Evening star., 1942-07-24
Woman and Bow
Die as Traffic
Toll Reaches so
Several Are Injured
In Series Of Auto,
Trolley Accidents
D. 6. Traffic Toll
Killed in same period OF 1941 46
Toll for all of 1941 95

Miss Mamie Ford, SO, of 23OO
Thirteenth Place NE. was crushed
to death by a truck early today at
Seventh and T streets NE. She
was pronounced dead on the scene
BY a Casualty Hospital ambulance
physician. Police seeking the truck
driver, said they understood the
truck backed into the woman. She
was employed at the Pullman Co.,
Fourth and T streets NE.
Her death, and the death in
Casualty Hospital last night of
Melvin White, s, colored, 113 D
street SW., who was knocked down
by an automobile at Second and
D streets S.W., raised the Districts
traffic fatalities this year to 90. The
boy died in Casualty Hospital from
a cerebral hemorrhage. Charles
Everett Duty, %, of 1895 South
Dakota avenue NE, was listed as
the driver of the car which knocked
down the boy. No date has been
set for a coroner's inquest.
Hit Boarding Streetcar.
Meanwhile, Blanche Ida Lewis,
-, colored, of "a @ street NE, was
IN serious condition at Freedmens
Hospital, with possible skull frac-
ture after being struck by an auto
mobile early today as she was board
ing streetcar on Florida avenue
near Third street NV. Police re-
moved her to the hospital Samuel
A. Westray, 18, colored, of 1925 East
Capitol street, listed as the opera
tor of the automobile, is being held.
-Four persons suffered slight in
Juries and six automobiles were
damaged today when a streetcar
operated by Edward L. Harvey, %,
Of Lanham, Md, sideswiped an
automobile while the streetcar was
running, south on North Capitol
street at Truxton Circle and Florida
avenue. The automobile driver,
Kenneth F. Pearson, %, of 113
Rhode Island avenue NE, was in
jured. According to police, the
streetcar then hit a second auto
mobile. injuring Glover Flock, So,
Of 8 Adams street NV; William
Shipley. 46, Navy Yard employe,
and Frank E. Wagenaar, At, of so
U street NV. All were treated by
private physicians at the scene.
Wagenaar's automobile was pushed
into four parked cars. damaging
each slightly.
Housing Chief Injured.
Ralph Q. Tuten, AZ, director OF
defense housing in Greenville, S. c.,
was In a serious condition at Cas-
ualty Hcspi1a: with a possible skull
fracture after being injured by a
streetcar yesterday as he stepped
from q luad ng platform at New
Jersey averue and B street Sc. He
had juss left the office of Represent
ative BrySon. Democrat, of South
Carolina. Police said Harry B. Nor
gan, u. Of the 1900 block of North
Capitol street was operating the
streetcar.
Miss Erra Egan, 80, Of 1907 Rhode
Island avenue NV. was being treat
ed for cuts in Georgetown Hospital
after being struck by streetcar at
ConnecticI: and Rhode Island ave-
nues as she stepped from a loading
platform. Cecil S. Palmer, Is, of
224 East Capitol street, was listed as
operator Of the car.
A third person, 2-year -old William
Farmer, colored, of 1885 Ninth street
NV, was struck by streetcar yes
terday at Seventh and P streets NV.
They boys injuries were treated at
the scene by a private physician,
police said
The series Of accidents occurred
shortly after the District Advisory
Trafflc Commission and Traffic Di-
rector William A. Van Duzer yes
terday announced plans for an in
tensive traffic safety drive here, with
emphasis on individual carefulness
to be shifted from drivers to pedes-
trians.
Mrs. Richard D. Blowers, rs. of
Spartansburg, S. c., received possible
fractured ribs when a car in which
she was riding collided with an
other today at Glebe road and Lee
boulevard. Arlington, police reported
A car operated by Capt. Walter
s. Guthman, 35, of North Wayne
street, had stopped on Lee boule-
ward for a traffic light, police said
when an approaching car driven
by Mr.. Blowers. II, slid on the wet
pavement into the rear Of the first