Evening star., 1938-05-27
STREET CARS KILL
UN|DENT|F|EDMAN
AND |NJURE EIGHT
Victim, About IS, Is D. C.'s
31st Traffic Fatality
of This Year.
SEVEN PERSONS HURT
IN HEAD.ON COLLISION
Both Motormen Escape as One
Streamlined Vehicle Splits
Switch, Rams Other.

Street cars figured in the death OF
Q pedestrian and injury to eight other
persons in traffic accidents reported
in the District late yesterday and
today.
An unidentified white man, about
IS, died this morning in Gallinger
Hospital of injuries received when
struck by street car at Seventh and
streets NV. last night.
It was the 31st traffic fatality of the
year. At this time last year, 48 had
died in accidents.
Another pedestrian, John Mcintosh.
"a, Takoma Park, Md, was in serious
condition today at Casualty Hospital
with a skull fracture, cuts about his
scalp and body injuries received when
knocked down by car at Third street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Seven passengers were injured late
yesterday when two streamlined cars
collided almost head-on at Fourteenth
and H streets NV. after one of the
cars split switch and left the rails.
Suffered Skull Injuries.
The unidentified victim was taken
first to Emergency Hospital and later
transferred to Gallinger. He suffered
a fractured leg and serious skull in
juries. The man was dressed in a
gray suit and hat and checkered
gray overcoat. Police DESCRIBED him
as about feet II inches tall and
weighing about 200 pounds. A laundry
mark, "104-157," was found in his
clothing
The street car motorman, accord
ing to police was Alton M. Lee, 26, Of
1725 New Hampshire avenue NV.
The car which struck Mr. Mcintosh,
police said, was operated by George
Sellers. IS, of 154o D street Sc.
Following the crash at Fourteenth
and H streets, Mrs. Dorothy Collins,
$500 Fourteenth street NV, was re-
moved to George washington Uni
versity Hospital in serious condition
from shock and chest and spinal in
juries. She was reported improved
today.
Motormen Escape. Ia
Mrs Guy Curry, 2l20 street NV,
and Miss Irene Andrews, 1901 Ver-
mont avenue NV, also were treated
at the hospital for shock and bruises.
Will Wilson, colored, 1911 Riggs street
NV, suffered a sprained hand. Three
others were treated at the scene OF
the crash.
The front vestibules of the cars
were smashed. but the motormen
escaped injury. A northbound Four
teenth and Colorado car and a south
bound Bureau of Engraving car were
involved. Police said the motorman
of the northbound vehicle was Eulia
Henderson, As, of 923 Virginia avenue
S.W. The southbound trolley was
driven by rookie motorman, Otis L.
Hinson, "a, of 1907 sherwood street
NV, while an experienced motorman,
Armel Howard, SO, of 1349 Oak street
NV, stood by as instructor.
Investigators said the northbound
car split the H street switch and
rammed into the front of the other car.
William T. Hamilton, 38, OF 1854
Connecticut avenue NV, was in
jured when his car, 1924 model
sedan, police said, collided with a taxi
cab on Jewett street near the Zoo
entrance, zg-zagged 125 feet along
the street and crashed into a tree.
He was treated at Emergency Hos
pital for cuts on his arm, bruises
about his body and chest injuries.
The cab, officers reported, was oper-
ated by Charles S. Boileau, 38, of
1851 Lanier place NV, who escaped
injury.