Evening star., 1938-02-07
THREEEATAL|T|ES
INCREASE TRAFFIC
DEATH TOLL TO IS
Boy BicycIist and Two Pc.
destrianS Succumb to
Injuries.
CORONER'S JURY PROBE
IS SCHEDULED TODAY
Road. .Hogging" Motorist Forces
Bus Over Curb, Bruising
Two Passengers.

Fatal injury OF boy bicyclist, death
Of two pedestrians from previous mis-
haps and injury of several persons
were marked up against weekend traf-
fic, bringing the tool of dead so far
this year to l3.
Those who died were Kenneth L.
Fenton, IA, OF 1872 Charming street
NE; Leonard Di Giovanni, so, Of 1861
Newton street NV. and James Palmer,
50, colored. 9O5 French street NV.
The Fenton boy. son Of Thomas H.
Fenton, District fireman, succumbed
on the scene a short time after his
bicycle. according to police, was in
collision at Brandywine street and
Broad Branch road NV. with an auto
mobile operated by Mrs Florence Sim
dell, Is, Of 5465 Nebraska avenue NV.
Father Identifies Body.
After lying unclaimed at the morgue
for several hours, the body finally was
identified by the father. who was
notified when police tentatively estab-
lished the boys identity through
Sunday school card found in his pocket
The youngster was student at
Langley Junior High School. Mrs.
Sindell was released for appearance at
an inquest today.
The two other fatalities also were
to be investigated by a coroner's jury
today Mr. Di Giovanni died in
Emergency Hospital early yesterday of
injuries received Saturday when he
was struck by street car at Four
teenth and Newton streets NV. Mr..
Palmer, victim OF q hit-and-run
driver November II, died Saturday in
Gallinger Hospital
The motorist who struck Palmer
at Virginia avenue and South Capitol
street Sc, took the injured man to
Emergency Hospital, police said. but
left without making his identity
known. He was described as a white
man about IS. who was driving a
machine in which two women were
passengers.
Bus Passengers Hurt.
A serious accident was narrowly
avoided last night when a Capital
Transit Co. bus, northbound on Con-
necticut avenue NV, was forced over
the curb and into lamp post near
Brandywine street by . "road-hog-
ging" motoriSt. Two Of the II pas
sengers on the bus required treat
ment for bruises, police said.
The bus driver. Alton B. johnson.
81, Of 43l5 Ellicott street NV, said
he swerved over the sidewalk to avoid
head-on collision with an automobile
going south on the wrong side OF the
street.
The passengers hurt were Mrs.
Jennie SO'Boyle, 81, of 3503 Ritten-
house street NV. and Justin O'Boyle
36, also Of the Rittenhouse address.
They were treated by a private physi-
clan.
Another bicyclist injured yesterday
was Whitman w. Mathieson, II. Of
l400 U street Sc, who was cut and
bruised when his vehicle was in COL
lision with an automobile on Nichols
avenue Sc
Miss Vivian Leech, IS, Of 40l2 Third
street NV, was treated AT emergency
for injuries to her ankle. leg and lip,
received in an accident at Gales
vile, Md.
Several other persons were hurt, but
none was believed seriously injured.
Prince Georges County Policeman G.
William Gray suffered sprained back,
and Washington taxicab driver was
arrested on drunk and reckless driving
charges following collision between
. cab and police car on Rhode Island
avenue in Brentwood. Nd. yesterday.
Police said the cab ran into the
rear of the police car. occupied by
Gray and Officer r. c. Sines, throwing
it onto the street car tracks. George
H. Lloyd, 1900 block of Kearney street
NE. was the driver Of the car, ac-
cording to police.