The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05
THE GLIMMERING FOURTH.
How Our Citizens Celebrated the Day,
Accidents, Incidents, Etc.

Accidents, incidents, Etc.
The Fourth has gone. There was no
formal observance of the day, which seemed
to be given up entirely to amusement.
ON THE HILL TOPS.
At the geological Garden the attendance
yesterday was estimated at six thousand.
The programme for the day consisted of
balloon ascensions, music by the Cincinnati
Orchestra, and the seeing of the sights and
grand display of fireworks at night.
At the Highland House the crush was
tremendous, fully fifteen thousand people
visiting the place. Not single row oc-
CURED. Prof. Stookey gave daring exhi-
hitiOn on rope stretched from the depot
To the Highland House. The pony track
and Beyedere were crowded all day. The
fireworks was magnificent, especially the
pieces of Washington on Horseback and
Welcome to the Highland Patrons.
Professor Clifford performed on the tight
rope at the Lookout House, which was also
crowded all dav. The exhibition of fire
works was good one, and the flight of hot
air ballO@ lis numerous.
An immense crowd visited the Bellevue
House, which was given up to picnics and
music by the German Military Band. The
number of people carried up and down the
lnclir ed Plane was not less than 1000.
At Prices Hill there were music and fire
works. There was to have been a balloon
ascension at o'clock, but unfortunately
the supply of gas was not sufficient to
launch the air-shir.
ACCIDENTS AID INCIDENTS.
The ten-vear-old son of Constable Mach
lev was injured badly in the right hand
yesterday by the premature explosion of a
pistol.
August Schoenbeck, a young man living
at 10. 5l3 Race street, was burt seriously
about the head Yesterday by the bursting
of small cannon which he was firing.
Willie Clark, little boy living on Ninth
street near John, had his eye badly burned
by the explosion of n fire cracker. and will
probably lose his sight.
A plate glass valued at $50 was broken at
]. NJ. Seifert's store, No. IS Court street, by
stray pistol shot.
Louie Hyman, young man about twenty
years old, residing on Longworth street,
shot himself through the hand while firing
four-shooter thirty-two caiber.
A stray shot fired from revolver by a
Young man named Hudson, at | o'clock
yesterday afternoon struck Miss Rosa Cum
ningham in the ankle as she was coming
out of her home, 55 Hopkins street. in com
pany with II young lady friend infiicting
lm ,,oly and nainfuI thouuh NOT ser;oue
would
A hott,a oe nowdor arr,oded ,o0+or5,,,
orternoon held in thn rioht land of j, hoy
named Kraus, living at SO Jones street,
tearing the palm of the hand into pieces
and burning his eyebrows and lashes and
Tho Fiuhto, team cot friytta,od ~ so,,a
exnloding crackers ot the Barr-street fire
,esterdnv ,rtprnnon and ran owov 6nun
Erenmon avenue tu Grst street bnfGra thav
yaro c,noLt '
Az ni,,I,tnsr-va,r-o,db how ror,ed Fdwo,d
Kn,hn Iiyinc NJ tho southwest corner nf
Fifth and Vine streets was shot Inv a
twnn+v.tyo coIiher ,,;stnl in tla r;,,ht l,1yud
hre,,kino the index fngnr
LITTLE Ida Morston 81 douobter of Mr.
canr,so Nnrsto,, ~ No o-C niol,i
strSo1 ran no;,,t of an ron nicket fence
thro,irh her wrist while iumI,ing from n
souib Yesterday afternoon.
Lewis Richardson. a lnborer fifty veors
old residing in Coyinr,on RECEIVED = nistol
bullet in the right hin Yesterday afternnnn
from a reynl, er fred by LOT Of boys
A man named Gus Schembeck. living at
51S Race street, was painfully hurt about
fine face and hands at noon Yesterday bv the
explosion of a small cast iron cannon which
he WAS firing of.
Frances PIaus. German girl received q
slight wound fiom pistol hall fired by
,Jnsepb Kamp at the corner of Budd and
Carr streets.
!. T. Poss, a German tailor, was taken to
the Hospilal s.. .fferinr severely from n kick
which lie received while in a saloon on
Sycamore street,
Felix Foster, twelve-vear.old son of
the saloon. keeper, corner Of Wade and
John streets received n mangIed hand
from the explosion of Roman candle.
Oscar Lewis, a little coIored hoy living
on Betts street. was handling bottle of
powder when it exploded, iuiurinp his
hand and arm severely.
Mrs. Margaret Held. residinp on Walker
Mill Road, was walking along Wade street
when she was struck by n stray bullet
which entered the abdomen, inAictinp what
the physicians fear will be n danperous
wound.
AS many as fifteen bullets were fred into
fine VEST door of the l.. C. 81 Depot vns-
terday by crowd of rou.hs and When an
officer arrested one of the party the remain.
der of the crowd forced the prisoner from
his custody.
Mir. Lawrence Eckert while sitting in
front of his book store. at the corner nf
Thirteenth and Walnut streets was struck
in tha riuht tap,,le hv n huIlat nro5 fro,,, n