Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-05
NAMED FOR LIFE.

Deadly Work of Fire Crackers Yesterday
Eyes Burned Out and Hands Blown
Of-Young People the Greatest suf.
ferers in the List
After looking over the list of accidents
for yesterday the question arises does it
pay to celebrate the Fourth with such vio-
lent explosives? Most of the victims are
children, and to-day they are suffer
ing from burned faces, hands and
fingers torn of, and in few cases the eyes
were destroyed. One is expected to die.
The lesson is a painful one, but young
Americans will follow in the footsteps Of
their fathers and insist on having q noisy
time. Here is the list:
MoCLoRY-A serious if not fatal accident
occurred to Henry McClory, aged o. who
lives on Bleumer street. Thirteenth ward,
yesterday morning. The unfortunate young
tention was attracted in another direction
someone threw a jackson cracker into it.
It exploded, burning the young mans eyes
figuring his face horribly. The indications
last night were that he would not recover
YoUNG-William Young. IS years of age,
was found dead on the Pennsylvania Rail
road tracks at Turtle Creek last night He
was taken to his home, near Turtle Greek,
and the Coroner notified. He is supposed to
have been struck by q train.
MILLER-Carroll Miller, a 17-year-old boy,
who lives on Spruce street, Allegheny, was
badly burned about the hands and face with
loose powder last night. He was taken to
the General Hospital for treatment
CARMAN-Henry Carman, while driving
along Second avenue was struck by an cleo
trio car and badly hurt. He was knocked
out of the vehicle and received q broken col
lar bone and ankle. He was also injured
ZIMMERMAN-Charles Zimmerman acci-
IDENTIFY shot himself through the hand at S59
Webster street.
ployed at Lutz's brewery, had the forefnger
of his right hand blown off by large Jack
son cracker. He was taken to the Mercy
Hospital, where the finger and part of the
next finger were amputated.
CAMPBELL-George Ca npbell, out Penn
avenue had piece torn out Of the calf OF
his leg by large cracker. He was walking
along the street when someone threw it
under his feet. He bled profusely.
SHELFAN-Mrs John Shelfan, of 2s37 Sarah
street, Southside, sprained her ankle by a
misstep while at a picnic at Glenwood yes
terday.
CARRENsLThomas Carrens, an Italian at
Woods Run, was badly burned about the
face by the explosion OF cannon hre
cracker. His eyes are permanently injured.
CALLAHAN-BenEy Callahan, of Allegheny,
had his hand torn off by a cannon cracker.
1t was necessary to amputate the arm at the
wrist.
KLINE AND Z1MMER-willie Kline and
August thinner, boys living on Cherry
street and Spring Garden avenue, had three
fingers apiece lacerated by premature ex-
plosions.
vile road, poured a lot of powder into q
small cannon. 1t went off and burned his
hand into blister, besides scorching his
face.
HENPHILL-Charles Hemphill, Hemlock
street youngster, was badly burned in the
face by flash of powder.
MooRE-Thomas F. Moore of Washington
street, held a jackson cracker too long. He
now has badly burned face, and is minus a
finger on the right hand.
MoKERN-Ella McKern, of LawrenceVille,
lost her right hand with the exception of the
little finger through the deadly work of
cannon cracker. Frank Fuhrer threw it,
when it fell on the girls arm and exploded.
He surrendered himself to the police, but
she'was carry ing a baby when the accident
occurred.