Milford chronicle., 1941-07-11
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of 1t, and total of seven car
were damaged in this manner.
The gasoline tank of the car il
which Mrs. Armstrong was ridini
exploded following the crash. Sh
was burned and buried beneath ;
load of potatoes which fell from
the truck. The car was destroyeC
and the truck was heavily damaged
Other occupants of the car, Mis-
Ann Eliason, 5526 Elm avenue
Halethrope, Md, and James Sny
der, $40 North Monroe street, Bal
timore, were taken to the Whining
ton General Hospital, where theil
condition was described as good
Miss Eliason suffered scalp wounds
burns, and a probable concussion
while Snyder was burned and suf-
fered scalp cuts and leg bruises.
Although the other cars in the
crash were occupied by a total OF
about 80 persons, only three OF
them required medical attention
Homer Starkey of near Newark
possible left arm fracture; and his
two daughters, Helen, 6 years, and
Doris, ~ years, scalp cut and pos
sible fracture of the left arm, and
face cuts, respectively.
Driver Is Held
William H. King, of Columbia, s.
c., driver of the truck, was held by
state police on a manslaughter
charge.
DR.. A. r. Cruchley of Middletown,
who was passing the scene Of the
accident, drove Miss Eliason and
Snyder to the hospital.
Skidded Into Swamp
Kenneth Wiley. Baltimore, re-
ceived head cuts and a possible
fracture of the arm when his car
driven by Richard Witler, Balti-
more, skidded in the Ellendale
Swamp, went off the road back
wards, and struck a tree. WitleI
was unhurt. He was held under
$500 bail on charge of assault and
battery by auto.
Machines driven by Robert M
Brown, Washington, d. c., and
John Casper, Wimbar, Pa, collid-
ed at the Haven Lake intersection
at Milford. Police said Casper fail
ed to halt at the intersection o.
Route IA and the DUPONT Highway
Albert Bachman, Washington, who
was in the Brown car, was unin'
jured.
In the Casper car were: Fred
Warshell, four fractured ribs anC
possible fracture of the neck; Mrs
Trallay Warshell, cut face anC
teeth knocked out, Mrs. Minnie Cas-
per, face, head, and body cuts
Three-year-old Fred Warshell, Jr.
was thrown clear Of the car anC
was not injured.
Brown, a former teacher at thu
Smyrna schools, and Casper were
held under 1000 bond on an as
sault and battery by auto charge
to await the outcome of their pas
sengers' injuries.
Traffic Is Heavy
Lines of traffic flowed up and
down the states highways through
out the day, and while good speed
was maintained through open coun-
try, autos moved in a bumper-to-
bumper crawl at many intersc-
tions..
Congestion was most marked
within Is miles of Wilmington on
the northbound lanes of Routes 1S
and 40.
There was also a jam at the in
tersection of U. S. 113 and the Re-
hoboth Road north of Milford, and
further delays were met by some
motorists in western Sussex county
where heavy showers ranged the
countryside during the afternoon.
Ferry Lines Long
Delaware-New Jersey Ferry Com
pany reported lines of cars waiting
for ferries on the New Jersey side
were three and one-half miles long
but was cleared by 12:45 o'clock.
On the Delaware side, no wait
ing cars were reported, although
last Friday the line extended from
New Castle out to Hare's Corner
and down the dupont Highway past
Police Station No. at the inter-
section of Routes 13 and 40.
The company had six ferries in
service, including two new stream
lined ships, New York and Florida,
and the recently reconditioned Jer-
sey Shore.
Passenger records Of the Mary
land division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad set a new high over the
holiday weekend, w. N. Pippin,
division passenger agent, said. Mr..
Pippin pointed out that there were
q large number of army men on
furloughs in the movement.
He explained that all trains were
in sections and that some trains
were in as many as four or five
sections. Mr.. Pippin said that
traffic was handled without diff
Guilty and that train performance
was exceptionally good.
Rain, ranging from drizzles to
downpours, covered most Of the
state during the entire day. A rain
which fell at Rehoboth Beach
throughout the morning probably
helped to ease the traffic situa-
ton, for it sent many week-enders
on their homeward ways early in
the day.
Bus travel to lower Delaware,
shore points, and cities to the north
and south was average for holi-
day" Sundays load was eased be-
cause many people off for the long
weekend became discouraged by
weather and returned home last
Saturday night.