Evening star., 1945-01-26
Seven Injured
In Accidents
After Snowfall
Streets Are Sonded
To Aid Traffic;
Low of Is Recorded

10 Aid Traffic;
Low Of l6 Recorded
Snow-covered streets caused
traffic injuries to seven persons
today but there were no serious
transportation tieups reported.
With main thoroughfares sanded
well before the rush hour, transit
vehicles and automobiles were pro-
ceeding smoothly in all but a few
instances and no pile-ups or unsual
delays were recorded.
Maximum temperatures of about
~ or % degrees will prevail through
out the day and a low of Is degrees
is probable tonight, according to
the Weather Bureau forecast. The
lowest temperature this morning
was is degrees, which was recorded
at 7:50 am. Some ice patches were
forming on outlying roads, it was
reported.
A Sanders in Operation.
The Capital Transit Co. and Dis
trict Government had a total of A
sanders in operation and were ex-
pected to start clearing the streets
after rush hour traffic subsidized, Off
cials said. Many of the sanders had
been in operation since am.
LIE Roy M. Rubottom, 80, OF 500
Elm avenue, Takoma Park, Md, was
admitted to Casualty Hospital in un-
determined condition after he was
knocked down by a skidding auto
mobile while standing by his own
car which had just been in collision
with third vehicle at Seventh and
c streets S.W.
Mr.. Rubottom's car had skidded or
the ice and was in collision with an
automobile operated by Miss Made
line Brice, 81, colored, of 140l Kear-
ney street NE, police said. While
he was discussing the accident with
Miss Brice, the third car, operated
by Carol S, Piper, 1901 Connecticut
avenue NV, skidded and struck
him, according to officers.
Two persons were injured when {
Capital Transit bus in which the,
were passengers collided with a mill
truck at Seventh and Monroe street,
NE. Eileen Austin, "a, of 18Ot
Shepherd street NE, was admitted
to Casualty Hospital in unde.
termined condition with head in.
jury. and Katherine German, 54
of 40l0 Thirteenth place NE, wa.
treated at the hospital for a possibl,
back injury and released.
Policeman Is Hurt.
The bus driver was Robert C
Sales, 40, of 1924 Columbia pike, Ar.
lington, Va, police said. The driver
of the truck was listed as Charlie.
R. Ramsburg, 27, of Silver Spring.
Three persons, including a police.
man, were injured in an accident
which occurred shortly after mid.
night when poor visibility caused 9
collision between truck and ar
automobile in the vicinity of fire
in the HOO block of Bladensbure
road NE.
Policeman Willard A. Fiefield, So
of 1908 Newton street, Colmal
Manor, Md, was diverting traffic
from the fire area when he wa.
struck by truck operated by Harolc
B. Shirley, 80, of Harrisonburg, Va.
after the truck collided with an
automobile driven by Ralph E. Ruth
IT, of 42l Seventh street Sc, &C.
cording to police. The truck hac
skidded into the automobile in de.
touring from the fire area, officer.
declared.
Woman In Hospital.
Policeman Fiefield was taken tx
Casualty Hospital and released after
treatment for bruises and cuts. A
passenger in the automobile, Ammi.
Lee King, 10, of the 1900 block of A
street NE, was admitted to the in.
stitution in undetermined condition
with a head injury. Another passen.
ger, Stanley Pumphrey, %, also Of
the 1900 block of A street NE, wa.
treated for bruises and released.
The fire, which police said wa.
caused by defective chimney
caused undetermined damage tt
three one-story frame houses, polio,
said. AS the truck skidded, it pullee
hoseline with it and temporarily
cut off the water supply.
In another accident, which oc
Cured early this morning in tn,
300 block of Nineteenth street NV
Frank C. Lee, 56, of the 1900 blocl
Of H street NV, was treated TO
head laceration in Emergenc,
Hospital. Police said he was knocked
down and thrown against a mai
box by skidding taxicab.
Truck Traffic Delayed.
The taxicab had just starte,
when the accident occurred and tn,
driver, who left the scene. appar
emily was not aware Mr.. Lee hat
been hurt, police said.
In Alexandria, a trailer truck slit
from the road at the approach t,
the bridge across the Potoma,
Yards this morning and truck traf
fic was tied up for a short while
Several trailer trucks were alse
stalled for time on Snake Hill
on Route l. south of Alexandria
and three State highway trucks wer,
70 Had fo rVaoyya fho cfolIaJ 1,oy,io