Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-07

Many accidents were reported during
the day, and the net result will not be
anown for several days.
Ira IL. Parker, living at No. 208 Roll
ney street, after having an enjoyable
Fourth, was badly injursd about the
face Monday night by the explosion of
cannon.
Alexis Haggerty. aged IS years, of
No. 1925 West Fourth street, was badly
burned about the face by the exIlo,-
ion of n cannon at Fourth and Rodney
streets. His burns were dressed by DR..
Hitch and he was afterward sent to tine
Delaware Hospital. lie may lose the
sight Of one eye.
DR.. W. Z. Miller had several cases.
He aitened James King, who was atruck
in the hand by stray bullet while sit
ting talking TO some men at Sixth and
Poplar streets. He lives Mt No. 407
East Sixth street. DIR. Miller also
dressed the wounds of William Foulk,
an east side lad. VINO had bis face
burned by firecracker, and Charles
Mackin OF No. 9l5 Walnut street, who
was injured In a similar manner.
William Harvey of No. 1910 Walnut
street was badly injured by the explo-
sion Of tirscracker.
DIR. j. L. Pyle attended William
Cole, who was burned by fireworks.
Eugene Cravenson of Delaware City
had his hand badly injured by the OK
plosion of 6recraoker. lie had his
injuries attended to at the Delaware
| Hospital.
The motorman of street car on Mar
ket street had his eyes injured by the
explosion OF large crackers which had
been thrown in the direction of the car
by crowd of yuune men. In another
car several women were hurt in a Himi.
lar manner.
Some man got into fight on Front
strset between King and French, but
nobudy was seriously hurt. The police
made 10 arrests during the day, most
of the prisoners being charged with
drunkenness.
While responding to an alarm of fire
in the morning Acting Chief Engineer
Joyce and Martin Lyons, who was driv
ing the carriage, were thrown to thu
street at Second and King streets. Bott
men and the horse were slightly in.
jured.
The northwestern section of Whining
ton contributor largely to the list O
accidents attributable to tile Fourth
At Riddles Banks bursting cannon
threw small piece of metal into the
thigh of Charles Wilmington OF Kent
mere. IL pierced the thigh. for sum,
depth but bounded out again, leaving
o hole about large enough to admit tn,
emu of the little finger. A n Italian boy
Mongi by name, had two tingers OF
one hand and three on the other burst
presumably on account of holding can
non crackers in them. Neil Desmond
living oh Gilpin avenue, near Lincoll
street, was badly burned about the eye
by the explosion OF loose powder, t.
which be had set match.
G. Phillips of Peunsville, N. j., Al
empluye at the Carney Point powde
works, was on his way to du Pom
Banks to SEQ the celebration. Whe
! about to change cars at Delaware ave
nue. and Union streets, he says be wa
struck on the nuse by a falling SIX
rocket. Whatever the cause, IL knocke
way the front OF his nose, taking tn
, partition with it AMI part Of his uppe
lip .I
Two boys. living at Rockford, ha
! their face and eyes scorched by prema
ture explosions at powCer. Samu,
! Glatta of hockland aspireh to light hi
cigar from the flames of an ignted car
non cracker, but the cracker was to
. swift for him and exploded in his hanc
= severely decorating the palm and TO,
fingers and nearly carrying away tn
: end OF ons finger. This and the 9th,
cases we're attended by DIR. job
!, Palmer, Jr.
A plate glass window valued at ST.
at Adams L Brothers. store, No. 81
Market street, was broken by the o.
plosion of large cracker near it.
/ There were several firea in the Gil
n during the day. A bout midnight Month
night there was slight lire at Cnarl
d. Feil's jewslry store, at tina sourhwe
n corner OF Fourth and Market street
q supposed to nave been caused by fir
h works.
A mysterious fire was discovered car
/. in the evening at No. 500 Walnut sire
IN which is owned by the McCullou,
II estate, and has not been occunieu I
!, several months. When ths doors we
:. opened the odor of oil could be- detsct
N and it Ia presumed that the buildi
IA was set On tire. An investigation
~ being made by the police. The bIa
J, was easily subdued and the loss W
m trifling.
IL There was slight fire in a shed
ia the rear of Carter's foundry, at Thi
pa md Pine Btreets, and an awning
o. front Of Wright's jewairy store, on XII
street between Second and Third, "
damaged by fireworks.
Interesting celebrations were held