Evening star., 1935-08-22
SEVEN ARE HURT
IN TRAFFIC CRASH
Bus Strikes Two Automo.
bi|es, Knocking One
Into Street Car.

Seven persons, several Of them In
hospitals, wepe recovering today from
injuries received late yesterday when
a bus of the Great Eastern System
ran into two automobiles at North
Capitol street and Rhode Island ave-
nue., knocking one of them into a
street car travelling along North Capt.
tol street. Police made no arrests in
connection with the quadruple crash
Four of the injured were in an
automobile operated by Mrs. Rather
inc Rupp, q, of Takoma Park, Md.
which had stopped for a red traffic
light when it was struck by the bus
end knocked into the street car trav-
cling along North Capitol street. The
other three injured were passengers
on the bus.
Four in Car Injured.
The injured in the Rupp automo-
bile were:
Mrs Rupp, the driver. who is under
treatment at Sibley Hospital for 9
sprained back and possibly rib frac-
lures; her sister, Miss Annabellt
Cowles, II, of Towana. Va: Mrs. Rose
Loewe, Is, of 32l Charming street
northeast, and the latter's son, Albert
Loewe, z. all of whom were treated al
Sibley Hospital for bruises and shock
Mrs. Loewe said today one eye Of
her young son is practically CLOSED
from bruises received in the crash.
The others injured, all bus passen.
gers, are Mrs. Julia Corbin, SO, of 1926
Fifteenth street, who is under treat
ment in Casualty Hospital for bruises
and possible rib fractures; Samuel
McQuaide, %, colored, of Durham
N. c., treated at Freedmen's Hospital
for shock. and Mildred Carter, So
colored, of Philadelphia, treated al
Casualty Hospital for cuts and
bruises. Mrs. Corbin was returning tc
her home here from Baltimore at the
time of the crash.
Driver Of Car Escapes.
The Rupp automobile and the bus
were travelling west on Rhode Island
avenue. After striking the Rupp ma
chine the bus collided with the auto.
mobile operated by Francis H. On.
trich, 81, Of 1349 Kenyon street, who
was uninjured.
The bus driver. police said. is Charles
F. Nolte, 43, of 1725 L street. Ths
street car was being operated BY
Motorman James s. Smith of the
lexington car barn.
Facts in the case, In regular rou.
tine, will be presented at the corpora.
tion counsel's Office, Inspector L. I
H. Edwards. acting superintendent o
police In the absence from office O
Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown, sale
today.
Treated at Hospital.
A 74-year-old man and another 81
were being treated in Emergency Hos.
pitaI today for injuries received late
yesterday when struck by automobiles
George Watt, the Older, of So
Maryland avenue southwest, suffered
cuts and possibly rib fractures wher
hit by an automobile near his home
The machine was driven by Lawrence
J. Auth, 80, of the East Clifton Ter.
race Apartments, police said.
The other man, Harry M. Griffin
5301 Georgia avenue, suffered rib
fracture and cuts when hit by an
autombile operated by George F
Simons, 80, of 1888 Thirty-first street
northeast, while at Georgia avenue
and Ingraham street.
Seven Others Injured.
Seven others were injured in total
of IS accidents in the 24-hour period
ending at I'm. today. OF these, none
was thought to be seriously hurt.
Police arrested q total Of 1s0 persons
for trafic-law VIOLATIONS in the "a
hours, including "a for speeding. for
driving while drunk, for reckless
driving and for passing red lights.