Evening star., 1934-01-15
Robert o. Fitzgibbon, n,
Victim of Hit.and.Run
Auto Near Home.
CHAUFFEUR is KILLED
BY CRASH INTO TREE
Capital Man Dies in Montgomery
Hospital When Thrown From
Car Sideswiping Culvert

Automobile accidents here and in
Maryland and Virginia claimed five lives
over the week end, including those of
three Washingtonians. and sent nearly
score of persons to hospitals. Two of
those killed were victims OF hit-and-run
drivers.
The dead:
Harold Evans, 81 chauffeur for John
S. Bennett, superintendent Of Central
Union Mission; Arthur Kehoe, So, of
2019 Park road: Robert O. Fitzgibbon.
II, of AIS Massachusetts, avenue; Mrs.
Mary E. Foudelkeit. IS, st. Denis, Nd,
and James Herd, %. Leonardtown, Nd.
Evans was killed yesterday when the
car he was driving plowed across an
Island in the center Of the Mount
Vernon Memorial Boulevard crashed
into several trees and burst into flames
., Both Evans and William Mcclure.
riding with him, were taken to Alexan-
dria Hospital. There Evans, native
of Cumberland, Md. died few hours
later.
Tries to Save Companion.
Park police reported that when they
reached the scene of the smash. Up they
found Mcclure. who was badly cut.
trying to pull Evans from the burning
wreckage.
Kehoe was killed yesterday when the
machine in which he was riding with
James D. Mclaughlin. so, of 8O7 Third
street northeast, sideswiped a culvert on
the Rockville Frederick road near Hy-
attstown, Md
kehoe, who was thrown out OF the
automobile, died in Montgomery County
General Hospital about 10 minutes after
his arrival there. Mclaughlin and his
wife escaped injury.
Fitzgibbon. victim of a hit-and-run
mishap near his home Friday night,
died In Emergency Hospital yesterday.
He was one of the Oldest members Of
the local Bricklayers' Union. A native
Of Washington. he was brother of the
late Edward Fitzgibbon, one Of the
organizers of the union. He will be
buried Wednesday in Mount Olivet
Cemetery. following mass at 9 am. in
St. Aloysius' Church. A sister. Mrs.
Mary E. Hayes. sos First street, survives.
Mrs. Foudelkeit also hit-and-run
victim. was killed early today while
walking across the Washington Balti-
more Boulevard, near Elkridge, Md.
Collision Causes Death.
Herd was killed yesterday when his
car collided with another machine on
the WaShingt -Leonardtown road, near
Reds Corner. Md. Miss Marion Douglas,
II. of the 900 block of C street south
east. who was riding with him. was
slightly hurt. Both were taken to Provi-
dence Hospital, where Herd died short
time later.
The others hurt in accidents are:
Clarence McKernan, "a, of 3059 M
street seriously injured early today In
collision between his milk wagon and
ert E. Blick, Lyon Village. Va. at Wis
consin avenue and NJ street.
Ernest Loveless Clinton, Md. post
master: his wife. 30: Mrs. william E.
Penn, 81, and Miss Alice Bowie. so, all
of Clinton. hurt yesterday when the
car in which they were riding collided
with machine driven by W. w. Grif-
fifth. Waldorf, Md. near the latter town.
Edgar Cartledge, %, Of 2305 Eight
eenth street. injured last night, when
his machine plunged down a 60-foot
embankment near Alaska avenue and
Sixteenth street.
Norman L. Nelson, 49, Cottage City,
Nd, and Miss Daisy woodward, 10. Of
the 600 block of Maryland avenue
northeast, hurt when the automobile In
which they and several other young
people were riding overturned on the
Speedway. near Fourteenth street.
Accident Near Riyerdale.
Julius Fries. 80, of 1e4S Gale street
northeast, injured in an accident in
Riverdale, Md.
Charles Weiss. II, Bladensburg, Md
hurt yesterday, when he was struck By
car while walking home from Sunday
school,
Wallace Reid. 80, colored. 1924
Eighth street, struck yesterday by &
machine operated by Thomas Jackson
%. Fredericksburg. Va.
Mrs. Agnes Monis, Brooklyn, N. Y
hurt when car driven by her husbar
collided with another machine on Sout
Patrick street, Alexandria.
Leon Ellis, a Marine stationed
Quantico, Va; Corpl. William Penninc
ton, also Quantico Marine. and Wi
liam Jett Weifer. 3545 Quesada street
Chevy Chase, Md. hurt in a crash o
the Washington Richmond Highwa.
near Pohick, Va, Saturday night.
Four persons escaped serious injury
yesterday when the automobile !
which they were riding crashed into
freight train south of the Hyattsville
overpass. They are June Vowel. II. of
the 100 block of c street southwest,
driver; George GLASGOW. 20, Hyattsville.
Roscoe GLASGOW. %, Hyattsville, and
Caroline Dello, l9, of the 1900 block Ct
Bladensburg road northeast.