Evening star., 1946-08-03
Probe Opened
In Bus Wreck
AS Victim Dies
Arlington Mon Is First
Bridge Crosh Fatality;
43 Others Injured

n HVe-Way lnVeStlgatl0n IN
the Arlington Memorial Bridge
bus accident got under way to-
day as one passenger died and
the condition of many others
injured remained serious.
William Friess. IS, of 1106 North
Edgewood street, Arlington, Va.
died in Emergency Hospital at 2:4o
am. today, the first fatality in one
lof Washingtons worst traffic acci-
dents,
He suffered internal injuries.
shock and a fractured collarbone
Yesterday when the Arnold Line bus,
swerving after colliding with an au-
tomobile near the Lincoln Memorial
end OF the bridge, crashed through
the granite guard rail and dropped
30 feet to land upside down on the
pavement of Underpass drive at
7:40 a m. yesterday.
Autopsy to Be Performed.
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald, Dis
trict coroner, whose Office is one of
the five investigating bodies said
an autopsy will be performed and
that the body of Mr.. Friess will re-
main at District Morgue until II
a m. Monday when a coroners jury
will be sworn in for an inquest later.
The other groups investigating are
the Public Utilities Commission, the
United States Park Police, the Met
ropolitan Police Department and
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
To prevent overlapping of effort,
part of the investigation will be
made in an inspection station
where the smashed, 36-passenger
bus was hauled late yesterday.
Injured Are Holding own"
Meanwhile. Emergency, Casualty
and Bethesda Naval Hospitals re-
ported majority of the 81 persons
still hospitalized were in unchanged
condition and that the four seriously
injured were holding their own"
The seriously injured are:
Miss Jeanne Mosedale, 20, of 25O3
North Sixteenth street. Arlington, a
Navy Department employe, in Emer-
gency Hospital with possible frac-
tured skull.
Stanley DAILY. 56. of 2612 N.
Twelfth street, Arlington, Vet
erans' Administration employe. in
Emergency with possible fractured
vertebra
Mrs. Marjorie Taylor Mead. 49o7
North Washington boulevard, Arl-
ington, in Casualty Hospital with
cerebral conclusion, fractured right
tabia and multiple lacera tions of the
face.
Alleen GLASGOW, 27, of 724 North
Monroe street, Arlington, in Casual
ty Hospital with severe face injuries
Three Removed From Serious List.
Three persons were removed from
the seriously i'll" list today, and are
progressing we'll" hospital officials
said. They include:
Richard C. Acton, Al, Of 1920
North Kenilworth street, Arlington.
employed by the Treasury Depart
ment Procurement Division, in
Emergency Hospital with head In
juries. In stories yesterday. Mr.
Action was identified as Willard
Acton
Harold Hutchinson. 80, Of 1909
North Kensington street, Arlington.
Navy Department attorney, in
Emergency with possible fractured
vertebra and lacerated scalp.
rny,olr to-
of 1901 North Kenilworth street.
Arlington, of the Maritime Service.
First treated at Emergency Hospital
for a fractured left thigh bone and
shock, he is now at Bethesda Naval
Hospital.
Seven Released After Treatment.
Twenty-nine others still confined
are suffering from internal injuries,
broken bones or decorations, hospital
officials said, but none are consid-
cred to be in danger. Seven others
were released last night after treat
ment, it was said.
Witnesses said 81 passengers, in
Guiding Government workers and
some military personnel were on the
Washington bound but, but officials
OF the Arnold Line declared that in
cluding the bus driver, Robert M.
Hill, 33, of BOT Tenth street NV,
there might only have been AZ per-
sons aboard.
Mr.. Hill is in Emergency Hospital
in fair condition with four broken
ribs and severe scalp laceration.
His bed is not far from that oc-
cupied by Stephen Lee Grover, 18,
of 1900 Connecticut avenue NV,
named by police as the driver of the
car in the accident Young Grover
received deep facial lacerations.
According to 1t. William j. Liver
(See BUS, Page A-2D