Evening star., 1936-03-02
SCORE ARE HURT.
|NTRAFF|CCRASHES.
II Injured as Motor Cycle,
Two Cars Collide Near
Alexandria.

Nearly q score Of Washingtonians
were in hospitals today as a result of
trafic accidents over the first week
end of good motoring weather in sew
eral weeks.
A collision between q motor cycle
and two automobiles IS miles south
Of Alexandria, Va, yesterday sent II
persons to the hospital there, one in q
critical condition and several with
serious injuries.
Harry Dixon, 10, of Lorton. former
student at Mckinley High School
here, was the most seriously injured.
His motorcycle sideswiped a car op-
Grated by Ellis Holmes, 20, colored,
2514 @ street, which careened into
another car operated by John Dyer,
rs, Of 1919 Rosedale street northeast.
Dixon's left leg was broken in sew
eral places and badly crushed. He
was taken to the Marine Hospital at
Quantico, where tournique was ap-
piled before he was removed to the
Alexandra hospital. He was given a
blood TRANSMISSION yesterday and phy-
sicians were contemplating another
today. His condition was critical.
Student Seriously Hurt.
James O'Neal. 18, also Of Lorton
and student at Fairfax High School.
who was riding with Dixon, suffered
compound fracture Of the left leg
He also was in serious condition in
the Alexandria Hospital.
Dyer escaped with cuts and bruises
and his wife, one Of four passengers
in the car, received minor cuts.
William Whiting, II, Of 703 G street
southwest, suffered broken left leg
and Thelma Proctor, 1400 s street
southeast, cuts and bruises. Roy
Greer, 80, also of the S street address,
received a broken nose and severe
cuts on the face. Physicians took
56 stitches in sewing up his wounds.
Dyer and Greer were returning from
Baptist Young Peoples Union
bowling tournament at Richmond.
All the passengers in the Holmes
car were taken to the Alexandria
Hospital suffering from cuts and
bruises, but released after first aid
had been administered. They were
HALEY voolfolk, 20, colored, 1911
Eleventh street, and Lawrence Foxx,
"a. and Claud Foxx. rs, both colored,
1880 U street.
Injured at Leesburg.
Mrs. Rovert Beeton, 80, Of 1911
Twenty-second street, was brought
here last night from Leesburg, Va,
where she was severely cut on the
head when car driven by her hus-
band. an employe Of the Treasury
Department. collided with one oper-
ated by Robert Ainsworth. Round Hill,
Va. Beeton and Ainsworth escaped
with minor injuries. Mrs. Beeton's
condition was reported good at
Emergency Hospital.
Matte Boone. 40, Alexandria, was
in Providence Hospital today, recover
ing from cuts and bruises received in
an accident yesterday in the 1900
block of Water street southwest. Her
husband. John Boone, SO, and the
driver Of the other car. Harry john
son. 80, also Of Alexandria, were not
injured.
James Watkins, Sc, colored, 1912
Cramer street northeast. received a
fractured rib when he was struck by
hit-and-run driver at First and K
streets. The car crashed into a police
alarm box after striking Watkins, but
the driver escaped. Watkins was
taken to Casualty Hospital.
Pedestrian Hit.
Ida Walker, SO, colored. Glenn
Arden, Md, was knocked down and
suffered an injury to her right leg at
Vermont avenue and T street last
night. Police listed David F. Smith,
go. Of "a Circle avenue, Takoma Park,
Md, as the driver.
John Casey, %, of 2s15 Thirteenth
street, was in Emergency Hospital. re-
covering from cuts on the head. His
car struck freight car in the 5000
block of K street last night.
Injured in an automobile accident
near his home, Howard Mills. %, East
Falls Church, Va, last night, was
brought to Georgetown Hospital. His
condition was reported not serious.
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