Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
.Hearse Driver
Dies as Car Hits
Road Abutment
Seomon FutuIIy Hurt
While Walking in Rain
Near Potuxent Station

While Walking in Rain
Near Putuxent Station
A hearse driver and a sailor
were killed in separate accidents
lin nearby Virginia and Maryland
yesterday, raising the weekend
traffic toll to four in Washington's
suburbs.
Edward L. Myles, So. colored,
lof 1920 Sherman avenue NV,
was killed when the hearse he was
driving crashed into an abutment
on Shirley highway at Glebe road
lin Arlington about 6 pm.
| Edward B. Matheson. 81. an
aviation electronics seaman at
the Patuxent Naval Air Station.
died about noon from injuries suf-
fered several hours earlier when
struck by an automobile near
the air base.
Returning From Funeral.
Arlington police said Mr.. Myles
was returning from the funeral
lof an aunt in Richmond. The
lhearse ran of the left hand side
Iof the northbound strip, Travelled
Il89 feet on the grassy plot in the
center of the divided highway,
land crashed head-on into the
lconcrete and wood abutment, po-
lice said.
A companion, Calvin C. Simms,
27, also colored. of 1406 Twelfth
street NV, suffered face and
knee cuts. He is in fair condi-
/. ton at Arlington Hospital.
/ The first Weekend fatality Of
1.-The area occurred Saturday. when
, John Richard Douglass, is. OF
Washington Grove. Md, was
struck and killed by bus as he
, was riding his bicycle along Route
$40 about 2 miles north of Rock
: vile.
Killed as Car Hits Truck.
, Saturday night on Route / near
, Lorton, Va. Clarence v. Lewis, 81,
of Spotsylvania County was killed
when the car in which he was
, riding crashed into the rear Of q
, tractor trailer, Virginia State
; police reported. A technical charge
of manslaughter was placed
against Archie B. Stewart. 80, Of
, Fort Belvoir, who police said was
, driving the car.
Seaman Matheson, whose home
is Niagara Falls. N. Y, was struck
early yesterday as he walked along
, Route 246 at Lexington Park with
a friend. The auto was driven by
! Frank C. WelSch, %, an aviation
] machinist, also stationed at Patux-
; ent, police said. -...
, early yesterday as he was return
: ing in the rain with friend. The
= auto was driven by Frank c.
: Welsch, %, an aviation machinist.
! also stationed at Patuxent. police
= said.
= A spokesman at the station said
blinded by oncoming traffic. It
F.. was raining at the time.
= blinded by oncoming traffic.
t Seaman Matheson's companion.
o William j. Gassaman, 10. suffered
d q broken leg in the accident.
It Four Hurt in One Crash.
Four persons were injured in
: a two-car collision and an elderly
e couple were struck down by an
e auto in Washington traffic acci-
Q dents yesterday.
= The collision occurred at Four
" tenth and Monroe streets NE.
Police said the drivers were John
B. Ellis, jr., Is, of 1845 Calvert
e street NV, and Air Force Sergt.
Louis A. Thorpe, jr., %, of 319
o Windsor avenue, Alexandria.
U A passenger in Mr.. Ellis car,
l. David C. Heiss, 10, of SIC Ninth
e street Sc. is in serious condition
u at Casualty Hospital with a pos
e sible ruptured spleen and q
severe forehead cut. Mr.. Ellis
IS was treated for minor injuries at
'e Casualty and released.
u Hearing Set for February Is.
Others treated at Casualty and
released were James C. Scarce, %,
Of the Calvert street address, q
e passenger in Mr.. Ellis car, and
Miss Lorraine Rowe. 81, of 4131
Thirtieth street NE, who was
riding with Sergt. Thorpe.
Ie There will be corporation coun-
d sci hearing on February 49,,
J. Jake Hopper, 10, and his wife
q Ida. Sc, were struck while stand
% ing in a crosswalk on Second
l. street at Missouri avenue NV,
e police reported. They were taken
= to Emergency Hospital where both
are in undetermined condition
IS Mr.. Hopper has 9 possible frac-
= ture Of the left leg and scalp cuts,
le and his wife has a possible frac-
lie tured back and ribs and multiple
= bruises. They live at rs Kennedy
p street NV.
n The driver Of the car was iden-
u titled by police as Edward c. Wal
Ilington, jr., 81, Of 1921 Eleventh
= street NV. He was charged with
re failing to give the right Of way
re to q pedestrian.