Evening star., 1944-01-18


tragedy. Capital Transit Co. bus
moved into the intersection directly
ahead.
"Oh, God, bus, 60 away!" Joseph
heard his brother say pleadingly
as he struggled to steer the sled
clear of the hulking vehicle. Un-
able to help check the speed or
change the course, Joseph threw
himself from his seat on the rear
of the sled moment later, he told
his mother, Mrs. Myrtle Williams.
Tommy, he said, crashed into the
wheels of the bus. Rushed to Cas-
ualty Hospital, he was pronounced
dead. Joseph was treated at the
office of Dr. James Cawood nearby
for minor cuts and bruises.
Tried to Halt Bus.
Parents Of the dead boy, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph R. Williams, were grief
stricken. Mr.. Williams said that
the roped-off street; supervised by
police. was frequented by older
children Of the neighborhood and,
because of this and the fact that
1t was extremely steep. the Williams
brothers had been instructed to
coast on the hill on which one of
them died.
A coroner's jury this morning ex-
onerated the driver of the bus, John
A. Boyd, 81, of 1912 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. He testified he had
tried desperately to bring the We
hicle to stop when he saw what
appeared to be dark shadow speed
toward the intersection as he was
half way across. Both Mr.. Boyd
and passengers testified the sled
struck the rear of the bus.
Slippery pavements sent several
pedestrians to hospitals as they
picked their precarious way across
intersections, and hit-and-run
driver accounted for two more vic
TINS A collision between two street.
cars at Fourteenth street and New
York avenue NV, caused, police
said, by an open switch, resulted in
minor cuts and bruises to the opera
tors OF both cars and rounded out
yesterdays toll of mishaps, attribu-
table in most cases to the dangerous
condition Of icy streets.
Car Strikes Two.
James F. Forsythe, "a, Of 2605
Twenty ninth street Sc. and
Frances L. Forsythe, 18, of the same
address were struck by hit-and-
run driver as they were crossing
Alabama avenue at Naylor road SE.
shortly before o'clock last night.
Both were treated at Gallinger
Hospital for cuts and bruises about
the legs and body. Neither was in
jured seriously. Police have broad
cast description of the car, which
sped from the scene.
Slipping on the icy pavements
while attempting to cross Penn
sylvania avenue at Eighth street
Sc. early last night, Mrs. Nettie
Cook, 80, of 1856 B street Sc. was
taken to Providence Hospital suffer-
Ing from a fractured left arm. She
was given treatment and later sent
home.
In Georgetown Hospital today was
Mary J. Michael, 81, of 1883 X
street Sc, also a victim of icy
pavements. She slipped and fell
yesterday afternoon at Wisconsin
avenue and Woodley road NV.
Hospital attaches said she sustained
possible fracture OF the skull. Her
condition is reported as serious.
Streetcars Collide.
Operators of two streetcars re-
ceived minor injuries shortly before
II o'clock last night when their
vehicles crashed head-on at Four
teenth street, and New York avenue.
An open switch was blamed by
Capital Transit Co. officials for the
accident. Treated at Emergency
Hospital for minor cuts and bruises
were Ernest G. Brown, %, of 5427
Annapolis road, Hyattsville, Md,
and John G. Brady, "a, OF 1890
Bladensburg road NE. Both had
been recently employed as streetcar
operators.
A 15-year-old girl was injured in
coasting accident when her sled
crashed into a tree at Klingle road
and Porter street NV. She is Bar
bara Berry of 1000 Connecticut ave-
nue NV, daughter of Mrs. Julian
Berry, an employe of the Civil Aero
rautics Authority. She was taken
to Garfield Hospital for observation
for possible internal injuries.