Evening star., 1936-06-04
TRAFFIC CLAIMS
TWO MORE DEAD
Men Injured in Accidents at
Dunn Loring and Fred
eriCksburg Die.

Two automobile accident victims
died in Washington hospitals last
night. Inquests were to be held to-
dav in the deaths of one of these and
of two other traffic victims, including
the 3-year-old grandson Of former
Senator Smith w. Brookhart.
Coroner c. A. Ransom Of Fairfax
County, Va, said he would hold an
inquest today in the death of r. L.
Allison. 40, of Warrenton, Va, who
died in Georgetown Hospital last
night several hours after his auto
mobile was in collision with Wash
ingtor &, Old Dominion Railway pas
senger train at a crossing in Dunn
Loring, Va.
F. r. Ormsbee, motorman, said
Allison's car ran onto the tracks with
out stopping Falls Church police
brought the unconscious man to
Washington.
Injuries Prove Fatal.
Injuries received in an accident
Sunday near Fredericksburg, Va,
proved fatal last night to Clarence
Burley, 48, of 1912 Water street
southwest. who died in Emergency
Hospital, to which he had been trans
ferred Tuesday from FrederickS-
burg hospital.
A coroner's jury today was to in
vestigate the deaths of William w.
Brookhart, 8, and Ernest EaSley, 54.
The grandson of the former Iowa
Senator and son of Smith w. Brook
hart, jr., STA Chevy Chase parkway.
died of fractured skull in Georgetown
Hospital May 81, few minutes after
he was struck by an automobile driven
by a friend of the Brookharts, Mrs
Dorothy w. Ralph, 1855 Cathedral
avenue. The accident happened in the
1900 block of Highland place while
the child was returning from kinder
garten.
To Appear at Inquest.
Easley, the thirty-eighth District
traffic fatality this year. was killed BY
a street car Tuesday night in the
1900 block of Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. The motorman, Benjamin
F. Hale, %, of 1908 Thirteenth street
was to appear at the inquest.
Meanwhile, three other accident vic
tins, including a 6-year-old boy, were
in hospitals here.
Most seriously injured was Jack
Stewart, 4S, of ZIG Fourth street south
east, who was knocked down on Penn
sylyania avenue near Third street
southeast last night by an automobile
driven by William L. knight, 81, Of
639 NJ street northeast. He was taken Il
Providence Hospital with skull frac'
ture. broken nose and severe cuts
knight was released under 81 900 bond
Child Is Recovering.
Bruce Cash. 6. Of 5706 Sixteenth
street, was recovering in Emergency
from fractured shoulder and leg in
juries received yesterday when he wa'
struck by an automobile driven By
Philip D. Brown 43, of 1852 Kenyon
street. Bruce was transferred tt
Emergency after treatment at Walter
Reed Hospital. Police reported he rar
between parked cars into the path o.
Browns automobile.
A smash-up early today near Char.
lotte Hail. Md. sent John w. Ander.
son, 48, of 1000 New Hampshire ave.
nue.. to Casualty Hospital with a
double fracture of the right arm anc
other injuries. His condition was sale
to be serious. Wilbur Arnhill, q. oi
1888 Pennsylvania avenue southeast
driver of the car in which Anderson
was passenger, was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital, then taken to Mary
land State police substation.
Three men, one of them colored
were slightly injured last night when
an automobile ran into a safety zone
in which they were standing on
Florida avenue near Seventh street.