Evening star., 1932-12-28
SCORE ARE INJURED,
FIVE SERIOUSLY, IN
TRAFFIC CRASHES
Rain, Blamed for Most of Ac-
Cidents, Expected to Con-
tinue This Evening.
TWO HIT BY AUTOMOBILES
ON CONSTITUTION AVENUE
Naval Officer Struck When Ma.
chimes Collide and One Skids
Onto Sidewalk.

Five persons were in q serious con-
dition in local hospitals today suffering
from injuries received yesterday and
last night in automobile accidents
which claimed more than a score Of
victims.
The rain. held responsible for most
OF the mishaps, is scheduled to con-
tinue through this afternoon and pos
sibly into tonight when the tempera-
ture may drop few degrees, it was
said at the Weather Bureau.
wis. stopping , here at the he, Z. = NJ. c. A.
received fractured skull last night
when struck by an automobile on Con.
stitution avenue between Third stree,
and John Marshall place. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital. The car
which struck him was operated by Will
liam Baugham of Kensington, Md, po-
lice said.
Another Hit Nearby.
Within short distance from where
Stringham was hit, Clifton Gibbs, 25
425 Second street, was struck and
seriously injured by an automobile op-
Grated by Frank T. Parsons, jr., of the
900 block of E street He was treated
at Emergency Hospital for a fractured
arm, broken ribs and possible internal
injuries.
Among others who were injured were
Carrie Turner, 81, colored, It'll Four
teenth street, who received severe head
injuries and cuts when struck by an
automobile operated by William l.
Jones, 200 block of Douglas street
northeast, while near her home: Cor
nelius Jones, 80, colored. OF Baileys
Corner, Va, who received severe head
injury when struck by an automobile
a. Seventh and o streets and Ralph
Hampton, 35, 3O7 D street, who was
struck by an automobile at Thirteenth
and L streets He WIS treated a. Gar
field Hospital for e broken wrist, severe
cuts and other injuries. The Turner
woman and Jones were both treated at
Freedmen's Hospital
Navy Officer Injured.
The list CT injured further includes
Capt. Frederick McMillen of Naval
Hospital treated there for cuts and
bruises when struck by one OF two cars
which skidded onto the sidewalk after
cclliding at Nineteenth and NJ streets;
Mrs. Stellan Ellis. IS, OF Takoma Parh
Md, who received cuts and bruise:
when struck at Thirteenth and F
streets: Lena Matthews, Al, colored, 9OC
b,cck of Barry place, knocked down
by an automobile at Georgia avenue
and Trumbull street, receiving injuries
to both legs; Matthew w. Rowell, 20
507 Seward square southeast, cuts or
head and face when an automobile lr
which he was riding and another
machine collided at Fourth and Bryanl
streets; Thomas Scrivener, rs, 1879
Lincoln road northeast, cuts and bruises
in an automobile collision at Ninth
and O streets, Irene Brown, 8, cuts
and bruises when struck at Georgia
avenue and Barry place, Mrs. Irene
Mccarthy SO, 1706 G street northeast
cuts and bruises in a collision at Ten
nessee avenue and D street northeasl
Lillian Harris, IS, 44O3 Hayes stree
nortl,o st. severe cuts and bruises or
face and arms when struck az Georgia
avenue and Emerson street.
Mrs. Mary Bond. 65, 1860 Columols
road. cuts and bruises when the taxi II
which she was riding and an automo'
bile collided on Connecticut avenue nea1
K street. Douglas Williams. 70. coloreo
struck bv hit-and-run driver near NJ
home in the 1900 block Of Thirteenth
street. Annabelle Coleman. 25, colored
100 block of M street, treated at Freed'
mems Hospital for cuts received IN ar
accident: Harry Trent, 20. colored, cuts
and bruises received when struck a
Connecticut avenue and Porter street
George Thornton, 81, colored. $500 blocF
of P street, broken leg and other IN.
juries, received in collision at Thirtietr
and p streets, Edward j. Eagen. 80
1900 block of o street, cuts. wher
struck by automobile at Thirteenth
and r streets, Maxine Dancer, 10, l8l'
Hamline street northeast, cuts ant
bruises received when struck at TWen
tieth and Rhode Island avenue north
east. and Mollie Williams. 26, colored
400 block of N street, cuts on the fact
received in an accident.