Evening star., 1938-09-18
; DIE |NFLAMES,
THREE ARE HURT
AS AUTOS CRASH
Victims Believed CoIored
Are Burned Beyond
Recognition.
TWO White YOUTHS
INJURED IN RESCUE
Seat Pleasant Boys Taken to
Hospital After Collision
Near Bladensburg.

Three persons, believed to be colored,
were burned to death beyond recogni-
ton; two white men and a colored
woman received serious burns and
injuries in an automobile collision
early this morning near the Capitol
Airport on River road, near Bladens-
burg in Prince Georges County, Md
Three automobiles were involed in
the accident. Two were District cars
and one Maryland car The car
that was burned was listed in the name
Of Richard A. Carroll, 1888 New Jersey
avenue NV. 1t is believed that the
persons burned were from Washing.
ton.
The three dead persons were taken
to Gasch's funeral home in Hyats-
vile pending investigation by the
county coroner The other three were
. taken by the Hyattsville Rescue Squad
to Casualty Hospital for treatment.
Marvin Slotter. 20, Of Seat Pleasant,
Md. received first. second and third
degree burns of the entire body, lacer-
ations of the head and lost a 6-inch
piece of flesh from his left hand when
he extricated Marguerite Best, 80,
colored, 1911 First street NV, from
the other car, which caught fire after
the collision.
The colored woman Mr.. Slotter
saved received second and third degree
burns of the right leg. shoulder and
head and lacerations of the head be-
fore he could free her from the blaz-
ing vehicle.
Jack Pickett, 10, also Of Seat Pleas
ant, who was the other occupant Of
the car in which Mr.. Slotter was
riding. suffered only loss of several
teeth.
Albert Alger, rs. son Of a Rileyville
(Va) farmer, was fatally injured
earlier last night when his car skidded
on the East West highway, near Luray,
and plunged over a 30-foot embank-
ment.
The accident occurred while the road
was wet and the motorist was driving
home after visiting relatives. He was
the second member of his family to
die in less than two weeks, his STEP
mother having died about a week ago.
John Keegan, 56, of Bethesda, Md,
died last night in Georgetown Hospital
of internal injuries received In q
traffic accident September g.
The accident occurred when he was
struck by car. driven by Harry J.
Pirie. vice president and treasurer of
the Washington Granite Monumental
Co., 448 New York avenue NV, at
Wisconsin avenue and Cumberland
street, Bethesda, according to Cogpl.
James R. Miller Of Bethesda police.
Corpl. Miller said that at the time
Mr.. Pirie was charged with failing to
stop after an accident and reckless
driving and was released under $500
bond pending the outcome Of Mr..
Keegan's injuries.
Crashes here yesterday resulted in
serious injuries to two persons.
Noah Henderson, 80, of 1923 Elev-
enth street NV, suffered severe head
injuries, perhaps a skull fracture,
when he was struck by a machine at
Seventh street and Florida avenue
NV.
Chisley Ransford, is, colored, ad-
dress unknown, also received serious
head injuries when he was knocked
from his bicycle by an automobile in
the HOO block of Fifth street NV.
Harry j. Redf1eld, 78, Of 1919 Jeffer-
son street NV, last night received
deep cut In the forehead when he was
struck by the rear end of q street car
while walking at Fourth and Butternut
streets NV. The street cA was op-
Grated by George Taylor, 1915 Thirty
fourth street NV. Mr.. Redfield was
treated at Walter Reed Hospital and
sent home.
Earlier in the evening Rachel Wood,
colored, So. of 5036 East Capitol street,
suffered fracture of several ribs and
scalp lacerations when she was struck
while crossing Benning road NE, near
the Kenilworth viaduct, by a car said
to have been driven by William o.
Tyler, SO. Of 1915 Eastern avenue NE.
She was admitted to Casualty Hospital.