The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-05

Every Fourth OF July 1t 10 70 Do eA-
,oc,ed that there will be moro or fewer
rcnor,g OF tho burning Of people pain
nIlv, il not seriously, by premature ex-
nIosions OF Gre crackers or some other
accident in tho numerous uses Of pow
der in which tho American boy, big
and little, delights on Independence
Dav. Yesterday was no exception to
the rule.
Two boys, one named Myor and the
other Didian, we're playing with q toy
cannon in the Eighth ward yesterday
afternoon. They had a small quantity
living in paper near the cannon, and
wore STOPPING over to load the cannon,
when Il was prematurely discharged,
sharks from tho explosion setting fire
~ The loose powder also. This flashed
up, after the habit Of gun-poYder, and
burned both boys badly about the face;
They were taken to q drug store and
their burns given the proper medical
attention. Thoy are not very seriously
injured, but their burns may disliGure
them for life,
Waiter Ritz, boy living at No. 20
Sixteenth street, was also badly burned
about the face and head yesterday. He
was shooting off powder under tin
can. whom one charge went of too quick,
and the burning powder and the can
were thrown into his face, burning 1t
painfully, but not seriously. 1t was at
trs. thought that one of his eyes was
burned out, but this fortunately proved
not to be the case.
Bob, tho young son Of Mr.. ]. G.
Dillon, the jcweler, was also painfully,
but not dangerously burned about the
iaco by an explosion OF frecrackers for
which he was not watching at the
moment.
TWO MEN BURNED.
An accident due solely to the reck-
lessness of man occurred on Market
street yesterday afternoon. A country
man named Boyd was standing not far
from N. schulz's place, north Of Four:
tenth street, watching the shooting OF
tirecrackers on the other side OF the
street. In his left hand he held large
dynamite cracker, waiting good OPP
portunity to set 1t off A man who
passed set fire to the fuse and went on.
In a second the powerful explosive
went of, and Boyd lost the larger part
OF two fingers. He went to physician
and had his fingers dressed, and at last
accounts was looking for the man who
lighted the cracker. 1t was a reckless
and cruel act, and ought to be pun
ished.
Boys were firing Jackson crackers on
Sixteenth street near Jacob yesterday,
when ono was thrown upon an awning
OF Kuehlborn & Thomas's bakery, and
set it afre. Mr.. Thomas, a member Of
the firm, who happened to be standing
in front OF the place, saw the flames
and put them out by tearing down tho
awning, but in doing SO both hands
were very severely burnt THE cornice
just over the awning was also scorched
and burned somewhat.
ANOTHER BOY BURNED.
Master Giles Norrington, q young son
Of George Norrington, living on South
Penn street, Island, was shooting of
frecrackers on the steps Of the family
residence. He had beside him quite q
pile OF fireworks, when the explosion of
one set the whole pile of together. The
boy was badly burned, his hair being
burned of and blisters raised at vari-
GUS places on his body, but last night
he was reported to be be able to be up
and walking about, though very pain
fully burned.
There was report last evening that
ayoung fellow riding bicycle down
Sixteenth street above Eoff was knocked
or his wheel by q huge dynamite
cracker, and fell with such force that he
was rendered insensible. Tho story
seemed to be authentic, but nobody in
that vicinity knew anything about the
accident.