Evening star., 1939-10-07
Woman Hurt Drivinq
To See III Daughter
Dies Of Injuries
Death Comes After Girl
Leaves Hospital to Visit
Her, Despite Doctor

Mrs. Carrie Howard, 80, of GOT M
street NV, whose car was wrecked
Thursday night as she drove to visit
her stricken daughter at Gallinger
Hospital. died in Casualty Hospital
this morning of injuries received in
the accident.
Her death came a short time after
her daughter, Dorothy Howard, 10,
had left her bed against doctors
advice to visit her mother at Casu-
atty.
Mrs. Howard was listed by police
as the 9th traffc victim of the year.
The accident In which she was hurt
occurred at Seventeenth street and
Massachusetts, avenue S. E.
Dorothy was taken i'll Thursday
and doctors decided on an immedi-
ate operation. On learning Of her
daughters removal to Gallinger,
Mrs. Howard left home to be with
the girl. She suffered neck and
internal injuries in the accident.
Yesterday Dorothy was told that
her mother was near death. Just
as doctors were preparing to oper-
ate she demanded that she be taken
to visit Mrs. Howard. She was
bundled up and transported to Cas-
ualty, where she stayed for q few
minutes at her mothers bedside.
Then she went back to Gallinger.
The operation was scheduled today,
but doctors say that the trip so
weakened the girl that it may be
necessary to postpone the surgery.
They were not decided whether to
tell her of Mrs. Howard's death.
Girl, 1s, Dies of Injuries.
Maggie Gingyard, 18, of 80 L street
NV. died last night of injuries
received Monday in an automobile
accident in nearby Maryland. She
died in Casualty Hospital, where
she was brought to the Glenn Dale
Rescue Squad. Two other persons,
hurt in the same accident, were
said to be recovering.
Frank Holmes, AZ, of 1904 B street
NE. was in Casualty today with
injuries received when an automo-
bile backed into him as he crossed
Nineteenth at B street NE. His
condition was said to be not serious.
Miss Hildred Stewart, 26, of Ar
ington, Va, was treated at Casualty
early today for injuries received in
an accident in the $500 block of
Alabama avenue Sc. She was re-
leased after treatment.
Showered by Glass.
Mary Dodge, SIS, of q Quincy
street, Chevy Chase, Md, was
treated at Emergency Hospital yes
terday for lacerations received when
she was showered by falling glass
at Fifth and K streets NV. She
was standing on the corner when
a truck ran into lamppost.
Earl Pierce, 10, colored, 1881 Will
lard street NV, was In Emergency
Hospital today with a compound
fracture Of the leg, received yes
terday when struck by a car at
Eighteenth and Swami streets NV,
Thomes Driver, 6, of 6 Aliens
court S.W., was in Gallinger Hospi-
tai with injuries received when
struck by car at Fourth and !
! streets S.W.
Auto Sideswiped.
Arthur F.. Umholtz, 16, of Alex
andria received broken ribs when
q car police said he was driving
sideswiped another machine on
the Mount Vernon boulevard last
night. The second machine was
said by police to have been driven
by Henry G.. Eggleston, 20, of New
port News, Va, who was unin-
jured.
| Passengers in the Umholtz car,
who were given first aid at Alex
andria Hospital and released, were
Miss Evelyn Moon, 16, and Miss
Betty Jane Norris, IS, both of Alex
andria. The Umholtz youth was
admitted for treatment.