Evening star., 1945-04-02
Traffic Injuries
Fatal to- More
lin Washington.
| Third Victim Dies
In Maryland as
| Auto Hits Pole i

Two persons died from trafic In
juries here in the last "a hours,
bringing District auto fatalities to
% for the year. At this time last
year 26 persons had died from that
cause. Another Washington resi-
dent also was killed at North Beach,
Md, yesterday.
Mrs. Annie Buchanan, "a, of 1883
Monroe street NV, a private nurse,
died in Emergency Hospital early
this morning from injuries received
last Monday when she was struck
by an automobile while crossing in
the l400 block of Park road NV,
according to police
Police said the operator of the
automobile was Josephine M. Olson,
Al, of $500 Albemarle street NV.
According to a neighbor at the
Monroe street address, Mrs. Bu-
chanan had worked as a private
nurse for the past three or four
months, and originally came from
North Carolina, where her son,
daughter and niece reside. Mrs.
Buchanan's husband is dead, the
neighbor said.
Killed While at Play.
In the other traffic death, Donald
Lanham, II, colored of the HOO
block of Delaware avenue S.W., was
killed, police said, when he jumped
from between parked cars while
playing on M street near Half street
Sc, into the path of an automobile,
The automobile was driven by
Maj. j. w. Black, 81, U. S. M. c.,
of 7l9 South Glebe road, Arlington,
Va, police said. Maj. Black will
appear at coroner's inquest.
In the North Beach accident,
Frederick w. Disney, 81, real estate
dealer of 145 Twelfth street Sc,
was killed when his automobile ran
out of control and struck a tele-
phone pole, according to police. His
daughter. Mrs. Harriet Carroll, who
lived with him, and Joseph McFad-
den. 37 of North Beach, both, pas
sengers, were injured and were taken
to Calvert County Hospital
| A sailor was injured critically and
| AAAo S02Ai Hd2lAO1l, olSO AL lllS navy,
received serious injuries when
motor cycle on which they were
riding collided with an automobile
at ntsbl Eleventh no'tss and md o streets Sc last
Both Injured Seriously.
James D. Sparks, Is. boatswain's
mate first class, who police said
owned and operated the motorcycle,
was admitted to the Bethesda Naval
Hospital with a fractured skull,
compound fracture of the lefE leg
and body cuts and his conditit.a is
critical, attendants said. Clarence
s. Martin, %, seaman first qkass)
his companion, was admitted with
fractured left leg and his condi-
tion is serious, it was said. Both
men are stationed at the Navy
Yard here. The operator of the
automobile, police said. was Charles
: Holloway, IS, colored, of the HOO
J, block OF Stevens road Sc.
| In another accident yesterday.
I. Michael Costagna, II, of 1928 Min
) nesota avenue Sc, a pedestrian,
suffered leg decorations and a DOS
sible cerebral hemorrhage when
struck by truck while crossing in
the 2300 block of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc, according to police. He
was admitted to Casualty Hospital.
/, The driver of the truck was Morris
Steller, 80, of 344 Twelfth street
Sc. according to police.
! Walter S. Clegg, AZ, of 380S For
tieth place, Cottage City, Md, re-
ceived a severe leg injury when he
was struck by a Greyhound bus on
!, Baltimore boulevard, in Colmar
Manor, Md, county police reported.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital
. by the Brentwood Rescue Squad
and admitted,