Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-07-11
Fourth of July Fatalities Report
ed from Different Parts Of
the State.
COL. SPOONER'S SON INJURED.
The Young Man Badly Burned by a
Premature ExpIoson-Other
State Specials

Madison, Wis, July Especial J.
Charles Spooner, the oldest son of Col.
]. G. Spooner, who lately entered his
fathers firm as a partner. was badly
burned last evening by the explosion of
a can of powder while preparing for the
evenings celebration His arm and hand
are burned to the bone and the right
side of his face is badly burned. The
fact that he wore glasses was all that
saved his eyes, as powder was blown into
the glasses.
Prairie du Chen, Wis, July 5.-[Spe-
cial. while firing a toy cannon, impro-
viSed by cutting off an old muSket barrel
and sStting it in Il block of wood, the
breech flew out and Louis Walker re-
ceived the contents in his face, putting
out one eye and burning his face in
terrible manner.
Sheboygan, Wis, July 5.-[Special.]-
Oscar Hensel badly burned his hands by
the discharge of a cannon tirecracker yes
terday.
Baraboo, Wis, July 5.--[Specal.]-- las
Harry English, son of L. w. English,
was loading small cannon yesterday a
He was fearfully burned, but will recover.
His eyesight may be impaired.
Black River Falls, Wis, July 5.-[Spe-
cial.]-The Fourth of July was not cele-
brated in this city, though few minor
accidents occurred in the early part of
place in which Bernhardt Ammunson, u
farmer, received injuries from which he
will not recover and his wife and two
children were severely though not fatally
cut and bruised about their heads and
faces.
Madison, Wis, July 5.-[speciall-The
list of Fourth of July accidents in this
city included burned barn, one boys
thumb torn off and the burning of an
others eyes, which may result in loss
of his sight. The latter is Willie Samers,
the former Joe Hoven, son of a we'll
known butcher. All resulted from care
less use of frecrackers. Another lad,
August Frantschi, has badly sprained
ankle, the result of jumping from the
tower swing at Winnequah.
Sheboygan, Wis, July 5.-[Special.l-
Louis Wolff, well-known young man of
this city, recently returned from West
Point, met with an accident from a giant
6recracker which it is feared will dlshg-
ure him for some time,
The 7-year-old son of G. H. Ha1bach in
jured his eyes while shooting frecrackers.
The boy was taken at once to Milwaukee
to be treated by an oculist.
The little daughter of w. Shrage while
playing at the Lake View park broke her
arm.
Green Bay, Wis, July Especial j
The exceedingly noisy and demonstrative
Fourth passed with but one accident as
far as heard from. John Dillon of Depere
was severely crushed by a street car, but
will probably recover Several fires We're
started by the careless use of fireworks,
but only the large barn of John Gross
was burned The loss being about $1,000.
La Crosse, Wis, July 5.-[Specal.E
Two fatal accidents occurred yesterday.
John Kirkaby, while partly intoxicated,
jumped from street car and fell under
the wheels of trailer, receiving injuries
that caused death at an early hour this
morning He was 40 years of age and
unmarried.
The 5-year-old SOIL of John Neitler was
burned to death, his clothes catching fire
from a frecracker. His mother was also
badly burned in trying to smother the
flames.
Elmer Lane, while playing with fire
works, had his clothes burned Oft. He
will lose the sight of one eye