The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-05
KEPT SURGEONS BUSY.
The Left Hand Suffered i'm Most In
stances.


Some of those who burned powder yester-
day in the various ways provided by the
manufacturers of fireworks in celebration of
the Fourth Of July and in honor of the
American army and navy felt something of
what the boys in blue who are fighting for
their country have suffered. The physicians
of the city were ready with their absorbent
cotton and linseed oil, and some of them
found use for these means Of relief from
burns. The City Dispensary and the City
Hospital were fairly supplied with fire
works cases.
William Lincoln. who lives at Missouri
and Maryland streets, and is sixty-five years
old, went to the City Dis pensary yesterday
afternoon and exhibited burned face. He
said small boy had shot him with a blank
cartridge. He had been drinking. He asked
the physician who dressed his face how
much, in his opinion, he ought to sue the
boy for. He settled on S., 900, but as it was
easy to work his imagination he ran the
amount away up in the thousands, which he
intended to demand as a return for the
pleasure of shooting him in the face.
s. Palma, a fourteen-year-old boy, stuck a
piece of lighted punk into a can of powder
to see what it would do. 1t did fairly we'll.
He also went to the Dispensary to be attend
ed to. His face was scorched one of his
arms was deeply burned from the hand to
the elbow and the other arm was also pain
fully burned. When he went into the Dis
pensary with both arms bandaged some one
asked ironically, Whats the matter?'
Burned" the boy replied blandly. Never
theless he made a loud noise when his in
juries were being dressed. He lives at 249
North Delaware street.
Joseph Plum, another fourteen-year-old
boy, went to the Dispensary to be repaired
from the results of the days recreation.
His face was burned red and there was
powder in his eye. When the physicians
went to him to examine his eye he SAID
quickly that he could see all right, and 1t
seemed that he could. He had been shoot
ing a pistol He lives at 212 East Merrill
street.
William Norman, seventeen years old, who
lives on Michigan street, proved that a can
non cracker which he didn't think was
loaded really was. He was taken to the
City Hospital and the little that remained OF
the little finger of the left hand was dressed
so it will heal
Arthur Chiffon and John Lanning had
taken firecrackers in their left hands and
waited too long to throw them away from
them to explode. The left hands of both
were mangled. Chiffon is paper hanger.
tanning is eighteen years OLD ana nVeS at
S25 Greer street.
Thomas Lorman, who lives at 1882 Hill
avenue, looked into the mouth OF small
the cannon was discharged. He was taken
to the City Dispensary. His face, tongue
and neck were filled with powder. His eyes
escaped.
Washington street. living at 325 North
fireworks at his place of business last night
and while thus loaded attempted to set fire
ID a Roman candle in the bunch; In so do
ing his hands and face. He was treated at
the City Dispensary.
A giant firecracker exploded IN the nand
Meridian street, last night. His hand was
almost torn off. He was attended by DR..
Libby Collins, 140 South Senate avenue,
had a hand terribly mangled last night at
/ O'Clock by the premature explosion of
giant firecracker 1t exploded in her hand
and tore the member all to pieces. DR.. Nc
Leay amputated two fingers and the thumb.