Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
Inquest Ordered
In Man sDeath
In Train Yards
Worker Is Crushed
Between Truck
And Railroad Car

An inquest was ordered today in
the death of Alfred Beal, 81, of oil
Chewton avenue, Capitol Heights,
Md, crushed to death in a traf1ic
accident in the lexington freight
yards.
Mr.. Beal was working in the yards
yesterday unloading a truck. He
was pinned between the truck and
freight car. Taken to Emergency
Hospital, he died late yesterday.
The operator of the truck, Bayes
Bryant, %, an employee of the F.
M. johnson Co., AL New Jersey ave-
nue. Sc, was ordered to appear at
the inquest, which will be held to-
morrow. Police said that the acct
dent would not be added to the
total of the District traffic toll be-
cause it did not happen on a pub
lie road.
Boy Critically Hurt.
An l8-year-old boy, who had been
unidentified in Sibley Hospital for
more than IL hours following an &C
cident, was identified today as Will
liam De White Havers, 10, a c. c. c.
enrollee at the Benning camp.
The youth was brought to the hos
pital yesterday after being knocked
from a bicycle at Second and G.
streets NV He was suffering from
severe head injuries and was not
able to establish his identity until
he regained consciousness today. He
said he had formerly lived at 815
street NV. with his sister, Mrs.
Margaret Randall, whom police were
trying to trace.
Police said the car which struck
him was driven by Max l.. Lewis. SO,
colored. of 644 Orleans street NV.
A collision between two autos on
New Hampshire avenue extended
and Ethan Allan road, Takoma Park,
injured four persons about 7 am.
today. Believed TO be seriously hurt
were Mrs. Virginia Burke. 26, 9l6
1ngraham street NV, and Mrs.
Gittel Feldstone, 81, of 4725 Eighth
street NV.
They were being treated at the Ia
koma Park Sanitarium. Others hurt
were Roland Parker, "a, of 1920
1ngleside terrace, said by police to
be the driver of the car in which
the two women were riding, and Miss
Rose Feldstone, %. of the Eighth
street address. another passenger.
Hit-and- Run Victim.
Estelle Thomas, 43. colored, of 449
N street NV. was in Freedmen's
Hospital with injuries received when
Knocked down by hit-and-run
driver on Highway No. l between
/ Washington and Alexandria.
Charles Burns, %, of 234 Tennes-
see avenue Sc, a. policeman at
tached to the second precinct, was
hurt in a collision at Third street
and Constitution avenue last night.
Driver of the other car was William
Hill, So. colored, of 5l8 Twelfth
street Sc, according to police Mr..
Burns was taken to Casualty Hos
pital with head injuries
Randolph Jones, l8, of Lincolnia,
u's wac III a SCi louS IOlldlllOll d 1 lllC
Alexandria Hospital today with in
ternal injuries and other hurts sui
fered when an automobile he was
driving was in collision with another
machine at Myrtle street and Wash
lngton avenue, in Alexandria, last
night.
Driver Is Arrested.
Norton S. Johnson, %, of 1T Will
low avenue, Takoma Park, Md,
driver of the second car, was arrest
ed on charges of reckless driving. COL
liding and causing injury to a person
and was released by Alexandria po-
lice in custody of Armistead Boothe,
city solicitor
Officers said Mr. johnson had Just
left wedding in which he served
as best man, and was on his way to
Washington when the accident &C.
cured.
Charles A. Martin, %, of 8O8
Prince street, Alexandria. suffered
cuts on the head last night in an
other traffic accident in the Virginia
city.
Police were told by Max Fagelson
of COL South Washington street. an
Alexandria merchant, that Mr.. Mar
tin stepped from the curb in the
300 block of King street and walked
into the rear fender of Mr.. Fagel-
sons car. Mr.. Martin was taken
to the Alexandria Hospital for treat
| mert.