Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
SIX HURT IN CRASH
las VETERANS AUTO
TROLLS OVER CURB
Two of Victims at Fourteenth
St. and Constitution Ave.
in Serious State.
RESCUE SQUAD TAKES
MEN FROM WRECKAGE
Visitors From Pennsylvania Had
Come Here for Parade-Larson B.
Culp, Silver Spring, Injured.

Six men were injured, two seriously.
When an automobile containing five
visiting veterans from McKeesport. Pa.
rolled over the curb at Fourteenth street
and Constitution avenue following a
collision about $50 o'clock this morning.
The second machine, occupied BY
Larson B. Culp AZ of Silver Spring.
Nd, also overturned after the impact.
which virtually demolished both auto
mobiles. Members of the fire rescue
squad and United States Park Police
helped extricate the men from the
Pennsylvania automobile.
All six were taken to EMERGENCY
Hospital where four were admitted for
treatment. The Pennsylvania automo-
bile lodged against shade tree across
the curb and the injured had to be re-
moved through the shattered windows.
Doctors Among Injured.
The visitors were identified as William
Fitzpatrick, about 35. proprietor OF gen
eraI store in McKeesport: Francis
Marley, 81. machinist; DR.. Harry
Reper "a, Of 500 Locus street ,Josenh
xix, 81, mlllworker. of 300 Evans street.
ana Or. Felix Andrew JaWoski, SO.
pFother-ln-IaW Of Marley
fitzpatrick, believed the most SER
ousIy injured. has possible skull frac-
ture, oeep scalp decorations and cuts
ABOUT the left hand; Marley escaped
with lesser cuts and bruises about the
shoulder and face; DR.. Roper was Sc
verely cut about the face and hands.
KIRK was lacerated about the face and
Dr. JaWosKl sustained cuts to his right
arm.
Culp suffered a shoulder injury.
together with numerous cuts and
bruises. He and Fitzpatrick were be-
neVed most seriously hurt. although
physicians said both were expected to
recover.
Traffic Kept Moving.
According to police the PENNSYLVANIA
automobile was proceeding east on Con-
stitutlon avenue and that which Culp
drove was travelling south on Four
tenth street. Special details of metro
politan and park police were sent to
the scene to keep traffic moving until
the wrecked automobiles could be re-
moved.
The visitors said they had just ar
rived in Washington from Pennsylvania
and were to meet two other carloads Of
McKeespOrt veterans at a down town
hotel Friends of the injured men were
notified at the hotel and drove to the
hospital to assist with the identifca-
ton
The veterans said their interest in
the bonus march had prompted the
group to visit Washington, but were
non-committal when asked if they ex-
pected to join the demonstrators here.
Two Struck BY Autos.
Two persons were injured by automo-
biles yesterday when struck just after
they passed in rear Of parked cars.
Five-year-old Harry c. Smith, 2003
Naylor road southeast. suffered frac-
tured skull and was reported in a crit
ical condition at Casualty Hospital. The
other victim. Edward Sherman. 81, of
the 400 block Of Third street. was not
critically hurt, although his wrist was
fractured.
The Smith child was crossing in front
of 2O04 Minnesota avenue southeast
when struck by the automobile OF
Samuel w. Wolfheimer, 81, OF the 4OOO
block of Third street.
Sherman was crossing near Tenth and
B streets southwest when struck by an
automobile driven by Norman Hoyle, "a,
of the 1900 block of West Virginia ave-
nue. northeast. He was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital.