St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-06
HURT AT The EXPO.
Walter and Eddie Martin Re-
ceive Injuries that May
Prove Fatal.
They Fall From a Third Floor
Window to the Stone
Sidewalk.
Some Of the Advantages That
Would Follow a Press
Club Organization.
Minneapolis City Bonds Sold
for a Good Ppice--Gard-
ner Fined.

The first accident i'll connection with the
Minneapolis Exposition occurred last night
II may prove fatal. Two little BOYS are the
Victims. They are Walter ana Eddie Martin.
fourteen and twelve years of age. sons of
Thomas W. Martin, living at 527 Main street
northeast.
1t was a special day for the children at the
Exposition, ana the Martin boys were there
w;h the other young people. They, with a
crowd OF boys of their own age were
on the third floor of the building
near the elevator shaft The window
at that point had been raised The
boys were playing ebout the window and
looking out upon the lights of the town.
The top of the window had been let down to
within some three feet of the floor, and was
kept at that height by stick under the sash.
The boys, in jumping about, knocked the
stick from under the window, the win
dow fell and the two Martin boys,
who were leaning against it, were
thrown to the ground on the
First avenue side. There is stone
pavement directly under the window, and
there was nothing to break the fail of nearly
fifty feet Some tiremen from the Cataract
engine house across the street picked the
boys up, and carried them inside the build
ing. Doctors were sent for, but they did not
come very soon. Meanwhile the little suf-
ferers were stretched out OIL bench head to
head and undergoing the most frghtful
pain.
AS the boys lay there surrounded by a crowd
that could do nothing till the doctors arriven
they presented sight that would have drawd
tears from a man of ice. They were bruised
and broken beyond recognition. They struck
the pavement head first. AS they came down
they put their hands before them and that
possibly saved their lives although they will
most likely be crippled for life Their arms
and hands were badly broken. Their hands
were twisted into the most unnatural shape
Every bone in the little wrists seemed to
have been broken. The fo-earms were
splintered. In some places the pieces of
bone protruded from the flesh. Their faces
were cut and bruised. Blood streamed from
their noses and mouths. The lips were cut
and the teeth seemed TO have been Rocked
from their sockets 1t could not be told at
the time whether their skulls were fractured.
They seemed to be all right In that respect.
Although unconscious when picked up they
were soon restored to consciousness. Then
their means were pitiful to hear. Although
80 badly injured they did not known the ex-
tent of theirini INJURIES.
"Please, please tell me where / am hurt
they would moan. ,
Even in their sufferings the brothers did
not forget each other. They would twist
their necks around till they walled with pain
to see each other.
Are you hurt Eddieg" Walter would ask.
And Eddie would answer with the question:
"Where are you hurt, Waliie? Are you hurt
much?n
a hurried examination of the boys did not
show how badly they were injured They
are in precarious condition. Whether they
Will live or not is a question. The patrol
wagon was called, any they were taken to
their home.