Evening star., 1941-05-09
D. {. Soldier
Killed in Crash
Near Fl. Meade
Companion Hurt
As Pair Rode on
Running Board

One Washington soldier was killed
and another soldier and a Washing
ton woman were seriously injured
early today in traffic accidents in
nearby Maryland.
Pvt. Charles j. Weber, 30, formerly
of the HOO block of Montello ave-
nue. NE, died instantly, and his
companion, Pvt. George Cox, 25, of
Oxon Hill. Md, was seriously injured
about 12:15 am. when the running
board of the car in which they were
returning to camp was sldesWlped by
another machine a short distance
from the entrance to the post on the
Jesup-Fort Meade road. Both were
members of Company F, 12lst En-
gineers.
MARYLAND State Trooper H. /.
Kavanagh said both soldiers were
riding on a car driven by John N.
De Roy, 230O block of S street NV,
who had offered to take them back
to the post. They were on the drlv-
er's side of the machine when it
struck another car, operated by Ed
ward L. Watkins of Jessup, police
said,
Cox in Serious Condition.
Pvt. Cox was reported in a serious
condition in the post hospital. After
the accident, Mr.. De Roy and Mr..
Watkins were released, but Officer
Kavanagh said he intended to ques-
ton Mr.. De Roy again before closing
his investigation.
Pvt. Weber's legs were crushed
and he suffered abdominal injuries.
Two other Fort Meade soldiers rid
ing on the other running board Of
the car, and the occupants of the
two machines escaped without in
jury. according to police.
Pvt. Weber was a bricklayer and
had belonged to the District Ma
tional Guard for the past three
years. He is survived by his father,
Philip H. Weber: two sisters. Mrs.
Rose Harding and Mrs. Mary Madi-
gan; a brother. Fred Weber, all of
Washington, and another brother,
Philip H. Weber, jr., of Philadel-
phia.
Woman Hurt in Crash.
Mrs. Nina Josephine Huddleston,
~, of 2720 Wisconsin avenue was
seriously injured early today when
a truck skidded on the wet pave
ment and sidesWiped the car in
which she was riding with her
husband, Arthur N. Huddleston,
on the Colesville pike near White
Oak, Md. 80"
Mrs. Huddleston was unconscious
when she arrived at Washington
Sanitarium. Takoma Park, in the
Silver Spring Rescue Squad am
bulance. She suffered injuries to
her head and right arm.
Montgomery County police placed
no charges against the driver of
the truck. Paul Doxzon, %, of Bal
timore, employe of the Consolidated
Engineering Co. of Baltimore.
Neither driver was injured.
Bus, Motor Cycle Crash.
Two motor cyclists were carried
to Emergency Hospital yesterday
Transit Co. bus at Ninth and P
streets NV, according to police
Anthony j. Betonti, "a, 8O5 Allison
street NV, listed as operator of
the cycle, suffered head and back
injuries, while passenger, Morris
Levinson, %, 1920 Eighth street
NV, suffered face injuries and
broken teeth.
A taxi passenger, Joseph Gargan
so, 1727 Massachusetts avenue NV,
was also taken to Emergency after
q collision at Connecticut avenue
and N streets NV, police reported
His injuries, contusions to chest and
possible rib fractures, were described
as not serious.
Struck by Streetcar near Fourth
street and Pennsylvania avenue Sc,
Harriet Hayes, 35, colored, of Ais
Fourth street Sc. suffered head and
arm decorations and possible rib
u
mitted to Providence Hospital.
Bicyclist C0llides with Truck.
A l7-year-old bicyclist, Gabriel
Mask of 1900 Kenilworth avenue
NE, received a leg injury in a COL
lision with a truck in front of his
home. He was treated by private
physician.
Louise Maxsell, 26, It's Sixth street
SW., was hit by an automobile at
Seventh and F streets NV. and
later treated at Casualty Hospital
for minor injuries.
A 3-year- -old colored girl, Silvire
Lee Jones, was injured near her
home, 3O5 M street NV, last night.
Freedmens Hospital physicians
treated her for head injuries.