The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-05
VICTIMS OF tue FOURTH.
Many Painful Accidents But NO Fatal
Ones Reported.

Many Painful Accidents But NO Fatal
Ones Reported.
The usual number of Independence
day casualties is reported from yester-
day, although there were no fatalities in
Topeka vicinity.
Ernest Council, son of A. Council the
contractor, was shot through the left arm
below the elbow yesterday morning. He
with another young man and two young
ladies we're in the side yard of George
W. Crane at $50 Harrison street, dis
charging fireworks when a cOlOr6d man
across the street took deliberate aim and
fired into the crowd 4 hat so slight an
injury should result from such an act APP
pears marvellous. The bullet was re-
moved and found TO be from a 32-calibre
revolver. The wound is not serious. The
cOlored man is unknown and no reason is
assigned for the shooting.
AI. VI. Welcome of the Kansas Mutual
Life association had his face and Chi d
burned by the premature discharge of a
cannon fire cracker in his fingers
Will Fulton. a city employe on the
street force, had his hands cut and
burned while trying to relight a giant
cracker.
Leon Weeks, an eight year old boy, had
the flesh torn from two fingers on his
right hand by the explosion Of a cannon
cracker He was playing with fire crackers
in front of Frank Longs restaurant and
did not see a large cracker which was
Andrew Lewis Rock Island employee
who lives at Gordon and Topeka avenue
n. Topeka had the fore finger of his
right hand blown of by the premature
explosion Of a giant cracker late Tues
day night.
Ralph Moore and Nat Taylor had in
gers burned with cannon crackers
George Burrs. cattleman, was firing
cannon crackers for the amusement of
his small boys, when one of them ex-
ploded IN MS hand, tearing the flesh off
the palm of his hand DIR CoIdren took
two stitches IN replacing the flesh.
Il Homer Fox, the young son of Captain
O. w Fox, was celebrating with a toy
cannon, which did its work all right
until late ia the afternoon, when it went
eyes with powder. DR.. Minney picked
tho powder out this morning.
Hugh Benner 15-year old boy had his
face badly burned By the discharge of
powder from his toy cannon. He was at
the home Of his uncle. NJ w. Welcome
on Fillmore street. and had just fired his
last round of a pound of powder when
the powder went out at the touch hole
instead of the end Of the barrel The
cannon had been in the family ten years
but was never used until last year when his
parents gave him a quarter of a pound
Of powder, it worked all right and they
gave him a pound this year His face
and eyes were filed with powder. His
sight will not be affected although he
will not be as pretty as be used to Be-
Frank Forbes, son Of p H Forbes.
played with q toy cannon which failed to
work during the afternoon and his eyes
we're filed with powder. His injuries
are not serious.
Earnest Carter. a young man who
works in the Santa Fe offices and lives at
535 Van Buren, street, was cut on the
head by coming in contact with one of
the center poles of the electric railway
about o'clock yesterday afternoon He
and three companions started for Gar
field Park and caught . crowded open
car between Fourth and Fifth street