Evening star., 1947-07-05
3 Persons Killed.
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Ju|y4 Holiday
Five Girls Drown Near
Langley, Alexandra;
Two Die in Traffic

Two Die in Traffic
Five drownings, two trafic deaths
and an eighth fatality stemming
from freak accident marred the
Washington areas otherwise gay
Fourth of July.
Another traffic fatality-37th of
the year, compared with 20 at this
time last year-was reported today
with the death in Casualty Hospital
of William L. Mccarthy, 81, of Dor
chester, Mass, who was struck by
an automobile June %.
Police said Mr.. Mccarthy was
walking across the intersection of
North Capitol street and Massachu-
sets avenue when he was struck by
a car driven by Talbert T. Ashby,
27, of Herndon, Va. Mr.. Ashby for
feited $25 bond for failing to give
full attention to driving. He will be
asked to return for an inquest, police
said.
All the drowning victims were
girls between and II years old.
Three of them, cousins attending
a family picnic, lost their lives
while wading' at SCOTS Run, a
branch of the Potomac, near Lang
ley.
They were Jane Ann Hearn, II,
daughter of Mr.. ard Mrs. William
Hearn of Baltimore; Catherine
Lynn, Z, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Lynn Of Mclean, and Hope
Pharis, 7, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Pharis of Laurel.
The other two were drowned in
Turkey Run where it flows under
the Shirley highway, near Alex
andria. They were sisters, Lucille
Gochenour, II, and Virginia Goche-
nour, 2, daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Gochenour Of r. F. D. 3,
Lincolnia. Their bodies were dis
covered by two other sisters and
were removed from the stream with
the help of a neighbor, j. w. Briggs,
jr.
Mr.. Briggs attempted artificial
respiration until the Alexandria
RESIDUE Squad arrived, to work over
the bodies another hour and half
Members of the squad said the older
girl, clad in a bathing suit, appar-
emily had died attempting to rescue
her sister, who was fully dressed.
Car Turned Over Three Times.
Police said car racing to a
hospital ran through red light
striking another car carrying seven
persons and killing two of them.
All the principals of the accident,
occurring at North Capitol and H
streets about 7:45 pm. yesterday,
were colored.
Those killed were Mrs. Beatrice
Chambers, So, of 1912 D street Sc,
and her great-nephew, Melvin
Platter, 2, of the same address. The
car, which overturned three times,
was driven by Oscar Crowder of BIT
Fifteenth street Sc, an uncle of the
dead boy,
His wife, Mrs. Gloria Crowder, is
in Casualty Hospital with possible
internal injuries, but others in the
car, Reginald Thomas, Z, and his
brother Aron, S, both of 319 Fiji
teenth street Sc, were released
after treatment for minor injuries.
Driver of the other car, Edward
Butcher, %, of 715 First street NV,
told police he was taking his friend,
Clarence Moss, 81, of the same adj
dress, to a hospital with bleeding
nose
Police ordered Butcher held for
the coroner and charged him with
manslaughter, passing red light
and reckless driving. Deputy Cor
oner Richard Rosenberg said the
inquest will be held next week.
Man Crushed in Garage.
Julian Tinsley, 43, of the 800 block
Of Sixth street NV, was found dead
In a garage in back of 1872 Fifth
street NV, crushed between his
Ford panel truck and the back of
the garage.
Mrs. Nan Abbott of 73O Fifth
street NV, told police she passed
the garage about 9 pm. yesterday
and sew Mr.. Tinsley attempting to
push the truck out of the garage.
Passing the garage again at about
11:50 pm, she saw Mr.. Tinsley was
pinned and called police.
Neighbors said Mr.. Tinsley was a
house painter and used the truck in
his work.
The three little girls drowned at
SCOTS Run were wading while their
parents picnicked on the bank. Police
said Catherine stepped into a deep
hole and the other two followed her
Immediately, apparently attempting
to pull her out.
Harry Hearn, 10, an uncle, brought
the bodies ashore after they had
beefs carried short distance down.
stream. Respiration efforts by the
parents and the Mclean rescue
squad failed even though the girls
were under water only about S
minutes.
The bodies were taken to the
Easton funeral home at Ellicott
City, Md. where plans are being
made for a joint funeral.
George D. Adkins, 26, Of 2227 First
street NV, and William Huff. 26, of
1909 Twelfth street NV. both COL
ored, suffered possible skull frac-
lures when a motorcycle they were
riding crashed into a streetcar at
Florida avenue and Eighth street
NE. They were taken to Gallinger
TY1Sv,;ko1 u,t,ara Mr. EJ,1ff s.,ae found