Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06

crackers in a tree near his place of
business and furnished amusement for
a large crowd of people, eight minutes
and 10 seconds being consumed from
the time the match was applied to the
bottom OF the string until the last
cracker exploded.
Tony Maulo, who has a pyrotechnic
factory in Liberty street, gave a novel
exhibition in the rear of the City Hall
in the afternoon.
ACCIDENTS.
Three men and two boys were fright
fully injured in the evening by the
explosion of quantity of fireworks on
stand at Front and King streets. The
cause of the explosion is not known,
but is thought to have been occasioned
by some passerby throwing a lighted
fire cracker ON the stand. Those in
iured seriously were Raeffalo Paleese,
Dominick Greese and Israel Goldstein.
The two colored boys, Perry Hicks and
Raymond Satterfield, were not seriously
hurt. Their injuries consist of severe
burns. Paleese and Greese we're unable
to see after the accident and were taken
to the Delaware Hospital. 1t is feared
that the Injuries to their eyes will prove
serious. The physicians at the hos
pital will be unable to determine the
result for a day or two.
While engaged in loading a cannon
in the evening Charles Brommel of No.
206 South jackson street was severely
burned about his face by a can Of
powder exploding.
A large cannon cracker was placed
beneath tin can in the evening. The
can was thrown high in the air and in
its descent struck Martha Anderson,
aged q years, of No. 1116 Walnut
street, on the head and cut a cash.
Eddie Glenn of No. 222 Van Buren,
street had his face badly burned and
cut by the bursting of a toy cannon.
1t is feared that the sight of one eye
may be impaired.
Miss Emma Hardy of No. 800
Chapel street was injured in the after
noon at the carrousel at Brandywine
Springs. She became dizzy and fell
from the seat and was thrown on her
head. She sustained severe cut and
was rendered unconscious.
FIRES.
In the morning fire occurred at
the paint shop of Richard Kelley, No.
716 Shipley street. The estimated loss
is $500.
The Water Witch Fire Co. responded
to an alarm of fire at Eleventh and
Union streets. A field of grass had
been set on fire sby spark from a
Baltimore q Ohio engine.
Policeman Welsh and others ex-
tinguished fire in the morning in the
yard of No. 1922 Walnut street. The fire
was caused by heated Goals being
placed in an ash barrel.
Policeman Harry j. Massey sounded
the alarm of fire in the evening from
box No. 112. The cause was fire at
the home of George Robinson, No. 1921
Rowland street. The damage is esti-
mated at S4O0. The cause of the fire is
unknown.
Members of the Delaware Co. ex-
tinguished a blaze on an awning at
Seventh and King streets during the
afternoon.
CELEBRATION AT NEWPORT.
The day was celebrated at Newport
in a great manner. A parade. supper,
display OF fireworks and speechmaking
made up the programme. The parade
took place in the afternoon and was
headed by the Gillespie Band. Andas-
taxa Tribe of Red Men, in full regalia,
volunteers of the late war, the New
port Tennis Club, and citizens Of the
town participated. The Rev. W. s.
Mowbray delivered an address, after
which there was fine display of fire.
works.
EARLY MORNING CLASH
A small riot took place at Market
street and Concord avenue early in the
morning. A haclSload of colored people
arrived there and the horses were being
watered, when party Of young white
men who were seeing the Fourth come
in, aroused the ire of some OF the
wagon party and one oolored man drew
a revolver. A beer bottle was thrown
and then the young men drew revolvers
and announced that trouble would fol-
low. They fired their revolvers, which
were, with one exception, loaded with
blank cartridges, and the hack party
lost no time in getting away from
there. 80,
BOX OF. FIREWORKS EXPLODED.
William White, son of Samuel j.
White, residing at No. sl2 Harrison
street, dropped lighted piece of punk
into his box of fireworks and it ex-
ploded In bis face. Ho was rather
badly burned, but it is hoped to save
his sight.
CRACKER EXPLODED IN HIS HAND.
A boy named Layton, about IL years
old, living in Newlin's Court, between
King and French and above Fourteenth
streets, picked up large cracker in
time for it to explode in his hand. His
face was cut and it is feared his eyes
are injured.