Evening star., 1938-08-03
DEATHS OF BOY, a,
AND MAN, 7S,PUT
AUTO TOLL AT IS
Youth Is Fatally Hurt by
Truck-Man Was Injured
Ten Days Ago.
CYCLIST, 18, is FELLED
BY CAR; 4 MORE HURT
Three of Is New Fairgrounds to
Keep Children Off Street
Are Opened Today.

The fatal injury of a l4-year-old
eolored boy and the death OF a 78-
year-old man, injured in an accident
ii days ago, yesterday brought the
Districts traffic toll for the year to
S5-eight less than for the same
period in 1887.
The victims were WinSlow Minor, Ia.
Of 1922 D street NV, who was hit
by a truck at Belmont road and
Twentieth street NV, and John Lin
der, 78, of 304 Fourth street Sc, who
died in Emergency Hospital from in
juries received July % when he was
knocked down by an automobile at
Fourteenth street and Maine avenue
s.W.
The boy was riding in a home
made" wagon when he was struck by
the truck. said by police to have been
driven by Thomas r. Washington. 81,
eolored, 1888 Second street NV.
Delay Brought Protests.
A DELAY in the arrival of an ambu-
lance resulted in a number of tele-
phone calls being made by residents
Of the neighborhood, who protested to
police and District Building officials.
The hospitals called. however, said
their ambulances were out at the time
Of the accident.
The boy lay on the street awaiting
an ambulance for from 30 to IS min
utes. witnesses estimated.
Police records show a report OF the
accident reached headquarters at 4;4O
p.m. The time of the accident was
fixed at about 4;30 A radio call was
broadcast and Patrolmen G. T. Culley
and F. M.Owen of the 18th precinct
reached the scene in scout car about
l:45.
Woman's Offer Declined.
One witness, a woman, said she
offered to take the boy to hospital
in her car, but the officers refused to
allow him to be moved until an ambu-
lance arrived. Police officials later
explained that this is a fixed regula-
ton. made at the request OF hospital
physicians, who said accident victims
often suffered more serious injuries
when they were moved by inexperi-
enced persons.
Records at Emergency Hospital
showed an ambulance started sfor the
scene at SOB pm. and returned to
the hospital at $50. The boy died at
$40 apparently from fractured skull
The truck driver was ordered held
for an inquest.
Police said the operator of the ma
chine that hit Mr. Linder was Hyman
Melman, 43. of 1103 Queen street Sc.
In other mishaps during the last "a
hours another youth was seriously in
tured and several other persons re-
ceived lesser injuries.
Youth, Is, Badly Hurt.
At Emergency it was said Edward
r. Brown, jr., l8, the one seriously
hurt, may have fractured skull in
addition to other injuries. He was in
jured when his motor cycle collided
Wltil OH doOoiiioSAS aC oSNCAAoAA SoASSe
and New York avenue NV.
Struck by hit-run driver. Leonard
Anderson, 6. colored, 1920 Clay street
NE, was treated at Children's Hos
pital for injuries to his back and
head. The accident occurred at
Forty-second street and Benning
road NE
Joseph Ruzzie, 6. of 217 K stres.
NE, was slightly hurt, police said,
when he was knocked down by an
automobile.
Others injured included Chester Po-
hutsky, 4, of 504 Fourth street Sc.
and Hugh M Martin. 2, of 232 F
street NV, neither of whom was be-
Ieved seriously hurt.
Fairgrounds Opened.
Three of the 13 additional play
grounds being opened this week in an
effort to keep children from playing in
the street were put in service today, at
Oyster School, Twenty ninth and CAL
vert street NV; the Truesdell School,
Illinois avenue and Ingraham street
NV, and Fort Stanton Park, Seven
teenth and Butler streets Sc.
The sudden increase in traffic deaths
brought from the keystone Automobile
Club q statement urging motorists to
be more cautious.
With enforcement of motor vehicle
laws spurred by the effort to cut down
the heavy highway toll" Edward P.
Curran. safety director of the club
said. motorists are cautioned to con-
form to the traffic regulations of the
sections through which they pass"