Evening star., 1932-02-22
Two BicentenniaI Visitors
Knocked Down by Cars
While Crossing Streets.
CHILDREN IN MISSION
BUS CUT AND BRUISED
Driver Held After His Car Crashes
Into Patrol Taking Policemen
From Station to Beats.

Two visitors to the George Wash
lngton Blcentennial Celebration were
among persons injured in a serie,
OF traiilc accidents yesterday.
Leon Birdwell. 80 years olo. of Nash
vile, lenn., was to undergo X-ray ex-
animation to determine ii he suffered
fractured skull when run down yes
terdAy as re was crossing the Capitol
plaza.
Birdwell, police say. was hit by an
automobile operatea by William john
son, 50 years old, Of the 700 block OF
thirteenth street southeast lie was
removed to Casualty Hospital by a
passing motorist.
Boston Woman Hurt.
Mrs. Rebecca Green. As years old
OF Boston. suffered a possible fracture
of the leg and severe bruises last night
when bowled over by an automobile
while crossing Union Station plaza with
her husband. Louis Green.
The automobile, police say, was oper-
ated by William McCallam, 20 years
olo, 100 block Of Fourth stree. north
east. The couple was crossing near the
Columbus Monument when the accl-
dent occurred Mrs. Green was taken
10 Casualty Hospital. where her condi-
ton was described as improved this
morning
Mrs. Betty L. Brazeil. % years old
2900 block of Porter street received 1,
possible fracture of the vertebrae last
night when the tayicab in which she
was a passenger was in collision with
another automobile at Seventeenth and
l. streets Mrs. BraZeil was taken TO
Emergency Hospital. where she was to
undergo X-rav examinations today.
Drivers Escape Injury.
The taxicab. operated by Robert A.
Dugan. 80 years old, OF 1906 Foxall
road. was in collision with a machine
being driven by Howard Fleming. %
years old, 1000 block of S street. Both
drivers escaped injury.
Two children AM. bus driver were
slightly cut and bruised yesterday after
noon when a bus belonging TO the Cos
pei Mission was in collision at John
Marshal place and Pennsylvania avenue.
Bessie Varman. 3 years old. and her
brother James. II years old, Of the GOO
block OF K street, received lacerationS
about the face and head.
Jonn Sherman. 81 years old driver of
the bus. sustained fractured ankle.
All three we're treated at Emergency
Hospital and discharged after first aid.
The occupants of the other automo-
bile. Benjamin Harris. his wife, Mrs.
Grace Harris, and their daughter Betty
of the 800 block Of L street were slightly
bruised and shaken, but did not require
hospital attention.
Mans Ankle Broken.
Other children in the bus. which was
returning them home after Sunday aft
ernoor Bible study at the mission. es-
capped injury.
Bailey Alert. SO years old. of the 1900
block Of Potomac avenue southeast, was
treated at Casualty Hospital for a frac-
tured ankle. received last night when
he was knocked down BY an automo-
bile at Thirteenth and c street south
east
The automobile police say. was op-
Grated by Robert Smith Of l35 Hicklin
street southeast.
Charges of failure to give the right
OF way and operating an automobile
with bad brakes were made against
Walter Henderson. colored. % years
old, Of the $500 block of K street, after
an automobile driven by him crashed
into patrol wagon containing five po-
licemen at Twentieth and NJ streets
The patrol wagon. taking policemS- :
from No. 3 precinct to their beats, W.
operated by Pvt. Julius Moeller. No
one was injured in the accident. and
the machines were only slightly dam
aged.
The fire rescue squad was called ou.
| early after the operator of a taxicab
tainted at the wheel and his vehicle
rolled over the curb at New York ave-
nue. and Fifteenth street The driver
James w. Bellar. 81 years old. of Ills
G street southeast, was taken to E,ner-
gency Hospital in the squads ambu-
lance. His condition was described as
| undetermined.