Evening star., 1951-09-03
Accidents
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by drowning when the auto in
which he was riding struck bar
ricade and plunged into a water
filled hole in the 1900 block of
Benning road.
Treated for cuts and released
at Casualty Hospital were William
Gatling, 33, of 218 Larchmont
avenue, Takoma Park, listed by
police as the driver, and William
Thompson, ID, of 5038 c street
Sc, another passenger.
Gatling was charged with man
slaughter. driving while drunk
and driving without a District
permit. Efforts of police and fire.
men to revive Mr.. Pixley through
artificial respiration failed.
Police To Drag River.
Harbor police planned to drag
the Potomac today in a search for
the body of Phillip Lemieux, 18,
of 429 Buchanan street NV, who
apparently drowned when he
slipped from a rock while fishing
along the Virginia shore about 400
yards upstream from Chain
Bridge.
Henry Richardson Of 1929 New
ton street NV, who was fishing
on the opposite bank, said he saw
the boy disappear into the water
Harbor police were unable to drag
1.-THE stream Immediately because
lof river conditions. Clothing
found on the bank was identified
lby the boys mother.
Betty May Wiley, 10, of Cam
bridge. Md, died in a two-cal
crash at Denton, Md, early Sun
Iday. Four others were hurt ir
the accident. State police said the
girl was in a party of four return
ing to Cambridge after spending
the evening at a dancing place
near Denton.
! Others in Car Hurt.
Injured were Eva Robbins OF
+, Cambridge and George Bernard
Jones of Orange, Va, who were
with Miss Wiley in a car driven
by Henry Buchanan of Baxlev
Ca. a Department of Agriculture
food inspector stationed at Cam
, bridge. Occupants of the other
car. Edward c. Fuchs of Preston
|, and Charles Wickard of Cumber-
land. also were hurt.
/, -Four persons were hurt, one
, seriously, when their auto rammed
into a utility pole on Bladensburg
road near Fortieth place early to-
, day.
, Pvt. Jack H. Longacre, 20, of
FIT. Belvoir, was in serious condi-
, ton in Leland Memorial Hospital
, at Riverdale. Md. Police said he
was a passenger in a car driven
by Pvt. Eugene Hackney, 81, of
, 3637 Austin street Sc, also sta
toned at Fort Belvoir. Pvt. Hack
, ney was treated for cuts and re-
, leased at Prince Georges General
Hospital.
Another passenger. Miss Doro-
thy L. Lozier, 20. of SIS Sixth
. street NV. was admitted to
Prince Georges General Hospital
with multiple cuts, and a third
Miss Bernice Hoffman, 19, OF 1866
Fort Davis street Sc, was ad-
mitted to Leland Memorial Hos
pital with face cuts.
Bus PASSENGERS injured.
Six bus passengers suffered
minor injuries when they were
thrown to the floor of the vehicle
as it skidded off the street at
Nicholes avenue and S street Sc.
during yesterdays rain.
Treated were Gladys Richard
son. 80, of. 1919 Twelfth street
NV; Robert Burton, AZ. of 1880
First street S.W.; Goldie Scott
81, of 1905 Seventy-f1rst avenue,
Highland Park, Nd; Dorothy
Price, 81, of Philadelphia; John
Taylor. %, of 742 Fiftieth street
NE, and Lacy A. Mckenzie, 2, OF
300 Nineteenth street NE. All
are colored. Driver of the Capital
Transit Co. bus, police said, was
John A. Farrina, 80, of 507 E
street NE.
Storm Floods Streets.
The storm which caused much
of the difficulty in this area struck
here at pm. yesterday and
brought the temperature down
from a high of 80 at that time to
the days low of 10 an hour later.
The rains continued intermittently
until 7:45 pm. last night.
There were many flooded streets
and intersections. Traffic was
diverted around the Peace Cross
area. At Gallinger Hospital three
cars we're in water 4 feet deep in
Ia drive on the hospital grounds.
Gusts of wind accompanying the
storm downed trees and limbs in
scattered areas.
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