Evening star., 1935-03-10
GIRL AND YOUTH
FATALLY INJURED
IN AUTO CRASHES
Miss Edna WiIford OF Elk.
ridge, Nd, and Charles F.
King Are Victims.
TWO MEN ARE HURT
AS CAR STRIKES BUS
Mrs. Laura Hancock of Cedar Hill,
Md, Knocked Down on
Good Hope Road.

Two persons. a girl Of l9 and a
youth of %, we're killed in separate
automobile accidents on the outskirts
Of the Capital last night
The girl was Miss Edna Wilford
Of Elkridge, Md, who died in Sibley
Hospital early in the evening. short
while after caE in which she was a
rolled down an embank-
ment at the intersection of University
lane and Queens Chapel road.
The youth was identified through
a drivers permit as Charles F. King of
r. F. D. 6, River road, Bethesda,
Md. He lost his life when two cars
crashed head on in Wilson lane. Five
other persons were reported hurt in
the crash.
In another accident last night, two
men were injured. one severely, when
their car and a bus collided.
Driver Did Not See Turn.
In the accident which was fatal
to the Wilford girl, Daniel DIETRICH,
26, Of Baltimore, who was driving
Will U14oS dS ne
told police, they said, that he was
following the car of a friend into
and did not notice until
it was too late TO make the turn where
University lane runs into Queens
Chapel road. Instead, his car ran
through the intersection and down
the embankment. The two were
brought into Washington by Capt.
Jackson Martin and Comdr. F. willis
of the Salvation Army and after
treatment for a cut lip, DIETRICH was
held at the second precinct for Mary
land police.
Details Of Crash Lacking.
The crash in which King was killed
took place around midnight and de-
tails were lacking pending police in
quiry.
Firemen from Cabin John brought
him into Georgetown Hospital, where
he was pronounced dead.
Those injured in this accident we're
Calvin Brockgoss, Takoma Park, Nd,
said to have been the driver Of one
of the cars. lacerations of the head;
Gordon Slider. Silver Spring, Nd,
lacerated head: Joe Holland. Silver
Spring, lacerated head: William John
son, Potomac, Md. bruises and abra-
Sions Of the head. and Frank Appleby,
Nd. lacerated hand.
Brockgoss. Sidler. Holland and Ap-
plehy are said to have been together
in Brockeoss' car. while King and
Johnson were in the other machine.
Brockgoss, Sidler. Holland and John
son were treated by DR.. Benjamin c.
Perry. 6945 Wisconsin avenue. None
is in serious condition, it was said.
Appleby received first-aid treatment
at fire department station and was
sent home.
Bus Passengers Escape.
In the bus-automobile crash those
hurt were Newman Del Rosari, As, Of
Annapolis, and Leon Alamo, SO, mess
boy aboard the Choptank at the Navy
Yard. Their sedan, driven by Alamo.
collided headon with a Nevin bus in
the 1900 block of New York avenue
northeast. The accident occurred.
police said. when Alamo turned in
front of the bus to drive into a filling
station.
None Of the IA passengers on the
bus was hurt. police reported. James
T. Church of Brooklyn. N. Y, bus
driver, was detained while police in
veStigated.
Martha Lee Drumheller. S, daugh-
ter of Mrs. H. L. Drumheller. a passen-
ger, was thrown from her mothers
arms into the aisle of the bus, but
was unhurt. police we're told.
Del Rossari. a retired sailor, was
treated for injuries to his legs, while
Alamo was treated for severe head
injuries and other hurts.
Earlier in the evening Mrs. Laura
Hancock, 38, of Cedar Hill, Md, was
severely injured when struck down.
while crossing in the 1400 block of
Good Hope road southeast. She was
treated at Casualty Hospital for a
possible fracture of the skull, frac-,
tured ribs and shock
John P. Young. 81. colored $500
block of Stanton road southeast,
driver of the automobile. was being
held for investigation.