Evening star., 1946-11-27
One Killed, Eight Hurt
In Accidents Involving
|Eioht Sireeiears

One man was killed early today
and eight persons were injured yes
terday in four accidents involving
total OF eight streetcars, police re-
ported.
John r. Norton. Al, Of 1882 r.
street NV, was pronounced dead at
Casualty Hospital after he was
struck by a streetcar at Benning
road NE. Just west Of the Kingman
Lake Bridge at 1890 this morning.
Mr., Norton carried papers indicat-
| ing he was painter and q veteran
OF World War I.
Edwin Reese, IS, OF 1906 Orren
street NE, listed as operator OF the
streetcar, was held for the coroner.
police said. The streetcar was trav-
cling west on Benning road when
Mr.. Norton was struck while cross
| ing the tracks, according to invests
gators.
Pedestrian Is Struck.
Another street car struck and
seriously injured second pedes-
trian, George w. Fowler, 81, Of lit
Owen place NE. yesterday at North
Capitol and Bryant streets, accord
ing to police. Mr.. Fowler, an inspec-
tor at the Mcmillan Reservoir, is In
Casualty Hospital with fractured
skull and head cuts. Police listed
the streetcar operator as Edward B.
Juliber, "a, of Green Meadow, Md.
Two other accidents, involving
three streetcars each, injured to-
tai of seven other persons.
In the first multiple collision, four
passengers suffered minor hurts at
4::30 pm. when three southbound
Fourteenth street NV. streetcars
rammed into each other at the
north side OF Thomas Circle, police
said.
The injured are: Virginia VIII
Hams, Sc, colored, of 1916 r. street
NV, treated at Emergency Hospi-
tai and released. Mrs. Lewis Mar
shall, colored. 50, of 1912 M street
NV; Katherine Burns. colored, go.
Of 2So5 Franklin street NE, and
Maud L. Dixon, colored, ~, of 1853
Church street NV.
Operators Are Listed.
The streetcar operators were listed
by police as Andrew Bulk, "a, of
Takoma Park, Md; Paul q. Riddle
moser, 20, of 2520 Fourteenth street
NV. and Robert II. Robertson. 28i3
Fourteenth street NV. Police filed
no charges against the trolleymen.
Three passengers were hurt an
hour later in the second triple
streetcar accident at Georgia avenue
near Taylor street NV. They are:
Veronica Sterling. So. of Dos Bu-
chanan street NV: Marie e. Hoy
beiger, So, of 205 Varnum street NV.
and Joseph Benjamin, 40, Of 308
Upshur street NV. Mrs. Sterling
was admitted at Garfield Hospital
with leg injuries, while police said
the other two declined hospital
treatment.
Police said the accident hap
pened when northbound streetcar,
operated by Harry r. Brandt. AZ,
Of 4301 Kansas avenue NV. struck
4 second northbound car. driving 1t
into a third. Mr.. Brandt was
charged by police with following
too closely.
The other two streetcars were
operated by Groves s. Hargett. 40.
of 1909 South Quincy street, Airing
ton. "a, and Aubrey @. Kincheloe,
"a. of 624 New Jersey avcuue NV
police said.
Pedestrians Hit by Auto.
Willard L. Stevens. 20, Of 2145
California street NV, suffered a
fractured skull and conclusion when
struck by an automobile at Eight
eenth street and Columbia road
NV. yesterday. according to police.
He is In undetermined condition at
Garfield Hospital.
Police charged Mr.. Stevens with
Violating pedestrian regulations
after they found he had stepped
from a loading platform into the
street outside the crosswalk limits.
The driver of the automobile was
listed as James H. Mcdaniel, %. of
IS Hawaii avenue NE.
Meanwhile, q coroner's jury yes
terday ordered Jimmie Ridgell, %.
of Ridge, Md, held for the grand
jury In connection with the traf1ic
death early Sunday Of Roger Lewis,
20, Of 1880 Minnesota avenue Sc.
Mr.. Lewis was injured fatally when
the car in which he and Mr.. Ridgell
were riding overturned in the 2400I
block Of Naylor road Sc.
On the witness stand, Mr.. Ridgell
said Mr.. Lewis was driving the car
when 1t struck parked car and a
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