Evening star., 1935-12-02
H. v. ANDREWS, 81,
DISTRICTS 1O3D
IN TRAFFIC TOLL
Vice President of ]. B. Ken
1all Co. Killed by Auto in
lexington Place.
NATIVE OF CAPITAL
LONG WITH IRON FIRM
Samuel L. Gelston, Injured satur.
day Night, Succumbs at Cas-
ualty Hospital.

Henry w. Andrews. 81, of 1908 New
Hampshire avenue, vice president Of
the ]. B. Kendall Co., iron products
dealers, was run down and killed all
most instantly this morning in the
Districts 103d fatal traffic accident so
far this year.
The tragedy occurred in the 1900
block Of lexington place northeast,
near the Kendall company plant.
Mr.. Andrews had gone to his office
and from there had started to the
freight yards across lexington place
when struck by car operated, police
reported, by Louis Ruehl Of 708 Irving
street northeast. Ruehl was arrested
and released for appearance before q
corener's jury.
Mr.. Andrews was taken to Casualty
Hospital, where he was pronounced
dead on arrival. He never regained
fracture Of the skull snd other in
juries. The accident occurred about
7:30 o'clock.
Mr.. Andrews, a native of Washing
ton, had been employed at the iron
products concern 35 or 40 years. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Rose N.
Andrews; a son, John Andrews. and
a daughter, Miss Frances Andrews.
Auto Injuries Fatal.
Injuries suffered Saturday night in
an automobile collision at New York
and Fairview avenues northeast proved
fatal early yesterday to Samuel L.
Gelston, 81, of 632 East Capitol street.
Gelston, who sustained two broken
legs, conclusion Of the brain and a
punctured lung, died at Casualty Hos
pital.
The car which Gelston was driving
crashed into a truck parked on New
York avenue, and owned and oper-
ated by Murray F. Parnell Of jack
sonville, Fla. Following an investi-
cation, the coroner's Office issued a
certificate of accidental death in the
case, absolving the truck driver.
Another traffic victim died in
Washington hospital yesterday, Ed
ward Hanna, IS, of Berwyn Heights,
who was run down by a hit-and-run
car early yesterday on the Baltimore
Washington Boulevard in Berwyn.
Hanna was brought to Casualty
Hospital here by the Bladensburg
Rescue Squad and identified through
hunting license in his pocket.
Maryland State and Prince Georges
County police are seeking the driver
Of the death car.
Albert Charles Moxin, Is, Of Ben
ming road, northeast, was being held
under 81 900 bond today for appear
ance at an inquest into the death
Of Joseph Coleman, 20, colored, Of
629 w street.
Hurt Thanksgiving Day.
With two companions, Coleman was
run down by an automobile on Ben
ming road Thanksgiving day. Cole
man died some time later at hos
pital.
Raymond E. Mannix, 26, Of 2l0
Tenth street southeast, was seriously
injured this morning when car in
which he was a passenger was in a
collision in the 300 block of S street
northeast with another machine
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1920 Girard street northeast.
Mannix, who was riding with his
brother, Enloe F. Mannix, Is, of the
Tenth street address, suffered a pos
sible skull fracture, internal injuries
and cuts and bruises. His condition
was described as undetermined at Sib-
ley Hospital, where Enloe Mannix was
treated for dislocated jaw, cut and
bruises. Butler escaped injury.
Florence Carr, 20, Of 1921 Seventh
street, was slightly cut about the head
last night in an automobile accident
at Third street and Maryland avenue
southwest. She was passenger in
an automobile operated by Frederick
Gather, %, Of GIT Eighteenth street.
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