The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-26
AUTO CRASHES
KILL ) OVER
WEEKEND
District Traffic Toll
Rises to 81; Dozen
Hurt in Wrecks

Four persons two Of them
Washingtonians, were killed in
automobile accidents in nearby
Virginia and Maryland during the
weekend, while a fifth died at
Casualty Hospital from injuries
received Tuesday, bringing this
years traffic toll for the District
to 81, or IA more than was re-
corded at this time last year.
The dead are:
George D. Hill, an engineer en-
ployed at Boiling Field, and his
wife, Mrs. Elsie Hill, of 321 B st.
S. E., killed in a collision near
Richmond last night in which
their daughter, Marjorie Hill, Is,
was seriously injured.
Mrs. Ida Sewers, 81, of Blue
mont, Va, was killed while walk
ing on the Bluemont-Leesburg
road when struck by an automo-
bile.
Woman Unidentified
An unidentified colored woman
about so years old who died at
Casualty Hospital early today, a
few hours after being found on
the Washington:B Baltimore boule-
yard, near Laurel, Md.
Arthur o. Fowler, SO, of 1926 Sew
enteenth st. N. W., who died at
Casualty yesterday from injuries
received esday when he at
tempted to make a U-turn in the
1900 block of New York Ave. N. E.
Mr.. Fowler, who died yesterday
from injuries received Tuesday,
was injured when his car was
struck by another driven by Albert
H. Farley, q, of Darlington, N. j.
Farley will appear at the coroner's
inquest. Mr.. Fowler was manager
of the Nehi Bottling Works in the
District.
Charges Of involuntary man.
slaughter were placed against Mel
win Reed, 10, Of Bluemont, Va, who
police say was driving the car that
struck and killed Mrs. Sewers.
Many Injured
In addition to Miss Marjorie
Hill. who is in a critical condition
at Memorial Hospital in Richmond
suffering internal injuries, more
than a dozen other persons were
injured, several of them seriously,
in other accidents in and near
Washington during the weekend.
Also injured in the collision
in which the Hills were killed
are Mr.. and Mrs. John Sisson,
of Toledo, Ohio, whose car, police
say, was sideswiped by that
driven by Hill. The accident
occurred on Route go, five miles
east of Powhatan, Va, or IS
miles west of Richmond. Mr..
Hill was bringing his wife and
daughter back from their vaca-
ton, according to friends of the
family.
Orville Brown, a Washington
cab driver, was reported to have
been seriously injured when his
cab crashed into the parked
automobile of Policeman Dave
Crabill, Of Strasburg. yesterday
afternoon. A brother Of the cab
driver, Floyd Brown, who was
riding with him, was less
seriously injured. Both are in a
Winchester hospital.
Truck Overturns
More than a score of motorists
escaped serious injury on High
way Bridge early today when
truck loaded with foodStuffs over
turned and skidded into a line of
automobiles waiting behind the
open drawbridge.
The Richmond bound truck,
operated by Charles Isham, q, of
Richmond, nearly demolished a
smaller truck operated by Sam
Marcel, At, Waterman at the
Scout Jamboree Camp, and then
struck an automobile.
In the second car struck by the
large truck were Joseph Kappa
port, %, of soS Ninth st. N. W..
the driver; Ben Rossner, %, of
1928 Eighth st. N. E.; Yetta
Amorky, 10, and her sister, Ger
trude, II, both Of Alexandria.
Although badly shaken up, no