THE WASHINGTON POST: TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 191*. 



BOY KILLED BY WAGON 



W. D. Rase Knocked From 

 Step of a Street Car. 



THREE COMPANIONS INJURED 



Western High Pupils Were Crowded on 

 Rear Platform— Senator Williams' Son 

 Escaped — Companions Carried Dead 

 Youth to Physician's Office— Precinct 

 Reserves Called Out i 



Walter Dean Rose, 16 years old, a sec- | 

 ond year student of Western High School, 

 was Instantly killed by being knocked 

 from the steps of a street car of the 

 Washington Railway and Electric Com- 

 pany, on O between Thirty-fourth and 

 Thirty-fifth streets northwest, about 1:40 

 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He collided 

 with a delivery wagon standing close to 

 the street car tracks. 



Paul A. Donnally, aged 15, of 1612 I 

 street northwest; Harrison Lewis, aged 

 15, of 1318 Rhode Island avenue northwest, 

 and Alfred H. Plant, jr., aged 19, son 

 of Alfred H. Plant, comptroller of the 

 Southern Railway, were knocked from the 

 dar at the same time. 



Concussion of the Brain. 

 Donnally suffered concussion of the 

 brain. His condition Is not considered 

 serious. Lewis was cut over the eye and 

 suffered from shock. His condition is 

 not serious. Plant's right arm was 

 wrenched and his body badly bruised. 

 His heavy overcoat saved him from seri- 

 ous injury. 



Charles H. Williams, son of Senator 

 John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, a 

 chum and fellow student of young Rose, 

 was on the rear steps of the car with 

 Rose, Lewis, and Donnally at the time of 

 the accident, but escaped being thrown 

 from the ear. He endeavored to save his 

 companions from falling when hit by the 

 " ;e cream wagon, but was not successful. 

 Police Blame Conductor. 

 Rose, Donnally. Lewis, Plant, and Will- 

 lams, with a number of other students of 

 Western High, some of whom were girls, 

 boaxded the car at Thirty-fifth street for 

 the city. The police say that the con- 

 ductor, J. Ludland, started his car before 

 Rose and his companions could get on 

 the platform, and that they were forced 

 to stand on the lower step while the men 

 and- young women filling the rear hood of 

 the car and its aisles could be moved for- 

 ward, as the car was crowded. The bodies 

 of Rose, Donnally, Plant, and Lewis pro- 

 jected out from the side of the car. When 

 the car pasBed the Chapln-Sacks Com- 

 pany wagon the four young men were hit 

 and dragged with great force from their 

 positions on the steps. 



Rose was thrown to the south curb, his 

 head striking a piece of ice. He was 

 picked up by fellow students on the car 

 and taken Into the office of Dr. William J. 

 Stanton. 3323 O street northwest, nearby, 

 Dr. Stanton pronouncing him dead. Lewis' 

 Injuries were also treated by Dr. Stanton. 



Miss Wescott Early on Scene. 



When Conductor Ludland, of the car, 

 saw that an accident had happened he 

 gave the emeregency signal, and he and 

 his motorman, F. Johnson, gave all aid 

 they could to the injured boys. 



Miss Edith C. Wescott, principal of 

 Western High, hurried to the scene of the 

 accident. The vicinity was soon crowded 

 by about 500 persons. The reserves of the 

 Seventh precinct were called out. 



During the excitement following the | 

 accident, the police say, Motorman John- 

 son disappeared. Officials of the street 

 car company assured the police, they say, 

 that Johnson would be on hand at the 

 inquest. Clyde Helss, of 401 Estreet south- 

 east, was driver of the Chapin-Sacks 

 Company delivery wagon. 



Toung Rose was a son of Mr. and 

 Mrs. J. N. Rose, 1812 Calvert street 

 northwest. Mr. Rose Is connected with 

 the Department of Agriculture. Mrs. 

 Rose is prostrated. 



Paul A. Donnally Is a eon of Dr. Will- 

 iam Donnally, a well-known physician, 

 living at 1612 I street northwest. Henry 

 H. Lewis is a son of H. H. Lewis, of 

 1818 Rhode Island avenue northwest. 



Coroner Nevltt will hold an Inquest 

 tomorrow morning at 11:30 o'clock in 

 the District building. 



CADETS_Tg^ATTEin) FTJNEB.AL. 



Tribute by Western High School 

 Companies to Deceased Comrade. 



Both companies of cadets from the 

 Western High School are to attend, as 

 organizations and in uniform, the funeral 

 of Walter D. Rose, a pupil at that insti- 

 tution, and a member of Company H of 

 the Cadet Regiment, who was knocked 

 from a street car and killed Monday near 

 34th and O streets. The services will be 

 held at the Church of the Covenant, Con- 

 necticut avenue and N street ™>rthwest 

 with Rev. Charles Wood, pastor of the 

 church, officiating. . - . 



Dr Wood will be assisted by Rev. Mr. 

 Hannaford, assistant pastor of the 

 cnurch, and by Rev. Bernard Braskamp. 

 until recently assistant minister and now 

 pastor of Gurley Memorial Church In- 

 terment will be in Rock Creek cemetery 



Young Rose was a member of the 

 rhurch of the Covenant where he served 



as an usher and was one of the active 



young men In the Sunday school. 



