Evening star., 1932-12-25
Young Mother Killed When
Car 0verturns En- Route
to Church Services.
TRUCK DRIVER FATALLY
INJURED IN COLLISION
Heavy Fog Blamed for Series of
Mishaps-Husband of Dead
Woman Held.

seriously hurt in Christmas eve acci-
dents in Washington. The heavy fog
that enshrouded the city was blamed
by police for two of the accidents.
Mrs. Anna Theresa Ferguson, 81
year-old mother of two babies, was ia
tally injured last night when the auto
mobile In which she and her husband
were riding to Christmas eve church
services overturned on Twenty eighth
street between Pennsylvania and Ala
bama avenues southeast. Her husband
was unhurt
One man was fatally injured. an
other seriously hurt while returning
home shortly before midnight after
dispoSing of load of Christmas trees,
when the truck in which they were
riding was in collision with a Washing
ton Railway & Electric Co. street car
in the $500 block OF Nichols street
southeast.
Eugene Greenstreet, So, a retired
Navy man. 1877 Atlantic street south
east. who was driving the truck, died
in Casualty Hospital from a fracture
of the skull and internal injuries. His
companion, Don L. Clarke, 40. 4505
about the face and body by flying glass
and had possible internal injuries,
police said fog obscured the vision of
both Greenstreet and Jesse Dugan.
motorman, when the former turned
In front Of the street car
Father and Son Hurt.
Struck while fixing a tire on their
machine, Thomas Croyle, l8, and his
father, Charles Croyle. 81, of 23l Mas
sachusettS avenue northeast. were taken
to Emergency Hospital where the son
was said to have a possible skull frac-
ture. His condition is serious. The
parent was treated for bad scalp lacer-
ationS.
The Croyles were struck by an auto
mobile driven by Policeman j. j. Culli-
name. No. l precinct on Lincoln road
northeast. near Michigan avenue, po-
lice reported. Cullinane said the fog
obscured his vision and caused the
accident. Bernard Sheehy, 1885 First
injured boy and his father to the
hospital Cullinane's machine was
damaged too badly for him to drive.
Alexander B. Dove, 80, of 1880
Irving street northeast. was in a critical
condition in Sibley Hospital early to-
day after the automobile which he was
driving crashed head-on into a street
car at lexington street and Quincy
place. Mr., Dove received severe in
JurleS to his head, broken arm and
ether injuries about the body. His re-
covery was held doubtful, according to
police.
James Ferguson, "a, husband of the
woman killed in the accident of the
car Overturning. who IS said to have
told eleventh precinct police he had
taken "a few drinks was held for ac-
tlon OF a jury to be sworn in over the
body by Coroner Joseph D. Roger.
Shortly before midnight, Ferguson
was released in $500 bond. for his ap-
pearance at the coroner's inquest on
Tuesday at II o'clock
Ferguson, a mechanic, escaped in
jury in the accident, which occurred
about pm. His wife died in Gallinger
Hospital less than two hours later
Physicians said she had received a
crushed chest and internal injuries.
Car Turned Over.
The Fergusons were on their way
from their home. 2416 Thirty-second
street. to St. Francis Xavier's Catholic
Church. 2700 o street southwest Melt
ing snow had transformed the unpaved
thoroughfare into a mass of slippery
mud and the car skidded and over
turned. pinning Mrs. Ferguson be-
meath it
Two colored men in a truck extricated
the injured woman and took her to the
hospital.
Dr.. Rogers had not set date for the
inquest last night, but 1t was expected
the jury would begin its inquiry early
this week.
Meanwhile, the Fergusons' children,
JanmeS, 3, and Eugene, 10 months,
were being cared for by relatives.
Struck by an automobile In the 300
block of Carroll street Enos G. Owens.
%, 5615 Georgia avenue, received two
broken ribs and possible internal in
juries. The machine was operated by
Eleanor R. Normandes, %, 200 block Of
Vine street Owens, given flrst-aid at
Walter Reed Hospital, was removed to
Emergency Hospital later.
Trapped between truck and fence
bordering an alley in the rear Of the
100 block of Seaton place. Getney
Spring. colored. 81, of the 4800 block
of Meade street. was seriously injured
last night. At Freedmen's Hospital an
examination showed he had a possible
fractured spine. William Green, col
ored, 33, of the 200 block of c street
southwest, was the driver of the truck.
BENJAMIN Raines. 49, of the 1400
block of Belmont street was injured
when a taxicab operated by William
w. Cliff. %, of GIT Maryland avenue
northeast. collided with a machine
driven by Raymond B. Howard. colored,
"a. of the 100 block of I street, last
night. Raines, a passenger in the cab,
vas treated at Georgetown Hospital for
minor injuries.
Dorothy Mary Dixon. "a years old, of
5727 Sherrier place, was slightly cut
and bruised last night when an auto
mobile in which she was riding hit the
central dividing structure of the K
street bridge She was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital.