The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-05
TOLD By THE POLICE.
The Usual Number OF Firecracker and Pts.
toll and Powder Accidents Reported.


The record OF the days turmoil as told by
the police last night shows fewer than the
usual number OF accidents. Few Of them were
duo to flrecrackers. Toy pistols. air guns,
cans Of powder. beer faucets stuffed with ex-
plosives. and small cannon figured In the cases
reported By the police. Firocrackers appeared
IN only one role. They burned about thirty
awnings. and thereby did about $500 damage
No large iires were reported. and there were
comparatively few slight blnzes.
Tho first accident reported at Police Head
quarters was that Of Lawrence Burke. 80 years
old. OF 403 East Seventy-soventh street. who
had his left kneecap badly cut Mr.. Burke
was watching a young man named Charles
Keller OF $40 First avenue try to make beer
faucet do duty as a pistol Young Keller filed
the faucet half full OF powder and then
rammed paper on top OF it., After loading II to
his satisfaction he touched match to 1t. The
faucet burst. and Mr.. Burkes knee was badly
pital and el!er was arrested.
Fred Frederick LotT Of ~ spring street deter.
nom neG Of When free
saw tomato can in the centre OF his sidewalk
he was angry: He walked up to the can and
Ploded. Mr. Lott was taken to st. Vincents
nv Whiie Charles sehade OF 5s1 First avenue
was getting ready to flre an air gun from a rear
window OF his house the gun was discharged
f fs 9S sa Asnt eSards s es %aS
waiting for an ainbulanee. got Alfred Ellis
Worth Wort neiE b e support his ,brothers
the wounded man was thus carried down First
avenue e to BELLEVUE .Hospital; nearly half
Charles schade was put under arrest for
shooting his brother, Henry schades wound
may prove fatal. as the ball perforated some
OF the intestnes. rendering laparotomy neces-
sary These are the accidents reported by the
police up to midnight:
Aps'sin Fannie. year. old ioV Orchard street feet
Becker. Frank j.. 90 Manhattan street face burned.
Donn Henry. IL 10 East 10th street shot in groin.
Sosnay {onn r q Kns street. .no. in the hsnd
Burke. Laurence; 4oa East seven;y.seAenth stree.
Callahan Bernard SO 1903 First avenue. shot in the
rnss William. 10. 100 Madison street. finger shot.
Carlson William. 1928 East Twenty.fourth street:
Christie John TO- al7 East Thirty eighth street. face
toiemsn; William H. 1903 Water street. sho. in hand.
Coonan. William 2.162 boulevard. face burned.
anns ssmal % 5 tGsSS Ws. ffs
'h?s nc oto h . torns
Kahn: frank. 10. 2.los Western Boulevard. shot in
Kssrnes: Eusens. il. Sal East Twent1.hfth street:
Kelly william. IL. $50 East Fourteenth street; hands
Lukemnn. Edward. l5 547 East Fifteenth street tsce
Laila Frank; 3i5 East six,.eth street: bnrned
Lott. Frederick H. III spring street! burned slight
McAvoy. Maria. o. 2o2 East Forty.nnth street; shot
Mebernott ratfick. il. 43 Manhattan street; hands
NSi;Swar face Sp, nn.
Met;lire. Frank IA, 5i7 West 10th street: face
Icauirs, Joseph, 8. s2s Amsterdam avenue: hands
Mcintyre. Mary. 49, go Third avenue. shot in left
Mastlr.ky.. Adam. ls, ls5 Second avenue. left hand
Sontsitn. ra,rck, 49, 2la Eas. Thr,yeish.h street.
Mctiio,n ratrcI il. $50 East rtyeighth street;
Iyies. fhp, IL. als East Fortieth street. shot in
Nichols Conrad j.. Is. l77a First avenue. hands and
rendsrra.: Thomas, IT, s:s Eas. Thirty ninth street:
Petre Louis 10. 1879 Third avenue: face aud hand,
Ryan. Dennis 20 81 East Twenty NTH street. hands
Rogers. John. 10 21a East Thirty eighth street; hurt
by charge from cHhG s,, rbr,vs.veu,n stree. fac.
R"setnat Hbrsham 90 400 Eas, htyhrd street:
s"isie. Charles - 5sI First avenue: shot danger
ousy. ,o-
scnisrel6, Philip ~ a27 East fortysis'h street:
spankuch, Minnie ~ s45 East Firth street. sho, in
TnIiin o,'olI Eishtyhr,t eighth and FRS, avenue:
Tonn Joseph. II, 4as Yves, Nineteenth street; shot
Vail. Dennis. ~. a4l Eas. Thiry.afh street: ear
shot with Toy pistol.
These accidents were reported In Brooklyn:
Brundage William. Is l,lop De Ka.b avenue; bands
burned.
Myers. Edward. 81. 1872 Atlantic avenue; face
burned,
Carney. Charles. ID % Tilary street. race ana hands
burned.
carney, John. 10. ID Hillary street. race ana hands
burned , :, ,, ,,, ~ ,...
burned 80 800, :, =, At, -- ,,,.
ickman, Valentine; II. 4lo Sixth avenue. New York.
fac. and hands burned.
onmsa" AIenwood. 10. 2ei Bergen street. hands and
Jnntla. Martha 3. 10 Central avenue. shot in head.
MoTs. Carrie g. 1913 De KalU avenue. severely
burned.
Gueney. Paul. ~ Degraw street; shot in shoulder
wound slight.
STARK Matilda. ii, go Marcy avenue; legs and arms
burned.
Watson Christopher C.. 500 sackett street: shot IN
forehead. wound slight.
Anumber OF similar accidents were reported
by tho police OF Jersey City.