Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-07-07

ACCIDENTS ON THE FoURTH.-An unusual
number of accidents occurred on the ami.
versary of Independence the present year, some
of which we copy below from the Boston
Journal
At Great Falls, n. H., alter the salute had
been fired, and the man who had charge of
the cannon had left for short time, the mag.
azine, containing some 800 lbs. of powder, ex-
ploded killing the son OF S. II. Gle, and IN
jur,ng the son of Jos. Woodburn SO badly
that he died on Sunday morning.
At Cambridge, two boys named Lowry and
Keeber, were very seriously injured on the
Fourth, by the explosion of powder. They
were playing on the marsh at the slower
Post" when "sun cake exploded in the
hand of the boy Lowry, tearing off the feshy
portion, and laying open the hand nearly to
the wrist. About the same time small CAMS
ter of powder exploded in the hand of the
other lad, badly burning his body.
AT Charlestown, mkman named Stearns,
belonging to West Cambridge, fell into the
cellarway of r. T. Raymond's provision store,
on Main street, on Saturday afternoon, and
dislocated one of mis- shoulders.
A boy named Benjamin F. Fish, whose pa
rents reside III Polk street had one OF his legs
broken in two places, ON Saturday, by falling
into the cellar of building in process of cree
ton, on Getting street. Fears are entertain
ed that his leg will have to be amputated.
At East Boston, during the exhibition of
fireworks, two of the mines which were to
have been fred, exploded with a tremendous
report, which nearly stunned the thousands
who were assembled to witness the fireworks
in that section of the city The conclusion
was so great as to break many panes of glass
in the immediate MISUNDERSTANDING several
panes of plate glass in Winthrop Block.
at Salem, Mr.. Michael Trayers and two
others went down the harbor on a fishing ex-
cursion, and about one o'clock, the dory was
capsized, while Mr. Trayers was attempting
to put up the sail, and all three were thrown
out Mr.. Trayers was lost, but the Others
succeeded in getting on board the boat and
were Afterwards picked up by passing yes
sci.
AT Providence, on the Fourth, big irish
boy named Thomas German, who had ascend
ed flagstaff to witness the balloon ascension,
slipped and fell upon two men in the crowd.
knocking them down. This broke the force
of the fall and Doubtless prevented fatal
result, but he was badly Jared. and terribly
shook up, though no bones were broken. The
men upon whom he fell were but slightly in.
juied. One of them as be picked himself
ton, demanded. with rather energetic ex.
pletive, "Who had struck him p
A seaman boarding in Moon street, Boston,
had two of the fingers of his right hand blown
off by the premature explosion of loaded
pistol
A gentleman named - Osborne, who is
stopping at the Webster House. Boston, had
two of his fingers blown off, and his hand
otherwise injured, by the discharge of fire.
arms, or fireworks at East Boston.
A lad named - Russell, slept on Boston
Common on Saturday night, and upon awak
ing Sunday morning. discovered that one OF
his shoulders was disocated. He was unable
TO account for the manner in which the inJu-
ny was dore. The bone was properly ADJ ust-
ed by DR.. Stedman.
A man named Robert Fraser killed Ger
man in row at Baltimore, and two children
were accidentally killed by the careless use of
firearms.
The Wounded Men.--The Boston Journal Of
Monday learns that Mr.. Robinson, one of the
persons wounded on the Common Saturday
night, passed a comparatively comfortable
night, and yesterday morning his symptoms
for recovery were favorable, provided that in
Hammation docs not set in. Mr.. Wyzeman
Marshall is thought to be out Of danger.
OF the two men who were injured at
Swampscott, Mr.. Scales is much the most Sc.
riously injured, and there is hardly any pros
pect Of his recovery. Mr.. Draper's prospects,
for recovery are more favorable They are
both at the Hospital.