Evening star., 1942-04-10
New York Man Dies
After Auto Accident;
Ciy's 34th Victim
Bus Driver Critically
Hurt; Two Inquests
Scheduled Today
D. 6. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 2.------- "a
Killed in same period of 1941 "a
Toll for all of 1941 ,95

A New York man died early today
in Casualty HOSPITAL of injuries suf-
fered when the automobile in which
he was a passenger struck a tree at
Eighteenth street and Benning road
NE. early yesterday. -
The victim. George A. Stone, IS,
was the saith person killed In a
traffic accident here this year.
Inquests were to be held today in
two other deaths. those Of Shirley
Everett, 3, colored, of 1904 Rosedale
street NV. and Franklin DUNCAN,
IS, of 126 E street Sc. The child
was struck by truck Wednesday in
front OF her home. Mr.. DUNCAN was
crushed between two street cars in
the Navy Yard barn Tuesday, and
it has not been decided whether to
enter his death as traffic fatality.
Bus Driver Critically Hurt.
A bus driver was pinned in wreck
age and injured critically today
when his vehicle collided with a
gasoline tank truck at First and M
streets S.W.
The victim, Joseph L. Bean, IS, of
2l3 Nineteenth street Sc, was freed
by an emergency crew. At Casualty
Hospital he was found to have suf-
fered skull, leg and arm fractures,
multiple decorations and shock.
Police said the Capital Transit Co.
bus was being operated east on M
street and was in collision with q
truck being driven north on First
street by Albert S. Lawrence, 49, of
122 Eleventh street Sc.
The front of the bus was crushed
pinning Mr.. Bean. No one else was
, hurt.
The truck tank was punctured and
gasoline poured over the street.
Firemen flushed away the fire
hazard.
Two Bowie Girls Injured.
Two Bowie, Nd, girls were In
Jured in a crash between an auto
mobile and a freight train at the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad cross
ing on Defense highway near Blad-
ensburg Peace Cross last night.
Lucille James, IT, was admitted to
Casualty Hospital with severe lac
erations and possible brain concus-
sion and her sister, Mabel, IA, was
treated for cuts and released.
Police said the car in which they
were riding collided with the train.
The driver, John l.. Morris, 20, of
Strasburg, Va, was being held at
the Hyattsville Police station this
morning in default of 5000 bond on
charge of reckless driving.
Several other persons were in
Jured IN street mishaps here last
night.
James Quick, SO, of 810 Sixth
street S.W., suffered fractures of
both legs when struck by a taxicab
at Pennsylvania and Constitution
avenues NV He was reported in
serious condition in Emergency Hos
pital.
Hit by Streetcar.
Police listed the cab driver as
William Keene of 1922 Thirty-fifth
place NV.
Stanley Dyher, 10, of 613 Upshur
street NV. suffered injuries to the
body and legs when hit by a street.
car at New Hampshire avenue and
Opshur street NV, police reported.
He was admitted to Casualty Hos
pital.
Thomas Bright, Sc, of COL Garden
avenue NE. was knocked from his
bicycle at Constitution and Louisi-
ana avenues NV. and taken to
Casualty with head injuries.
James B. Horning, 40, of 1855 Lin
mean avenue NV. was slightly in
jured this morning when his auto
mobile was in a headon collision
with another car on Massachusetts,
avenue opposite the Naval Observa-
tory. Occupants of the other car
escaped injury, police reported.
Car Went Over Curb.
Witnesses said Mr.. Horning's car,
coming down Massachusetts, avenue
NV, went over the curb on the
right-hand side and then careened
across the thoroughfare, striking a
machine coming from the opposite
direction and crashing over the left
hand curb into tree. The sedan
was caved in one one side.
The accident occurred during the
rush hour and traffic was tied up
briefly. Mr.. Horning was given first
aid at the scene and removed to
Georgetown University Hospital,
where he was treated for face
lacerations and brush burns and
sent home.