Evening star., 1948-10-24
Injuries Are Fatal
To Woman Hit by
Streetcar Thursday

MISS AllCe ANDERSON, so, OF l4SS
Irving street NV, died last night
! at Emergency Hospital of injuries
received Thursday when she was
struck by streetcar on Fourteenth
street NV, near her home.
Miss Anderson, secretary with
the Civil Aeronautics Board, was
the Districts 54th traffic fatality of
the year, as compared with SO at
this time in 1947.
Police said the operator of the
streetcar which struck Miss Ander-
son was Homer H. Glaves, 50, OF
1920 Lamont street NV.
In critical condition last night at
Casualty Hospital was Miss Loretta
M. Ratell, 80, of Indian Orchard.
Mass. whose reunion with cousin
she hadn't seen in Is years was sad
dened when the car in which they
were riding collided with streetcar
Planned Visit Often.
Police said Miss Ratell had
planned often to visit her cousin,
Mrs. Aurore Firebaugh, wife Of 1t.
Comdr. Gordon E. Firebaugh, who
Is stationed at PatuXent, Md. Some
thing always prevented the meet
= ing.
Yesterday, however, Miss Ratell
arrived at Union Station, and
Comdr. and Mrs. Firebaugh were
there to meet her. The three left
the station. and, at Delaware ave-
nue. ana C streets NE, their car
collided with a streetcar operated
by Reese j. Applewhite. 81, of 6737
Roosevelt avenue, Seat Pleasant, po-
lice said.
Miss Ratell received a fractured
right arm and internal injuries.
Mrs. Firebaugh. IS, was admitted at
Casualty for treatment of chest in
turies, and her husband, 81, was
treated for cuts and bruises.
16 Hurt in Accidents.
Sixteen persons were injured, one
critically in three accidents in near
by Maryland yesterday and last
night.
Most seriously hurt was Mrs.
Gertrude R. Ressing, "a, of 103 Mel
bourne avenue, Silver Spring, who
with seven others, was injured in
q four-car crash on the Baltimore
boulevard at Muirkirk, yesterday.
She was admitted to the Leland
Memorial Hospital, Riverdale, where
her injuries were diagnosed as a
broken left leg, broken left arm,
severe head cuts, undetermined in
ternal injuries and shock. Her
condition was described as very
critical.
Admitted to the same hospital
were Mrs. Ressing's granddaughter,
Mrs. Jane Minor, 28, of the Silver
Spring address, and the latter's huS-
band, Lucien B. Minor, 81. Both
suffered several broken ribs and
cuts and bruises on the head and
body. All were riding in Mr.. Minors
car.
Two Soldiers Injured.
Two Fort Meade soldiers riding In
an Army staff car were taken to
the Leland Hospital and then trans
ferred to the Fort Meade hospital.
They were Pfc. Lloyd Barrnon, ~,
and Pvt. James Page. Mr.. Barrnon,
driver of the car, suffered q broken
jaw, head conclusion and cuts and
bruises. Mr. Page suffered multiple
cuts and bruises.
A family of three riding in third
ear involved in the accident also
we're injured but released after treat
ment at the Riverdale Hospital.
They were James Morgan, as, West
Stewartstown, N. H.; his wife, Kath-
crime, IS, and their daughter, Carol
Lee, 2. All were treated for cuts and
bruises.
Maryland State Trooper Ernest
T.. Hudgfns reported the accident
occurred when the Army car appar
emily went out of control and skid
ded on the wet highway into the rear
on an automobile driven by Melvin
T. Houk, 20, of 8O9 Mount Vernon
place NV.
The careening car then turned
completely around and was struck
from the rear by Mr.. Minors car,
which suffered the brunt Of the
crash. 1t then continued skidding
across the highway where 1t was
struck by Mr.. Morgan'S car, Troop
er Hudgins said.
Neither Mr. Houk or his wife were
injured.
Five persons were injured yeSter-
day in an accident on the Columbia
pike yesterday near White Oak.
Those taken to Walter Reed Hos
pital and their injuries were Terry
A. Frazier, 35, of POOL PoWhatan
road, Hyattsville, driver of one car,
loss of several teeth and cut
mouth Maj. James A. Boole, 80, OF
Walter Reed Hospital, sprained {
ankle and cuts and bruises on his
neck and face; Mary A. Pickering,
81, Montgomery road, Laurel, bruised
left shoulder; and Thomas W.
Lloyd, Al, Montgomery road, Laurel,
severe head cuts. Wallace L. Faust
jr., 26, of Laurel, driver of the
second car in which the other two
Laurel residents were riding, suf-
fered chest injuries and was taken
to the Washington Sanitarium.
Skidding is Blamed.
Montgomery County police said
the accident occurred when Mr.
Frazier's car skidded and struck
by Mr.. Faust's car Both drivers
were charged with reckless driving
and released on their personal bond
pending hearings in Silver Spring
Police Court at 10 Am. November 9.
Three persons were hurt in two
car collision on the Baltimore boule-
ward, near Beltsville, last night
Treated at Leland Hospital were
Lonnie Isley, 33, colored, of Balti-
more, driver of the first car and his
wife, Vivian, 33, who suffered null
tiple cuts and bruises: and Mrs.
Anna Hicks. 10. of KenilWorth, Md,
who suffered face cuts.
Mrs. Hicks husband, Walter, %,
driver of the other car, and their
baby boy were uninjured. State
Trooper Robert Wolfe charged both
with reckless driving and released
them on personal bond. A hearing
was set for Hyattsville Police Court |
November 4.