Evening star., 1947-01-20
-Four Killed, 7 Injured
In Traffic Accidents
In Washington Area

washington area anu TWO OtIleTS
were seriously injured.
Dead are:
William Barnes, Sc, colored, 1900
Taylor street NV, janitor.
Willie Bates, 40, colored, 307 North
Aspah street, Alexandria.
Will E. Smith, 10, of 514 Seward
street Sc.
Edward A1oysius hammers, 36, of
Route 2, Laurel, Md, an employe of
| the Beltsville Experimental Farm.
Three Deaths in District.
The deaths, three of which oc-
Cured in the District, bring the
total of traffic deaths this year for
the city to five. On the same date
last year two persons had been killed.
Traffic deaths last year totaled 72.
Mr.. Barnes was killed instantly
shortly. after / am. today when
struck by an automobile at the cor
ner of Fourteenth and Shepherd
streets NV. Police said the op-
orator of the car was Harry Fl.
Wasser, ST, of 1726 Varnum street
NV, a bakery truck operator. !.
Mr. Smith died at Casualty Hoss
pital 1thdA. morning from injuries
suffered last night when he was
struck by an automobile operated
according to police, by Edward, ].
Lynch, az, of 2829 8 street Sc, an
attorney. Police said the accident
occurred as Mr.. Smith was crossing
Thirteenth street hear North Caro-
lima avenue NE. 90.
Struck by Streetcar.
Mr.. Bates was struck by street.
car Saturday night as he was cross
ing at Fourth and Massachusetts,
avenue NV. and died yesterday at
Casualty Hospital of fractured
skull.
Police listed the driver of the
Streetcar as Joe Sanchez, ola N
street NV. Mr.. Bates has no known
relatives, according to police.
The automobile driven by Mr..
hammers crashed into a culvert
abutment on Bowie road about 2
miles east of the Baltimore boule-
ward, Maryland State police report
ed. Mr.. hammers was taken to Dom
aldson,s funeral home in Laurel,
Md. where he was pronounced dead
by DR.. James I. Boyd, Prince
Georges County medical examiner.
A certificate Of accidental death was
issued by DR.. Boyd.
Funeral m Wednesday,.
Requiem mass for Mr.. hammers,
who was unmarried, will be held at
9 am. Wednesday at St. Paul's
Catholic Church, Laurel, with burial
in the church cemetery.
Alexander Eliades, 64, of 1417
Spring road NV. was in serious
condition at Emergency Hospital
today from injuries suffered last
night when he was struck by an
automobile in the 400 block of
Georgia avenue NV.
Police said the driver of the car
was Barney T. Wilburn, 65, of 3473
Holmead place NV. Mr.. Eliades,
police said. was running for street.
car when he was struck. He is suf-
lfering fractured right leg and
lchest injuries.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Florence Allen,
a, of 1868 Nichols avenue S.W,
whose legs were crushed by a taxi
icab which smashed her against a
Itree Saturday night, still is in criti-
cal condition at Casualty Hospital.
i Pinned Against Tree.
/ The taxicab ran up on the side
walk at Nichols avenue and At
lantic street S.W., where Mrs. Allen,
Ia waitress, and her son, William
Posey, 20, were waiting for a bus.
The rear bumper of the cab pinned
MRS. Allen against a tree, almost
lsevering her legs, police said. Her
son leaped to safety, but was unable
to pull his mother from the cars
path.
Chester Blazwicz, 28, of MINDLESS
Green S.W. was arrested few min
utes later at his home after a wit
ness said he followed him from the
scene of the crash.
Blazwicz was charged with leav-
ling after colliding and driving
while drunk. Released in $500
bond, he was scheduled to appear
in Municipal Court today.
Il Inquests into the three deaths
which occurred in the District will
be held by Coroner A. Magruder
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