Evening star., 1942-11-23
.TwoAutoD Deaths
Over Week End
Lift Toll 10 100
Arlington Nurse,
Virginia Former
Are Victims
D. 6. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 100
Killed in same period of 1941- SO
Toll for all of 1941 95

Killed in 1912 100
Killed in same period of 1941- SO
Toll for all of 1941 95
The Districts traffic toll for the
year had risen to 100 today after the
weekend deaths of a 63-year-old
Arlington nurse and a Broadway
(Va0 farmer.
Seven persons have been killed
in traffic accidents in the last six
days, bringing the deaths this year
to five more than were recorded
during all of 1941. Thirty-two
fatalities resulted from accidents in
volving a streetcar or bus.
Miss Josephine T. Burger of the
2l00 block Of North Randolph street,
Arlington, was killed when struck
by a Capital Trsnsit Co. streetcar
yesterday afternoon at Connecticut
avenue and R street NV.
Police said that Miss Burger, who
had been attending a patient in the
1700 block of Twentieth street NV,
was attempting to cross from the
east to the west loading platform
when the accident occurred. She
died en- route to Emergency Hos
pital about 2:30 pm.
Operator of the streetcar was
Kermit Wood. 80, of 208 Tenth
street Sc, who has had one year
of experience.
The Tooth traffic victim Of the
year was Russell Phillips. A., who
died in Emergency Hospital at 4
pm. yesterday from head injuries
sustained early Saturday in an Ac-
cident at Fourteenth and K streets
NV.
Mr.. Phillips was pinned beneath
the farm truck in which he was a
passenger when 1t collided with an
Army ambulance, en- route to Walter
Reed Hospital with an expectant
mother.
Two Seriously Injured.
Two other persons were in a
serious condition at Casualty Hos
pital today as a result Of weekend
traffic accidents.
They were Velpean Tapley. 80. of
3514 Columbia pike, Arlington, who
received skull injuries when his
automobile and Capital Transit
Co. bus collided at Eighth street and
Maryland avenue NE, and Adam
j. Laverty. 73, an explosives expert
from Athens, Ohio, employed by the
Government.
Mr.. Laverty suffered a compound
fracture Of the right leg and skull
injuries when struck by q cab at
Sixth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV. He lives at the Everett
Hotel, 1870 H street NV.
Driver Of the cab was listed as
Maurice Friedman, 1922 Maryland
avenue NE.
Six Cut in Collision.
Six persons were cut and bruised
In collision early yesterday at
Third street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV. They were: Elmo O.
Gum, IS, of Nokesville, Va; his wife,
Mrs. Evelyn Gum, 90; Edward R.
Harrigan, "a, of 2110 Connecticut
avenue NV; John Bro, 20, 1902
Ely place Sc; Elizabeth Reid, 18,
2l47 Young street NE, and Mar
garet Henderson, 81, of 1888
L'Enfant square Sc.
All were released from Emergency
Hospital after treatment. Mr.. Har-
rigan was sent TO Episcopal Hospital
for further treatment of lacerated
eye.
Roy Hill, so, of HOO Seventh
street NE, received lacerations of
the scalp and face when, according
to police, he walked into the rear
door of passing automobile while
crossing K street at Seventh. He
was taken to Casualty Hospital.
The driver of the car, police said,
was Jacob Hipp, 38, colored, of Bal
timore.
Two Other Accidents.
Two other accidents involving
pedestrians resulted in injuries to
Thornton Cromwell SO, of Brent
wood, Md, and Mrs. Bessie Bru.
chansky, "a, of 4018 Kansas avenue
NV.
Mrs. Bruchansky suffered bruised
legs when struck by an automobile
at Georgia avenue and Upshur
street NV.
The driver of the automobile.
listed by police as Clarence N. Brook,
Al, of 4013 Eighth street NV, was
arrested later and charged with
leaving the scene of the accident
after colliding. He posted a $500
bond.
Thornton Cornwell, SO, of Brent
wood, Md, was injured when he
walked into the side of a streetcar
in the $500 block of Rhode Island
avenue in Mount Rainier, Md. He
was under observation today in
Casualty Hospital.
Inquest Ordered.
Meanwhile, inquests were to be
held today in the deaths of Milton
Ackman, 56, of 904 K street NE.
and William H. Wooden, 10, of 12l
Twelfth street SE.
Mr.. Ackman died September 20
IN Casualty Hospital after the car
In which he was riding collided with
streetcar at Ninth and East
Capitol streets.
Mr.. Wooden died Saturday of in
juries received two days before when
he was struck by q streetcar in
the 500 block Of Ninth street NV.