Evening star., 1941-07-07
Accidents Take
Lives Of Seven
Over Week End
Six Persons Die in
Traffic Mishops;;
One Drowned

Seven violent deaths, including
Washington's And traffic fatality
of the year, were recorded in the
District and vicinity during a hoh-
day weekend made more hazard
Gus by slippery highways
Six of. the deaths resulted from
traffic accidents and one from
drowning.
Three of the automobile victims,
Umbe1to Gammarino, 54, of 1908 @
street; NV, Mrs. George T. Wilson,
713 Eighth street NE, and Lawrence
Marlino, %, BROOKLYN died in a
head-on collision miles south of
Bel Air, Md.
Washington's latest traffic victim,
Jean Lincoln, 81. OF 1927 Fairmont
street NV, died yesterday from
injuries received late Saturday
night when the bantam car in
which he was riding and a sedan
collided at Seventh and P streets
NV. His death carried the fatality
total for this year five ahead. of
that for the same period in 1910.
Others Killed in Accidents.
Other traffic deaths during the
week end were those of Howard D.
Norwood, II, Montgomery County,
Md. injured in an accident near
Clarksburg, Md. and Louis Dent,
IS, colored, Rlyerdale, Md, who died
in Casualty Hospital yesterday
afternoon following an accident in
Riverdale.
The drowning victim was Albert
N. Bond, Al. Baltimore, who jumped
into the PatuXent River from a row.
boat to recover an oar early yeSter-
day and disappeared. Two COM
panlons reported that the incident
happened during a rainstorm shortly
after midnight and that Mr.. Bond
yelled to them that he had found
the oar, but could not find the boat
in the dark. Matches lighted by
the two men failed to guide him.
In the crash near Bel Air, State
Trooper Thomas Ward, who investi-
gated the accident with Sergt. J.
T. Knight. said Mr. Gammarino's
northbound automobile skidded on
wet pavement and collided with
car driven by George T. Wilson,
husband of the fatally injured wom-
an. who is in Union Memorial Hos
pital at Bel Air with a fractured
knee and decorations.
DR.. j. H. Ramsey, Hartford County
medical examiner, pronounced Mrs.
Wilson and Mr.. Gammarino dead
at the scene of the accident. while
Mr.. Marlila was pronounced dead
on arrival ~at. the hospital with Mr..
Zoo Restaurant Cashier.
Mr.. Lincoln had been employed
as cashier at the Zoo restaurant.
HIS companion at the time of the
accident was William VoSkell, "a.
OF 1855 Fairmont street NV. who
also was injured. The sedan involved
In the collision with the bantam
car, according to police, was driven
by Policeman A. B. Hit, who re-
ported he was on his way to begin
duty at his precinct.
John White, %, of 923 G. street
Sc, was injured when a rim flew
from wheel of an automobile while
he was repairing a tire in the 100
block of New York avenue NE. He
was treated at Casualty Hospital for
1acerations, conclusion and possible
fracture of the skull.
Joseph Bedard, A. of 1914 K
street NV, injured in an automo-
bile accident on New York avenue
NV, June l, according to police.
died in Emergency Hospital last
night. An autopsy will be held TO
determine the cause of death. He
was admitted to the hospital June q.
John o. Byrd, 81, colored. 756
Hobart street NV, was held at
ninth precinct on two charges of
leaving after colliding and one each
OF failing to give right of way.
speeding and driving without a per-
init following a three-car collision
at Fourth and I streets NV. Ac-
cordlng to police, an automobile
driven by Byrd struck a taxi oper-
ated by Fanche Crane. 81. of 1913
Church street NV, which in turn
hit the automobile of William c
Hastings, 80, of the 600 block of E
street NE.