Evening star., 1935-08-21
3lNUNS, z OTHERS
DIE D|||!|E| WHEN BUS HITS
AUTO NEAR BOWIE
FamiIy Reunion and Church
NGroup's Outing Halted
Hs by Deaths.
BODIES, WREcKAGE
II ARE STREWN IN ROAD
Five at Hospital Are Reported
,1mproving-Funeral Services
Are Arranged.
BY BLAIR BOLLES.


outing late yesterday and this morning
the bodies of three young Catholic
nuns, the father of two of them and
the sister of the third lay in two
Washington mortuaries, victims Of a
bus crash near Bowie, Md.
The gay family reunion was turned
into tragedy at 4 pm. yesterday, when
the sedan carrying the five back to
Washington from a days sightseeing
in Annapolis slipped on a sandy shoul-
der and was thrown across Defense
Highway directly in the path of an on
coming Capital Transit Co. bus carry
ing % colored men and women to q
church picnic at Sparrows Beach.
The car was demolished, its pas
sengers killed instantly, and the bus
overturned across the road. Five
colored persons who suffered shock
and slight injuries were taken to
Casualty Hospital, where their condi-
ton this morning was pronounced
improving"
Crash IL Miles From City.
The accident occurred about IL miles
from Washington, near Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church, just as ice cream
for family party last night was being
delivered to the home Of John Nc
Carthy, 626 Quebec place, the driver
OF the car. The four women were
staying at his house. They were:
Sister Mary Bernard, 81, formerly
Helen Mccarthy, who just last week
had come from South Bend, Ind, to
teach at Blessed Sacrament School,
5S4l Chevy Chase Parkway. Chevy
Chase. Md.
Sister Frances Gabriel, "a. formerly
Theresa Mccarthy. of st. Paufs
Academy. New York.
Sister Winifred Jean, "a, who has
been teaching at Blessed Sacrament
School for three years;
Miss Winifred Slaven, Galesburg,
Ill, sister of Sister Winifred Jean, who
Saturday returned from q three
month vacation in Italy. .-.--
Nuns Identify Sisters.
The bodies of the four women were
at Ryan funeral parlor. BIT Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, this morning.
The three nuns and Mr.. Mccarthy
will be buried in Mount Ohvet Gene
tery. .- r.
The bodies were brought here late
last night from Gash's funeral parlor,
Hyattsville, Md, where they were
identified by sorrowing fellow mem
bers of the Holy Cross Order Of Sis
ters.
The body of Mr.. Mccarthy was at
the Taltavull funeral home, 36l9
Fourteenth street.
He is survived by three other
daughters, Margaret, Mary and Ag-
hes, and son, John Mccarthy, jr.
The body Of Miss Slaven will be
taken to Galesburg tomorrow by her
brother, J. L. Slaven, who left for
Washington as soon as he received
word Of the tragedy.
Meanwhile, Curtis George Mason of
Bellston, Va, driver of the bus, was
free on $1,000 bond at Hyattsville on
a technical charge pending an inquest
in Hyattsville Police Court at pm.
Friday before Magistrate Louis Gund-
ling Of Lanham. The Capital Transit
Co. posted the bond.
II Bus Occupants on Outing.
Ball was driving a score of jovial,
singing members of the Gethsemane
Baptist Church, Twenty second street
and Virginia avenue, to their annual
Chesapeake Bay outing.
The sisters at Holy Cross Academy.
1855 Upton street, provincial house
foxi the order in this territory, were
prostrated last night when they heard
the news of the tragedy over the radio.
AT once Sister Superior Rose Eliza
beth and Sisters Madelaine and EN-
er1tia hurried to Hyattsville, where
they identified the dead before they
kfsit in sorrowing prayer before the
bisrs.
sJnst a week ago Sister Mary Ber-
raTd and Sister Frances Gabriel came
fr5m South Bend and New York to
their fathers house, where they were
gteefed by their two lay sisters.
Family Together Last at Funeral
The last time the family had been
aA,together was two years ago, when
tnEy met in Washington for the
Mccarthy. who operated res
t&urant at 2910 Fourteenth street, was
subEmely happy at having his two
daughters with him, the sisters at
Holy Gross said.
ie listened to the music of Sister
Mary Bernard, who was to teach the
piano at Blessed Sacrament when the
scipol opened IN September, and
p1nnned to surprise her with a party
laskI night. The party was to be In
hosior of Sister Mary Bernard be-
caiese she had been away from home
s1llong, teaching at st. Mary's Col
lena near Notre Dame University in
saith Bend.
Mister Frances Gabriel was a more
fpSauent visitor because Of the prox-
Unity of New York to Washington.
She adopted the name Of Gabriel when
she took the veil in honor Of st.
Oabriel's Church, where she went to
school and to mass with her sisters
when she was a child.
HpsNs Other Guests Arrive.
NT.ne Mccarthy home was doubly
marry by the arrival Of Sister Wini-
fred Jean and Miss Winifred Slaven,
her, sister. Sister Winifred had been
travelling during her vacation from
H1essed Sacrament She was close
friend of the McCarthys.
'!Miss Slaven sent word to her mother
tnIi Galesburg Saturday when she
docked in New York that she was
gdiAg tot Washington for few days
t0ilSee Sister Winifred Jean, formerly
Miss Irene Slaven, who entered the
cSl I've years ago at South Bend
sffd ne years ago was sent to WASH
ington.
v'They were all so young, all 50