Evening star., 1938-05-23
DEATH|N TRAFFIC
ACCIDENT |SF|RST
HERE IN 50 DAYS
Unidentified Man, Struck by
Auto in Northeast
Section, Dies.
12OTHERS ARE INJURED
IN WASHINGTON AREA
Boy, 8, Is Seriously Hurt Near
Annandale-William Beall,
10, Falls From Truck.

Washington's first traffic fatality in
80 days-one of the longest stretches
the city has gone without death in
several years-Was recorded early to-
day when an unidentified colored man
died after being struck by an auto
mobile.
It was the thirteenth traffic death
of the year. as against 48 for the same
period in 1887.
Twelve other persons were injured.
four of them perhaps seriously. in
other accidents in the Washington
area.
The fatal accident occurred in the
800 block of Kenilworth avenue NE.
and involved a machine police said
was operated by Marvin G. Nalley, 20,
of 7O8 Eleventh street NE, who was
returning home from beach resort
when his car hit the colored man.
The victim, about 40 and carrying
an envelope with the name r. Sell
lers or "R. Sellers" in his pocket. was
taken to Casualty Hospital, where he
died at 230 am, about two hours
after the accident.
Boy Seriously Injured.
Young Nalley was released in custody
of his uncle. Detective Sergt. l.. M
Wilson, for appearance at an inquest,
probably Wednesday.
Knocked down by car as he ran
across Columbia pike, near Annandale
Va, from his Sunday School, James
Oliver, 8, son of Robert Oliver, An
nandale dairyman, was seriously in
jured yesterday. At Alexandria Hos
! pital he was said to be suffering from
head injuries and severe lacerations
Following the accident, when a
woman witness became hysterical, the
church services at the Annandale
Methodist Church, were Cancelled.
zone of the most seriously injured of
the other victims was William Beal!,
10, of 3404 Tenth place NV. who was
taken to Emergency Hospital after
police were told he fell from the run
ming board of truck near his home.
Hospital attendants said his skull may
be fractured.
Two persons were hurt when an
automobile, police said was driven by
Mrs. Alice Sheridan, Al, Of 1916
Seventh street NV, struck a cable
and steel upright on the Pennsylvania
Avenue Bridge. They were Myra Cole
man, 6, and Mrs. Charlotte Coleman,
IS, both of the Seventh street address.
At Emergency Hospital Mrs. Coleman
was said to have severe head injuries,
perhaps a skull fracture, and the girl
cuts and bruises to the face
Three Hurt in Crash.
A collision between two machines
at Fourteenth street and South Caro-
lima avenue Sc. injured three others.
They were Owen Evans, 20, of 558
Fourteenth street Sc, head cuts
Lola NJ Miller, As, of $40 K street
NV, shock, and Zollie A. Wright, So,
of $50 New Jersey avenue Sc, shock
and chest injuries.
Found in wrecked automobile on
Seminary Hill, Arlington, Va, Lucy
Bowler, "a, colored, 308 c street S.W.,
was brought to Emergency Hospital,
where it was said she may have a
fractured skull in addition to other
injuries.
A collision near Woodbridge, Va.
in (which their car hit another and
then careened into Greyhound bus,
injured Alice Miller, 26, colored, lis
Sixteenth street NE; her husband,
James Miller, "a, and Olivia Hender-
son, 80, of 1923 Fifteenth street Sc.
All were treated for cuts at Alex
andria Hospital.
Stanley Potter, 416 H street NV,
received a back injury when, police
said, he either jumped or fell from
moving machine on the Colesville
pike near Ashton, Md He was taken
to the Montgomery General Hospital