Evening star., 1945-11-05
Pedestrian, II, Dies
OF Traffic Injuries;
Crash Kills Woman

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the year stood at 70 today following
| the death of an aged pedestrian
who was struck by a streetcar last
Thursday and of a woman who suf-
Tered fatal injuries when thrown
from an automobile in a collision.
There were II deaths at this, time
| in 1914.
Harry S. Stailey, rs, of 1905 F
street NE, died early today in
Emergency Hospital He was ad-
mitted with head and internal in
1uries last Thursday after he was
hit by the streetcar as he was cross
ing at Seventh and D streets NV.
Police said the streetcsr was oper-
ated by Fred T. Carpenter, SO, of
5613 Seventh street NV. He will
appear at an inquest later.
Mr.. Stailey was retired foreman
of the blueprint section of the
Treasury Department and was one
OF the few living men who witnessed
the unveiling of the Statue of Lib
erty while he was with the Navy.
He spent rs years in that service and
was gunner during the World War.
Woman Hurled From Car.
A native of; Washington, he lived
with son, Harvey C. Stailey. He
Is survived by another son, william,
OF Harrisburg, Pa, and six daugh-
ters, Mrs Gladys Malone, Mrs. Julia
Boileau, Mrs. Margaret Bean and
Mrs. Katherine Willet, all of this
city; Mrs. Sarah Hoggshead, Eustis,
Fla, and Mrs. Esta Hodgston of
Baltimore.
Mrs. Christina Hermann, 4e, of
49l F street S.W, died last night in
Casualty Hospital an hour after an
automobile in which she was riding
With her husband, John F. Herr
mann, So, collided with another car
at Second street and Delaware ave-
nue. S.W. The impact of the COL
lision tore the door off the Herr
mann car and threw Mrs. Herr
mann into the street.
| The driver of the other automo-
bile was Merle N. Gersh, q, a SOL
dier at Fort Belvoir, Va, police said.
He, Mr.. Hermann and Miss Wilma
Hermann, niece of the Herrmanns,
who was riding with them, all es-
capped injury. Both drivers will ap-
pear at an inquest.
Two Hurt in Collision.
Two persons were injured yester-
day in the crash of a streetcar and
an automobile at Eighth and D
streets Sc. Both occupants of the
auto, they were Mrs Clarissa Sneed,
35, colored, of the $500 block Astor
place Sc, and Annie E. Mathews,
IS, colored, of the 400 block Seward
square Sc. Both were admitted
to Casualty Hospital with lacera-
tionS.
Motorcycle Policeman John E.
Sobolewski, 36, of 4716 Shadyside
avenue. Bradbury Heights, Md, who
has been injured several times pre-
viously in motorcycle accidents, was
hurt again yesterday when his
motorcycle collided with an auto
mobile at Massachusetts, avenue and
Twenty-first street NV.
He was taken to Emergency Hos.
pital with shoulder and hip injuries
The automobile was driven by John
P. Kleiner, 10, of Bainbridge. Nd
according to police. Kleiner for
feited $40 collateral on a charge of
failing to slow down at an inter-
section.
DR.. Glenn D. Gum, "a, of 1920
Connecticut avenue NV, music
critic for the Washington Times
Herald, suffered bruises of the left
arm and ankle when struck by an
automobile as he alighted from
taXicab in the 1400 block of Somer-
set place NV. last night. He had
been returning from concert at
Constitution Hall at the time of the
accident and after treatment re-
turned to his Office.
Culpeper Man Killed.
Mark Preston Pullium, so, a farm
era and stock dealer of Culpeper,
Va, was fatally injured last night
when an automobile he was driving
ran off the road between Wash
ington and Warrenton, about 6 miles
north of the latter city, the Asso-
ciated Press reported today.
Mr.. Pulliam was returning to Gull
peper from Alexandria with three
members of the family of Halibur-
ton Swan, i'll in Culpeper, when the
accident occurred. They were Hall
burton Swan, jr., and his sisters,
Mrs. George Green and Miss Dora
Swan. Seriously injured, they were
given first-aid treatment in War
renton and moved to University
Hospital in Charlottesville today.
Funeral services for Mr.. Pullian
will be conducted at $3.50 pm. TO-
day in Fairview Cemetery in Cul-
pener Surviving is one brother