The evening times., 1897-07-05
THE PATRIOTIC VICTIMS
Hospitals We're Kept Busy Ac-
cording to Custom.
FACES BURNED BY POWDER
Premature Explosion of Cannons and
GiaDt Crackers Sent ShriekiDg and
Wounded Youngsters In Search OF
Lint, Salves and Surgeons-The
Heroes Of Police Court Cases.

The Fourth Of July casualties We're, as
usual. frequent, numerous and painful
Percy Thompson is an Australian, but
nevertheless has become impregnated With
the spirit Of the Fourth. He attempted to
:Ire his cannon this morning, and succeeded
IN blowing mis- face full Of powder grains.
His injuries We're dressed at the Emer-
gency.
boys were shooting cannon at the cor
ner Of Twenty-second and b streets, George
town, today, when Percy Fletcher and Clar-
ence Heinzinan passed by. The cannon
was large aud the aim splendid, so much so
in fact that Percy an d Clarence were brought
10 the Emergency Hospital to have two
pairs Of badly-burned legs treated. After
a pound or No OF powder was removed from
the anatomy OF the lads, the patrol wagon
carried them home.
Albert Parkman lives at 100 Park place
northeast lie knew the cannon was loaded
but thodght the fuse wouldn't work. 1t
was dang Its most deadly work, for as
Albert went to examine it he received such
a charge OF powder in has hand that the
doctors at the Emergency had TO spend
quite a while over the laceration.
JOHN Welsey, a fourteen year-old boy,i
ing at No. 2056 Eighth street northwest,
rcsenbled the spotted boy at the circus
when he came TO the Emergency Hospital
fortrcatment this morning. He had a cannon
and IL went off the wrong way.
number of patriotic citizens were un-
able to wait until today to celebrate the
.,f hf N "a ffr Of Ind lep
and dwcreaHes; ed at various times andplaces
on Saturday aud Sunday.
on the charge of setting Off fiTeorackers
on Seventh street Max Cohen forfeited this
morning So collateral, James Z. hampson
forfeited $40, William olden $40, Frank
Brown SO, George Thomas So, John Smith
So, Valley j. Mitchell So, Robert Wilson
So, William Zeller SO, Frank Dausch SO.
Frank Reddick 81 o, and Harry Leqary $40.
oJhn HsaEan, Il Iniddle-aged man, tried
to show to the satisfaction OF Judge
Kiinball that he was innocent of setting
eff pack OF firecrackers as charged, but
was unable to do SO and was fined $40.
TasAer c. Johnson, coiored, was cele-
brating Independence Day In CHICKS al
ley, rear Rhode Island avenue, this morn
ing at O'Clock; but he thought IL tame
sport to merely explod epowder.
He wished to develop his latest work
rnaaship as al artiIlerest. so he purchas sed
small cannon for 8 cents. loaded IL With
powder aud shut, and used Thomas Ran
dall, WHO was across the street, as target
In the police court this afternoon Lawyer
Peyton, for the defense, contended that the
shot was probably from the gun OF Little
Willie Glick," who was also there: but the
court failed 10 see the matter in the same
light and imposed fine of SO or five
days I'm default OF same.
one of the most painful cases brought
to the Emergency Hospital today was that
of Willie Crawford, fifteen years old. He
was firing q cannon in front Of his home,
No. 1898 I. street, and had n canister OF
powder, be esde firn Another boy lighted
''aZzrr,'' spark from which fell In the
powder which exploded, terribly lacerating
his hand and face.