Evening star., 1939-07-10
De|awareCrash
Hurts D. T.. Man;
6 Injured Here
Three Of Victims
Are Children;
Inquest Today

A Washingtonian was reported
critically injured today in a Will
mington (DelJ hospital as a result
of an automobile accident, while
half dozen victims of local mishaps
were under treatment in hospitals
here.
District police were notified that
Adolf Hawkins, IS, of the 1900 block
of Varnum street NV. was hurt in
Wilmington last night.
The Associated Press reported
that Mr. Hawkins and Walter Greye,
40, of Baltimore, were struck by an
automobile as they walked along the
street. Police Chief Frank Mahoney
said the car struck them as it
swerved to pass a bus that had
slowed down for a railroad crossing.
Mr.. Hawkins suffered fractures
of the skull and left ankle, while
Mr.. Greye's left ankle was broken.
Both also received multiple cuts and
bruises.
Three children were among the
local victims. Rose Marie Kilhon,
9, of 1915 River road NV, received
severe head injuries when her bicy-
Gle collided with an automobile at
Forty-ninth and Elucott streets
NV. She was treated at George
town Hospital.
Injured in collision at Sixteenth
and B streets Sc, Joice Sigmon, 8,
of 1911 Benning road NE, was
treated at Casualty Hospital for
shock and multiple cuts and bruises
She was thrown against the wind
shield of car driven by her father,
Bergen v. Sigmon.
James Bridget, 7, of 1920 G street
Sc. received head cuts and bruises
when, according to police, he walked
into the side of a car at Anacostia
road and G place Sc. He was taken
to Providence Hospital.
A possibly fractured skull was suf-
fered by Julian Wright, 60, of River
dale, Nd, when his car crashed into
the rear of truck parked near his
home. He was treated at Casualty
for cuts and bruises on his body in
addition to the severe head injury.
Rebecca Caplan, 81, of 1923 Ninth
street NV. also received skull in
juries in collision on g street S.W.
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets. Thrown against the wind
shield of one of the cars, she was
treated at Casualty for the head
injury and multiple cuts and bruises.
The other occupants escaped injury.
Dorman w. Hinscliffe, IL, of 927
c street S.W., was treated last night
at Emergency Hospital for an ankle
fracture, which he received, police
were told, on July when he fell
against the bumper of an automo-
bile near his home.
Meanwhile, an inquest was sche6-
uled today at the morgue in the
death of 14-year-old Raymond Tenn
pie, who was run down and fatally
injured by an automobile at Naylor
and Good Hope roads Sc. Wednes-
day. The boy was en- route to his
home, 1917 u street Sc, for the
birthday party his parents had
planned in his honor. The driver
of the car. Richard G. A. Heinrich,
"a, of Parkland, Nd, was to appear
at the inquest.
Mrs. Marie Stack of 1927 Harvard
street NV. was in Emergency Hos
pital today suffering a fractured
left leg, bruises and cuts after being
struck by an automobile at Lee
highway and Lexington street in
Arlington County yesterday.
Police reports stated Mrs. Stack
had alighted from a bus at the in
tersection, crossed in front of the
vehicle and walked into the path of
car driven by Ivan Morris, az, of
Mine Run, Orange County, Va.
Police said the automobile was
passing the standing bus when the
accident occurred. The bus driver
told them that as soon as the wom-
an left the vehicle he started to
proceed but was forced to stop be-
cause she was In his path. The
driver of the automobile was re-
leased.