The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-23
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS.
The Pistol - Sudden Deaths and
Boiler Explosion.


The Coroner had his hands full to-
day, as witness the following:
DIED In THE woRK-HoUsE.
Sarah Lowe, an inmate of the City
" ork.house, died suddenly last night.
Coroner Stitch, being notified by Dave
Carnahan. this morning that officer, with
hold an inquest. ~
BOY ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY HIS SIS
TER.
This morning about half past O'Clock
a little six-year-Old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Arnold, was shot dead by his
eight-year-old sister. The Arnolds oc-
cupy rooms in the building at No. 545
Vine street, and keep a confectionery
two doors south-at No. 541.
This mornIng Mrs. Arnold locked the
two children in room aud went to the
store to scrub up. In few inmates a
neighbor came running TO Mrs. Arnold,
saying: "Ihere must be something the
matter in the room where you lett your
children. as l heard terrible noise
there just now."
The terrified mother ran as fast as she
the room was almost craZed to see Will
lie lying on the floor breathing his last,
with blood flowing from his side in the
immediate region Of the heart. The lit
tie girl said to her mother, "Mamma,
Willie is dead; shot him with this pis-
toP'-handing the weapon to her mo her.
1t seems that some few nights ago bur-
Glars attempted to enter the Arnold res
ldence, and in order to repel future in
yasions a pistol was bought, which
nightly was paced.on the mantel-piece,
from where the little girl Anna got it
this morning and was playing with 1t
with the result as stated. Willie lived
but q few minutes after being struck.
This sad affair may be warning to
careless parents that loaded revolver
is not safe plaything for children.
THE MURDERoUs ROPE.
The season in which young girls en-
deavor to excel each other in the use Of
the dumping rope" has arrived, and the
first fatal occurrence from over-exertion
must be chronicled to-day. Little Ada
Seltzer, the six-year old daughter OF a
laborer who resides in the neighborhood
OF No. $40 Fulton avenue, fell down ex-
hausted day before yesterday, after
"scoring" five hundred and fifty contin-
uous jumps over arope, which she swung
over her head, the blood gushing from
her ears, nose and mouth. Everything
possible was done to restore her, but to-
day she is in her grave-a victim of too
much exercise.
SUDDEN DEATH.
About half-past 8 O'Clock this morning
VIM. Fossett, colored man, aged about
forty years, who has for some time been
acting in the capacity of barkeeper and
general superintendent OF Henry Pick
et's ranch on Rat Row, was walking in
company with a colored friend named
Willard McCarty on the Public Land
ing.
just as the men reached the door OF
Dutch FRANKS saloon, between Broad
way and Ludlow, Fossett was heard to
utter groan, and drop down to the
pavement dead. AS soon as possible
the body was taken into FRANKS saloon,
and the Coroner notified.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
Iu this case the services of Coroner
Stitch were not needed, a circumstance
that is due more to good luck than good
auagement. About $3.50 this morning
the new engineer of A. Lucker, a re-dis-
tiller OF spirits at 10. 20 Broadway, pro-
ceeded to build fire under the boiler as
usual. After doing so he walked to the
front OF the store, and in little while
afterwards there was an explosion
which shook the surrounding houses
and terrified everybody within ear-shot.
The engine room was In court in
rear OF the distillery, against which the
rear part of the building occupied by
Gerhard Fuchs as residence and beer
saloon abutted, fronting at No. 69 East
Front. When the explosion occurred
| the boiler, which Weighs three tons, was
hois ted over one hundred feet in the air.
Coming down it struck on the tin roof
of Fuchs house, ploughed its way
| through the fourth story ceiling, and
lodged on the partition Of the third floor.
In one OF the rooms separated by this
partition slept new arrival from the
old country, Mr.. Mechior Fuchs, rela-
tive of the landlord, and being unused
to the customs Of the country, was
amazed TO see, after being awakened by
the falling OF plaster and the chokiu &
dust that almost blinded him, a huge
mass Of iron about three feet from his
bed, where it had found lodgment III
the wall in its descent. 1t is unneces.
sary to say that he made gOou tirfe from
that room, aud it may be that the poor
fellow is running yet. The damage to
| Fuchs house is several hundred dollars
just about two minutes previous to
the accident, Mrs. Anna Smith, who has
rooms in the building, was looking out
of one OF the windows, holding her two
year-old babe in her arms. This window
was mashed into thousand pieces just
after she had quilted it.
The steps in rear OF No. 20 Broadway
| which were quite near the late engine.
| room, were completely wrecked, and the
| area now looks as though a tornado had
| been at work.
| Boards, sheds, steps and debris en-.
cumber the ground like a wilderness
| after storm. The plumbing-shop OF
| Mr.. Ii. j. osborne, next door north, su
| tered considerably from broken glass.
Mr.. U. puts his loss down at about 5000.
| The building occupied by Lucker is
| owned by Mr.. r. w. SLrader; Usborne's
by Mir. q. W. Woolley. The fellow VINO
is the cause of all this commotivn stood
| trembling near the scene Of the catas-
| trophe, and was interviewed by number
of hungry reporters, but all their efforts
TO induce him to give his name
proved futile. He refused to talk at all,