Evening star., 1945-11-23
6-Year-0Id Boy Killed
When Struck by Auto
AS He Crosses Street

Thomas D. Howard, jr., 6, of 2606
Forty-flrst street NV, son of a
soldier overseas, was killed by an
automobile yesterday while playing
with some children a few doors
from his home.
The accident occurred at 3:45
pm, only a short time after the
boy had finished his Thanksgiving
dinner and while he was dashing
across the street to get his mothers
permission to go visiting. He either
slipped or fell under an automobile
driven by 1t. Comdr. william A..
Wood, jr, 1929 Benton street NV,
police said, and was run over by the
left wheel of the vehicle.
Before the arrival of Rescue Squad
No. 3 ambulance DR.. I. S. Grissoff,
2510 Forty-f1rst street, was called to
the boys home and gave first aid
and artificial respiration. He was
joined by DR.. William White, Walter
Reed Hospital physician, who also
was summoned to the boys home,
and by men from the ambulance on
its arrival. However, artificial res
piration failed although used for
more than an hour. The boy was
pronounced dead of fractured skull
by DR.. White at sos pm.
Ambulance Call Delayed.
Neighbors told The Star that con-
siderable delay in arrival of the am
bulance, but Fire Department rec
ords showing that the rescue squad
vehicle was not summoned until
AIS pm, or 81 minutes after the
accident occurred. The records
showed the ambulance was dis
patched Immediately after fire
alarm headquarters received the
call and arrived in normal time
from it's station at 1890 Connecticut
avenue NV.
1t could not be learned immedi-
ately who summoned the ambulance
but police said they would investi-
gate the matter today, in view of
allegations made by a person who
told The Star the call had been
Cancelled and then reinstated sew
eral times.
Thomas was a neighborhood IA
vorite. HE was one of the smartest
youngsters in the neighborhood, I"
said Mrs. Grissoff, wife Of the
physician who tried to save his life.
Tho boys father, Thomas D.
Howard, sr., "a, is an Army infantry
man on duty in China. He went
overseas last June and was sev-
enth precinct policeman before en-
tering service.
One of Four Children.
Thomas was one of four children.
The others are Roy, L; Jimmie, 2,
and Sandra, years old.
The death of the Howard boy and
another which occurred last night
in Casualty Hospital brought the
accident fatality total here to 80
deaths for the year. There were
rs deaths at this time last year
and a total of S8 deaths in 1914.
Mrs. Annie E. Matthews, 6S, COL
ored, 400 block of Seward square
Sc, died of injuries suffered No
vember 4 when an automobile in
which she was riding collided with
a streetcar at Eighth and D streets
NE. Police said the driver of the
automobile was Sandy o. Sneed, IS,
colored, $500 block Aster place Sc,
and the operator of the streetcar,
James M. Billingsley, SIS, of 261 Ken
lucky ave. Sc.
In another accident yesterday,
Ware Cattell, 43, of 3911 Ingomar
street NE. suffered broken right
wrist and abrasions when his mo-
torcycle collided with an automo-
bile at Thirty-fourth and Porter
streets NV. He was admitted to
Emergency Hospital.
Two Hurt In Collision.
Mayhugh A. Bryan, 81, OF 1900
Clifton street NV, was admitted to
Emergency Hospital with a scalp in
jury and possible internal injuries
after an automobile he was driving,
according to police. collided with an
other car at Fourteenth street and
Somerset place NV. The second
car, police said, was driven by Miss
Geraldine Males, II, of COOL Four
teenth street NV. She was unin-
jured, but passenger in her car,
Miss Ann Workman, IS, of 1875 Web
ster street NV, was treated for q
possible fractured nose.
Scalp and chest injuries were suf-
fered yesterday by Mrs. Sarah FUR,
"a, Of 1900 North Kenilworth street,
Arlington, Va, after an automobile
in which she was q passenger col
lided with another car. She was
admitted to Emergency Hospital.
Also injured in an accident yes
terday was Clarence Stewart, IS, of
1924 d street NE. a sailor. He
suffered head injuries when he fell
of his motorcycle at Fourth street
and Maryland avenue NE. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital and
later transferred to Bethesda Naval
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