Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-05
WHAT THE RECORDS SHOW.
incidents and Accidents Attending
the Celebration Yesterday.

The celebration of the glorious Fourth
by those who had explosives was kept I'D
until about midnight. This hour was well
ccmed by the police and the hospital doc
tors. All day long the latter had hauled
victims of fiiecrackers. toy pistols and ex-
ploslNeS of every description to the institu-
ton, and some of the doctors were kent
SO busy that they hardly had time to stop
Tor their meals. Many persons were in
Jured IN addition to those mentioned In
yesterdays Star. While the list of injured
was a long one, no fatal results have been
reported.
Probably the most serious injury inflicted
was the taking off of a hand. Two victims
suffered injury of this character.
A sad accident happened to the infant
chlld OF Emma Sobatka at 613 n street
northwest last night. The infant was seat
ed in carriage in front of its parents
home, when a rocket fell in the carriage.
Burns about the hands and arms of the
little one were inflicted.
William Eccard of 1880 New HAMPSHIRE
avenue was one of the most unfortunate
victims. He held a cannon in his hand,
and when the explosion came the pieces of
iron shattered the hand in a frightful
manner.
DR.. William P. Carr found 1t necessary
to amputate the hand when the young man
reached the Emergency Hospital
An elderly woman named Jane Frost was
the victim of several boys who used nail
In a cannon. The iron missile struck Mrs.
FROST on her face, and a painful but not
dangerous wound resulted
Men, women and children living in diff
ferent sections of the city We're injured in
various ways. Some of them went or were
taken to hospitals, while others were treat
ed in their homes.
Leo Streitberger of Twintng City, ff-
teen-year-Old boy, was severely burned in
the face late yesterday by the explosion
of cannon frecracker, which he was
hololng close to his face. His eyes received
some OF the powder. The boy came to Ana
costa and was treated by Dr. Mudd
Shortly after this accident Charles Robin
son, fifteen years, of the same place. was
nring small cannon when the charge flew
the wrong way and Robinson's face and
eyes We're badly burned He stood the
pain until this morning, when he called on
Dr. Pyles of AnacOstia for relief
Yesterdays fire record was small one
although the firemen We're kept in readi-
ness all day. This condition of affairs il
Is believed, is the result of allowing the
children the freedom of the streets and not
driving them into back yards and sheds
to do damage.
Twelve arrests were made in GEORGETOWN
yesterday, over half of the number being
Tor disorderly conduct. There were ONLY
two DRINKS, and the remainder were minor
Offenses.
At the Georgetown University Hospital
Dr. Gwynne was busily engaged all dav in
attending to the other side of the celebra-
lion' ana burns in the eyes, hands and face
"Cic huHItiOuS thurman ShankS. a y0unp
white man, was seriously burned about the
eyes while igniting fireworks in front of
NO. engine house. Through the prema-
ture explosion quantity of powder en-
tered both eyes. He was treated at George
town Hospital. 1t is feared the sight of
one eye is permanently destroyed
Charles E. Mccarthy, a ten-year-old white
boy, and William H. Hebron, a fiye-year-
OLD colored boy, were treated for exactly
the same thing. Each Juvenile lost the
thumb of his left hand through the explo-
sion of giant firecrackers. Ten stitches
We're put in each wound
Charles Spellman, white, aged twenty
four, was treated for serious burn of the
eyes. Christian Gates. white, aged seven.
was also burned about the eyes with pow
der Wolfordr Royce. aged fifteen, suffered
from similar complaint. d. Mccarthy
aged thirty-six, white man, was burned
about the hand through the explosion of a
cracker Raymond Robertson, white aged
eight was another victim of the day, his
hand being scorched.
William F. Scrivener, white, aged eight
cen, appeared at the hospital with a wound
in the forehead. He claimed to have been
walking along the street, when he was
struck by something. The wound looked
as though it had been made with a brick
and was sewed up.