Evening star., 1938-03-02
THREE D. c. MEN
INJURED IN CRASH
May Have Fractured Skulls
After Car Hits Lamp Post
at Clinton, Md.

Three men from Washington were
seriously injured about $50 am. to-
day when their automobile crashed
into a lamppost at Clinton. Md
The injured were brought to Cas-
ualty Hospital and may have fractures
of the skull. They had not regained
consciousness several hours after the
accident.
Those seriously injured were Muir
ray Beardsley, 25, Of l849 Lamont
street NV, a clerk in the Depart
ment of Justice; Charles Burke, "a,
employe of Georgia avenue bowling
alley, and Emmett Bombe, 30, employe
of lunchroom in the $500 block Of
Georgia avenue NV, who lives at
625 Keefer place NV.
Maryland State police. who brought
the injured men to the hospital in
their ambulance, reported the car was
operated by Mr.. Beardsley. A fourth
man in the car, William Sadler, %,
another bowling alley employe, escaped
with minor cuts and bruises. He was
treated by private physician at his
home, 4ll6 Nineteenth street NE.
Two Had Broken Noses.
Mr. Beardsley and Mr Burke had
broken noses in addition to head in
juries. while Mr.. Bombe was cut about
the face and forehead. The condition
Of the three was described as unde-
termined. Police reported the automo-
bile was moving south when the acci-
dent occurred.
Two women were slightly injured on
the Little River pike near Ida, Va,
this morning when something went
wrong with their automobile and it
crashed into culvert. Mrs. Thelma
Chapman and her daughter, Bertha
Chapman, who lives near Franconia,
Va. were treated for minor cuts and
bruises at Alexandria Hospital and
discharged Mrs. Chapman's husband.
r. K. Chapman, was driving at the
time. He escaped injury, police re-
ported.
Legislator Is Injured.
Representative William T. Byrne of
New York was under treatment at
Emergency Hospital today for an in
jury to his left knee, suffered last
night when he was caught between
the bumpers Of two automobiles in
the 1900 block OF Rhode Island avenue
NV.
The Representative and his wife
had alighted from car to attend a
rally of the New York Democratic
Club. A machine backed against Mr..
Bryne as he walked behind it.
Mr.. Byrne disregarded the injury
and did not ootain the name of the
driver responsible. He delivered a
scheduled address and later went to
the hospital when the injury began
to pain him. An X-ray examination
was to be made today to determine
the extent of the injury.
George w. Churchill, 64, of River
road, Bethesda, Md, was cut and
bruised about the head yesterday when
struck by motor cycle at Fourteenth
and F streets NV. He was treated
at Emergency Hospital and discharged.
The motor cycle was operated by Rob-
ert w. Stroman. q, coloreo, 512 Twen-
ty-f1rst street NV.
Boy Suffers Broken Leg.
Five-year-old Earl Suthard of Brad
bury Heights. Md, was treated at CAL
linger Hospital yesterday for broken
leg suffered when knocked down by
an automobile in nearby Maryland.
Beulah Ward, II, suffered broken
shoulder and severe head injuries yes
terday when. investigators said, she
walked into the side Of truck after
alighting from a school bus in front
OF her home on Little River turnpike,
near Fairfax, Va.
The truck, police reported. was oper-
ated by A. S. Hewitt of White Post,
va. The child, who was injured in a
similar accident in front Of her home
last fall, was taken to Alexandria
Hospital.
A coroner's jury this afternoon alb
solved Nicholas Krick, 81. of Millers-
vile. Nd, Of blame in the death Mon
DAY OF Robert A. Dulin, 80, Of 1902 M
street NE. who fell beneath the
wheels OF a truck operated by Mr..
krick on Benning road near Fifteenth
street NE.
A 45-mile wind was blowing at the
time that Mr.. Dulin toppled from q
street car loading platform. The
death was the 18th traffic fatality here
In 1898.