National Republican., 1880-07-06
CASUALTIES OF THE DAK
Fires and Accidents, Treacherous Toy-Pis-
tolls aud Destructive ire-Crackers.

Fires and Accidents, Treacherous Toy-Pis-
tolls and Destructive Fire Crackers.
About noon the roof of Alfred Luhricr's
house, No. Ill Ninth street, caught fire from
some fireworks, but the flames were quickly
extinguished.
About 9 O'Clock last evening the roof of
Owen Fcgan's house, No. AIS + street SOUTH
west caught fire. but was extinguishcd before
m uch damage was done.
About the same time boy twelve years Of
age, named Shiplcy, living at No. 73 Fred
erick street, Georgetown, shot himself in bis
left hand, wounding two fingers.
About noon a white boy, nama1 II. W.
Blackiord, fourteen years Of age, living at No.
l26 Bridge street, Georgetown, was shot in the
abdomen by one of the Internal toy pistols.
The wound is quite serious.
4 fire broke out in HallcclS's drugstore
corner Of Fifth and II streets, about o'clock
yesterday afternoon. No 9 cugne was called
out aud cXtinguishod the flames, The dam
age amounted TO about 500.
About o'clock yesterday morning boy,
named James Ryan, living at No. 612 Ninth
street northwest, was badly burned about the
face and hands by tho explosion Of some gum
powder with which he was celebrating.
A fire broke out about 1870 o'clock yesterday
afternoon in house No. 1922 Eighth street
northwest. owned by Mr. Dickson and occu-
pied by Mary Humphries. The damage
amounted TO about Slj. An alarm was sounded
from box 25
A boy named Arthur Bralihugen, son of
harness maker on Seventh stroct, was shot
at tho corner Of Seventh aud G. streets north
west by colored boy named Caleb Bray, who
was armed with toy pistol. Bray was ar.
rested. Iouhg Brakhagen was wounded in
tho left arm.
About 2:l5 o'clock fire broke out in frame
house on Columbia road, ut the boundary,
owned by DR.. Fardcn aud occupied by Robert
Murray. The damage amounted to about
500 The fire was caused by the explosion
Of fre.crackcrs on the roof. An alarm was
turned in from box 2l7.
A boy named William Adams thirteen
years of age, was seriously burucd about the
head aud hands at the corner of Ninth and
East Capitol streets last evening by the ex-
posion of some powder, He was attended by
DR.. Duliu, and taken to his home ou South
Carolina avenue near Tenth street by Officer
Shelton.
About o'clock last night an alarm was
turned in from box 1873, caused by the burning
of tho roof of n shed In tho roat of house No.
23O Twelfth street southwest, owned aud UcCu-
pied by Mr. Edmund Blunt The fire was oc-
casioucd by sky-rocket. The fire was eN-
tinguished by the police and citizens without
the fire department gOius INTO service DAM
age, about S95.
About 1880 i. IN. Henrietta Butler, coored
girl about fourteen years old, residing with
her mother at 30 Jefferson street, was slightly
wounded by the discharge Of shotgun in tho
hands of Levi Butler, also colorcd. lie was
arrested aud locked up in the third precinct
5tJti0n-hOusc TO await investigation. The
shooting is supposed, however, to be accidental.
Drs. Bowie Tyler sud Shecltells rendered sur
giCgl aid. The parties were not related.
Alexander Carter, another ColOred boy, was
accidentally shot in the land on ponnsyl-
yauia avenue in front of tho Washington
house. Carter was playing in front of the
hotel with pistOl in his hand, aud stumbled
| over pile Of lumber lying near the curb
when the pistol accidentally went oil, shoot.
ing him MS above stated. He was assisted to
his home in Jackson alley, whero Dr. Mars.
teller was called in and extracted the ball.
His injuries are slight.
| James Ryan, the littlo four-year-old son of
Officer c. Ryan Of the first precinct, met with
| au accident yesterday morning, which may
may result in the loss of the sight Of his left
| eye. Little james WAS shooting frc-cracker5
| in front of his fathers residence, and while
| STOPPING over, lad named Flabin threw a
cracker under his face. The cracker exploded,
| driving the pO"doI ia tho loft oye, completely
| covering the sight. The father succeeded in
getting the powder out of the chld's eye with
a silk Handkerchief, but tho eye was SO badly
| burned that the little fellows parents despair
of his ever having the use of it in the future.
Yesterday afternoon a coored youth named
Edward Brown, residing in Adams Express
alley, was accidentally shot in the thigh
while standing on Four.und.a-half street,
near Missouri avenue, aud received quite a
severe, though not dangerous wound. Brown
was standing talking to another colored youth
about selling his pistol and handed it to him
to look at, and while examining The hammer
| the weapon was accidentally discharged, the
! ball striking Brown in the ileshy part of the
| left leg near the abdomen, taking an inward
aud downward course, and lodging near the
outside Of the leg, above tho knee. lie was
assisted to his home, where DR.. Marsteller was
| called in aud extracted the ball.
REGULAR fairy bower, sparkling fouu-
! tHins, fragrant flowers aud delightful music at
| Driver & SChofed's Summer Garden.