Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-04
COUNTING te THE VICTIMS
The Small Boys Experience With Fourth of
July Powder.
Patients Taken to Emergency Hos
pttnl for Treatment Government
Clerk Loses His Hand.

The glorious Fourth marked an ingiorious
epoch in the lives of many junior citizens.
Powder still burns with lightning rapidity
and the small boy, with all the daring of
his forefathers. whose brilliant achieve
ments he started in bright and early this
crning to celebrate, persisted in coming
in contact with the explosive, and, like a
vanquished warrior, limped off the field of
glory little disf1gured, but still patriotic.
All day long the surgeons at the Elmer
gency Hospital were kept busy attending to
the injuries of the rising generation There
was an occasional man in the number who
really should have known better but most
OF the eases were those of boys who had
Deen careless In handling big frecrackers
powder.
The most serious result of the celebration
was that which befen Mr.. D. D. Lore, a
sides at sos 18th street northwest He held
a giant firecracker too long, and when it
exploded 1t carried away a portion of his
hand.
When taken to the Emergency Hosnital
an operation was deemed necessary, and
the entire hand was amputated at the
wrist.
Injury to His Face.
broom maker named Dam Mccarthy
inVes sigated a lighted firecracker too close
iy, and when it exploded he suffered a pain
fni dissertation Of the face. and Elmer
clark. while shooting off crackers from
car. held one too long. and IT exploded in
his hand, causing painful injuries
shortly before noon Willis Parker of 1S:s,
SIN street northwest and Arthur Brame of
1900 Sth street northwest were brought into
the hospital. They had been experimenting
win WIZ, little powder and tin can. A little
girl playmate, it is said, touched a match
10 the powder, with the result that both
boys were painfully burnt about the face
They were taken to the Emergency Hos
pitai' where their wounds were dressed.
Other Cases.
Other cases of accident reported at the
hospital today wefe as follows:
Robert Dawson, {, colored 437 Templar
court southwest burnt about face and
hand. Arthur Wersenyi white bow. aged
fourteen. residingYa 47o r street north
west was carried to the hospital, where
the surgeons removed powder from his
eyes W. 7. SCI Wis suffered from a contu-
sion of the abdomen, the result of an ex-
r-oded firecracker.'
Robert Harvey, colored, of Willow Tree
court was burnt about the face and hands
by powder Granville Horton, celored, aged
twelve. suffered from a lacerated wound of
the hand by the Premature explosion of
firecracker. Archie Davis aged ten, was
burnt about the face by powder Ernest
Blair, aged thirtyfve was brought in,
suffering from gunshot wound in the right
cervfcal region Henry Rabe, aged eleven
was burned about the face. F. J. Hines,
l234 9th street northwest, was burned
about the eyes with powder P j. Craft
was injured in both hands by an explosion.
Vincent Fielding of 1901 New Jersey ave
nue. had his hand burned by powder John
N Williams. a machinist at the Eavy yard
mad narrow escape. He was holding
fk -hnr -E3al
his hand and demolishing his hat He
lodged just in time to prevent injury to
his face. George Ferry. aged thirteen, was
burned slightly about the face. Sandy Car
yer of 86 18th street was burned about
the eyes.
Severe, but Not Fatal.
Frank Osterman, ten years old. living at
No. 161 Maple avenue, Anacostia. was Sc
verely burned about the face and neck this
morning while ceiebrs ting. His burns are
severe, but fatal results are not antici-
pated.
william Brown and Frank Chase, res
idents Of Washington street, twelve and
fourteen years old respectively, were in
jured by the breaking of glass bottle An
explosive was put in the bottle, and pieces
of the glass cut them about the legs.
Edward Clarke, seventeen years old,
made his snare of the noise in o street al
ley early this morning. He had a pistol
filled with paper waddirg, and the weapon
was pointed ia the wrong direction when he
pulled the trigger. The result was that ms
right hand was badly injured.
Between and . O'Clock this morning
Chester Ogden. aged sixteen living at No.
it19 14th street northwest. accidentally
dropped a fireeracker i'll box of powder
which he was carrying under his arm. An
explosion followed, and the boy was badly
but not seriously burned about the chest,
face and eyes.