New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05
MANY MISHAPS IN BROOKLYN.


THE USUAL. NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS REPORTED.
BUT NONE WERE FATAL
The usual number OF Fourth OF July accidents
were reported in Brooklyn yesterday. Fires, in
juries from fireworks and trolley accidents were all
represented but none OF them were OF a serious
nature and the fires were trifl ng Considering the
vast number OF people travelling about and the
amount OF powder set of all over the city the
police said last night that the days record was
remarkable one.
The trolley years OF the Nassau Company were
crowded all day long. carrying people to Coney
Island and nearly every other line in the city was
we'll patronized from early morning until late at
night Not more than a half-score Of acc dents
were reported, however. and several OF these were
not important enough TO make necessary the at
tendance OF the ambulance surgeons.
OF the dozen or more fires for which alarms were
sent IN about half OF them were kindled in awnings
by stray hrecrackers. and were quickly extn-
guished
At 10 a. m. a slight blaze broke out in two
story frame house No. 81 DeKab-ave., owned by
CAPTAIN Mallon OF No. cGl Navy-st. The blaze
caught from smodering frecracker
At 4:25 D. m. a fire started in the attic o. three
story frame house at No. lel Navy-st.. owned by
Ashum Underhil. The cause or the blaze Is I'M
known. The damage was 1900
The injuries from exploded frecrackers were
mostly of the didn't-know-t-w as-loadei variety.
The poAce were lenIent in their insistence upon
strict compliance OF ordinances relating to the d's-
charge of frecrackers In the streets and thousands
OF small all the city used the sidewalks and
the streets for their playground
John Schuss, twelve years Old OF No. 29S Stagg-st.
was shot In the face by the prema discharge OF
small cannon. His wounds were dressed by an am
hulance surgeon. At 1920 oc ock In the morning
Samuel Kinner twenty Ave years old. OF No. l,09o
DeKalb-ave.. was badly injured about the head by
tho explosion OF n toy cannon He was removed 10
St Mary's Hospital. At 4:o o'clock VILLAIN Gross,
twenty-five years old. OF No 1870 Covert-st.. was
wounded on the face and hands by the bursting OF a
gun He was taken to St GATHERINGS Hospital
While trying to set off a cannon late Yesterday
afternoon John Mc(iovern. twenty one years DID, OF
No Dufie.d-st, was badly burned The cannon
exp,olcd in his face and stunned him severely. He
WIS attended BY Ambulance Surgeon Heard and
taken to the Brooklyn Hospital ~
jacob Nonaburgh. thirty-one years Old. OF NO sis
Hopkins-st at ll:l5 o'clock a. m. was passing
through Whipple-st., between ThroOp-ave. and
broadway when he was shot in the arm A c,refu
investigation failed TO explain the accident. Nona-
burgh was taken to St GATHERINGS Hospital. where
the wound dressed.
lanes Ridley thirty years DID, assistant keeper At
tho CITY Hall went upon the roof OF the building as
surset 10 haul down the flag While cooking at the
ropes and Watching the colors as they came down he
stepped backward through sky..gnt. falling dis
lance OF twenty-five feet His LETT arm was broken.
his left .eg severely bruised and he received other
Injuries. lie taken TO the City Hospital.