Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-05
Serious Accident.

Serious Accident.
The Knights of Pythias and the
knights OF Golden Eagles had a great
day at their picnic at ST. Clairsville
yesterday. The crowd was larger than
was expected and all those attending
had an enjoyable time. The only thing
to mar the day was the serious acct
dent to Walter Fletcher. Of Bsllaire,
who met with a sad accident in the sham
battle. Fletcher had large giant fre
cracker in his hand, and carelessly 81
lowed it to explode in his hand which
shattered the member and painfully
injured his face, also damaging his
other hand. Fletcher was taken TO DR..
Vests Office, where his left hand was
amputated, and his other injuries
dressed. Later he was taken to the res
idence of Mr.. Merritt, where he was
resting very well last evening. Mr..
Fletcher is a steel worker and is en-
ployed at the Bellaire Steel Co. S
works, having come from Haymarket,
Va. only short time ago. His brother
in Bellaire went to St. Clairsville last
evening to take care of him.
Knee Cap DisIocated.
Harry Culbertson, of Twenty-second
street, while in friendly wrestle with
one of his companions near his home
yesterday was accidentally thrown
against plank and had his knee cap
dislocated. The unfortunate young
man was taken to Dr. D. H. Taylor-s
office, where he received the necessary
surgical aid.
Accidentally Shot.
A young son of Erwin Thomas, of
Eighteenth street, while celebrating
the Fourth yesterday about noon,
drove a nail into blank cartridge to
force 1t out of the cylinder of pistol.
and the explosion ensuing caused the
nail to penetrate the thumb Of his left
hand. ~-.e boys injuries, which were
extremely painful, were dressed by DR..
R. NJ. McMillen.
Both Eyes Burned.
Frank, the young son of L. Shep-
par of Eleventh street, was accident
ally struck in the face by an exploding
fire cracker yesterday and had both
his eyes badly scorched. His burns
were dressed by DR.. Billiard. II is not
thought that his eyesight is seriously
injured.
Other Mishaps.
bOU4S COIClAdH, sui Vi JOQn cole
man of Twenty-seventh street. was
painfully burned on the face by flash
of fire from a cannon which he was
firing near his home yesterday after
noon. His injuries were dressed by
physician.
Louis Summa, the well known clerk
at John Coleman's pharmacy: Earl
Noels, the young son of ex-Fireman
Noels, of the hook and ladder COM
pany, and John. the young son of John
Zarnitz. OF South Chapline street.
each had his right hand painfully
burned while firing blank cartridge
piston yesterday.
William Seabright of the Eighth
ward, had his face slightly burned yes
terday morning by sparks from a fire
cracker.
Edward Sneider, of South Market
street, suffered the misfortune of fay-
ing his right eye burned yesterday by
the explosion of cannon cracker.
A boy named Underwood. residing
on iwenty-second street. had the side
OF his face very painfully burned By
an explosion of powder while setting
some fireworks of near IS home.
young son Of Squire FITZPATRICK
was the victim of painful accident
tuesday night, having his face burned
by sparks from roman candle.
Harry Hfllman, Jr.. son OF Mr.. Hill
man, the Eleventh street jeweler. had
his eyes seriously burned by the unex-,
pected explosion Of freeEa61