The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-05
FEW ACCIDENTS, NO FIRES
CELEBRATORS WE'RE GENERALLY
FORTUNATE yesterday.
Several Boys Were Too Familiar with
Big Cruckers and Toy CannoMf but
No One Was Seriously Hart-NOt IA
Fire Alarm All Day Yesterday After
1870 Ina The Morning.

There were fewer accidents yesterday
in New Haven than on any Fourth in
years. Nearly all of those which did
occur were minor ones. Not only were
! there few accidents, but not even a
still alarm was received by the fire de-
partment after 1880 yesterday morning
| until late last evening. Not an accident
case was received at Grace hospital all
day and only one was received at the
| New Haven hospital This last was
small boy who was too familiar with
cannon cracker. His face was burned
little and it was thought that he was
seriously hurt because of the fuss he
made AT the hospital after the dirt
and powder had been washed from his
face it was seen that he had received
only a slight burn and Re was turned
loose to do further battle.
A young man named Rice who lives
at No IA Clark st,eet while examining
a small cannon to. see why it didn't so
off after the fuse had been lighted
found out very suddenly that the fuse
was working all right. He had waited
what he though was a respectable Pc
riod after he lighted the fuse and as the
gun didn't go off he stepped up to see
what was the matter. Just as he was
STOPPING over the little barker it went
off and he caught part of the burs. of
flame in the face. He was taken to DR..
Converse's office and his burns We're
dressed. His face was filed With pow
der and his eyes were badly injured.
1t is feared that he may lose his eye
sight. Several pieces of burnt powder
struck him in the eyes.
Fred Brown, hoy who lives at No.
81 Hill street. was another cannon
cracker victim He was too close to
one when it went off and his necl. and
face We're severely burned.
Livy Freeman, the colored man shot
in the face with blank cartridge on
Dixwell avenue Tuesday night, was get
ting along nicely at the New Haven
hospital last night and II was thought
that he would not lose his sight. After
that accident the police of the Dixwell
avenue precinct took measures to pre-
vent further like occurrences and con-
fiscated revolvers wherever they found
them being used yesterday. About a
half bushe of revolvers of all kinds
and sizes We're secured. from 40 calibre
down to little single shot 22's. The
guns will be returned to the owners to-
day.
II. r. Fancher, the eleven-year-old |
son of Superintendent Fancher is d
victim of Fourtha of July, but fortu-
nately was not seriously injured. |
Young Fancher had lighted big can
non cracker that had a short STEM The |
fuse apparently went out, and the |
boy attempted to blow it, Just as he |
picked the cracker UP 1t exploded in his
face, filling 1t with particles of powder.
DR.. Henry was called and picked the
powder from the boys face. Had it not |
been for the fact that young Fancher
was wearing glasses, he might have
been blinded by the exploding cracker.
Frank Collins, the son of Mr. and |
RMS. Thomas Collins of No 26 Grand
avenue, was firing a. toy pistol yesterday
on the sidewalk at the corner
Of Grand avenue and Front street when
the pistol prematurely exploded and his
left hand was shot through. The wound
was painful one and bled freely. Col
Inns was attended9by Or. L. C. M. Hall
Of Grand avenue.
william Sasse, ir, OF 1863 st, John
street, the thrteen-year- son of Will
liam Sasse, an employee at the New
York, New Haven and Hartford freight
lepot, was injured by the explosion Of
giant firecracker. A large boy placed
cannon cracker on the curb. The fuse
lid not burn quickly. enough to satisfy
he group of interested children stand
ng around, so a rush was made to get
lold of the cracker and expedite the
explosion Young Sasse was unfortu-
late enough to get there first While
Ne was examining the fuse to see
whether 1t was lighted, the cracker ex-
)loded, severely wounding his left cheek
md eye. DR.. Arthur S. Cheney of 112
College street was summoned and called
n consultation DR. Henry S. Swain the
we specialist. After extracting the
'owder from the boys eye, the physi-
ians made him as comfortable as pos
ible in dark ROOM