Evening star., 1939-01-30

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home when
struck by truck
operated, police G. X. sieyers.
said, by Philip
A. Laverine, 81, of 4O1s Ninth street
NE.
Mr.. Sievers, graduate OF NC
Kinley Tech and American Uni
versity, was employed at the Bureau
'of Identification of the Department
of Justice. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Adolphus Mae Sievers,
and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur F. Sievers. Funeral services
will be held at pm. tomorrow at
the Lee funeral home. Burial will
be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Death Held Accidental.
A coroner's jury today absolved
Mr.. Laverine of blame in Mr.
Sievers' death, holding that it was
accidental. Testimony indicated
that Mr.. Sievers crossed Rhode
Island avenue about so feet from the
intersection of Third street NE. and
was struck near the middle of the
street. Mr.. Laverine testified he was
driving about 20 miles an hour and
did not see the pedestrian until ne
was struck by the left front fender
of the truck. Witnesses said the
truck stopped at once and Mr..
Sievers was taken to the hospital IN
taXicab.
An inquest was also being held to-
day into the death of Matte Lam
caster, 35, colored, of 1856 Columbia
road NV, who was fatally injured
Saturday night when struck by an
automobile in the TOO block OF
Hobart place NV.
These two deaths were recorded
here over the week end as another
WASHINGTON resident was killed III
Virginia and several others injured,
some seriously, in other accidents IN
the washington area.
Furney Edward Higgins, 29, a
Washington automobile salesman,
was killed Saturday night when his
automobile left the highway and
struck a bridge abutment on route
five miles north of Fredericks-
burg, Va. He lived here at 1920
Fifth street NV, and was en- route
to Newport News. Va, his former
residence, when the accident oc-
CURED. The body was sent to
Newport News for burial.
Michael Dargan, 43, of Suitland,
Md, received a fractured skull
when he fell from a truck yester-
day near Silver Spring. He was
taken to Gallinger Hospital.
Two Hurt In Collision.
Two persons were injured in a
collision last night at Eleventh and
G. streets NV, Melba Trilli, "a, of
72O G street NE, driver of one ma
chine, receiving a fractured wrist,
and Gelsomina Trilli, 26, of the same
address, fractured shoulder and
contusions.
Carrie Anderson, 80, colored, of
l418 Belmont street NV, suffered
a broken right arm and decorations
when struck by street car at
Fourteenth and Corcoran streets
NV.
Marguerite Phoup, 35, of 439 Sev-
enth street S.W., a passenger in
an automobile which struck parked
car early today in the 1900 block
Of Twenty-fifth street Sc, was
treated at Casualty Hospital for
decorations to the head and bruises.
"A Navy lieutenant, Louis D. Nc
Gregor, attached to the Naval
Academy, suffered decorations and
contusions yesterday when his auto
mobile failed to make a turn on
the highway near Halls Station.
z Mans Skull Fractured.
Luther Breeden, 30, of Falls
Church, Va, was reported in a seri-
OILS condition today at Emergency
Hospital from fractured skull he
received when struck yesterday by
an automobile at the Glencarlin
Bridge.
Townsend Simm, %, colored, OF
Arlington, Va, was treated at
Emergency Hospital for a fractured
skull received when he was hit by
a car at Columbia pike and Russell
road, Arlington.
Thomas D. Schall, jr., an attorney
and son of the late Senator Schall
OF Minnesota, and Mrs. Schall were
bruised last night when knocked
down by a taXicab as they were
rrossing Pennsylvania avenue to-
ward the National Theater. They
were treated by a private physician
and then returned to their home.
SSenator Schall, who was blind, was
killed in 1885 by an automobile while
crossing the highway at Cottage
City, Md.
HWllllam Fitzsimmons, SO, OF Suit
Mnd, Md, suffered head lacerations
and fractured skull when an auto
mobile in which he was riding
skidded and overturned Saturday
hight on the Camp Springs roaG
near Suitland. His condition was
reported by Providence Hospital at
taches as serious.
:. Edward Maiden of North Airing.
ton was treated at Georgetown Hos.
pital for cuts about the face ane
head received Saturday night wher
an automobile in which he was q
passenger struck culvert at Ole
Dominion drive and Twenty-fifth
street, Arlington.
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