Evening star., 1933-06-05
NEARBY ACCIDENTS
CLAIM EIGHT LIVES
OVER WEEK END
Four of Capital Among VIC
tims-Three in Traffic Mis-
haps-0ne Is Drowned.
OVERTURNED AUTO
KILLS TWO AT LARGO
Two Are Killed When Car Upsets.
Three Others Hurt-Cab Skids
and Crashes.

Eight persons, four Of them residents
of Washington, lost their lives in week
end automobile accidents and drown
tngs in Maryland and Virginia. The
motor mishapS also resulted in injuries
to more than a dozen other persons,
many Of whom likewise are Washing
tonians.
The accident victims are:
Joseph Minkin, 1900 block Of Bel
mont street.
Max Eager, 900 block of Sixth street
southwest.
Benton Hoffman, SO. of the 14oO block
Of Park road
Henry Fleming Burke, 81, Alexan-
dria, Va.
Frank Crosby, 26, Eastport, Md.
Those drowned are;
Thomas Canning, 33. of 1894 Four
teenth street.
Vernon Scott, 81, Alexandria.
Wilson Owens, 18, Elmhurst, Sew
ern, Md.
Auto Causes Drowning.
Crosby, although the victim Of an
automobile accident, was drowned, his
car having plunged through the open
draw of the Eastport Bridge near An
napolis, Md.
Minkin and Eager were killed almost
instantly when the machine in which
they were riding overturned near Largo,
Md. The accident resulted in injuries
to three others-Minkin's daughter
Sophie, 10, who has been active in
Communist demonstrations here; Jo-
seph RIMS. who lives with the Minkins.
and Sydney Koseack, 900 block Of F
street northeast
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Maryland State police, was forced of
the road by another car on curve near
Western Branch Bridge. Miss Minkin
was taken to Sibley Hospital, where she
was found to be suffering from pos
sible fractured skull, broken leg and
cuts about the face and neck, while
RIMS and Koseack escaped with minor
hurts.
Hoffman was killed when his taxicab
skidded and overturned on the Fred
erick highway, near Clarksburg, Md. T.
Paul Moberly, also of the Park road ad-
dress, who was riding with him, was cut
about the head and face. Hoffman's
neck was broken.
Burke. retired street car motorman,
was killed when his automobile, parked
in front of his home, was struck by an
other machine. Lloyd Wade colored,
White Plains, N. Y, driver of the other
automobile, told police he had fallen
asleep at the wheel Wade and two COL
ored women, who were riding with him,
were held.
Crosby's car, according to witnesses,
crashed through the lighted guard rails
OF the bridge over Spa Greek and
dropped into about 18 feet of water.
Damon Dayton, IS, and Joseph Gala
han 26, both of Annapolis, who were
riding with Crosby, managed to escape
from the machine and were pulled from
the creek by the crew of the boat for
which the draw had been opened. They
were held for action by the coroner.
Canning was drowned while SWIM
ming in Georgetown Channel, of Three
Sisters Island. According to Ross H.
Callison, "a, also of the Fourteenth
street address, who was swimming with
him, he apparently hit his head against
q rock.
Canning was employed by the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation. He came
to Washington three years ago, but had
been with the r. F. c. only about four
months. He has a sister in Butte, a
brother in Chicago and another brother
IN Louisiana, police are endeavoring to
communicate with them
Scott was drowned when he slipped
and fell while stepping across rocks in
Occoquan Greek, near Occoquan, Va.
His brother-in-law, Charles Lindsey
dived into the creek several times in
an effort to save him. The drowning
was witnessed by SCOTS bride of about
eight months, Mrs. Irene Scott: her
father. D. F. Tuck: Lindseys wife and
Wilbur Tuck, another brother-in-law
of the drowned man, all Of whom were
on family outing
Owens was drowned in Mill Creek
near Annapolis, when he dove from
rowboat
Others injured in automobile acci-
dents were:
william J. De Lavergn, 25, Of the
1900 block Of Irving street.
Charles S. Rhodes, %, of the 1900
block Of West Virginia avenue northeast.
Mrs. Sarah Fanton, 40, Baltimore,
and her husband, Richard R. Fanton 10.
Mrs. Zeerell Grant, colored, Hot
Springs, Ark.
Edward Lomp, IA, Baltimore
Robert Audas and his brother Her
bert both of 8 Wine avenue, Hyatts-
vile, Md.
Elmer Bartlett. 2l. and his wife, Mrs.
Mary Bartlett, IT, Alexandria.
De Lavergn was saved from drowning
by State Policeman Wade Smith when
his car crashed into a bridge near
Laurel. Revived by the officer, De Law
ergn was taken to Casualty Hospital,
where he was found TO have only minor
hurts. Rhodes, who was riding with
him. suffered a possible skull fracture
and was taken to Sibley Hospital.
Skull Is Fractured.
Mrs Fanton received a fractured
skull when the automobile in which
she was riding collided with an Airing
ton & Fairfax Railway Co. street car
IN Fairfax, Va. Her husband suffered
a fractured shoulder and cuts about the
face and head. while Mrs. Grant and
the Lomp boy were only slightly hurt.
The Audss brothers were injured
when the car in which they were rid
ing crashed into an electric light pole
on Carroll avenue, Takoma Park. Md.
Robert Audas suffered severe head in
juries, cuts and bruises, and his brother
also was cut and bruised
The Bartletts were cut and bruised
In collision on Mount Vernon Memo
rial Highway near Capital Overlook
They were treated at Emergency Hos
pital.