THE DAILY TIMES HERALD DALLAS, TEXAS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1935 CAR OCCUPIED BY 4 CRUSHES CITY WORKER Student, Driver of Auto, Injured in Accident; Returning With Companions From Dance When Collision Occurs. Charles Albert Wright, 20, 3323 Gunter street, student at North Texas A. & M. college at Arlington, was in the city jail Saturday charged with negligent homicide as result of the death early Saturday morning of John W. Wall, 58, veteran city fireman, who was crushed between his truck and a car driven by young Wright. The accident occurred in front of station No. 3, Gaston and College, East Dallas, at 2:30 a.m. when Wright and three other youths were returning to Dallas from a dance at Greenville. Wall, regular driver of the huge pump truck which had just returned from a fire, was directing traffic on Gaston avenue while the second driver parked the long machine. The west-bound coach occupied by the four youths plowed into the truck despite frantic attempts of Wall to halt it, witnesses said. The man whose hair had grown gray in the twenty-six years of service in the fire department, was crushed between the front of the coach and the front fender of the truck. The coach, its front end demolished, then overturned, injuring two of the four occupants. They were: Young Wright, whose left elbow was cut. He is the son of A. A. Wright, a bricklayer. Alwilder Anderson, 20, of 2729 Cleveland street. Howard Holler, 17 of 2918 Peabody street. Oscar Holler, 20, of 2918 Peabody street. The Holler boys are brothers. Oscar was cut on the lip and hand. The boys told Fire Chief rod Gambrell they were traveling about thirty-five miles an hour and failed to see the truck because it was unlighted. The truck was being back into the fire station and was cross-ways of the thoroughfare. It was completely lighted, according to the fire department, but the headlights were not directed up the avenue. The fireman had just returned from a second alarm blaze at 4513 Swiss avenue, where flames did $1,800 damage to a vacant two-story frame residence owned by S. L. Neilson of 4628 Live Oak. The fire marshal Saturday was investigating the origin of the fire. It was according to department regulations that F. C. Clinkscales, the second driver, drove back from the blaze and parked the truck. He was being directed by Wall, who saw the car approaching and attempted to halt it. Truck Damaged. The front end of the truck was badly damaged by the force of the crash. The frame and wheels were thrown out of line and it had to be taken out of service. Wall's body was taken in charge by Ed C. Smith & Bro. Undertaking company, while the two injured boys were treated by Emergency ambulance attendance and Wright was placed in the city jail. Wall has been in the fire department since Nov. 10, 1908. He was born Sept. 25, 1876. He resided at 700 Fletcher street.