Evening star., 1948-05-03
7 From District
Die in Crashes
In Maryland
Goucher Student
Killed Returning
To College

Two District residents were killed
in Maryland automobile accidents
yesterday and woman, struck BY
a streetcar Saturday, died in Gal.
linger Hospital today.
Miss Priscilla c. Wisch, %, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Wisch
1908 Alton place NV, was killed
when the car in which she was
riding overturned on Old Pimlicc
road just outside of Baltimore. She
was en- route to Goucher College
where she was senior, when the
accident occurred.
Fred Cecil Jones, 81, of 626 Ninth
street NE. was killed when the car
he was driving was rammed by an
other car on Route between Me-
chanicsville and New Market, ST.
Marys County.
Car Overturns.
Baltimore County police said Miss
Wisch was with three other college
students in car when it overturned
while rounding sharp curve. Police
Sergt. Barto Tinsley said the car
was driven by Alfred H. Burnham
III, 81, a student at Maryland In
stitute, Baltimore.
Mr.. Burnham and another oc.
cupant of the car, William Young
81, Catonsvile, a student at the
University of Maryland, were
treated by a Pikesville physician
The cars fourth occupant, Miss
jeanne Barben, 81, Huntington, Pa
who also is a student at Goucher
was treated at Union Memorial
Hospital and released.
The hospital said Miss Wisch dice
Of a fractured skull and internal
injuries, Her father is a patent
attorney.
Driver Is Held.
Maryland State police at Wal.
dorf said Mr.. Jones car was ram.
med by a car driven by Norman
Hancock of Mechanicsville. They
charged Hancock with manslaughtel
and reckless driving. Mr.. Jones
was a carpenter.
The woman who died in Gallingel
was identified as Flora Williams, so
colored, of 4441 B street S.E. She
suffered internal injuries and severa
fractured ribs when struck while
walking near the Benning road un-
derpass at Thirty fifth street NE
Police said the streetcar operator
was Ralph B. Howell, %, of SIT
Seventy-third street, Carmody Hill
Md
The death was the 9th traffic
fatality of the year, compared with
26 the same period last year.
Richard E. Napier, %, OF Rich
mond, Va, was injured seriously
yesterday in an automobile accident
on Route l, south of Alexandria
The Penn Daw Rescue Squad took
him to Alexandria Hospital, where
he was reported to be suffering from
conclusion, a possible skull frac.
ture, fractured jaw and severe cuts
In another accident, two youths
bound for an afternoon at Gler
Echo, were struck by a cab in the
1890 block of North Capitol street
yesterday. Police said the cab was
operated by Hardy Taylor, colored
81, of the 600 block of Princeton
place NV.
Police said the cab skidded 48 feet
as the driver jammed on his brakes
to avoid striking the youths crossing
the street. He was charged with
driving at an unreasonable speed.
The injured youths were William
Florimbia, II, of Lanham Park, Md
who suffered a broken left leg, and
Edward Nardis, 90 of 1917 North
Capitol street, who suffered multiple
bruises on his legs and possible head
injuries.
The Florimbio youth, who attends
Bladensburg High School, had been
visiting his grandfather and grand
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Annunzio
Florimbio at the North Capitol
street address where Mr.. Nardis is
roomer. Mr.. Nardis attends
Catholic University.
Both youths were taken tc
I FCaSualty hospital.