Evening star., 1947-07-06
Accident Deaths
Rise 10 Ten in
District Area
Two Are Added to Toll
As Man browns and
Traffic Victim Dies

Lie dCClueIlIdl Ucdtu IOll 1oI tIi'
Washington area during the Fourth
of July week end had mounted tx
10 at late hour last night wher
two more were added to the eigh
previously reported.
The two additional accident vic.
TINS were:
Theodore Polinskie. 48, of 173l
New Hampshire avenue NV, WHIT
died at Emergency Hospital yester'
day from injuries police said were
received when he was struck Friday
by a. small delivery truck as hi
was crossing the street in front o,
his house.
Earl Tolson, "a, colored, of 724
New Jersey avenue NV, who
drowned yesterday while swimming
in the Washington channel opposite
d the Municipal Wharf at Twelfth
street and Maine avenue S.W.
Man Dies Rowing.
A third sudden death, but which
could not be classified as accidental
occurred when Wayne Rees, 35, o.
120 Danbury street S.W., wa:
stricken while rowing Friday with
his wife on the Potomac River be.
tween Chain and Key Bridges.
He was taken to Emergency Hos.
pital where he was pronounced dead
Police said his death was due tt
natural causes.
According to police. Mr.. Polinski'
stepped from between two parked
cars and was crossing the stree
when he was struck by a. truck
police said was operated by Robert
Ellis, %, of 5415 Illinois avenue NV
Mr.. Ellis was not charged, police
said, but will be held under the
custody of the attorney of the Ma
tional Toddle House Corp. owner
Of the truck, pending cornor's
inquest.
Swimmers Body Recovered.
, Bystanders at the Municipal War1
said that Mr.. Tolson had beer
swimming with several companions
when he disappeared from view
Harbor patrol police recovered the
body and administered artificia
respiration until the rescue squad
arrived. He was pronounced deao
by DR.. Nor Mccarthy of Emergency
Hospital.
Despite the heat that sent throngs
to nearby beaches and the traffic.
jammed highways, police reported
an unusually quiet Saturday.
Four persons were injured in &C.
cidents in the North Beach-C -Ches-
apeake Beach area, according tt
Maryland State Police and officials
of the Calvert County Hospital
Prince Frederick, where all were
treated.
Dudley Cook, %, and his wife
Laura, Is, of 1919 South Thomas
street, Arlington, were injured when
thrown from a jeep in which they
were riding at Paris about three
miles from Chesapeake Beach. They
were not seriously hurt.
Auto Overturns Near Bristol.
In another accident, Claude Cur
tis, 25, of 635 D street Sc, was cut
and bruised when his car turned
over near Bristol.
Two Silver Spring youths were
admitted to Washington Sanitar.
ium, Takoma Park, late yesterday
after the motorcycle on which they
were riding struck tree on Ole
Bladensburg road, near Micamint
road, Silver Spring. They were Ed.
ward w. CLARK. 20, of 9903 Rogart
road, and Charles E. Hamilton, %
of 1856 Scully drive.
1nquests will be held at the Dis.
. trict Morgue at 1870 am. Friday
into the previously reported deaths
of William L. Mccarthy, 81, o.
Dorchester, Mass, Mrs. Beatrice
Chambers, So, colored, 1912 D stree
Sc, and her great-nephew, Melvir
Platter, 2, colored. of the same ad
dress, who we're killed Friday in al
accident at North Capitol and T
streets.
Two Killed in Collision.
? Mr.. Mccarthy was struck June q
as he was crossing North Capito
street and Massachusetts avenue b.
an auto which police said was driv
en- by Talbert T. Ashby, 27, of Hern
don, Va. Mr.. Ashby will be sum
moned for the inquest, police said
Mr.. Mccarthy died yesterday a
Casualty Hospital.
Mrs. Chambers and her great
nephew were killed when the ca
in which they were riding with fiv
other persons was struck by al
auto police said which went through
a red light while taking a man t.
the hospital. The driver Of tn
second car was Edward Butcher, 2;
colored, IT'S First street NV, &C
cording to police who charged hin
with manslaughter.
A certificate of accidental dealt
was issued by Deputy Coroner Rich
ard M. Rosenberg yesterday in tn
death of Julian Tinsley, 43, who wa
found Friday night in his garag
crushed between the garage wall an
a truck.
Police said the accident would no
be included in District traffic fatal
ties since it occurred on privat
property.
Rites Set for Drowning Victims.
Funeral services will be held a
Wheatley's Funeral Home in Alex
andria at IL am. tomorrow TO
Lucille Gochenour, 10, and her sis
ter Virginia Gochenour, 3. The girl
were drowned late Friday in Tur
key Run, Lincolnia, Va: Burial wi
be at 2 pm. Monday in Luray, Va.
Two other sisters Of the girls sal
they all were walking along tn
slippery bank of the stream whel
Virginia slipped and fell in. Lucill
Jumped in, attempting to save hel
but the water was over both of thei
heads.
Funeral services for three girl
who also drowned Friday on fam
lily outing near Langley, Va, vii
be held at II am. tomorrow il
Laurel at the home of Mrs. Samue