Evening star., 1939-12-04
One Dead Score
Are Injured in
Auto Mishaps
Post Office EmpIoye
Is Fatally Hurt
By Toxicob

BY Toxlcob
Week end traffic accidents In the
Washington area resulted In one
death-the city's 18th of the year
and sent more than score Of VIC
tins to hospitals with injuries, six
Of them in a crash early today In the
$500 block of Tilden street NV.
The death was that of Christopher
g. Harris, 55-year- old employe Of the
City Post Office, who was struck by
. taxiccb yesterday at Columbia
road and California street NV.
when he stepped or fell from a
street car safety zone, according to
police.
Mr.. Harris was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital with a skull fracture
and a compound fracture of the
right leg. He died eight hours after
the accident. Mr.. Harris lived at
2149 California street NV.
Investigators said the driver of the
cab was Harry L. Dixon, IS, of 10
Second street NE, who was ordered
to appear at coroner's inquest
later this week.
Six Treated After Crash.
The following were treated at
Emergency Hospital today after
their automobile careened from TIL
den street and crashed into a tree.
Thomas Matthews, Is, of 1761 T
street NV, ear hemorrhage, cerebral
conclusion and wrist cuts. He later
was transferred to Gallinger in a
serious condition.
Frederick johnson, %, of 23l6
Champlain street NV, compound
fracture of the left leg. He also was
transferred to Gallinger.
Jerry Battle, "a, of 608 Third street
NE, said by police to have been
the driver of the car, severe face
cuts.
Alice Stewart, 26. of Chevy Chase,
Nd, face and leg injuries.
Ruth Stewart, 20. of the same ad-
dress, cuts and bruises.
Lucille Myrick, q, also of Chevy
Chase, leg bruises.
All of the victims were colored.
The latter three were allowed to re-
turn home after treatment.
Train Hits Stalled Car.
Royal E. Olmert, 81, who escaped
from his stalled automobile just be-
fore 1t was demolished by B. & o.
express train at Bates Crossing
early yesterday, faced Police Court
action today on a charge of driving
while under the influence of intoxi-
eants.
Police said the youths car swerved
from the roadway into ditch and
bounded back on the tracks. The
driver had climbed back into the
. car after going to a fire house for
aid, Investigators reported, and was
attempting to drive it from the
tracks when the train approached.
The youth said he leaped from the
car unaided when he saw the train
bearing down on him, but police,
who had come to the scene to as
sist in removing the stalled auto
mobile, said one of the officers
pulled the driver from the car just
before the train smashed the ma
chine broadside. The wreckage was
carried more than 100 feet down the
track.
The driver, who lives at TAI Aspen
street NV, was released on $500
bond.
Man Hit Leaving Car.
Struck by hit-run automobile
on the highway near his home at
Old 1ronside, Md, William Hender-
son, %, was in Providence Hospital
today with compound leg fracture.
He told police the car hit him as
he stepped from his parked machine.
Santo Pennesti, IS, Of II H street
NV, was in Casualty Hospital
with undetermined head injuries re-
ceived yesterday when he was struck
by an automobile in the 400 block
Of Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Morris Bankerwitz, 81, of 794 M
street NV. was admitted to George
town Hospital with leg injuries after
he was struck by car near his
home.
Theron John Robinson, So, colored,
6201 East Capitol street, was run
down by an automobile at Central
avenue and Fifty-third street Sc,
and was treated at Casualty for a
leg fracture and multiple cuts and
bruises.
Treated at Casualty.
The following were treated at Cas-
ualty after an accident on the De-
fense highway In nearby Maryland
early today:
Stanley Sherman, %, colored, 1914
Eleventh street NV, multiple cuts,
conclusion and scalp and neck in
juries.
Frank Granton, 28, colored, 654
Morton place NE, conclusion and
cuts on his hands and face.
Irene Sherman, q, colored, of the
Eleventh street address, arm frae-
ture, severe neck injuries and a
fractured knee.
Julia Person, %, colored, 743
Gresham place NV, conclusion and
fracture of the left shoulder
Others injured less seriously in
trafnc accidents in the washington
area included Beatrice Watson, 80,
Of 1910 Twelfth street NV; Dennis
Wallace, IS, colored, So M street
NV; Lucille Horton, IS, colored,
113 q street S.W.; Adolphus Flor
ence, 81, colored, 1912 Twenty
second street NV; Juanita Will
dams, colored, 2122 M street NV,
and Dorothy Stanton, colored. Of
the M street address.
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