Evening star., 1938-10-29
15PERSONS HURT
AS STORM ADDS
TRAFFIC HAZARD
Gale Lashing Coast Brings
35-MiIe.an.Hour Wind
to District Area.
TIDES ABOVE NORMAL
HIT SEABOARD TOWNS
Weather Bureau Predicts More
Rain for Sunday Night and
Drop in Temperature.

A few branches torn from trees
and some umbrellas turned inside out
were all the damage visible today
as a result of the northeast gale
that sent gusts of wind speeding
through the District at 35-mile-an-
hour clip yesterday.
The Weather Bureau predicted a
cloudy week end. with rain Sunday
night. The temperature is expected
to sink to a. degrees tonight with only
gentle to moderate winds in the offing
The gale was moving off over the
Atlantic Ocean today, the Weather
Bureau reported.
Strong northeast winds continued
to roar from Sandy Hook, N. j., to
Delaware Breakwater, but from gale
force the wind had abated and the
Weather Bureau withdrew its storm
warnings.
Light rainfall. causing wet streets
and poor visibility. accounted for a
number of automobile accidents here
and in nearby Maryland and Virginia.
At points along the Middle Atlantic
seaboard the wind pushed tides above
normal high-water marks at some
spots. At Wildwood, NJ j.. an abnor
NAL tide covered parts of the COM
munity under a foot of water, but
caused no serious damage.
Fifteen Persons Hurt.
Fifteen persons were hurt, several
of them seriously, in traffic accidents
on the slippery streets and highways
late yesterday afternoon and last night.
1t. Legundo E. Vallejo, 40 his wife,
Marie, 80, and his sister. Maria, Is,
were treated at Sibley Hospital for
lacerations to the face, shock and pos
sible internal injuries when their auto
mobile failed to make curve and
struck a tree about Is miles out Of
Washington.
An officer in the Argentine Navy
1t. Vallejo is taking graduate instruc-
ton at the United States Naval Acad-
emy. The party was coming in to
Washington from Annapolis early in
the evening when the accident oc-
CURED. Hospital authorities said their
injuries were not serious
Two Taken to Hospital.
Mildred Ricketts,, 80, of Cabin john
Md, and Elinor Sellow, 18, of 418
Seventh street S.W were admitted to
Georgetown Hospital late yesterday
afternoon with injuries received in an
accident on the Conduit road one-half
mile beyond the District line. Miss
Ricketts, was treated for a fractured
right knee and Miss Sellow had a
fractured left arm. Others injured
less seriously were Audrey Ricketts,
10, Cabin John, lacerations of the
head, and Charlie Loo, IS, of 3436
Fourteenth street NV, cut lip.
jamie Moseley, 43, $40 Buchanan
street NV, was reported in a fair
condition at Casualty Hospital today
after suffering lacerations to the scalp
and a possible skull fracture when
the automobile in which she was rid
ing collided with parked car in the
1900 block of New York avenue NE,
this morning
Man Hit by Car.
Others slightly injured in the acci-
dent included Paul S. Richards. 35,
1892 Clifton street NV, the driver
OF the car, who was treated for lacer-
ations of the forehead and right hand;
Francis McCann, 43. of the 100 block
OF Eighth street NV, lacerations of
the forehead, and Sara Green, 35,
1901 New Hampshire avenue NV,
face lacerations.
James Williams. 50, colored, of 221
r street NV, was considered in
fair condition at Casualty Hospital
today after receiving lacerations to
the throat and head injury IN an
accident last night According to DO
lice, the man ran from behind a bus
into the side of an automobile.
Others less seriously injured in ac-
eidents included Elwood j. Ballenger,
81, OF $50 D street Sc; Charles Kid
we'll, 40, of 1107 N street NV. and
Ruth Raum, 80, of 1901 E street Sc,