Evening star., 1943-09-07
Five From D. {. Area
Killed, Il Injured
In Pennsy Wreck

IN PennSy Wreck
Three Washington men, fourth
who formerly lived here, and tn
wife of War Production Boar,
employe living in Alexandria, Va
were killed, and II District resident
were injured in the Congressiona
Limited wreck in Philadelphia las
night.
In addition, a marine listed b,
the Associated Press as injured wa
reported by Marine headquarter
press section as dead.
Meanwhile, scores of Washington
residents anxiously awaited word o
friends and relatives believed tt
have been aboard the train ant
still unheard from. A complet,
list of the dead and injured wa
still unavailable this morning.
The dead from this area:
Maj. Alfred F.. Coleman, 60. O
2400 Sixteenth street NV.
John Rufus Hurlburt, about 81
2518 Tunlaw road NV.
Pfc. Joseph r. Kolb, stationed a
the Marine Guard Battalion quar-,
tiers.
Calvin j. Oberdorf, about So, for.
merly of 1901 Fifteenth street NV
reported now living In New Yorl
City.
Mrs. Helen CLANCY of Great Neck
Long Island, who had been visiting
her husband, Charles Chaney, 5Of
King street road, Alexandria.
Pvt. George j. Ryan of Fort Bel
voir, Va, late today was added tc
the list of dead byb the Associated
Press.
PIT. Alvin L. Shunkwiler, "a. Ma
rlne Barracks, who was listed as
dead by the Names. The Red Cros.
also reported him as dead.
The injured:
Lucille Watkins, 1915 Tenth street
NV.
Miss Bertha Zimmerman, about
20, 2l15 Pennsylvania avenue NV
Henry P. Knorr, TIT Twentieth
street NV.
Pvt. Vernon Bell, SO, colored, OF
1885 Corcoran street NV, now sta
toned at Fort Devens, Mass.
Miss Carolyn Brown, 81, of 1882
Fairmont street NV.
Pfc. George Bushta, 20, Marine
Barracks.
Mrs. Edna Dunsworth, %, of 1921
Tenth street NV.
Mrs. Dorothy Quirk, Is, of 1921
Tenth street NV.
John Brooks, 10, no local address
listed.
1t. Ray Rameri of 2127 p street
NV.
Mrs. Arie Gholston, about 36, of
2525 Ontario road NV.
Maj. Coleman, according to off,
cials of the British Ministry of Sup
ply Mission, was a graduate of the
University of Wisconsin, where he
earned a degree in engineering in
1909. He spent nine years, from
1926 to 1885, with the Standard Oil
Co. OF New York. After the out
break of the war he became asso-
ciated. with the British mission In
New York, working in the tank and
gun section of the artillery depart
ment.
After transferring to Washington
In early November, 1910, Mai. Cole
man centered his attention on con-
tracts with various manufacturing
firms and spent much of his time
visiting war plants. The major left
the supply mission July l, 194l, to
return to private business.
Mr.. Hurlburt was advertising
manager of an industrial paper, with
Offices in the Munsey Building. A
5-year-old son boards at a private
nursing home here, and his widow
has been hospitalized since a nerv-
Gus collapse a year ago, according to
friends. A daughter, Charlotte Hurl-
burt, is living in New York. Mr..
Hurlburt resided here for many
years. He was a native of Boston.
At the former residence of Mr..
Oberdorf, it was said he left WASH
ington some time before last Febru-
ary. He had been employed with
the Public Works Administration.
Friends of Mr.. CLANCY said his
wife and daughter Helen, a college
student, were on the train, but that
no word has been received of Miss
CLANCY. Mr.. CLANCY went to Phil
adelphia on hearing of the accident
and identified his wife. He has been
living at the Alexandria address
since coming here from Long Island
to work at WPB.
Woman Still Lost.
One of the victims of the wreck,
Irving Chugarman of st. Albans,
Long Island, N. Y, Is the father of
Mrs. Harry Niedermayer of 4305 Hal
ley Terrace Sc. She told The Star
that her parents spent the week end
here. Her mother has not been ac-
counted for.
Another man listed as dead, Har-
old Becker, %, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
had been visiting here with his wife
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
E. Schwartz, 1855 Peabody street
NV. Mrs. Schwartz is a sister OF
Mrs. Becker, who had not been ac-
counted for this morning.
Miss Brown is secretary of a ship
ping committee in War Production
Boards stockpiling and Transporta
ton Division, received broken arm
and bruises and cuts. She wa.
treated at a Philadelphia hospita
and sent on to New York City. She
was en- route there to meet hel
fiance who is in the Navy. Hel
home is in Harrison, Ark.
Mrs. Quirk and Mrs. Dunswortf
were not seriously injured, accord.
ING to friends here uha raid tho.