Evening star., 1932-09-05
Four Drowned in Nearby
Waters and One Killed When
Hit by Taxicab.
SLIPPERY ROADS CAUSE
MANY AUTO ACCIDENTS
Bodies Of Those Lost in Sinking
of Rowboat in Virginia Greek
Are Recovered.

stood at five dead and more than a
score injured this morning as thousands
of pleasure seekers in Washington,
Maryland and Virginia began their
celebrations of Labor day.
Four of the deaths resulted from
drownings in nearby Maryland and
Virginia One man was killed here
when struck by a taxicab during the
heavy rainstorm yesterday. A total OF
% persons suffered more or less serious
injuries on slippery streets and nigh
ways.
Three members of a fishing party,
none of them able to swim, were
drowned in creek near Whitestone,
Va, yesterday when their TowDoat
struck submerged pole and sank I'M
mediately. They were Mrs. George e.
Landon, 81. Baltimore; George K: MICK
ley, Z, Baltimore, and Marvin Roperts'
Al, Pikesville Md.
Two Save Themselves.
Mr.. Landon, the only occupant of
the boat who could swim. saved himself
and Mrs. Roberts, the fifth occupant,
by swimming with her 20 yards to
shore. ]. Robert Yerby CT Baltimore,
who was on the shore, assisted in the
rescue.
The fourth drowning victim, Mrs.
Marie Roland Ort, 81 wife OF the
cashier of the First National Bank Oh
Midland, Md, fell from the deck OF a
yacht in the Potomac River of River.
side Md, early yesterday. Justice OF
the Peace r. Lee Reich OF La Flata'
will conduct an inquest today.
Mrs. Ort was member OF yachting
80 80 I1or bI1chGnd Frank
G. Ort: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Blaul
of Cumberland, Md: William Tyler OF
New York, Aubrey Lynch Of Alexandra,
va. and Mrs. G. A. Amos Of Alexandra,
whose husband, DR.. Amos, owned the
Yacht and planned to join the party at
Colonial Bach. The vessel was COM
manoed by Capt. c. Leo Mckenney Oh
Alexandria.
Colored Man Killed.
William Fairfax SO, colored, OF the 100
bloc, OF D street, was the man killed
here by the taxicab. Police said he
was struck at Third and B streets nortn-
east by a vehicle operated by Walter
Eildebrand, 90, 100 block OF M street.
other traffic injuries yesterday In the
city included: nm
block of street, who was hurt Wnen
struck at the Connecticut avenue en-
trance to the Zoo by the automobile OF
Nora L. Mereni, 10, of Baltimore.
Thomas Perry, 27, 1900 block OF L
street. who was knocked from his bl-
cycle. o ..,.
of Columbia road, and Arthur Lueyssen,
Baltimore. who were hurt when their
cars collided at Georgia avenue and
Quincy street. Mr.. Weiner was treated
for a crushed chest and possible inter-
nal injuries Lueyssen was arrested on
a charge Of reckless driving and re-
leased on collateral.
Four Hurt in Collision.
Four persons were injured when a
taxicab collided with a truck at Sixth
street and Maryland avenue southwest
George Sharuhas. Is, 600 block OF A
street southeast, driver Of the cab. and
two passengers, Essie B. Meyer, 81, 90O
block of Fifth street and Marguerite
Sharuhas. "a, 200 block of F street, were
treated for lacerations. Calvin Smith
IS. 100 block of Third street northeast
driver of the truck. was treated fol
slight injuries.
Mrs. Alice Fausnight, SIS, Of Harts-
vile, Ohio, received fractured leg
WQen u6I duLOfIlOUllC SolCSAASA AAoA.t WAN
Defense Highway near Bladensourg
Her husband. Henry Fausnight, escaped
with cuts and bruises.
Mrs Joseph Allen of Baltimore and
George Rittan of New York were cut
and bruised when their automoblle
went down a steep embankment on the
Baltimore Boulevard in Hyattsville.
Joseph Fell, %, of Baltimore, suffered
severe lacerations when his car ran on
the road in Mount Rainier.
Others Are Injured.
Mrs. Mae Murphy, 1700 block Of West
Virginia avenue northeast, suffered cuts
while Daniel Murphy received body
bruises in an accident at Edmonston.
Head lacerations were received by
John Williams, colored, 1000 block OF
Clagett street northeast, when his cal
overturned on the farm of County Com.
missioner Frank Small, jr., near Sur,
rattsville
Mrs. Nellie Baxter, % years old, o
68O5 Wisconsin avenue, Bethesda, SUI
fered a possible fracture of the skull
when an automobile driven by Guyon X
Noen, II, of Frederick, Md, struck he
at Wisconsin avenue and Miller stree
In Bethesda last night.
Bethesda police arrested NOEL on {
charge of reckless driving and he postet
500 collateral for appearance in Count.
Police Court at Rockville, october ).
Shoulder Is Fractured.
Mrs. Paul Welty of Fullerton, Pa
sustained a fractured shoulder when he
automobile was in collision with ma
chine operated by Robert L. Brown
colored, of Bethesda, on the Rockvlll
pike.
Miss Dorothy K Stanfield, % year
old. of Port Jarvis, N. Y, escaped witt
slight cuts yesterday afternoon, when
machine skidded off the Colesville pix
near Silver Spring and overturned afte
colliding with another car.
George J. Nork of Edgewood. Nd
said to be the driver of the car in whicl
Miss Stanfield was riding. and Wfiiar
r. Stone of the Congressional Countr
Club. who police say, was the operate
of the second machine, were arreste
on charges of reckless driving.
Seven persons were treated at Alex
andria, Va, Hospital for injuries SUI
fered in automobile accidents. Only on
was seriously injured.
Mrs. Eugene Hall Of Alexandria SUI
fered a possible fracture of the pelvi
when her automobile was struck b
another machine. Mrs. Halls HUSBAND
FitZhugh Hall, and their small daughte
were slightly injured, as were Williar
Trigger, driver, and his wife.