Evening star., 1933-12-18
REV.E.X. CAVANACH!
DIES, AIDE INJURED
IN SCAR COLLISION
Widely Known Priest Killed
After Leaving Birthday
\ Party for Mother.
C0L0RED BOY, DRIVING
! STOLEN CAR, DETAINED
Rev. Fr. Boiling in Serious Con.
dition-Catho1ic Daughters
Cancel Party,

Less than two hours after he hao
left his mothers birthday celebration
Rev. Francis X. Cavanagh, pastor o.
the Church of the Assumption, died ir
Casualty Hospital early today, the vic.
tim Of an automobile accident in which
his assistant, Rev. George T. Bowling
also was critically injured.
The smash-up, described by fourth
precinct police as one of the worst they
have ever seen, occurred shortly after
midnight, as Father Cavanagh and
Father Bowling were returning to the
Assumption rectory at 3405 Nichols
avenue southeast.
Father Cavanagh, one of the best
known priests in this archdiocese, was
driving southwark on Eleventh street
southeast cropping his way through the
dense fog that hung over the city.
Three Vehicles in Crash.
Out of the murky darkness another
car suddenly appeared and, an instant
later, crashed into the priests machine
hurting it against a Potomac Electric
Power Co. truck, northbound on Elev-
enth street The colliding vehicle, re-
ported stolen short time before by a
man living in the 1900 block of 7
street southeast, was driven by George
Allison, 10, colored, who was headed
west on street southeast.
The priests were removed from the
wreckage and taken to Casualty Hos
pital, where Father Cavanagh died a
el,N LOT nt hnr rNTI c
as we'll as several members of his fam
lily, were at his bedside when he passed
away.
Physicians were unable to determine
the extent of Father BowlingS in
juries, but they termed his condition
critical. He was reported Slightly I'M
proved shortly before noon, however.
Allison also was taken to Casualty
hut his injuries were not thought to be
serious. The driver of the truck
Milton Cooper, 1112 Staples street
northeast, was unhurt.
Allison to Be Held.
According to Detective Sergt. George
e. Darnall, chief of the homicide squad
who assigned Detective Sergt. William
j. Liverman to investigate the crash,
Allison will be held for action of the
coroner as soon as he is discharged
from the hospital. He'll be charged
with larceny of the automobile which
he was driving, too," Darnall said.
Father Cavanagh, who was Al, was
native of New York. He was ordained
@ priest in 1917. after having completed
his education at Gonzaga High School
st. Charles College, ST. Mary's Semi
nary and Catholic University.
He had been pastor of the Church OF
H. Aeef ion oh
previously having served as assistant
pastor Of st. Martins Church. His abil-
ity as an orator, demonstrated in fire.
'uuenu Sadio addresses, had made him
widely known in tiIis archdiocese. and
he is said to have been close friend
Archbishop Michael j. Curley oil
Baltimore
Funeral Plans Delayed.
Plans for Father Cavanagh's funeral
were held up awaiting word from the
archbishop.
rather Cavanagh had spent the eve
ming with his mother, Mrs. c. Cavanagh
lat her home, 1904 Rhode Island avenue
northeast. He also was scheduled to
ATTEND a Christmas party planned for
tomorrow night by the District Chapter
,of the Catholic Daughters Of America
iOf which ne was chaplain.
When informed of his death, however
Miss Grace Sprucebank, grand regent OF
1.-The organization, announced that all ar
frangements for the affair would be
rcanceled.
Instead" she said "all members oi
the chapter will assemble at 7:3o pm
tomorrow in the crystal room OF the
Willard Hotel for a brief business ses'
sion. After that, we will proceed II
a body to Father Cavanagh's church
where we will say the rosary 1or Ine
repose of his SOUL
Father Bowling also was supposed tt
have attended the party, Miss Spruce
bank said.
Was K. of C. Chaplain.
Father Cavanagh also was chaplain
of the District Knights OF Columbus
and of the Curley Club, Catholic or
ganiZation named for the archbishop.
He is survived by two brothers, Edgal
Cayanagh and DR., John r, Cavanasn1
and-two sisters, Miss Mary R. Cavanagf
and Miss Helen L. Cavanagh.
Father Bowling, who is 20, is a ma
tive of Baltimore. He was ordained
last June and became assistant pasto
of the Church oi the Assumption OF
the first of the following month. Thu
church, built under the pastorate o
Father Cavanagh, was dedicated only &
= short time ago.
One man was killed and another in
iured early yesterday when their auto
mobile crashed into tree on Four
teenth street near Highway Bridge.
The dead man was Walter Norman
35. colored, South Washington, Va
The driver, Preston Willis, 35, coloreo
also of South Washington. was treate'
at Emergency Hospital. Police reporte'
they found a Jar of whisky in the cal
three eighth precinct police escapes
injury early yesterday when their scou
car skidded into a street-car loadin
platform, then careened into fir
hydrant and overturned. The officer:
2. w. Gordy. R. I. Hammann and I