Evening star., 1934-10-06
Takoma Park, Md, Woman
Dies After Crash at 41st
and Harrison.
HUSBAND IN HOSPITAL
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Miss Damaris Smith, Daughter of
Comdr. and Mrs. L. P. Smith, a
and Sister, Among Victims.

Automobile crashes on Washington s
slippery streets last night claimed one
life and at least five critical injuries.
-Four other persons were slightly hurt,
including debutante and her younger
sister.
Mrs. Charlotte Pogue, 40. of 247
Ethan Allen avenue, Takoma Park,
Md, was the victim of the fatal acci-
dent. which occurred about o'clock
at Forty-first and Harrison streets.
Her husband, Robert E. Pogue, 56,
sales manager of the Thomas ].
Fisher g. Co., received a possible frac-
in addition to internal injuries. His
condition was described as undeter-
mined at Emergency Hospital today.
Pogue was driving west on Harrison
street when his sedan was in a colli-
sion with another operated by Miss
Damaris Smith, l9. debutante daugh-
ter of Comdr. and Mrs. Lybrand P.
Smith, 1925 Livingston street.
On Way to Meeting.
Miss Smith and her sister Kath-
arine, IT, were going south on Forty
first street to a meeting at American
University Both girls were removed
to Emergency Hospital in the ambu-
lance and treated for cuts about the
head and arms and shock.
Before being removed to the hos
pital. the sisters were given first aid
at the scene of the crash by DR.. F. A
J. Geier, 1925 Vermont avenue. They
were not believed seriously injured
Mr.. and Mrs. Pogue we're taken
to the hospital in a patrol wagon
from No. 8 precinct. Mrs. Pogue died
a few hours after she was admitted.
Police last night broadcast a look
out for a hit-and-run driver who
knocked down and seriously injured
pedestrian at Sixteenth and v
streets shortly before 10 o'clock The
victim was Charles w. Bates. "a. of
2039 New Hampshire avenue. who
was taken to Emergency Hospital in
a passing taxicab. He was suffering
from fractures of the hip and right
leg, internal injuries and shock.
Police were informed that a head
light was broken from the car when
it struck Bates Witnesses furnished
the license number of the hit-and-run
automobile.
Elliott Buckley, II, of Falls Church
Va, received a possible fracture of
the skull, cuts and bruises when an
automobile which he was driving was
in collision with a truck at Fourteenth
and P streets. The latter vehicle was
operated by Samuel v. Violiva, 52l
West Lee street, Baltimore. Buckley
was admitted to Emergency Hospital
Woman Hit by Auto.
Miss Elinor Owens, IS, of 3010 Dunn
barton avenue. was run down by an
automobile last night about II o'clock
in the 5000 block of Wisconsin avenue.
Police were told Miss Owens was
standing in a safety zone when struck
by an automobile operated by George
Mccain, jr., II, of 627 Whittier
street. Miss Owens was treated at
Georgetown University Hospital for
conclusion of the brain, cuts and
brush burns
Three persons were injured. one
SCI lOloAy, "IlCIl uLl uOWH NY Oil duIO-
mobile about o'clock last night while
crossing H street in the 500 block.
Police were told that the three per-
sons struck had Just alighted from a
taxicab and were crossing to the curb
The most seriously hurt was Cary
Ricks, As, of 624 H street, who was
treated at Casualty Hospital for a
broken right leg and arm and cuts
about the eyes and hand.
The other two pedestrians, Andrew
Franklin of los Main street, Frost
burg. Md, and David Ramsey, Is of
228 Q street, were taken to the hospi-
tai in taxicab, but declined treat
ment.
They were said to have been cut and
bruised. The automobile which struck
the three, police say, was driven by
Joseph A. Quigley, 90. of 1854 Virginia
avenue northeast. Quigley was book
ed for investigation at No. l precinct
and released in custody of his attor-
ney, John J. Carmody.