Evening star., 1934-11-20
TWO AUTO DEATHS
YESTERDAY RAISE
.M0NTH'STOLLTO11
William P. Berry Hit-and.
Run Victim-CoIored
Man Killed.
POLICE OFFICIALS SEE
RECORD FATALITY YEAR
Willard Roof Players Leading
Lady and Director Injured
in Traffic Mishaps.

Two deaths from traffic accidents
late yesterday brought the total fatal
accidents this month to IL and the
total for the year to ia, which indi-
Gates, police officials said, that the
total deaths for 1884 probably will ex-
ceed that Of the previous high year
in 1882. when there were 1913 traf-
flc deaths.
Struck by a hit-and-run driver, of
whom there is no trace so far, police
said, William P. Berry, rs, father Of
Capt. Frank c. Berry Of the District
Fire Department., died in Casualty
Hospital last night from head and
internal injuries. He had made his
home for some years with his son at
222 Eighth street southeast. An in
quest will be held today by DR.. A.
Magruder Macdonald, District cor
oner.
Struck by Bus.
Stanley Ford, 60, colored, Of 1911
Thirty-fifth street was thrown about
Is feet when struck by bus Of the
Washington, Virginia & Maryland
Coach Co., at the intersection Of
Twenty-sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue yesterday afternoon. He was
pronounced dead on arrival at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Police said he was struck by the
bus as he started to cross the inter-
section and stepped into its path. The
bus was driven by George Robertson,
81. of East FANS Church, Va, who
was held by police, but released last
night in custody Of his attorney for
appearance at an inquest, which is
scheduled to take place some time
today.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gatlin Pritchard, 25,
leading lady and director of the Will
lard Roof Players. and Francis X.
Kilroy, 81. scene designer and mem
ber OF the troupe, were seriously in
jured yesterday afternoon when their
automobile collided with a truck at
Blair road and New Hampshire
avenue.
Taken to Hospital.
Mrs. Pritchard, who resides with
her mother at 30l0 Wisconsin avenue
and Mr.. Kilroy, who lives at 1909
Massachusetts, avenue southeast, were
taken to Walter Reed Hospital, where
their condition was said to be "un-
changed" this morning. Both suf-
fered severe head injuries, while Mrs.
Pritchard Is believed to have received
a fractured skull.
The driver of the truck, John w.
Smith, colored, Of 1915 Marion street,
Is being held at the sixth precinct
pending an investigation of the acci-
dent and the outcome of the injuries
received by the players. Mrs. Pritch-
ard and Kilroy were en- route to
Baltimore, to present a play, at the
time Of the accident.
Speeding from headquarters to
answer q burglar alarm, Anthony
Rlchett, 81, motor cycle policeman,
was injured last night when his motor
cycle struck a street-car platform at
Ninth and G streets. Richett was
taken to Emergency Hospital, where
1t was said this morning that he was
resting easily" Richett received
bruises about the head and shoulders.
Several Watches Snatched.
The burglar alarm had been turned
IN from Shah & Shah Co., a jewelry
f1rm, where brick had been thrown
through a display window and sew
erai watches snatched by a burglar,
who escaped.
Llewellyn Stigner, 80, of 216 Twelfth
street southeast, was seriously injured
yesterday when struck by an auto
mobile driven by Paul M. Sanford.
20, OF 439 G street southeast. The
accident occurred in the 100 block of
Eleventh street southeast. Stigner was
taken to Casualty Hospital, where he
was said to be suffering from a frac-
tured leg and severe lacerations. His
condition this morning was reported
unchanged"