Evening star., 1943-09-07
Washington Woman
In Wreck UnIocated;;
VINO Aide Unhurt

on the wrecked Congressional Lin
tied, could not be located by hel
family today.
Mother of four children, Mrs
Saunders, who lives at 2s15 Thirty.
ninth street NV, was hurrying tt
the bedside of sister who was oper.
ated on in New York Sunday night
Friends said Mr. Saunders, a Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue employe
left here for Philadelphia immedi-
ately after hearing of the wreck. He
arrived there about am and calico
here an hour later to say he hac
visited the newspapers and the Rec
Cross seeking word of his wife with
out success.
Relatives in New York also were
trying to find out Mrs. Saunders
fate. The family was convinced
Mrs. Saunders would have sent word
If she were unhurt.
Vile Is Unhurt.
Frederic William Vile, assistant
chief of the public relations section,
War Manpower Commission, was
also on the crack train. His wife
said he called her shortly after the
accident to say he was unhurt.
Mrs. Vile, who lives at 3130 Wis
consin avenue NV, said his call
came just few minutes before she
planned to turn on the radio for a
news broadcast. She had not heard
of the accident. Mr. Vile is the son
of the late well-known newspaper
man and was an advertising execu-
tive in New York before he joined
the War Manpower Commission.
Visitors Here Sought.
Friends of Mrs. Grace Borden, who
was visiting here with her two chill
dren, made frantic efforts today to
locate her after the list of dead in
cluded the name of Grace Ward"
whose address was the same as Mrs.
Borden's in Brooklyn.
Abe Wool of the Office of Censor
ship said Mrs. Borden spent the
week end with his mother, Mrs. Anna
Wool, at 854 Whittier place NV.
Mrs. Borden's 7-year-old son had
spent the summer with Mrs. Wool.
Mrs. Borden, accompanied by IA
year old daughter. had come to
Washington to take him home with
her.
Mrs. Borden lives at SGT Kingston
avenue, Brooklyn. The woman listed
as Grace Ward. lived at SGT
Kingston street, Brooklyn, according
to the casualty list.
Mr.. Wool said Mr.. Borden called
him this morning to say his wife
and children had not arrived in New
York
Woman, Child Hospitalized.
Detective 1t. Thomas Sullivan re-
ceived word this morning from au-
thorities in Philadelphia that his
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Bowers, and
his 3-month-old grandchild are both
In the hospital there.
1t. Sullivan said his daughter left
here on the Congressional to join
her husband, who is attached to the
FMI in New York 1t. Sullivan left
for Philadelphia this morning.
William H. Matthews, jr, AZ, a
Washington lawyer who was in a
smoking car on the wrecked train,
was one of the first to assist in
rescue work.
His law partner, Robert Knox,
said this morning he had called
Mr.. Matthews in New York to find
out If he was safe and was told
that Mr.. Matthews and two friends
were jolted but unhurt.
Worked in d. C. BIzckout.
Mr.. Matthews got two workouts as
a civilian defense aide within. IL
hours. During the blackout here
yesterday morning he was out on
the street at $50 am. patrolling.
Along with Philadelphia civilian de-
tense workers, he worked for hours
after the accident pulling people
from the wreckage.
Mr.. Knox said he had felt per-
sonally responsible for the fact that
Mr.. Matthews was on the train since
he himself had planned to make the
trip and had switched with Mr.. Mat
thews at the last minute.
Mr.. Knox said his partner had told
him of pulling out an injured COL
ored child who kept screaming, My
mommy's in there"
Mr.. Matthews lives at 46l9 Abe
marie street NV.
Others Escape Death.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Cross, 2721
Daniel road, Chevy Chase, Md, and
their 2-year-old daughter were in a
dining car, but only Mrs. Cross was
hurt and her injuries were minor.
William I. Denning, who is Mr..
Cross law associate, said Mr.. Cross
told him the family was thrown to
the floor but escaped serious injury.
The car in which they had a draw
ang room was undamaged.
Mr.. Cross said some uninjured
passengers were held on the train
for, two hours while high-tension
wires were cleared from the tracks
surrounding the wreck
Australian Official Safe.
The Australian War Supplies Pro-
curement Mission learned by in
direct methods that one of its men
and an Australian government off,
cial, both of whom were on the
train, are safe
A spokesman for the mission said
George Buchanan, technical assist
ant in the aircraft division of the
mission, and Sydney Anderson. an
ofiicial in the Australian Depart
ment of Aircraft Production, we;e
on the train.
When efforts to contact them di-
rectly failed. the mission called their
hotel in New York and were in
formed they had arrived late last
night and left this morning. Then
a check was made of Montreal
bound plane and they were reported
aboard.
Attorney Uninjured.
Lawrence Linville, an attorney ir
the general counsels Office of the
Treasury Department, was on the
train but escaped injury. He called