Evening star., 1944-01-17
Slippery Streets
Cause Score
OF Accidents
Temperature of n
Forecast Tonight;
Warmer Tomorrow

later In the day and froze last
night as the mercury dropped
was blamed for more than a
score of accidents throughout
the city yesterday, but police
reported most were minor.
Traffic moved slowly this morn
ing, with many streets still under
a thin film of ice or snow, but nc
serious jams were reported. Inter.
urban buses operated on schedule
and airlines reported flights arriv-
ing and departing from National
Airport without interruption.
Fair weather and above freezing
temperature was forecast today by
the Weather Bureau, with the
thermometer expected to retreat
to chilly 27 tonight. Tomorrow
is expected to be fair and slightly
warmer.
Many Streets Roped OF.
Washington youngsters cavorted
in the snow under the watchful eye
Of police in all sections of the city
yesterday, with numerous streets
roped off last night for coasting
Two accidents involving sled riders
were reported, however, one involv-
ing 71-year-old man who was
knocked down by a sled.
Victim of the mishap was Herman
Fisher, 1918 Twenty-fifth street Sc.
who was struck at Twenty-fifth
street and Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
by sled being used by George Ran.
dali, IT, and Richard Pugh, II, OF
2319 Minnesota avenue Sc. Mr.
Fisher was treated by private phy-
sician for a lacerated face.
Russell B. Hopkins, Is, of 1851
Ives place Sc, was injured wher
his sled veered into the path of ar
oncoming automobile in the 1906
block of Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
after he had released his grip or
another auto pulling his sled. Police
said the car was operated by Alma
L. Oakes, %, Of 1924 Crawford place
Sc. The boy was treated at Provi.
dence Hospital for bruises and dis
charged.
Man Hurt in Freak Accident.
Frank H. McBeth, 43, of 1912 Six
teenth street NE, was the victim oi
freak accident blamed on slippery
streets. According to police, Mr.
McBeth was struck by a car driver
by Joseph Gorton, 38, Of 371t
Twenty-fifth street NE, after the
latter was in a collision with an
other car operated by Charles r
Brown, 46, of 4011 Nichols avenue
S.W.
The accident occurred at Pennsyl-
vania and Minnesota avenues SE
Mr.. McBeth was treated by private
for fractured arm.
In another unusual accident Wiley
Y. Anderson, 40, of 737 Kentucky
avenue Sc. slipped. and fell over
board while working on a boat be-
longing to Karl w. Corby, a member
of the construction firm of Camaliel
e. Corby. He was rescued by Gordon
Kornstick and removed to Emer-
gency Hospital, where he was treated
for exposure.
William F.. Park, 48, of 1859 Min
nesota avenue Sc, received lacer-
ated scalp and forehead when the
automobile he was driving struck
the viaduct at First and K streets
NE. He was removed to Casualty
Hospital by the Fire Rescue Squad
and discharged after treatment.
Auto Strikes Signal Pole.
Two passengers in the car of Rob-
ert L. Rogers, 35, of 1140 Oates
street NE. we're injured when the
collided with the traffic sig
nal pole at Minnesota avenue and
Benning road NE. They are Will
liam Burrows, 43, of Capitol Heights
Md, and Gertrude M. Hadlick, 33
of 1912 Pennsylvania avenue Sc
Both were treated at Gallinger Hos
pital for minor injuries and dis
charged.
James r. Simms, colored, %. OF
812 Fourth street NV. was slightly
injured when the taxicab he was
operating and a streetcar collidee
at Eighth and A streets Sc. early
today He was treated at Casualty
Hospital for a lacerated scalp ano
discharged.
Samuel Washington, colored, 80
of 2218 H street NV, received a
shoulder injury yesterday afternoon
when struck by a streetcar in the
1900 block of Fourteenth street NV
Police said the car was operated by
Shirley w. Lohr. 20, of 4903 Ninth
street NV. The injured man was
treated at Emergency Hospital ano
discharged.
Miles K. Spence, 81, of I'LL c
street Sc, was injured yesterday
when his taXicab and an Army truck
collided on Branch avenue, just
across the District line, Prince
Georges County police reported. He
was treated at Casualty Hospital
for chest injuries.
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