The Washington times., 1937-07-06
Is RECOVERING;
FROM HOLIDAY
T.
INJURIES J ]
No Deaths or Serious
Accidents as D. c..
Observes Fourth 7

Some IS persons were recover
ing from minor burns and other
injuries suffered over the week
end holiday which police describe
as one of the, most quiet celebra-
tions in the history of the Capital.
There were no deaths or serious
accidents here, only two persons
were arrested charged with IL
legally setting off fireworks, and
only two fires were caused by fire
crackers.
While roads leading back to the
city were packed with cars as
thousands of persons returned
from spending the holiday at
beaches and other resorts, there
were few traffic accidents, no
deaths here and only two traffic
deaths in the vicinity.
Two Killed in Crashes
Henry D. Jacobs, As, of Phila-
delphia, was killed when his car
crashed into a telephone pole near
Triangle, Va. His wife was brought
to the Alexandria Hospital in a
serious condition.
Joseph Henson, cplored, SO OF
Pokomoke, Md, died at Provl-
dence Hospital from injuries suf-
fered when he was struck'by a hit.
run motoriSt.
One drowning was reported in
this vicinity. Henry Buck" Penn,
25, of Accokeek, Md, was drowned
while swimming yesterday in Pts
Getaway creek near Fort Washing
ton, Md. His body was later re-
covered.
Seventy-Five Treated for Burns
Fred Precie, colored, %, of 1921
Ninth st. N. w., was severely
burned in one of the two blaZes
caused by firecrackerS. He was
asleep in a truck parked at Sew
enth and o Streets Northwest
when some one tossed fire
cracker into the vehicle, setting it
afire. Precie was dragged from
the blazing truck and taken to
Emergency Hospital. The other
fire caused by firecrackers de-
stroyed two sheds and a garage
roof in the 900 block Fourth St.
N. w.
About IS persons were treated
at hospitals and by doctors for
minor burns caused by fireworks
during the day. The casualty list
included:
Robert Westbrook, 16, Altoona,
Pa. Boy Scout attending the Jam.
boree; Joseph White, IS, 31O0 Con-
necticut Ave. N. W.: Earl Jaffe,
Is, Southern Ave. s. E.; James
Mack, jr., 9, Colmar Manor, Md:
Donald Moran, 8, 642 Pennsyl-
vania Ave. S. E.; John Carnello. 7,
652 Massachusetts, Awe. N. E.; Her
bert Willoughby, g. 1926 Ames
Pl. N. E.
Girls Among Victims
Anna Williams, 10, % Patterson
st. N. E.; Robert Jones, II. TAI
Thirteenth St. S. E.; Berlin Bo-
stock, IL, 81 G st. S. W.; Robert
Jackson, 10, TAI Tenth st. S. E.;
Walter Phelps, 7, 3104 G st. S. E.;
James Scott, 10. 1903 Benning Rd.
N. E.; Viola Bailey, 4; 81 T ST..
N. W.; James Miller. "a, 1927
Fourth st. N. w; Earl Whiting
ham, "a, 6O2 Maryland Court
N. w.
Rachel Mehan, II, 1851 Prov
idence st. N. E.; Francis Lazzari,
IS, 1923 H ST.. N. E.; Hyman
Stoskesy. 26. GOT Florida Ave. N.
E.; John Noyes, II, 1707 @ St.
N. W.; Bruce Davenport. jr., 10,
219 Seventh st. N. E.; Frank
Brudgin, 40, 316 Maryland Ave.
N. E.; Marvin ChernowSky, IA,
l01 H st. N. E.; Francis Duker, II,
los H st. N. E.
Donald Williams, 10, and Rich
ard Conway, 80; Warner williams,
"a. 1917 Second st. N. W.; Jack
Blake, 10. 1882 Taylor st. N. W.:
Eugene Furman, 13, 1900 Harvard
st. N. w.
William Mavrite, is, 1912 @ St.
N. W.; Edna Ellis, 20, 4O7 Oak
dale st. N. W.; John Farrell, IL,
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