Evening star., 1936-01-27
SUNDAY CRASHES
KILL 5, INCLUDING
3 FROM CAPITAL
Girl and Two Men Victims
of Accident at Curve
Near Alexandria.
FIVE CHERRYDALE
FIREMEN ARE HURT
Two Die in Coll sion With Parked
Truck in Alexandria-Skid.
ding Accident Hurts 3 Here.


Three young Washingtonians were
among five persons killed early yester-
day in two automobile crashes in and
near Alexandria. At about the same
time five volunteer firemen of Cherry
dale were injured, three seriously,
when their truck rolled down an en-
bankment near Hatfield while speed
ing to an alarm.
The worst accident occurred on the
Alexandria Washington Pike, or Route
No. /, on q curve where the highway
crosses the railroad tracks near the
plant Of the Southern Oxygen Co.
Two young men and q girl. who had
gone for an early-morning ride fol-
lowing @ dance at the Washington
Hotel, were killed as their car rolled
over six or eight times after failing
to make the curve.
The dead in this accident were:
Miss Myra Estelle McNett. l9-year-
old Treasury Department clerk. and
adopted daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel M. McNett Of 70 v street
James w. Watson, Is. an attend
ant at the Capitol Garage, 1920 I
street
William D. Bridges, 25. a co-worker
Of Watson's, who lived at 92S Four
teenth street.
Crash Kills Two.
In the second accident, which oc-
CURED shortly after midnight, Eddie
Mccullough, COG Gibson street. Alex
andria, and Marion Simms. 904 Queen
street, Alexandria, both colored, were
killed when their automobile crashed
into a truck parked on River street
in Alexandria.
Charles Taylor, colored, Of Alexan'
dria, escaped injury, but his wife, Caro-
line, was cut and bruised.
The accident in which the three
young Washingtonians died occurred
about 2:15 am. Sunday. Local police
were informed the rented sedan In
which they were riding was going al
. high rate Of speed"
All occupants were hurled clear Of
the wreck. Passing motorists took the
three to Emergency Hospital. The girl
and Bridges were pronounced dead cn
arrival, although Watson lived about
10 minutes.
The two young men and Miss Nc
Nett had attended an Eastern Star
dance at the washington Hotel In COM
pany with Miss Marie McKenney Of
2l1s North Capitol street.
When the dance was over the young
men suggested that both couples at
tend another dance In Virginia, bus
Miss McKenney declined and asked to
be taken home. The three were re-
turning to washington when the acci.
dent occurred. Police could not learn
which Of the young men was driving
Buth held permits.
Three Injured Firemen.
The three seriously injured Cherry
dale firemen were Robert Noel, %
broken hip and back injury; Ien
Newland, ~, broken right leg, and
John Hager, 20, driver of the truck
who received broken ribs and collar
bone. Merton Hager, %, and Henry
Robinson, %, escaped with minor In
iuries. All were treated at George
town Hospital.
The only serious accident reported
in washington over the week end oc-
CURED about 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing when an automobile driven by
David w. Hall Of 2l2 Fourteenth place
northeast collided with . steel guard
rail on Livingston road southeast at
Valley avenue. injuring three persons
The car skidded on the icy pavement.
The injured were 7-year Martha
Hall Of the Fourteenth place address,
who suffered q possible fracture of the
skull; Edith Hall, 81, also of the Four
teenth place address, who received
possible fractures OF the ribs, and
Mitchell Hunt. 81. of 1902 E street
southeast, who suffered cuts and
bruises. The child and the injured
woman was taken to Providence Hos
Hurt BY Skidding Truck.
Millard Beall, 21, Of 80 East Wash
ington street, Kensington, Nd, sus-
tained . fractured wrist and lacer-
ated scalp necessitating seven stitches
when . truck in which he was riding
skidded into q telephone pole last
nieht on the Forest Glen road near
Kensington. Thomas A. Goddard OF
the same address; was driving the
truck. He was uninjured. Beall was
treated at Washington Sanitarium,
Takoma Park. Md.
Three other Washington residents
were injured in Alexandria automo-
bile accidents early yesterday.
Walter n. Kurtz, ~, 607 H street
southeast. and Peggy Cameron, %
1104 Fourteenth street, were hurt
when IN automobile In which they
were riding and . machine operated
by Eugene F. Mclaughlin, ~, 110e
Prince street, Alexandra, collided a
the east end Of Potomac Yard Bridge
according to police.
Hurts was cut on the chin and face
The giri received . fractured elbow
Police arrested Clarence v. KurtE, o0(
block II street southwest, Washington
On . charge Of operating IN automo'
bile while under the influence o.
liquor, - . result Of the accident.
In another accident, George Gale.
Warrington attorney, sustained In
ternal injuries. He was given treat
snent at the Alexandria Hospital
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