The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-05
C.fsUiLTIEs OF THE FOURTH.
Three -Sear-Oid Child Drowned at Lake whitney-Two Cannous Exploded and Two Victims May Lose Their Sight.

whitney-Two Cannous Exploded ant
 Two Victims May Lose Their Sight.
 Yesterday was one of the quitest In
 dependence days ever known in thi
 city, but otwithstanding this fac
 there were quite number of casualties
 Fortunately these were fewer in mum
 Der than in previous years. Several O
 them were of serious nature, but tn,
 majority were only of minor char
 actcr.
 The snddcst accident of the entire day occurred at Lake Whitney shortly aftel
 noon. Charles D. Manwaring of 121
 East Pearl street, accompanied by hi wife, father and three-year-old sor
 Archie, were at Lake Whitney for [ days outing. shortly after noon tho party were standing on the float al Days boat-house engrossed in conver. sation while three-year-o Archie was contented playing near them.
 Suddenly upon looking around few minutes later the child was nowhere to be seen. Diligent search was made foI the lost boy, but all efforts in this direc- ton proved futile and the distracted parents were at last compelled to abandon all hope and return home without their little son.
 Late last evening the little lads body was found floating on the placid waters of the lake near the float, and removed to the home of his parents. It is SUD- posed that while his parents were talk ing the boy took the fatal step. and sank without struggle. The parents heard no soundof any body falling into the water, probably owing to the noise of firecrackers, etc., in the vicinity of where the accident occurred. The body was recovered by one of Boatman Days men,and after Medical Examiner Swift had investigated the case, and ren- dered verdict of accidental drowning, removed to his parents house on East Pearl street The boys father is clerk at Chamberlain & Co., furniture ware house on Orange street.
 Louis r. Judd, who lives at 149 Goffe street and is employed at Winchester's, may lose the sight of both eyes as result of celebrating the glorious Fourth. At about 3:30 o'clock yester- day afternoon he was celebrating by setting off a toy cannon in his yard. Af- ter having touched it off, for some req son 1t failed to explode as soon as Judd thought it should. He accordingly bent over it to see what was the matter, when the cannon exploded and the powder and small pieces of the cannon struck him in the eyes. He was taken into the house where Dr. c. A. Futile attended him. Last night he was re- ported as resting comfortably as pos sible, but will lose the sight of one and perhaps both his eyes.
 Frederick Jepson of 95 Winthrop ave- nue was another victim of an exploding toy cannon. Just as he touched it off yesterday afternoon it exploded, flash ing up into his face, and besides burn ing off his eyelids and eyebrows, closed both eyes He was attended by Dr. T. H, Cahill. who says his sight will not be impaired. .'.t.-,r.
 While a man, who refused to give his name, was displaying pistol in Coxs  firearm exploded and his left hand was severely torn. His injuries were dressed by Dr. Park.
 B. Dorfmann's firework stand at 177 Congress avenue was blown up about o'clock yesterday afternoon, and. about $50 worth of pyrotechnics were destroy ed. Some one threw lighted f1recrack- CT into the stand, hence the explosion. A slight fire resulted, which was dis tinguished by Patrolman F. D. Cook and Hoseman.W. A. Miller of truck 1.
 Boys started a rousing bonfire at the junction of St. John street and Grand but it was put out by the police. Be- fore the police arrived, however, the boys had stolen the wooden form in front of the cigar store of Moss Gompertz, 9S5 Grand avenue, and placed 1t on the fire, where 1t was burned to cinders.
 An attempt was also made to build a bonfire on Broadway again last night, but the police interfered and the fire did burn.
 YESTERDAYS FIRES.
 For over four years the fire depart ment has not had as easy a time on the Fourth of July as 1t had yesterday, until after II o'clock last night when 1t was only called upon to re- spond to two alarms and one still. The alarm was sent in from box I'll at 9:12 o'clock last evening. The fire was in the old lime kiln near Chapel street and Blatchley avenue. and was extinguish- ed with but little damage. The recall was sounded at 9:22 o'clock.
 Two fences were partially destroyed by fire yesterday caused by fireworks. One was at Madame Oertel's residence, 31 York square, which was extinguished by Officer Taylor, and the other was at M. Lincoln's residence, 9s Ward street, which was extinguished by MT. Lin coin.
 The awning in front of Wellington Ure's feed store, 91 Broadway, became gnited by flrecracker, and ortion l of it was consumed. It was put ou by | Officer Taylor.