The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-05
THE ACCIDENTS.
Long List Of Victims Who Are Suffer
ing From Yesterdays careIessness.

One OF the saddest accidents during
yesterdays celebration was the shooting
OF Mrs. Job Seekell by a man whose
Identity Is unknown TO the police. Mrs.
Seekell, who lives at 146 Summer street,
was croVing Westminster street near
group OF young men who were
discharging guns and revolvers, when
charge fired from gun struck her full
In the right breast, badly lacerAting the
flesh and burning her very seriously. Mrs.
Seekell was rendered unconscious Dy the
shot and fell tc the sidewalk bleeding
freely. She was hastily removed TO DIR.
O'keeie's Office, close at hand, and was at
tended, and later was removed to her
home. The young man who did the
shooting claimed to his friends that he
was hring at pole and did not notice the
woman, but before the police could ascer-
tain his identity he had disappeared. An
active search is being made for him.
While the injury is OF serious nature, it
s not thought that 1t will result fatally.
Joseph McGuinness, 10 years old, living
at 1sl Willard avenue, was terribly in
Jured by the premature explosion OF
cannon. He was engaged In loading the
cannon when 1t exploded, lacerating the
palm of his left hand and literally blow
ing 1t to pieces. McGuinness was taken
TO the hospital In the ambulance and two
fingers were amputated.
Herman Otto, Is years of age, living at
% Somerset street, and q companion,
Louis Gliven, 8 years old, were badly
burned by powder early in the morning.
The boys had q bottle of powder, fire
crackers and some punk" and
were contributing their share to the gen.
erai enthusiasm, when one Of them stuck
his slow match into the bottle OF powder.
There was an explosion, and both boys
were hurled a considerable distance. Both
were unconscious and were taken home
and attended by Drs. Rogers, Smith and
Lamson. Each one was badly burned
about the face and neck.
A stray bullet struck John Hsuly, night
watchman on the pile driver on Stevens
street, Tuesday night, tearing the flesh.
He was taken 20 his home, 103 Valley
street.
Eliza Thomas OF Boston was struck by
pieces OF burst cannon in front OF
Charles Aliens house at Oil Westminster
street Yesterday afternoon and sustained
a fracture OF the right ankle. She was
taken TO the hospital. Molly Flanagan
was struck in the back by another piece
and was badly cut. She was taken to her
home at 1856 Hudson street.
Miss Minnie Bartlett, living at 1s2
broadway, sustained oevere laceration
of the left hand by the premature ex-
plosion OF a cartridge. Or. Carver at
tended.
At o'clock in the morning Edward
Newton was shot through the left hand
by the premature discharge of a revolver.
he received medical attendance.
James Gallag her, Of the firm OF Galia-
CHER Bros, marketmen on Randall street,
was badly burned about the face by
powder Tuesday night. He was taken to
his home on Pawtucket axenue.
An Individual with more ardor than
brains threw big cannon cracker into
the midst OF the crowd on Exchange
"A vfx,rv hA - t-st
three men were severely burned on the
legs In consequence.
Ton Wah kee, proprietor of laundry
at BOP Westminster street, was prostrated
early In the morning by a deluge Of can
non crackers which were thrown into his
shop by Michael Smith and John and
George Boitchen. Considerable glass was
broken. The perpetrators OF the Joke were
willing and allowed to settle the damages,
Peter Hunt was struck in the eye with q
steel chip at the corner of Stewart and
Conduit streets and went to the hospital.
John Holland, living at Ceylon street,
fell from pile of lumber on Regent ave.
nue. and was rendered unconscious. He |
was taken to his home In the. ambulance. |
Mrs. Charles Carpenter, living on Smith |
street, was knocked down on Washing |
ton street by horse which, frightened by |
! he explosion of q firecracker, SHE'D sud- |
denly. She was badly bruised.
Harry EtAeEteny ID years old. sustained |
severe bruises of the foot by being run |
over by carriage on Westminster street. |
He was taken to his home in Pawtucket.
Florence Mathewson, living at 4O6 Pine
street, narrowly escaped drowning last
night by falling OF the great bridge. She
VAS with party in the enclosed space |
around the electric fountain, and walked |
,n the bridge. Howard f. Church |
promptly sprang in after her, and suc-
seeded in getting her out.