Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-05


Mcdonald, 80, of 300 Third street
southeast, was operating the street
car. police said.
John A. Hughes, A, of Herndon,
Va. is in Georgetown Hospital suffer-
ing from jaw fracture and cuts, re-
ceived when the automobile in which
he was riding hit telephone pole on
the Leesburg Pike near Falls Church,
Va. His condition was said to be un-
determined.
Benjamin Dellinger, 43, of Clinton,
Md, received fractured right Shout
der and arm and possible internal in
juries and two others were slightly
hurt when an automobile in which
they were riding hit pole near T. B.,
Md.
The others are Ovelton Hamilton,
Is, of Waldorf, Md, and Cecil Del
linger, II, of Clinton, both of whom
suffered scalp decorations. The trio
were treated at Providence Hospital.
Less Seriously Hurt.
Others less seriously injured in traf-
flc accidents included Ada Foreman,
49, colored. of the 5000 block of Fiji
tenth place southeast, who received
cuts when the automobile in which
she was riding was involved in an &C
cident at Pomeroy and Stanton roads
southeast: Harold Butler, IL, of 429
Seventh street southeast, who was cut
when hit by an automobile at Penn
sylvania and Branch avenues south
east, and Eleanor Morrison, 80, COL
ored. of the 1900 block of w street, who
received cuts in an accident near In
dian Head, Md.
J. Carol Geare, 26, of the West
cliffe Apartments was saved from
drowning yesterday near Bay Ridge.
Md, when life guards found him I'M
conscious in the water and toWed him
ashore Artificial respiration was ad-
ministered and Geare later was pro-
nounced out of danger, after being
given first aid by Annapolis firemen
and physician.
Theresa Mancusa, 8. of 626 Column
bia road was burned about the
shoulders neck and head when a
firecracker thrown by a boy ignited
her dress. A playmate, Wanda Demp-
sey, 10, of 634 Columbia road. rescued
Theresa from serious injury by pulling
off the burning clothing and beating
out the flames with her hands. The
boy responsible for the accident had
thought the firecracker went out
In freak mishap, Theodore Madi-
son. 1872 Kenyon street, suffered
dislocation of the shoulder when he
was startled by the explosion of
f1recracker. slipped and fell while
taking a shower in his home.
"Bombers" in Car Escape.
Police of the eleventh precinct were
led on a three-hour chase by four
colored men in a green automobile
who threw torpedoes and flrecrackers
at pedestrians. A half-dozen torpe-
does from the car injured the right
foot of Anna Butler. H. who was on
the corner of First street and Barnes
lane southeast at $50 pm. She was
treated for burns at Casualty Hospital.
where her condition was reported not
serious.
Complaints of the "bombers in the
green car" flooded the police station,
but the men escaped arrest.
Ten persons were injured from fire.
works in Alexandria, A number were
treated at the Alexandria Hospital,
while others were given first aid at
home.
The list of injured who received
emergency treatment at the hospital
yesterday included w. B. Fulton, jr,
1873 East Windsor avenue. powder
burns; Mrs. Sarah Boag, 921 King
street, foreheat cut; Edward Brown,
3, 124 East Windsor avenue, face
laceration; Perry Lyles, colored, Fair
fax County, chest burns, and Edward
Lewis, 5, 212 South Henry street, fin
gers burned.
Others injured were Owen Cameron,
Buddy Evans, IL, 312 North Pitt
street, powder burns on both hands;
Herman Sisson, so, TIC South Fairfax
street, cuts and burns on body and
one leg; Stephen Davis, jr., 3l6 Prince
street scalp wound, and Walter
Pilinskim, 4O2 South Pitt street, arm
cut.
Hurt by Hurled Crackers.
OF the several score injured here
by fireworks, number of them were
hurt when firecrackers were hurled
at them by paSSerSby.
Mrs. John A. Smith, TO- of 217
First street northeast, was cut on the
ear late yesterday on the Monument
grounds when flrecracker thrown
from a passing automobile exploded
near her head. She was treated at
Emergency Hospital. Mrs. Smith was
on a picnic with her husband and a
party of friends.
Edward Cook, 81, of Glib A street
southeast was burned on the right
hand by firecracker thrown into a
street car on which he was riding.
He refused treatment, police said.
Others treated at Emergency He's
pltal were: Sam Weiner, 80, 1905 H
street, burns to the right hand: Rob-
ert Andrews, IA, Clarendon, Va, hanu
Eurn; Jeanne Hathorne, 4, s46N4
Fourth street, hand burn; Hugh B.
HiX, IL. 624 North Carolina avenue
southeast, arm burns; Barbara Wood.
6. 4941 Forty-sixth street, burns to
the left knee; Andrew Price, g. COL
ored, 1906 P street, hand burn; Alex
Antwaig, 9. 200 / street southwest
neck burn: Edward Fitzgerald, 10,
703 M street, hand burns; William
Forsythe. IS. Silver Spring. Md +,
hand burns; Bobby Dooling. Is, 1884
Windom place, hand burn; Gloria
Bennett, Is. 1400 block Girard street,
leg burn, and Samuel Bennett, ST +.
same address. foot burns, and George