Evening star., 1943-10-29
Yellow Cab Co. Head
Dies in Collision; Nine
Others Hurt in Traffic
Mother of 5 Children
Knocked Down by Bus
At Fourth and M NE.

Edmund g. BarWell, 43. president
Of the Yellow Cab Co. of the Dis
trict, was killed instantly yesterday
when his car and an oil truck COL
lided at Ironside, Md, State police
reported today.
Nine other persons, including a
mother and five children who was
returning from funeral services for
her husband, were injured in traffic
accidents last night and today.
Mr.. BarWell was on his way to
Washington from Riverside. where
he had recently purchased a home,
and was turning from a gravel
road when he collided with an oil
truck being operated by Earl Gates,
48, of Waldorf, Md A report was
to be made today to the county
medical examiner.
Organized Cab Company.
Mr.. Barwell, who had been head
Of the Yellow Cab Co. since it was
re-established here in 1889 was a
native of Litchfield, England He
came to this country shortly after
the World War and engaged first in
the floral business here and later
became connected with the local
Diamond Cab Co. He was made
secretary and treasurer of this COM
pany in 1888.
He was a member of Lebanon
Blue Lodge and of Washington Com
mandery, No l, knights Templar.
He is survived by his widow Mrs
Connie BarWell. and a son, Warren
BarWell, both of Riverside, and a
daughter, Mrs. Mary Shepherd
Washington. His mother, Mrs. Clara
BarWell, Riverside, also survives
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
Bus Strikes Mother.
The mother who was injured was
Mrs. Ethel Jackson, 50, of 1l2e
Fourth street Sc. Struck by a
Capital Transit Co. bus last night
she was reported in serious con-
dition at Providence Hospital, with
possible skull fracture and other in
jurieS. She was struck willis cross
ing at Fourth and M streets Sc
The bus driver, according to police
was Olin Harold, 33, of 1914 Eight
eenth street NE.
Three persons received minor in
turieS in another accident last night
when they were hit by small de-
livery truck while standing in q
safety zone at North Capitol street
near Massachusetts avenue. They
were Mrs. Maude Lyman, 70, Of
$500 Thirteenth street Sc; Mrs. Lee
P. Pyle, 30, of 421l Second street
NV, and Martin J. Burandt, 25, OF
1716 c street NE.
The truck driver, I. c. Korel, SO
of 720 K street NE. was charged
with driving through a safety zone
Man in Hospital.
Richard Epps, 46, colored, of 221e
Twelfth street NV. is in Freed
mems Hospital suffering from a
back injury received last night when
he was struck by a streetcar at
Eighth and K streets NV William
L. Hicks, At, of Seat Pleasant, Md
was the operator of the streetcar
according to police.
William PoindeXter, 40, colored, OF
172l First street NV, was treated
for shock, and Elizabeth Gillard, 4
colored, of the same address, was
treated for a possible fracture of the
right leg, after car operated by
Mr.. PoindeXter collided early today
with an eastbound streetcar on U
street near Twelfth street NV.
Philip Dubaley, 30, of Greenbelt
suffered possible fracture of both
legs early today when his car failed
to make a turn on Edmonston roao
near Greenbelt. The car left the
road and overturned in an 8-foot
ditch. Mr.. Dubaley was taken tc
Gallinger Hospital, where his condi.
ton was described as fair"
In another accident today Algit
G. Salley. Winston Salem, N. c., suf
fered minor head cuts when his Cal
crashed through a Safeway store
window on the Baltimore boulevard
at BerWyn. Prince Georges County
police said Mr.. Salley told them h.
fo1l ct