The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-16
ANOTHER ACCIDENT.
A Man Falls from a Gallery and is
Mashed to a Pulp.

AT about A. P. M. Sunday, a most horrible
accident occurred at the Charity Hospital, to
an old negro man named Peter Hanson, who
was entered in the hospital on the 10th of the
present month
Having recovered somewhat from his sick
ness, the old man was walking around
his ward and went out into the gallery Of the
third story, which looks over into the brick
paved yard in the rear of the building, and
it is thought must have been leaning over the
railing when he became giddy and fell over
and down into the yard, a distance of some
sixty feet or more, crushing his hips ana
MASKING his backbone into perfect jelly.
Some of the people about the place heard
the fall, and ran out, when they found the
old man huddled in lump and dead; the fall
killing him instantaneously. Peter Hanson
was colored man, and aged sixty-five years,
a native of Virginia, and a resident of Car
rollton.
After the accident he was taken to the dead
house, and this morning at II 80 the Coroner
held an inquest and returned the following
verdict: That the deceased had come to his
death from injuries received in falling from
the third-story window of the hospital.
During his silence of fortnight Gen. |
Sheridan has figured the Louisiana outrage
business down to fraction. "The number |
of persons killed and wounded since 1866 on
account of their political opinions is as fol-
lows Killed, 2141 wounded, 2115 total.
4256. And now may we not ask for few
names to accompany the figures and while
you are about it, General, since you prefer to
be precise, let us have your authority Tor such
statements Some Of the men who know of
these murders and woundings ought to be
found and examined by Mr.. Hoars Commit.
tee.-N. L. Tribune 11h
Two decisions have been rendered nv tba
Alabama Claims Court which cannot but have
most important bearing upon the distribution of
The indemnity fund paid by Great Britain to the
nlted States. The justice of that touching the
hight OF foreigners in general, who, in common !
with our own citizens suffered loss while under
he protection OF our flag, to share in the dis
OF the money paid as indemnity for
such loss, Is, we think, sufficiently obvious 1.-The
,ther decision, excluding British subjects from
IN the distribution Of the fund.
While not on Its face quite SO reasonable will be ,
ound on examination equally just. 1t is reason
IDLY CERTAIN that no british subject who suffered
oss from the action of Confederate war vessel
lad any part IN fitting such vessel for service
nut none the less may he be considered morally
esponsbe for the laxity Of his government in
armed ships to depart from its ports
o war against friendly power: and, so con-
idered, his claim for damages wrought bv these =
hips is of course effectually barred.-P ItsJurq
Dispatch.
There is considerable truth IN this reflection of
be st. Louis Democrat: Somehow those Con-
ressmen who cultivate quarres with the press
ave rather the worst Of T.. Not to mention the
ate Poland, we suspect that the late Chandler
nd The late Carpenter wish they had never
card Of the gag law