The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05

street. was badly cut on he face by ~
broken emery wheel yesterday. The
skillfnl hanlS OF the hospital surgeo.s
fixed him up all right.
A morse b ,lo1ging TO jane Farrell of
Paw ucket becoms fright n q on Wash
caunon cracker. aud in shying knocked
down Mra Charles Armstrong Of Carpen-
ter street. Mrs. Armstrong escaped in-
jury, excepting from few bruises.
Thomas Lyons, who carries on gro
Gerry store on Atwells avenue. met with q
very painful accident yesterday after
uoon. lie was one OF the exhibitors In
be trades procession and rode on wak-
on containing his exhibit. on top of which
he was seated. Suddelly the seat broke
down and threw Lyoas into the stre,t at
the corner OF Burgess street rendering
was taken TO the hospital, where it was
found at his right thigh was broken.
A ruffian who wanted me fun with
bootDlack pointed pistol in the face of
"Cnariie" Marigold yesterday morning
and fred 1t. The ctarge struck the lad
full In the face and inflicted serious in-
jurles. Marigold was assisted home by
an officer but the brute who had the
fun" ESCAPED.
A runaway team knocked down and
trampled on Edward Day, who is work.
ing on the Washington bridge a. the end
oi EAcuauRe piace, Lay was inJu,eu
about he head but not seriously. lie
was taken home by fellow workmen.
Christine Silv,, u Japanese sailor. came
TO the Rhode Island hospital yesterday
from Fall River, where his hand had been
hurt while holding a hawser.
Add 4th July insert T.
Another victim of premature explosion
OF frecrackers was Walter A. Potter,
son OF Dog Officer j. Crawford Potter.
He was struck In the face by
giant cracker held by a
comrade who threw it without
thinking Of the possible dangers TO hus
manity, and was terribly burned on the
head just over the eye. He was taken TO
bis home, where he was doctored by his
family, after which he spDeared again on
the streets In quest OF fun aud amuse-
ment.
A small boy, Willie Blaisdell, by name.
shot himself In the hand with a revolver
yesterday. He was attended to by DIR.
LlliDridge.
James Grant, living on DOYLE
avenue, while reloading revolver yester-
day forenoon, had an exceedingly marrow
escape from death. He had been firing
loaded cartridges in his revolver and
thought That all had been discharge I.
AS he was "monkeying" with the
weapon. however, his finger pressed the
trigger and there was an explosion. The
bali passed through the young mans
vest, down his leg and came out through
his trousers at the knee. Outside OF a
general scare and al unusual palsn ess OF
features Grant was uninjured.
At The Crawford Street Bridge.
"Oh lookll look ! I mamma-O-o-h n"
Children screamed with deliQhr, boys
grinned, and men stood about aud guess ed
that they could almost have done as we'll
thems lives, as the rocksts hissed into the
air and bombs vomited forth their con-
tents Of glorious, brilliant colored stars.
Crawford street bridge was packed solid
with humanity from the roped-in space
where the fireworks were TO the Union
Railroad station. There were all of 10000
people together there. Stones Continental
b md furnished the music For fifty
minutes the firework display lasted. and
the huge crowds slowly dispersed when
the last mine had exploded. The council
committee were present in carriages aud
each wore badge in commemorative of
the day. They were Alderman Lansing.
Councilman Wood. aud City Clerk
Clarke.