Evening star., 1934-10-22
MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT
IS FATAL TO YOUTH
Eastern High Student Thrown
From Rear Seat-Ft. Myer Sol.
dier Dies in Maryland.

motor cycle at F1rSL street an NeW
Jersey avenue, and another motor cycle
accident caused the death of a Fort
Myer soldier near Frederick, Md.
Lanham Resident Killed.
A resident of Lanham, Md, died at
Providence Hospital last night OF in
juries suffered in an accident near
Forestville Another fatal accident,
which occurred on the Alexandria
River road early yesterday, claimed
the life of a 19-year -old Washington
girl.
An automobile crash at Richmond
yesterday caused the death of Rat
cliffe Merchant, %, of Rurcellville,
Va, while another near Hagerstown
proved fatal to 22-year-old Ella Louise
Lumm of Hagerstown. A seventh
fatality occurred at Staunton. Va,
Saturday night, when an 80-year-old
resident, Francis Campbell. was run
down
Robert Bruce, II years old, of 2ll8
Minnesota avenue southeast, died at
Providence Hospital last night from
injuries received when he was pitched
from the passengers seat in motor
cycle as the machine skidded near
First street and New Jersey avenue.
The motor cycle was operated by
Elton Leon Pumphrey. "a, of 1929
Naylor road southeast. The accident
occurred about IL am, and the in
jured youth was taken to the hospital
by q passing motorist. Bruce was q
senior at Eastern High School.
Second Motor Cycle Accident.
The second motor cycle accident
cost the life of Joseph Biliotte. 81.
soldier attached to Battery B., 10th
Field Artillery, Fort Myer, Va, who
was riding on the Washington Fred
erick Highway at the Monocacy bat
tlefield about miles this side of
Frederick.
Billotte's motor cycle collided head
on with an automobile operated by
William Suqua, 81. of Biglersville. Pa.
The soldier was thrown. against a
stone wall, suffering a fracture of
the skull and both legs. Suqua was
slightly injured and treated at the
Frederick County Hospital.
Acting Coroner Sherman P. Powers
said no inquest would be necessary
The Lanham resident. Gustave F.
Bagelman, jr. 2S. was injured early
yesterday when his automobile over
turned near Fo. estville. He DIED at
Providence Hospital last night.
Girl Is Victim.
Miss Katherine Breckenridge, 10.
of 1902 Twenty-fourth place south
east, was killed early Sunday when
the car in which she was a passenger
failed to make a turn on the old
Alexandria road and rolled down an
embankment.
The girls sister, Mildred, year
younger, was seriously injured. They
are the daughters of Maurice L.
Breckenridge, an employe Of the
secret service.
Others injured and treated at Emer-
gency Hospital we're Austin Young,
81, of 812 I street, driver of the car;
Thomas Daquila, 81, of 2813 North
Capitol street, Stanley Pierce, 20. and
his brother, Bryant Pierce, 18, of 220
Fourth street southeast.
The accident in which young Bruce
was killed had an unusual link with
this crash. Bruce and Pumphrey
were en- route on their motor cycle
to take photographs of the scene
where Miss Breckenridge met death.
Bruce had gone with the same
crowd of young people and was a
friend Of Miss Breckenridge. An
other member of this group, Wesley
Stansbury, "a, was injured September
30 in a sandlot foot ball game, and
died two days later.
Shortly before he himself was
fatally injured, Bruce remarked to
his companion 1t was curious that
death had struck twice at the same
group in less than a month.
Seriously Injured.
John H. Shillington, 26, 1900 block
of wyoming avenue, suffered pos
sible fracture of the skull yesterday
In an automobile accident near Marl-
boro, Md. He was brought to Casualty
Hospital by Granville l.. Fowler, 1700
block of Sixteenth street.
Another crash yesterday near Suit
land, Md, resulted in injuries to
Charles A. Lusby, 1400 block Of U
street southeast, and Harriet oxford,
%, of 2700 block of Nicholas avenue
southeast. Lusby was treated at
Casualty Hospital for a possible frac-
ture Of the skull and jaw, and the
young woman for broken nose.
c. N. Smith, So, of the 1900 block
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, Is in
a critical condition at the Alexandria
Hospital suffering from several broken
ribs, a lacerated leg and other in
juries of undetermined nature result
ing from an automobile collision at
! the intersection Of the Washington
Richmond Highway and the Mount
Vernon Memorial Highway extension
yesterday.
His son, c. A. Smith, "a, Of the
1700 block street, driver Of the car,
received a broken knee.
George C. Ellis, first block Long
fellow street, who was driving the
| car with which Smith was in col
lision, received minor cuts and bruises.
Before State Policeman James
Clark and County Officer George P.
McCann could reach the scene two
unidentified soldiers from Fort Hum
phreys had conveyed the injured to
the hospital. According to Clark, the
Smith car was turning into the WASH
| ington-R richmond Highway, while
Ellis car was proceeding south on
the highway.
| Clark also reported the case Of q
hit-and-run driver occurring late Sat-
urday night, when w. N. Waters and
! his wife of the 1000 block Florida ave-