Evening star., 1941-08-25
Score Injured
In Weekend
Accidents
Death of Motorist,
70, Is Attributed
To Natural Causes

More than a score of persons were
injured in Washington and vicinity
in weekend traffic accidents, police
reported today. The death today of
a 70-year-old motorist, previously
thought due to an automobile acci-
dent Saturday, this afternoon was
ruled due to natural causes by
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald.
Following an autopsy, Dr. Mac
Donald said the man, Frederick L..
Degges of the 100 block of Thirty
sixth street NV, died of a heart
attack. Police had reported that
Mr.. Degges was driving his car when
he ran into automobiles lined up be-
hind a traffic light in the 300 block
of Seventeenth street NE. The i'm
pact forced his car door open and
he fell to the street, suffering cuts
and bruises.
Nine persons were injured yester-
day in an automobile collision on
the Marlboro pike near Forestville,
Md, four of theme seriously enough
for disqualification, when station
wagon and passenger car collided.
En- Route to Fishing Party.
Injured were Henry Anderson. COL
ored, 40. of the 1900 block of Ninth
street NV; Robert Fitzhugh, COL
ored, so, of the 2400 block of Shan
non place Sc; William Powell, COL
ored, IS, of the 400 block of @
street NV; Benjamin Taylor, COL
ored, 43, of the 5000 block of Blaine
street NE; Charles Thomas, colored,
48. of the 1400 block of w street
NV, and William Thomas, colored,
54, of the l400 block of w street
NV. The injured were taken to
Casualty Hospital by the Marlboro
rescue squad.
Those in the second car were en-
route to fishing party on the Mary
land shore. Also treated at the
hospital, they were Harold M. Izer,
27, Greencastle, Pa; John Burkett,
80, Hagerstown, Md, and Allen
Burkett, jr., 81, Mason and Dixon,
police. George Smith, "a, colored,
driver of the station wagon, left the
scene of the accident and is being
sought by Prince Georges County
officials, police reported.
Robert Stultz, "a, of GAL E street
Sc, suffered internal injuries in a
motorcycle accident near Friendly,
Md. He was taken to Providence
Hospital for treatment. His condi-
ton was reported as serious.
Four colored persons received in
juries when their car skidded and
overturned while making a turn
into Minnesota avenue Sc. from
Sheriff road. Those treated at Gar
field were L. Lindsay. 10. OF the 1400
block of @ street NV, cuts and
bruises; William Henderson, 20, of
the 900 block of French street NV,
leg cuts; Leonard Gilusy, 10, of tine
1900 block of Twelfth street NV,
broken right leg, and Pauline DAN
iels, 10, of the first block of Quincy
street NV, possible jaw and skull
fracture.
Auto Overturns.
When the car in which she was a
passenger swerved to avoid another
automobile and overturned near
Indianhead, Md, Mrs. Margaret
Kirkland, SO, of the 5000 block OF
Thirty-fifth place NV, sustained
back injuries and was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital for treatment. The
car, police reported, was operated by
her son-in-law, Ray Carmichael, OF
the same address.
Albert H. Good, 40, OF the 17OO
block of K street NV, was struck
by a street car yesterday in the
1000 block of Pennsylvania avenue
NV. and taken to Emergency Hos
pital, where it was reported he is in
q serious condition suffering from
skull injuries.
An automobile struck Margaret
Duffy, AZ, of the 1900 block OF
Brentwood road NE. as she was
crossing at Fifteenth street and
Rhode Island avenue NE. She was
taken to Sibley Hospital, where she
was treated for a fractured skull
and leg injuries.
George Wallace, 38, of the 300
block of Mount Vernon place NV,
suffered a broken leg when he
stepped between two parked cars as
a third vehicle ran into them, trap
ping him.
Bicyclist Injured.
Alexander Reese, IA, of the 600
block of G street NE, was treated
at Casualty Hospital for shoulder
and hip injuries sustained when he
was struck by taxicab while riding
his bicycle at New Jersey avenue
and G street NV
Harold Mason, "a, colored, of the
300 block of Oakdale place NV.
received a fractured left leg when
his motorcycle collided with an au-
tomobile at New York and Florida
avenues NE.
Meanwhile a coroner's jury today
was to hold an inquiry into the
death of James E. johnson of the
1900 block of South Capitol street,
who died Saturday in Casualty Hos
pital after being struck by car at
Third and E streets NV.