Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-25
SHOUTING ARD PEREsAPs
FATAL ACCEDEsF.
A yGung Han shot and HEsngIed
by a SESy Rocket.
Another severely injured

A most l~hnentsble accident occurred
yesterday evening, by which a well
| knowu aud highly respectable yoUne
man Of this city was dangerously il not
/ fatally wounded - certainly MANNED for
| Nfe-and another very seriously hurt. a
! ~sayT0cket OF tie largest size WIS dis
/ charged from the sidewalk near ths store
/ Of P0dests & Caz2sss, under ODD Eel
! lows Hall, Main street, and instead Of
| being fired vertically, it shot across the
street aud struck Mr.. ReIben Pattison,
son Of Col. Geo. PstlisOu, j1st below the.
/ knee, tearing the leg almost entirely off
and Of course msngllng 10 IN the most
horrible manner Imaginable. q Gesd-
~ missile then struck another man
iwhose Darae we did not learn IN oEe
leg, cutting 6 deep gssh across it. and
lodged sgsinst the other leg, where Il
exploded with q report Ike that Of a
heavily loaded musset, injuring him sc
versly, and burning his psntalOODs near
~ OF. We did not lesr1 the extent Of
bis Injuries, as ne went or was
taken away Immediately; what
ever they were, they did not prevent
h.n from dancing about 10 his blazing
braechss, and cuTsing with the vim and
earn.s.ness OF q very pTotsne trooper.
The unfortuuats Mr.. Pattison, who IL
cutie q young man, was taken IS speedily
SIS possible into Oak Hall. HssTaz
&" bleeding Ike a e~scri6ce," and w0Vd
soon have been g corpse had not s0As p.
gentlemen present skiluliy applied
impr0mpeu tOurniqUet with q handkeA
chief, and in q great measure stopped thu
flow of the crimson current. DTs. Frs
kline, Woodward and Mitchell were soon
in attendance, and did al that wa
---HEH - sHA EaEn#- end EA.HaH
bus st a late hour last night Il was con-
siaersd doubtful whether he eonid rally
and recover from the terrible shock and
loss OF blood.
No accident like this could OCCUR, save
through grossly criminal csrelsssness and
DISREGARD OF human lie. The chances
are that O skvrUcSet fred vertically viii
do no harm, although the stick might de-
sesnd upon some unfortunate heat; but
when il is discharged horiz 5ntslly, q
missile lies forth as deadly with
in its range rs the bullet
from E muslget or rife, and the cases on
record Of fatal "a~cciGFDls" lrCm this
U are DUnbeTiess. among the City
ordinances Is one making the discharge A.!
OF firearms within the city limits pam
isaabie IS q misieOeanOr, We ars not
aware that any exception Is made II IT,
FLE Ll GDLlltEE1 IA Al4E Dk2@AaN@Ik&EH OF !
the city authorities and the police seem
10 think thst long custom sanctions its
constant v~iGlstiou On such occasions.
This Is gvoug; il is Gu evil which should
be speedily aaG entirely corrected. That
uhica Is & nuisancs to quiet people, and
dangerous to life and property, il
quite rs much 80 on . holiday
as on saY other, ana should not be toi-
Grated at ali. To-day is Christmas, s1d
another holiday ia near Et hsnd- Gen
orally on SaGse occasions tire constant
discharge Of guns, pistols ard powder
crackers al over the city, sounds Ike the
Inst notes Of q battle. We Gall upon tbe
poles 70 suppress, promptly aid sserE!y,
the celebration Of these holidays in tn-s
improper and dangerous manner, even
IF every lookup in the city shall be
iHCt g. 0vnr80Wiag with the offenders
Ia the category Of explosives that are q
nuisance or dangerous aud should be
We class everything EoOve the
OF the euger piunis charged with
Illuminating powder, Even powder
crackers, by many deemed harmless, are
so sometimes Whea fred in ones
face, as they often are at night by
t~houghtIsss ard miscbiev0Cs hoys. The
police should understand thEt law-a5id-
and taE-psyi8g cjti2sns look to them
security 0: iifs ard property sSSiHst
Tie lawless acts o. reckless men and boys
IS much during the holidays IS on oTdi
nary Gays.
To cur mind a holiday had better be
allowed 20 pEss uncDsorVed than De cels-
Drated a. the imminent risk Of life and