Evening star., 1933-02-13
Automobiles, SIeds and Falls
on Ice Figure in Sun.
day Mishaps.
SNOW OR RAIN PREDICTED
TONIGHT OR TOMORROW
Meanwhile, City's Unemployed
Continue Cleaning Thorough
fares and Parks.

Fourteen persons were under treat
ment today for injuries directly at
tributable to the weather and icy con-
ditions Of city streets, as the Weather
Bureau forecast more snow or rain for
late tonight or tomorrow.
Because the temperature will be
rather warm-"on the dividing line"
as the forecaster described it-no def
mite prediction could be made as to
whether the precipitation would be
snow or rain. The minimum tonight
VIII be about 81, the bureau said, as
compared with "a last night and II
yesterday morning.
Work to End.
Meanwhile, Washingtons UNEMPLOYED
were still being hired by District and
United States Park authorities clean
ing the snow off streets and parks.
however, the work probably will be
through by the end Of the day.
A majority of the injuries reported
by police yesterday and last night were
caused by children coasting on snow
and ice-covered hills.
George Bergling, 8, Ais Chesapeake
street, was hurt seriously last evening
wnen struck by an automobile as he
was shedding on River road. He was
taken to Georgetown Hospital and
treated for fractures of the skull and
right leg and cuts on the head. Fur
tner examination was to be made to-
Gay 10 determine the seriousness Of
the head injury.
Arthur G. Ball. 4348 Ellicott street,
dr1Ver OF the car which struck the
boy, was taken into custody by eighth
precinct police, but was released fol-
lowing investigation of the circum-
stances of the accident.
Eignt-year-old Grant Davidson, 1912
AIapama avenue southeast, was In
Casualty Hospital today suffering from
concussion of the brain and possibly
a fractured skull, resulting from coll
lislon with a parked automobile while
SEEDING on w street southeast near
Th1rty-f1rst street.
Struck BY q fast-moving sled at Fes-
5-year-old Robert Joseph McGrath. 54o1
nevada avenue, sustained fractures of
both legs. He was treated at Emergency
Hospital. Police did not obtain the
name OF The boy on the sled.
Injured Shedding.
Ola Owens, IA. Bradbury Heights. Nc
ana Joseph Goddard, 18, who lives
the Marlboro Pike in Maryland. VS.
cut and bruised while shedding
southern avenue southeast. Both wei
taken 70 Casualty Hospital, where tn
glrI was treated for injuries to her righ
nand and shoulder and shock and thc
ooy Tor an injury to his right arm.
Ralph Hilleary, 5713 East Capitol
street, was cut on the head when his
sied overturned on Ffty-seventh street
northeast, near his home. He also was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
In another accident on Southern ave-
nue., 7-year-old Philip Triney, 440o
Shady Side avenue northeast, sustained
iaceratlons to his right leg. His cuts
We're cared for at Casualty Hospital.
betty Brown, $3.50 Kansas avenue, IT.
year-old senior at Central High School.
cut an artery over one eve when the
Sled on which she was riding with Leon
ard Smith, SOFT Kansas avenue, coIIided
with moving automobile at Kansas
avenue and Fourth street. Trained in
nrst aid, the girl stopped the flow of
blood herself and then was treated bv
private physician.
Charles Wetzell, Is, 5216 Illinois ave-.
nue., and Clifton Barrett, IA, 9I5 Ham
nton street, were cut and bruised when
their sled crashed into a car parked
at Fourth and Gallatin streets. They
were treated at Garfield Hospital.
Fractures Hip.
Thomas Rodas, II, 1922 d street
southeast, sustained fracture of his
left hip when he lost control of his
sled and 1t struck telephone pole near
his home. He was taken to Providence
Hospital.
The sled On which Dewitt Smith. I6.
1866 California street, was riding. got
out of control and hit a parked car at
twentieth and Belmont streets. The
boy was treated at Emergency Hospital
Tor cuts and bruises about his face and
legs.
Two women were hurt when they fell
on the ice. Mrs. Margaret Carrington.
SO, West Clifton Terrace Apartments'
fractured her wrist when she slipped at
Fourteenth and Clifton streets. Mrs.
Lucille Miller, 40, 1906 Otis street north
east, wrenched her back when she fell
near her home.