The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-12
MANY CASES OF LOCKJAW.
THREE DEATHS IN THE CITY JESTER
DAY AND THREE MORE NEARBY.

All OF tho Fatalities Due to Pistol Acci-
dents in Celebrating Independence Day
A Larger Number of Casualties This
Year and Moro Deaths Expected.
Two boys died OF Jockjaw yesterday in the
Bronx, and according to the physicians OF the
different hospitals there will be moro deaths
from the same cause In the next few weeks.
Another death occurred In Roosevelt Hospital.
The records OF the uptown hospitals show
that the number OF boys who received injuries
about the hands and faces from tov pistols on
the Fourth Of July this year was 100 per cent.
larger than on any previous celebration. One
OF the physicians of the J. Hood Wright Hos
pital said yesterday that the average wound
caused by n toy pistol leaves n small opening.
which makes it particularly hard to clean out
the foreign substances. In such cases. said
he. the tetanus bacilli are bound to get in
and remain"
The two deaths in the Bronx yesterday were
those OF John lndori. l3 years old, Of S47 East
135th street. and Oscar Estaumberger 10
years old, Of 81 East 1921 street, Young In
dorf in firing toy pistol on the Fourth was
injured by blank cartridge in the palm OF his
left hand. His wound was, dressed IN q drug
and the family physician discovered symptoms
OF lockjaw.
Oscar Estaumbergcr got into a scurle with
| at l5lst street and st. AIMS avenue. A toy
pistol was, discharged in his right hand in the
veoped; He died i've hours after Ind9ri.. 49,
Patrick McLaIghn 10 years old Of 6a2
Hospital Yesterday afternoon; A blank car
fridge in pistol exploded in his hand hand on the
was dressed in Roosevelt Hospital but lockjaw
DEVELOPED. The patient had been treated since
John Knabbi, i years old. Of 437 Brooke ave-
| nue.. had his left hand injured on the Fourth by
pistols explosion. He was removed to the
iockjaw fully developed.
SARATOGA, July II: Edgar T. Bracket, Jr..
died last night, of locklaw resulting from an
injury received on the Fourth of July through
her r. i$.vetar:od son q Walter 1. Lenhsr
$50 Third avenue died this morning Of l lock x
burned the second finger and palm of his left
hand by the discharge of blank car, cartridge
yesterday. when symptoms Of lqckIqw deyel-
opsd He grey worse Until death relieved his
mar school here and soprano in Christ Epis-
! coIal Church boy choir.
son o Mr. My Charlie g. Sa GaFd d
Bloomfield. died OF Iockjaw at the Mountain;
side Hospital Yesterday AFTERNOON; He was 4
palm Of SH his rsht hand LIT pS% though thoasht Of
in his head DR.. Charles Bai ley then exam med
| him and found that tetanus had developed.
| PATERSON. y. j.. July II Joseph A. Grotsky.
Justice Of the Peace and law student OF Pas
| SAFE died in the general hospital last evening
| OF lockjaw. resulting from blood poisoning
brought on, bya wound IN the hand received
| on the night OF July 3. The, physicians at the
| hospital. seeing yesterday that the case was
serious. decided TO try an interccrebrum in
| lection OF antitoxin. This was without effect.
| however. and Mr.. Grotsky died three hours
| later. His injury was received while he was
| loading n blank cartridge pistol. the charge
entering the palm Of his hand.
| PITTsBURG, Pa. July ll.-Hugh Savage. II
years old. died TODAY OF lockjay. caused by a
| wound from toy pistol on the Fourth OF July.
| Wilbur Lindburg died the other day Of lock .;
jaw from IKE cause, and William Sweeney, Il
| slightly In the hand by the spatterng of the
| caps used in firing toy pistols.
| HARRISBURG. Pa, July 11-Frank the 10;
| year-old son OF Judge Weiss OF this city. died
| at IL O'Clock tonight Of lockJaw. He was in
| jured on the hand by revolver on the Fourth
| OF July.