New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-05
WITH CANNON AND PISTOL
MANY ACCIDENTS OF THE NATIONS HoLI-
DAY.
4 BOY KILLED N NrwARK-F1REs IN THIS CITY

DAY.
A BOY KILLED IN NEwARK-FIREs IN THIS CITY.
A boy, whose name not known. dlscharging
a pistol at south Fifthave. and Thirdst. and sent
Of Nicholas Coda, eleven years old,
Of No. 227 Seyenth-ave., who was Walking through
Third st The wound slight.
Frank Carr, twelve years old, was burned severely
by the explosion Of gunpowder in the yard Of his home
at No TAI Tenth-ave.
Mlchaelo Spano, aged nne was shot in the right
knee and hurt seriously by Nicolo Ancone, aged
eighteen in the yard of the house No. Il RoOsevest
The wounded boy was taken to the Gouverneur Hos
ptal. Ancone ran away to escape arrest.
Charles A. Williams, colored boy, was firing
small cannon at No 2l2 East Nney-seventhst. and it
exploded, injuring him seriously. lie was carried to
the Roosevelt Hospital.
Nicholas Degarden Of No. 442 East One-hundred-
and-thrteenh-st shot in the right cheek by Carlo
Alianello aged fifteen who dischargng revolver
at random in front Of his home at No 436 East one
hundred-and -thrteenth-st The boy was locked up
KS George Eskert, sixteen years Old was firing
small cannon, at No 1871 First-ave., lie injured
seriously the face and body. lie was sent to the
Presbyterian Hospital
Pearce Kearney, Of Brooklyn. fell of Of high wall
at Fifty hftst and the East River, broke his leg ana
his head badly lie is in Bellevue Hospital.
The premature discharge of small cannon Injured
the leg Of Dennis Gallagher eleven years old, In front
, Of No. 20 Bond-st.
Rachel Rosenberg five years old. fell from fire
escape at No. 4O6 East Eighty thirdst, and killed
Patrick Staey nine years old, had his face burned
severely by frecracker at broadway and Fifty first
st. His home is at No. All West Thirty seventies
James Whelan, six years old, Of No. 15o Mulberry
ST. received pistoba in the left knee while passing
No. 900 Mulberry st. Whelan only slightly in
iured. and was removed to st. Vincent's Hospital
Frank Bresky, an eightyearOld boy, living at No.
"a East seventy fOurthst shot in the right hand
/ while sitting at a window He was taken TO the
Presbyterian Hospital where it found that his in
! iures were not serious
The fire brigade kept busily at work yesterday
answering single fire alarms from all parts of the city.
A, the night approached the number Of small fires
| greatly increased and between and p. there
we're no les than eight calls from many different
boxes. Fred Ziegler who keeps furniture store al
/ No 976 Thlrd-ave, sustained loss Of $1,000 by a
/ fire which broke ont his premises shortly after
! o'clock John Butler and Henry Crawford two IRE
men attached TO Hook and Ladder Company No = fell
of truck while going a fire at FfteSl-st and Lex
6nrton-ave They were slightly injured. = fire
! cracker put into barrel by some unknown person
shattered a plate-slass window at No 677 Courtlandt
ave and caused damage to the extent OF 80
Fireworks also caused small fires at Nos lol East
Fifeth-st No. 1,47j Thirdave., NO 307 Second-aVe'
No 456 Nlnth-ave., No. sos Tenthave' No. &c. 100"
orv No 80 Catharlne-st. No. GAG West Forty-slXtn
ST. No 40 Thriave.. No. III Avenue T. NO. -'-''
! Eighth-ave. and No. % Westst
pv the premature discharge Of cannon AZ pam,
field ~ j. yesterday Patrick McCourt and Ho"ari
! Wilson were manned f,r life. The cannon IS r'h'
If - Mexican war and has been used for salutinS
in Planfed for years. Many pounds Of powder are
