Evening star., 1937-01-21

p.h.,. S..s. Seeds, who was
employed during
the day at the Western Electric Co.
and worked at night parking cars at
the garage. had gone to the roof with
two other car parkers. John c. Derrick
and T. B. Tisdale, both of TO Sixth
street.
His vision obscured by a ST. foot
guard wall, he clambered up to the
top. apparently unaware that a sheer
drop faced him on the other side.
The corner of steel-framed skylight
caught the youth and arrested his
flight for a moment, but he then Drop
per to the roof of an adjoining one.
story building. He was dead when
medical aid arrived.
Native of Virginia.
A resident of the District only a
year, Seeds came here from his home
at Barboursvllle, Va. He is survived by
his parents and sister, Mrs. Meryin
Busby, 1873 Emerson street northeast,
The injured politician, Harry
Fischer, 35, ward leader, suffered a
fractured skull and had to have his
left leg amputated at Emergency
Hospital after he disembarked from
the Kelly special in the Pennsylvania
yard at Ninth and D streets southwest
and was struck by train on another
track.
Fischer came here with a delegation
from Philadelphia. At the hospital,
where an immediate operation was
performed in an effort to save his
life. his condition this morning was
termed fair"
West Point cadet, John P. Gerald,
and two students from Virginia
Military Institute. r. A. Newcomb
and Howard Walker. were among the
casualties along the parade line.
Gerald was given first aid for a
spralned ankle. while the other two
were treated for exposure at Naval
Hospital.
Three other college students, all
girls from Goucher College, Balti-
more. were treated at Emergency for
exposure. They were Sylvia Leon, 1s;
Dorothy Sheeman, 10, and Alice Hay
man, l8.
Falls While Watching Parade.
John WEIGH. IS, of Clarendon, Va,
was given first aid for scalp lacera-
tons received when he fell while
watching the parade. and Rea Gold
berg, %, of California, Pa, was
treated at Casualty for exposure.
Joseph Carhart, 14-year-old Bow
Scout, who spent the morning direct
ing persons to their seats in the
stands, was treated and sent to his
home, 2805 Rhode Island avenue
northeast. in an ambulance after he
removed his shoes to rub his cold
and swollen feet and was unable to
get them back on.
Suffering from exposure. Mrs.
| Glenn McNabb, %, of Arlington. Va,
was treated at the station in Riggs
National Bank. Fifteenth street and
New York avenue, and sent home.
The station in the old Post Office
Building at Twelfth street and Penn
Sylvania avenue went through the day
without single emergency case.
At the end of the parade a man
came in complaining he felt sick TO
his stomach" He left after treat
, ment.
But three cases. all of them before
! the parade got under way were ham
died at the station near the lobby of
the Justice Department Building.
During the inaugural ceremonies
four years ago, 1t was recalled by a
fireman on duty at the Justice station,
500 cases were handled at that corner.
Two Women Treated.
The casualties there yesterday were
two women who were treated for
fainting spells following falls and one
for a bruised knee. One was sent to
Emergency for further treatment.
while the others were able to go home.
Three out-of-town persons were in.
jured, one seriously, when their car
crashed into the rear of truck at
College Park. Md. as they we're on
their way here for the parade.
The seriously injured person was
John Skosnick. 80, of New Boston, Pa.
At Casualty Hospital, where all three
were taken, it was said he may have q
fractured skull.
The others hurt were Joseph Skos-
nick, "a, of Baltimore, the driver, who
was cut and bruised, and Joseph Mat
ruder. As, of New Boston, who may
have broken jaw.
While the President was making his
address number of persons we're
treated at stations near the Capitol
for exposure. All were permitted TO
leave after being 'thawed out"
The steady rain resulted in aban-
donment of first aid tent at Nine
teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
before the parade started. The at
tendants shifted headquarters to an
apartment house lobby nearby, where
they had only one case, Patrick j.
Goode of New Haven. Conn, who cut
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