Evening star., 1940-11-04

Two Washington men were dead
today as the result of traffic acci-
dents in the District area over
the week end.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
was conducting an investigation into
circumstances of the accident which
cost the life of Augustus Tomkins,
ST, colored, of 933 N street NV.
The coroner said he understood
Tompkins was attempting to elude
police scout car at the time and
had run through a red light at the
intersection of Eighth street and
Rhode Island avenue NV, where
the accident occurred.
If this is true, the coroner said.
no inquest will be necessary in the
death Tompkins was injured Sat-
urday when his car was struck by
two others at the intersection. He
died early yesterday in Freedmen's
Hospital
Tompkins was the Districts 59th
traffic victim of the year, compared
to II at this time last year.
Driver Instantly Killed.
William Rowe, 27, of 440S12
Georgia avenue was killed instantly
when a station wagon he was driving
sideswiped another car going in the
opposite direction on Highway No.
opposite Washington Airport early
yesterday. Harry A. Cahill, "a, Of
the same address, owner of the sta
ton wagon, suffered a fractured skull
in the accident and Miss Helen
Weller. 81, of 4315 Georgia avenue, a
third passenger in the machine, re-
ceived cuts and bruises. Mr.. Cahill
was still in a critical condition in
the Emergency Hospital today.
The other car was operated by
Leslie v. Cooley, 80, of 240 Melrose
avenue, Bethesda, Md. according to
United States Park Police His ma
chine was badly damaged, but he
escaped unhurt.
Three persons were in Providence
Hospital today with injuries re-
ceived in crash in the 3100 block
of Pennsylvania avenue Sc. early
yesterday. They were:
William C. Ritchie, 3101 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc, condition unde-
termined; Christopher c. Lusby, l8.
of route I, Benning, and May
Mitchell, 81, 1881 D street NE, con-
dition not serious.
/ Policeman Injured.
Traffic Policeman Hans J. Stein
meyer, 81, of Alb Thirty fourth
street NE, was slightly injured yes
terday while riding his motorcycle
across the Highway Bridge. He
struck the rear of an automobile.
Five cars were involved in
smashup on Sixteenth street NV.
yesterday and one driver received
treatment at the scene. Police said
two of the automobiles collided in
front of 1929 Sixteenth street NV.
and within a few seconds three
more had piled into them.
Mildred P. Cecil, 81, of Arlington.
Va, received treatment from an
Emergency Hospital ambulance
doctor for minor injuries and was
sent home.
Bicyclist Hurt.
A 10-year-old colored boy was
treated at Gallinger Hospital after
his bicycle had been struck by an
automobile near Fiftieth and Meade
streets NE. yesterday. He is julius
Davies of 4939 Meade street NE.
In a collision at Klingle and
Woodley roads NV. Mrs. Eleanor
Enright of 1920 T street NV. re-
ceived injuries which sent her to
Emergency Hospital. The car in
which she was a passenger was
driven by jeremiah M. Enright,
35. of the T street address. Mrs.
Enright's injuries were not serious.
Robert P. Soper and his son, Rob-
ert, jr., were treated in Montgom-
cry County General Hospital last
night for cuts and bruises received
when they were struck by car op-
Grated by Walter johnson, %, COLI
ored, of Lincoln Park, Md. The ac-
cident occurred while their car was
parked on the Rockville -Norbeck
road to repair a tire Montgomery
County police released Johnson on
$3.50 bond on charge of reckless