Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-04
ACCIDENTS WERE FEW
List Will Probably Be- Increased Before
+" Night
Fourth OF July Celebrations Which
Did Not End Happily Lost =.
=
His Finger.

| The day sLtrted in unusually quiet Il
| police circles, and the policemen went OF
duty with the understanding that person!
who confined their celebrating to anything
in reason would not be molested. This wa!
also permitted last night. although severa
days ago the police were instructed to ar
rest all offenders. and several persons were
arrested. The number of persons arrested
for violating this law has been mucf
smaller this year than usual, and the mum
Der of painful results thus far has bee7
smaller The law against the use OF ex
plosves apples at any and all times, there
being no exceptions on account OF holidays
but as it is impossible to prevent the dis
charge of the fireworks when their sale l;
permitted, the police take the view that ii
Is the best thing for the community TO al
low them to be discharged In the streets
and on vacant lots. rather than drive the
boys into back yards and woodsheds, ano
cause the destruction Of property, such a.
was done several years ago.
Objection is made by the police to the
use of anything in the nature of weapon
loaded with leaden bullets or missiles OF
any kind. and Such offenders. when caught
are 8rrested. Included in this list Is the
shotgun. as well as the revolver. ana las'
night one man was arrested for dischargine
a gun. He was taken to court this morn
ing and fined
persons to celebrate but some or them
participated in the celebration. and one spe-
cIal policeman came near losing an eye. he
is Special oflcer Ben: Klopfer, who doe,
amount of celebrating done IN this section
where mer. and women of the lower class
patronized the Chinese fireworks establish
ments, and spent hundreds OF collars In
powder.
Narrow Escape.
Ben Klopfer was in front of one OF the
houses where there was some celebrating
going on, and when one Of the girls held
a large firecracker in her hand he stopped
to see whether or not 1t was lighted. and
of course, his face got near the explosive
at the critical moment There was an ex-
plcsion, and Ben. Klopfer thought his time
had come. The girls laughed and enjoyed
the affair as joke. but the poor watch
mans face and one eye were badly burned,
and he had to so off to see physician;
Men who freQuented this section last
night tried themselves by setting on large
firecrackers under beds and IN other parts
heard to scream from fright. and although
this dangerous manner of celebrating was
INDUCED in. none of the houses were
burned.
Lost Finger.
This morning about 4:3O o'clock the pre-
mature dlScnarSe OF QeaOly 10Y Cdiiioii
robbed Samuel Roberts, fifteen-year-old
boy, of the first finger of his left hand.
Samuel lives at liz Maryland avenue. but
he was out with some friends near 18th
street ard Pennsylvania avenue about the
time stated. and Just why the cannon was
discharged so soon he will probably never
know. He does know. however, that he lost
his finger. and the doctors at the Elmer
gency Hospital dressed the wound.
Badly Burned.
Harry Lohrboch. living at PA Az street
southwest, while setting off fireworks at
AZ and streets southwest, about 0 o'clock
this morning, was badly burned about the
face. He was attended by DIR. Woodbridge.