Evening star., 1945-04-02
Traffic Injuries Fatal
To Two More Here;
One Dies in Maryland

Two persons 0leo from Gramc IN
juries here In the last "a hours
bringing District auto fatalities tc
% 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, 81, of 145e
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 1400 block of Park road NV.
according to police.
Police said the operator of the
automobile was Josephine M. Olson
Al, of 5000 Albemarle street NV.
According to neighbor at the
Monroe street address, Mrs. Blu.
chanan had worked as a private
nurse for the past three or foul
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,' IL, colored of the 1lOi
block of Delaware avenue S.W., wa.
killed. police said, when he jumped
from between parked cars while
playing on M street near Half stree
Sc, into the path of an automobile
The automobile was driven by
Maj. j. w. Black, 81, U. S. M. C.
of TIC South Glebe road, Arlington
Va, police said. Maj. Black viii
appear at coroner's inquest.
In the North Beach accident
Frederick w. Disney, 81, a real estat.
dealer Of las Twelfth street Sc.
was killed when his automobile rar
out of control and struck a tele.
phone pole, according to police. Hi
daughter, Mrs. Harriet Carroll, wht
lived with him, and Joseph McFad.
den. 81, Of North Beach, both pas.
sengers. were injured and were taker
to Calvert County Hospital.
A sailor was injured critically ane
his companion, also in the Navy
received serious injuries when 9
motor cycle on which they were
riding collided with an automobile
at Eleventh and o streets Sc. last
night, police said.
Both Injured Seriously.
James D. Sparks, Is. boatswain'.
mate first class, who police sale
owned and operated the motorcycle
was admitted to the Bethesda Nava
Hospital with a fractured skull
compound fracture of the left lef
and body cuts and his condition j,
critical, attendants said. Clarenc.
S. Martin, %, seaman (first class
his companion, was admitted with
a fractured left leg and his condi.
tion Is serious, it was said. Botf
men are stationed at the Navy
Yard here. The operator of thu
automobile, police said, was Charlie.
Holloway, IS. colored, of the 110(
block of Stevens road Sc.
In another accident yesterday
Michael Costagna, II, o. 1928 Min
nesota avenue Sc, a pedestrian
suffered leg lacerations and a DOS.
sible cerebral hemorrhage when
struck by a truck while crossing ir
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, 1908 For.
tieth place, Cottage City, Md, re.
ceived a severe leg injury when he
was struck by a Greyhound bus or
Baltimore boulevard, in Colmal
Manor, Md, county police reported
He was taken to Casualty Hospital
by the Brentwood Rescue Squad
and admitted.