Evening star., 1937-11-05
THREE BADLY HURT
AS AUTO SKATERS
BRIDGE ABUTMENT
Men Pinned Under Debris
on Dumbarton Span After
EarIy-Morning Crash.
VICTIMS IN OPERATING
ROOM SEVERAL HOURS
Another Is Extricated When
Driver Is Thrown Beneath Car
in Street Car Collision.

Three men were graveIy injured
early today when their car crashed
into concrete pole on the DumbartDn
Bridge on @ street NV.
Those hurt. all reported in critical
condition at Emergency Hospital, we're
Thomas Sylvester Pitt, "a, of Twenty-
first street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV; George Baldwin, 80, of 1865
Kennedy street NV. and John A.
Keal, 35. of Richmond.
The car struck central abutment
OF the bridge with such force it was
shattered and its passengers were
pinned under the debris. The Fire
Rescue Squad extricated the men.
Mr.. Baldwin, apparently the most
seriously hurt, had head and body in
Juries, possibly including a skull frac-
ture. Mr.. Keal suffered a fractured
right leg and other injuries. MIR. Pitt
received lacerations and bruises and
also may have fractured skull.
Inc men remained in the operating
room several hours and the attendants
SAID the extent of their injuries and
tnelr chance of recovery had not been
determined.
Cause of Crash Undetermined.
The accident occurred about 2:15
am. Pollce said they learned Mr.. Keal
was driving the car, but he and his
TWO passengers were too badly hurt to
explain how it happened.
Ihe rescue squad again was called
on early today to extricate an accident
Vlctim when John L. jackson, 33. of
i4' l. street Sc. was thrown beneath
MS automobile after it collided with q
street car at Thirtieth and M streets
NV. 1t was almost 80 minutes before
Mr. jackson could be removed. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital and
later to Gallinger Hospital.
Charles Perry, 4. of 8911 Fairview
avenue, Silver Spring, Md, may have
Skull fracture. According to a police
report, he walked into the rear fender
oi an automobile while crossing Geor-
gia avenue near Silver Spring. Police
SAID the car was driven by John IT
Henniksen, 2145 C street NV The
cnlld was taken to Walter Reed Hos
pital.
Man Hit by Street Car.
Ahgntlpg from street car at North
capitol street and Rhode Island ave-
nue., Brenton E. Schofleld, "a. of 35o4
eighteenth street NV. stepped in front
OF another trolley and was hit. police
reported He was taken to Sibley Hos
pital. The street car that struck him
was driven by Ira Geisbert, 2s, of 3o9
Adams street.
A bicycle rider, Edwin Baldwin, Is.
OF the 100 block of U street NE was
struck by an automobile near his
nome and taken to Sibley HOSPITAL
Inc car, according to the police re-
port, was driven by Robert j. vier
~. OF 20l0 Third street NE.
Gertrude S.. Cummings, Al. of 421a
Elllcott street NV, reported unhurt
IN collision October 20. has been
discovered to have a fractured skull
police were informed. She is under
physicians care at home. The
accident occurred at Forty-sixth and
Elllcott streets NV.
Mrs. Ruth Jamison, 1910 K street
NV, injured in a collision on the
winchester highway west of Leesburp
Va, Wednesday night, was reported
improving rapidly at the Loudoun
county Hospital. Mrs. George 3.
baskerville, registrar at the Arlington
Hall Girls School, and Miss Carrie
Sutherland, a teacher, injured in the
same accident. were discharged from
the hospital yesterday, the Associated
Press reported.