Evening star., 1934-07-02
CRASHES
FATAL TO THREE
Six Other Persons Also Are
Injured in D. c. and
Nearby States.

Three deaths resulted from traffic
accidents in Washington and nearby
States over the week end and six
other persons we're injured, including
two women struck by street cars at
Sixteenth and H streets.
Mrs. Mary Brannan, SO, 1924 B
street southeast, died at Casualty
Hospital yesterday morning as the
result of injuries received when she
was struck and knocked down by an
automobile at Eleventh and B streets
southeast. Police of the fifth pre-
cinct arrested Irving C. Eshelman. "a,
of the 900 block of E street north
east as the driver of the car. He was
charged with reckless driving.
Robert L. Swami, "a, of Issue, Md,
died at Providence Hospital yesterday
from injuries suffered Saturday when
his car hit a telephone pole, felled in
Saturdays storm, near Tompkinsville,
Md
The third motorist fatally injured
was Walter Hayes, 10, 1107 K street
northeast. He died in Fredericks-
burg, Va, hospital early yesterday
of a punctured lung and other in
juries received in an automobile ac-
cident while returning to Washington
following a brief vacation at Colonial
Beach. Hayes, a graduate of Eastern
High School last June, was accom-
panied by two young friends, who
escaped serious injury. The three
young men left here Saturday night.
Within the last "a hours, two wom-
en- were run down and seriously in
jured by street cars at Sixteenth and
H streets. Mrs. Elizabeth johnson,
Sc, of the All States Hotel. received
possible skull fracture shortly be-
fore noon when struck by a street
car operated by Russell E. Stup. 400
block of Ellicott street.
Mrs. johnson was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital for cuts about the
head, elbow and body, in addition to
the possible fracture of the skull.
Her condition was undetermined.
Miss Frances Fernald, 40 years old,
of 1914 Columbia road, was critically
injured yesterday morning at the
at Emergency Hospital for pos
sible fracture of the skull and in
ternal injuries. According to the
police report, the car which struck
Miss Fernald was operated by Motor
man w. E. Matthews of the 200 block
Twelfth street northeast. Miss Fer
nald was reported on her way to
church when the accident occurred.
Ten-year-old Mark Holohan of the
700 block H street northeast, is in
Sibley Hospital, suffering from a pos
sible fractured skull He is said to
have hoped on the rear of an ice
wagon near his home, and to have
fallen when the wagon came to a
sudden stop at Florida avenue and
lexington place northeast.
Miss Jane Sessions, 81. Park Lane
Apartments. and Miss jeanette Scan
Ion, %, 300 block of Thirteenth street
southeast. were admitted to Gallinger
Hospital for injuries received when
an automobile in which they we're
riding left the road and ran into a
ditch at Wells Corner, near Marl-
boro. Md.
Miss Scanlon has a fractured right
arm and body decorations, while Miss
Sessions suffered severe head lacera-
tionS and a bruised shoulder.
Mrs. Mary Marshal of the 300 block
Sixteenth street is under treatment
at Providence Hospital for internal
injuries and shock. She was knocked
down yesterday by an automobile near
Second and A streets northeast.