required 10 load IT, and while in the act OF ram
ming charge home in front 4 Alert Hose Company
hou-e i'm Madlson-ave. that the fremen were h'rt'
one discharge had Just been fired, ana as ue Oa-
| Of powder was placed I'm the big gun the man al ue
Lreech removed his thumb from the vent Inc uNu-r
remaining in the breech was famed into blaze anu
premature explosion followed. McCourt and wilson
we're al the canuons mouth placing the charge at the
! time. and both were hurled rods away by the con
! cu,,ion Their f0re-arns were terribly torn ana
! rlanced and their bodies badly snged. other IRE
! men standing around the gun were knocked down. but
| not manged The heavy Oaken Tamrod Win heaN'
ball Of iron AT the but end sped down Madison ave
toward Front-st II struck a telegraph pole else IL
would have penetrated the crowded bar-room OF NH
Ter, Hotel on the opposite side Of the street. The
rod was reduced to fragments by the force of the
blow and enc Of them struck Jennie Feler daughter
Of George Feller badly wounding her on the arm ono
was taken TO DR.. Boones Office, and the wounded
men were removed t. Muhleuberg Hospital. Ih'
PHYSICIANS say they will recover.
Thomas Lyde, Of 10. 81 ROsevilleave., Newark
eighteen years old, hunted up old springfield rifle
I'm the garrett u his home about midnight on Friday
night with the intention Of celebrating the Fourth
The rife is one Of the oldstyIe army pattern uSec
during the war and loaded from the front 81 th'
muzzle Lyde proceeded % load tile weapon aItel
the old STYLE Of rammcg the load down with powder
He placed the gun t. his shoulder and fired. Ih'
weapon was blown to pieces, the stock splitting In"
four parts, one Of the ragged sections struck Mn
| behind the right ear. tearing away the entire DNl
portion Of his head and left ear. lie dled I'D l."
minutes. Lyde was q son Of Thomas Lyde' an EN-
! pIoye Of the city tax Office
Mamie Blakey. paralyzed daughter Of eamue
Blakey. Of Jersey City, nearly burned to deaf
Yesterday The cLild is but six years Old and becau'
NJ her disease +, unable 70 walk Yesterday she "a
in front OF her home, the Arlington flats watchh
some children discharge toy pistols and nFecT''Ner'
suddenly one exploded in her lap having been acc
deurallv cast there. II set fire 70 her cJthuS, In
screams Of the child attracted the attention Oh hoDeI
Mills, the colored ianitOr, who seized the ciIH ~,
extu g1shed the flames By enveloplng her IN MS cot
MlIl, wa, severely burned about the hands but I'll
1,eorse H. Petersen, a Republican member ~ th'
Jersey city Board Of Finance. narrowly ecaped PEN.
shot death Yesterday lie IS me supe1nte,u."t p"
wa, walking down Eighthst 10 that place when he tel
something hit his hat. He took of the white OeaVr
and found that a bullet had passed through H. II
"bNt VA, discharged bv SOME careless fellows wh'
were supposed % be shooting blank CARTRIDGES. -,
teenthst jerry City. was wounded in the hand by
The accidental discharge q a PSF. Seei'' Wa t,Tpr
badly on the hand by the premature explosion OF
lar-e GrccrdckcT.
benjamin Koelcr a 10y not more than twel"
wear, Old was shot in the back accidentally YESTERDAY
In Hoholcn By q playmate. and va, taken u - Mary
Hospital. lie refused tell the name Of the boy "h
shot him. ,.
. In Bridgeport Conn, a premature eXp!osi9
shattered the ri-ht hand o Michael Farrell ana JON
Kelly shot himself in the leg
sons OF TIE REVOLUTION OBSERVE THE DAY
Philadelphia. July 4 DSpeciab.-Fourth Of July wa
celebrated in independence Hall by the son, Of th
o Revolution The exercise consisted ot recitit.on'