Evening star., 1943-12-27

said, were all calls from members
He estimated that the garages of
the area had calls to service between
/ 900 and 1900 cars stopped on the
road.
Christmas dinner guests in the
District remained all night in many
instances. Many persons, unable to
get home Saturday night because OF
the breakdown in transportation,
spent the night at hotels, although
not all were fortunate enough to
obtain rooms Many curled up in
hotel lobby chairs. All hotels re-
ported a heavy increase in the de-
mand for accommodations which
they attributed to weather condi-
tions.
Night Manager Bill Dun OF the
Statler said that cots had been
placed In five sample rooms and in
many other rooms to help out in the
emergency. One sample room was
occupied by an admiral, general
and = lieutenant commander. Mr.
Dun said A great many Of the
unexpected guests were servicemen
and servicewomen and they were
made as comfortable as possible In
the lobby.
All night persons nodded and
dozed in the lobbies Of the Wash
ington, Willard, Raleigh and other
hotels in the central downtown sec
ton. More than so persons applied
for rooms at the Hamilton and were
told to make themselves at home
in the lobby, but that no beds were
available
Pennsylvania avenue, lined with
servicemen and their dates early
Sunday, took on cheerful holiday
atmosphere. The victims OF the
transportation breakdown accepted
their misfortune good naturedly and
sang, laughed and shouted while
waiting for transportation.
Tried to Hitch Rides.
They whistled and yelled at every
vehicle that passed, trying to hitch
"a ride. One empty taxicab cruised
slowly west on Pennsylvania avenue
to the l400 block, turned around and
went back toward the Capitol with
out picking up a single fare, al
though scores of persons tried to
hail the driver.
A reporter of The Star, en- route
to Casualty Hospital to check lists
of persons injured, walked there
from the Union Station plaza after
the cab in which he was riding
skidded and spun around.
That's the sixth time tonight, >
buddy" the cab driver said, Il know
my luck's run out and I'm not TAX
ing any more chances"
Eight Mishaps in Arlington.
Arlington County police reported
eight trafic accidents over the week
end in which five persons were sent
to hospitals for treatment of minor
injuries.
Police said four persons were in
jured Saturday night when a car
operated by L. FELTON,, 25, of 34O3
Lee highway, skidded into an auto
mobile operated by B. G. Lowrey
38, of 1924 Lee boulevard, at Eighth
street and South Glebe road. Those
injured, all occupants of Mr.. Eel
tons car. were Rosmarie Morgan. 12;
Alice Morgan, 38, and Larin Hart,
all of 1919 Oronoco street, Alex
andria, and D. T. Morgan, At, of
Baltimore.
Police said Raymond L. Watson,
921 Trinidad avenue NE, was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
injuries received Sunday night when
the truck he was driving was caught
between two skidding automobiles in
the 1900 block of Lee highway. The
drivers of the other cars were listed
as William H. Cuff, IS, of 262O
Second road, Arlington, and Melvin
c. Beasley, 80, of Chester. Pa.
Eleven persons were given first
aid for injuries from falls at the
Alexandria Hospital.
Virginia's total traffic deaths since
Christmas eve was 18 as tailed by
the Associated Press. They included
the deaths of Mrs. Della L. Gould,
Al, of 1000 F street NV. and her
nephew, Robert Gould of Martins
burg, w. Va, killed in a collision at
Hillsboro, near Leesburg, Christmas
eve.
Thirteen Killed Christmas Day.
Thirteen OF the deaths in Virginia
occurred Christmas Day. Six of
these 13 deaths occurred in one &C
cident when an automobile collided
with a bus at the Vaughan Bridge
across the Nottoway River near
Franklin. Six occupants Of the
automobile were killed.
Those killed in the Nottoway River
Bridge accident were Raymond Mar
tin, 80, of Portsmouth; Mrs. Matte
Martin. his wife; Reuben Martin,
Mrs 0is Martin Ered Aeka~ epd