Evening star., 1948-03-24
Police Hold BusDrivel
After Vehicle Kills
Terminal Machinist

A Washington Terminal Co
machinist was killed by a bus from
which he had just alighted at Con.
necticut avenue and Mckinley
street NV. last night.
Police said Edward Thomas How.
ard, AZ, of 1904 Nevada avenue NV.
was crushed beneath a rear wheel o.
the Capital Transit Co. bus as Il
pulled away from q stop. at the
southeast corner of the intersection
Velcie K. Walsh, 81, of Az Gros.
venor lane, Bethesda, Md, was
listed as driver of the bus ano
police said he was held for action
of the coroner.
Mr.. Howard, an employe Of the
Terminal company for about q
years, was on his way home after
completing some overtime work, ac-
cording to his widow, Mrs. Mary M
Howard.
Head Crushed.
The accident occurred at 9:2T
pm. on wet streets. A rear whee,
of the bus crushed the machinist's
head, police reported. They said
he was pronounced dead at the
scene by Capt. Lyle H. Edelblute
5709 Belt road NV, a member OF
the Walter Reed Hospital staff, who
was a passenger on the bus.
Mr.. Howard was native of Wash.
ington. He was graduated from
Gonzaga High School in 1922. Sur
vivors include his widow, three chill.
dren, John, "a; Rose Mary, IL, and
Melissa, weeks; his father, John
Howard of 1885 D street NE; two
sisters, Mrs. Katherine O'Connor OF
915 K street NE. and Mrs. James
Breen of 5729 Ninth street NV, and
three brothers, Daniel Howard OF
434 Emerson street NV, DR.. Will
liam Howard of 1881 Trinidad ave-
nue. NE. and John Howard of 1885
D street NE.
Five women were injured, none
seriously, in a collision of two Cap
ital Transit Co. buses late yesterday
Police said the women were riding
on the buses when the accident oc-
CURED in the 2300 block of Nichols
avenue Sc. One of the vehicles
was stopped while discharging pas
sengers when the second bus ran
into 1t from the rear.
Going 18 M.P.H.
Police said the standing bus was
operated by David j. Bradford, 81,
of 1418 Twenty second street Sc;
the other by George e. Carey, 80,
OF 821 North Carolina avenue Sc.
Capital Transit officials said Mr..
Carey told them his vehicle skidded
when he applied the brakes on wet
pavement. His bus was going about
1S miles an hour, they stated.
Those taken to Casualty Hospital
were Mrs. Molly Burack, 81, of 1926
Georgia avenue NV, injury; Mrs.
Esther P. Montague, 40, Henry Hud-
son Hotel, New York, back injury;
Miss Blossie McCrey, Is, colored,
1240 K street Sc, admitted for OBJ
and Alice McWherter, 81,
colored, 5120 B street Sc, treated
and released.
Man Hit at Union Station Plaza.
Gladys Hooker, 81, of 1902 G street
Sc. refused medical attention for
q slight injury, police said.
In a third accident, Richard r..
vetter, %, of Gaithersburg, Md, was
struck by a taxi as he crossed the
inner circle at Union Station plaza
last night, police said. Casualty
Hospital said he was in good condi-
tion today. He suffered a scalp cut,
multiple bruises and shock.
Police said Francis J. Mcdonald,
jr., 2S, of 4019 Kansas avenue NV,
driver of the taxi which struck Mr..
Vetter, took him to the hospital.
Death Ruled Accident.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
ruled the death of George w. Wind
sor, 20, of 508 Seward square Sc.
accidental In a certificate issued
yesterday.
Mr.. Windsor was fatally injured
when the truck he was driving
Monday near Highway Bridge on
Fourteenth street went out of con-
troll, struck a lamp post and rolled
over. He was thrown from the truck
and suffered multiple fractures and
internal injuries.