Many Hurt In Mishaps.
Many Hurt In Mishaps.

MANY HURT IN MISHAPS
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Auto Hits Wagon Occupied by 2
Women; Other Collisions.
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SEVERAL HEAT PROSTRATIONS
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Thomas R. McCave, 86, Falls on Steps
in Front of Army Quartermaster's
Department, Cutting His Head--J.
Borden Bitten by Dog--Condition
of Other Victims.
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    An auto delivery truck owned by a downtown department store and operated by a colored man named Reed collided yesterday afternoon in Nichols avenue near W street southeast with a light wagon owned by the Episcopal Home for Children, Talbert street southeast, driven by Leon Shult, doing considerable damage to the wagon. The drivers of both vehicles escaped injury.
    A one-horse market wagon driven by Ann Lynn, colored, of Suitland, Md., accompanied by her daughter, Weltha Lynn, was struck early yesterday morning in Nichols avenue by an automobile owned and operated by Joseph Kelly, 1428 L street northwest, throwing the two women out and injuring them slightly. The girl was taken to the Casualty Hospital and later went home with her mother. The damage to the wagon was $30 and to the automobile $50.

Car and Wagon Collide.

    A car of the Capital Traction Company, of the Seventh street line, collided yesterday morning in Seventh street between G and H streets northwest with a horse-drawn vehicle owned by the Columbia Towel Company, driven by Burt Emerson, Chevy Chase, Md., damaging the wagon. Emerson was not injured.
    Thomas McCave, 86 years old, Dominion Heights, Va., employed at the United States quartermaster's department, Seventeenth and E streets northwest, fell on the steps at his place of employment yesterday morning, cutting his head. He was taken to Emergency Hospital.
    Miss Winifred Mallon, 34 years old, 431 New Jersey avenue southeast, fell in front of 404 New Jersey avenue southeast, injuring both knees and one of her shoulders. She refused hospital treatment, and was assisted to her home by Policeman Owens, of the Fifth precinct.

Prostrated by Heat.

    Mary Tann, colored, 62 years old, living in Golden street southwest, was taken from Sixth and Water streets southwest yesterday to Washington Asylum Hospital, suffering from heat prostration.
    George Lewis, colored, 30 years old, 1607 Twelfth street northwest, was taken from Tenth and Q streets northwest yesterday afternoon to Emergency Hospital, having been overcome by heat. His condition is not serious.
    James Wynkoop, 16 years old, 1331 Rhode Island northwest, was taken suddenly ill yesterday at Third and E streets northwest, and removed to his home. It is believed he was suffering from heat exhaustion.

Badly Bitten by Bulldog.

    Jefferson Borden, 45 years old, 121 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, while in the rear yard of 1401 Foxhall road yesterday afternoon, was badly bitten on the arms, legs and body by a bulldog. He was taken to the Georgetown University Hospital. He fought the dog desperately until persons in the neighborhood came to his assistance. The dog will be killed by the police.
    Cecil Williams, 25 years old, a patient at the Government Hospital for the Insane, who escaped yesterday, was captured and returned to the hospital by the police of the Eleventh precinct.

Condition of Others.

    There is little change in the condition of Miss Anne Burke, at Casualty Hospital, and Miss Nellie Shoemaker, at Emergency Hospital, both of whom were injured in an automobile collision near Beltsville Sunday night. Miss Burke's condition is favorable, while that of Miss Shoemaker continues critical. The young women, with Capt. Alex J. Taylor, 630 F street southwest, and Mrs. Taylor, were motoring from Baltimore.
    Mrs. W. L. Merchant, 502 Eleventh street northeast, is at her home in a serious condition as the result of a collision Tuesday near Elkridge, Md., between an automobile owned and operated by her brother-in-law, Francis P. Cannon, and an unidentified car bound for Baltimore. Mr. Cannon's car turned turtle, throwing its occupants into the field. Mrs. Cannon and her infant child also were in the car. The baby was slightly injured.


Source:

Unknown, "Many Hurt In Mishaps," Washington Post, Washington, D.C., Thursday, 14 September, 1916, p. 5.

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