Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-08

ACcIDESrs ~ PHILApELPHIA-Quitc a large number oil
accidents occurred in Philadelphia and vicinity the
fourth from the careless of gunpowder The Bullc
tin Of Saturday says:
party of who firing cannon at Gouces
ter =. j., sunrise, Yesterday morning met with
accident consequence of their ignorance OF the
use gun. Tue piece neither s~abbed nor MAS
the properly tended. The piece went ohpremaurc-
" seriously niuing the following persons. Geo Hunts
man. Eiw ard Noble Samuel English aud Jesse Daisy. All
OF them badly hurt Huntsnan much that his
life Is despaed OF OF his hands was almost entirely
blow OIL
Thomas McNemara aged II, bad OF his fingers
blown or Yesterday by the premature explosion Of pis
to a Eighth aud Eizwater streets
Charles Smith aged 81, ha' the thumb OF bis left hand
blown of ia the way, ia Pine street, between 1ih
and lsth.
Patrick Foley aged s. accidentally shot yesterday,
through the heshy part Of the lcs thigh in Dannekcr
avenue near Third and Race streets. The pistol in
the hands OF John Carrgan.
Jamc- Quin aged q, bad his rign Laud badly lacya-
ted by th" accidental explosion OF pistol at 'e ais OF
Schuylkl.
George Dubois aged H. had his left hand bad, that.
tered by pistol, in Tenth above Coates
james Smith, aged Is, had the thumb Of his left hand
blown OIL 10y pistol Ninth and Washington streets.
Abner Wnso~, sailor, amusing himself 10y lnug
charges from bottle containing powder, Penn aud
South As might have been expected, the bottle
blew pieces, and lac much injured IN tie face by
the fragments
Janis. A sawyer, one OF the Fifth Ward Police, willie
the look for fire the cupula Ot the Station
y
distance Of about twenty feet and seriously injured
internally.
A man named John Growers, fell from bank OF earth
In Columbia Avenue above Ninth street about o'clock
this morning and broke Of his legs He lay Tor an
hodr b,ore lie found by the police who took him TO
his home Philips
John Welsh, aged sixteen had his right Lex fractured
yesterday toy timber falling upon him at lanes wood
wharf kcnsugton. great number OF the above cases
admitted u the Pennsylvania Hospital.
The same paper says:
Within the last forty eigA hours 223 made
in thirteen out of the sixteen Police Districts Of the city,
Many VI these for drunkenness and der
~ conduct but others for serious Oi,-cs.
Yesterday afternoon a serious distu bdlce TOO I at
seg,r shop the Of Penn and South sire, Is
The in the used sIch weapons they could
lay their hands on and several persons
hurt Que named Hague received very severe
wound in the breast with oyster knife; another
badly cut in tic back with the weapon.
Daniel TOmlnson had his head dreadully damaged with
the pitcher
the latter were taken ia charge by the police They were
held % bail 20 answer the charge Of riot.
About o'clock this morning young fellow named
Samuel Mangan passing along IN the vicinity Of sth
aud Locust streets in company with Il female, when
man Ice alleges nsulted the female, and alteration
sued between the two men, the result Of which that
Mangan received three sabs with knife that inflicted
very serious aud dangerous wounds Tile wounded
was taken the Pennsylvania Hospital and young man
named Benjamin Deal arrested suspicion Of
hitting the outrage The accused committed with
out bail for a further hearing.