The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-13
EPIDEMIC OF MISHAPS.
Boys Head Terribly Injured by
a Horses HOOf.
SUFFERS LIKEWISE.
Laundry Drivers Head Crushed Kit
sap Farmers Leg Mashed Mill
Mans Toes Pulled Out.

There was a regular epidemic Of ac-
cidents yesterday, although no fatali-
ties were reported.
Charles Rsiss, aged s years. living al
liz Blanchard street fell OF. OF a bug
g. on Lenora street, between Front and
West. about II O'Clock in the morning.
The driver OF the team brought the
horse up with a quick rein In order TO
avoid running over the little fellow. with
the unforeseen result that the horse
backed too far ard stepped on the boys
head The skin on the right side OF the
head commencing from a point below the
eye and running over the tcp of the
head and down nearly to the base of the
brain at the back OF the head was ripped
off and laid over the ear DIR. j. p.
Sweeney happened along about the time
the accident occurred and bound the
boys head temporarily. The little fell
low was uucorsc ious for short time.
but recovered and was able to talk when
his father arrived and took him home.
DR.. Neville. the family physician. was
called, and on examining the wound
found that, although the scalp had been
ripped off the entire right side of the
head yet only 4 small fracture had re-
suited. at the junction of the parietal
and frontal bones. Last night young
Reiss was getting along nicely. and the
doctor was confident he would recover
Thirty minutes later Frank Moore.
aged g years. employed ar the Port
Blakeley mill, had folr toes OF his left
foot pulled out by the i've rollers of the
big band saw. He was brought 20 this
city as soon as possible and taken TO
Providence hospital. where DR.. Willard
found ii necessary to amputate the
tagged pieces Of bones that represented
the lost toes. Moore said that he was
tending the band saw and stepped one
side TO allow some visitors TO pass along.
He put his foot on the cogs of the live
rollers, and in less than a twinkling OF
an eye they caught his toes and just
yanked them off. leaving nothing but
stubs of the bones He said :hat even
In the brief space of time II required for
the accident. a very sharp pain went all
over his body. being specially noticeable
IN the region of his heart.
At 4.30 O'Clock in the evening j. W.
Raymond driver for the Cascade laun-
dry. was thrown from his wagon on Sec
ond street near Bell and kicked under
the eye by one of the horses. The cheek
bone was struck by the calk on the horses
shoe and IN addition to being broken
was driven back into his head. Although
still conscious Raymond was in terrible
pain when taken 10 DIR. Neville's office.
He was put under the influence of chlor-
oform and operated upon. The bones
were pried out of his head and placed in
position again. Late last night the pa
tient was suffering considerable pain and
talked with difficulty. At his home, 52l
Pine street. II was learned that in turn
ing around the wheel caught and the
wagon overturned. man named Pierce
was with Raymond, but he was fortunate
enough 10 escape the horses hoofs. which
were flying around in all directions. II
Inflammation sets in Raymond's wounds
may prove serious.
About 6 o'clock John Grandy. a ranch
er residing about three miles from Port
Madison. got in the way of his horses
hoofs. with the result that he sustained
a compound fracture of the left leg be-
low the knee. The wound caused him
great pain and was so serious that he
was Immediately brought to this city and
placed in Providence hospital. He ar
rived at 1890 O'Clock last night. II was
said at the hospital that he would not
lose his leg.