs. Connor were taken TO
physicians ONCE at Fairfax Court
House, Va. by other newspaper men.
and later were brought TO Washington
and admitted TO Emergency Hospital
Mr., Conner returned to his home after
treatment. but Mrs Common remained
in the hospital to recuperate from
shock An x-ray taken early today de-
termined that the collar bone was
fractured.
The White House was in touch with
Emergency Hospital early today through
4 LlcOOOIG JOSIlll, OAlC vi bilC .
secretaries. He Immediately informed
the Rapidan camp that Mrs. Conner
spent a comfortable night and would be
ready to leave the institution within a
few days.
An examination early today indicated
that MIR. Conner had strained leg
ligament, and Naval Hospital facilities
were placed at the newspaper mans
disposal by the White House. Mr.. Con-
nor Is an old friend of President
Hoover. Before being connected with
the Herald-Tribune Bureau here. he
was attached to the New York Worlds
staff here for 20 years.
President Hoover heard of the acci-
dent when he reached the camp and
Immediately made inquiries through
Secretary Lawrence Richey. DR.. Joel T.
Boone, the White House physician, also
called the hospital from the camp and
was assured Mrs Common was not seri-
Ously injured. DR.. Boone was asked
by the President, however. TO inquire
as TO her condition later In the night,
Slippery Road Blamed.
The accident was attributed to the
slippery condition OF the road. eX-
cesSive speed and failure of the bus
to give right OF way to the cars in the
Presidents caravan, which was not
protected by police escort.
President Hoover had left the White
House at O'Clock In the afternoon,
selecting a route through Anandale,
Va. At that poirt the Washington
highway turns into the turnpike lead
ing to Fairfax Court House. AS the
Presidents car made the turn the large
bus was said to have cut in between
nd the aaryipn i'm
media tely behind.
The bus, bound for New Orleans
paced the Presidents car closely and
it was said that the cars bearing news
paper men were obliged to travel at q
speed of SIS miles an hour at times To
keep up with 1t. With difficulty the
Secret Service car passed the bus. The
third car in the caravan, bearing Mr.
Richey and DR.. Boone. is said to have
raced the bus for 3 miles before 1t
swung around.
Bus Hits Auto.
The first car Of newspaper men sue
ceeded In passing. but when Mr.. Conner
driving his own car. attempted to pass
his machines left rear wheel slipped of
the road and the automobile was thrown
directly in the path of the bus. The
automobile was hit souarely and throws
into ditch. and rolled over twice be-
fore 1t came to stop upright. rs feet
off the highway.
Despite the fact that the automobile
was badly damaged the White House
said today that newspaper men were
able to drive the machine to Fairfa,
Court House with the injured Tht
car was towed from the Virginia towr
to Washington later in the night.
About one year ago Washington
woman motorist crashed into Mr.
Richey's car on the way back from
camp. That resulted in orders being
issued that only the secret service car
the car bearing the White House secre.
taries and press cars should follow thu
President Immediately. The guest!
have left the camp at intervals Of II
minutes before or after the Presidenti
departure.
Riding with the President and Mrs
Hoover yesterday were Commerce Secre.
tary Lamont and Mrs. Lamont.
Other Accidents Recalled.
Accidents to. newspaper men accom-.
panying Presidents in the past were re.
called by yesterdays incident. Der
Allen. a correspondent for the Cleve'
land Plain-Dealer, was killed and Stan
ley NJ Reynolds. late managing editol
for the Baltimore Sun. severely injured
while accompanying President Wilson
on q motor trip in 1919.
In 1928 Summer Curtis Of Chicago
public relations counsel for the Repub.
lican National Committee, and Thoma
Dawson, formerly with the Associates
Press and ct the time representing thu
Colorado Historical Society, we're killeC
and Donald A. Craig, representing tn,
New York Herald and now with tn,
George washington Bicentennial Com
mission. was seriously injured Will,
travelling BY automobile with Presiden
Harding. The accident occurred II
Colorado.