Evening star., 1938-11-20
One Dies, Scores Hurt
In Traffic Accidents
On Slippery Streets
Hospitals Emergency
Rooms Are Crowded
To Capacity

One pedestrian was killed and
scores of others were injured, several
seriously, in traffic accidents last
night and early today on slippery
District streets and nearby highways
Hospital emergency rooms over
the city were crowded to capacity
with the injured, many OF whom
were pedestrians struck by auto
mobiles of drivers blinded by the
steady downpour.
Robert J. Myers, II. of % Ninth
street NE. died early today in Cas-
ualty Hospital after he was struck
earlier last night at Eighth and A
streets NE. by an automobile which,
police said, was operated by Arnold
F.. Jackson. Is, of 1922 S street Sc
Mr.. Myers suffered multiple head
injuries. including brain concus-
sion and skull fracture. and a
broken leg. His death was the 18th
in the District this year as COM
pared with a total of 81 for the
corresponding period in 1887.
Several Badly Hurt.
Among the more seriously in
jured in other accidents were John
Parsikan, 43, of 124 E street NV;
Oden A. Carrick, II, of 148 Twelfth
street Sc: Rosa Hamilton, 18, COL
ored. 3l6 I street S.W.; James o.
Lewis, "a. of 1909 K street Sc;
Mrs. Belle. Salzman, SO. of Brent
wood, Nd. and Ella Brown, IS, COL
ored, whose address was not learned
Immediately by police.
Hit While Pushing Cart.
Mr.. Parsikan, struck while push
ing cart at Third street and Mary
land avenue SW., was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital with a fractured
pelvis, broken leg and possible in
ternal injuries. Mr.. Carrick suffered
a possible fractured hip, several
broken ribs and multiple cuts and
bruises when he was struck near
Twelfth and B streets Sc. He was
taken to Providence Hospital after
treatment by a private physician.
The Hamilton girl is in Gallinger
Hospital with a possible brain con-
cussion, fractured nose and other
injuries. Mr.. Lewis, struck by a
car in the 900 block of Eleventh
street Sc, was treated at Providence
for fractured right leg and pos
sible internal injuries.
Mrs. Salzman suffered a COM
pound leg fracture, possible broken
ankle, possible skull fracture and
brain conclusion when she was
struck on Bladensburg road near
Twenty-seventh street NE. She
was taken to Casualty.
Auto, Wagon Collide.
Roger Cod, 48, of 1922 L street
NV, was taken to Emergency
Hospital with possible skull frac-
ture after he was struck by an au-
tomobile at Vermont avenue and L
street NV.
A collision between an automo-
bile and a horse and wagon at
Fourth street and jefferson drive
S.W. resulted in injuries to John
Thomas. 48, colored, 114O Sumner
road Sc, and James Butler, 80.
also colored, 309 I street Sc, both
occupants of the wagon. Thomas
was treated at Providence Hos
pital for severe head cuts and
transferred to Gallinger Hospital,
while his companion was treated
for several rib fractures and re-.
leased.
Ann M. Baker, IS, of 1922 Spring
place NV, and Evelyn Meyer, 2l,
of Bethesda, Md, suffered knee
fractures when their automobile
collided with an ash truck in Be-
thesda. The former was admitted
to Georgetown Hospital.
Others Injured.
Others injured included Anna
Carroll, IS, colored, 207 Florida
avenue NV; Lydia Brownlow, %,
colored, 1907 Eighth street NV;
Betty Carter, SO, colored, 1912 Thir-
tieth street NV; Walter West, 65,
colored, 800 U street NV; Robert
H. Hilton, A, colored, 438 Rhode
Island avenue NV; Josephine B.
Moore, 43, $40 Fourth street S.W.;
Aubrey Painter, r. F.. D. No. /,
Alexandria, Va; Coretta Lewis, Is,
colored, "a I street NV, and Eloise
Virgins, %, colored, 1475 Florida
avenue NV.
Wendell Witt, ~, 219 Maple ave-
nue., Takoma Park, Md, suffered q
fractured pelvis and a broken hip
in an automobile crash in which two
other persons were injured, one crit
ically, near Roanoke, Va, yester-
day afternoon.
A woman believed to be Loretta
Wertz of Toledo, Ohio, suffered Sc
we're head injuries and physicians
hold little hope for her recovery.