The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-02
Fingers BLOWN OH.
Shocking Results of a Boys
School Room
Joke.
HE HAD A DYNAMITE CAP.
Some One Dropped a Lot In the
Street-Panic Among the
Children.

This morning at School No. 2. on Esfs
street, a shocking accident happened
Louis Kuntz. eleven years Of age, shot OF
the fingers of his left hand. For moment
panic was imminent among the horri-
ned children, but the presence Of mind Of
Miss Garry. the tescher, averted IL.
Louis kuntz is one Of her scholars. He
has seat by himself In the last row Of
the class. ROOM This morning about
haf-past nine. during recitation hour. ne
took from bis pocketa long cartridge or a
blasting cap. no one knows which, which
be and other boys had found on Fifth
street. He undoubtedly thought it would
be good joke to explode it in the class
room, and was encouraged by the mods
and wlnks Of his classmates TO slet her
60" While the teachers attention was
attracted TO another part OF the room.
Lewis turned sideways In mis- seat. aud
leaning over. his hands to the floor.
placed the cap under the heel Of his shoe.
Suddenly there was a loud report, an
agonizing shrek. aud the teacner and
children turning In the direction Of the
report witnessed horrible sight.
SCENE or BLOOD.
Louis was writhfng on the floor In in
tense agony literally covered with blood.
The children Tor a momeu. were panic
stricken, but Miss Garry. with rare Dres-
ence Of mind. ordered them to keep their
seats. and gained control OF them by the
nrmness Of her tone and manner.
Hastily pulling of her apron she hurried
nerve stout heart
The thumb and fingers Of his left hand
and the index finger of the right were
blown away, and shreds OF flesh were
scattered on the black board to the lert
aud on the ceiling above. whiie the blood
Ialntly gusned from cut on the boys
forehead above the eye. Miss Garry
hastily wrapped her apron around the
boys hands ana head and tenderiy lifted
him to the desk.
The noise of the explosion mad been
heard BY Miss Adrain. principal Of the
department. two rooms away. She hur-
ried into the room TO investigate Miss
Adrain and Miss Garry carried tbs boy TO
the Principals room and Principal Press
colt was hastily summoned. He carried
the boy to lnwrightis drug store on the
corner. where DR.. Mclaughlin had been
summoned BY Roundsman Cannon and
Policeman McDermitt, of the Second pre-
cinct- The school was in an uproar. bus
the presence of the officers did much to-
wards keeping the children in order.
SAD HOME COMING.
The boy was taken to ST. Francis Hos-
pital and had been nicely fixed and placed
IN bed, when his mother arrived and in
sisted on his removal 70 his home At No.
327 First street
The father of the boy has been an in
valid for over year, and the sight Of his
bov had a very depressing effect upon
him.
The cap which exploded is something
unusual, and those who saw 1t this morn
ing were unable TO tell what it Is used
for. II is about an inch long, hollow.
and at FIRST appearance seems to be emp
ty. but, on looking closely at if, it seems
TO contain some kind of explosive. not
over one-sixteenth OF an incn IN thickness
at the butt end
Saturday a number Of these caps or
cartridges were found in Fifth street, be-
tween Erie and Jersey avenue, by s
peddler and a number of boys This
morning before school opened, Rounds
man Cannon, in front of the school, YVES
given seven or eight by some of the boys
de put one Oh the car track. but though
car went over it. it did not explode He
collected from the boys all he could find.
Tne boys said they looked as If they had
been under the snow. The boy kuntz
evidently had his in his pocket since SAT-
urday and IL had dried.
Roundsman Cannon is investigating
the matter and will endeavor TO find out
where the cartridges came from.