The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-05-25
MEMORIAL SUNDAY.
G, A. R to Attend Two Services and
Hold Exercises in Opera House.

| pastor, the Rev. W. IL. s. Murray, ID. d.,
and in the evening will attend Calvary
Episcopal Church. where special ser.
mon will be preached by the rector, the
Rev. William NJ. Jcfferis, ID. ID.
In the afternoon commencing at 3
| o'clock II service will be held in the
| Grand Opera House, for which the fol-
| lowing programme has been arranged:
| Music by the choir Of Delaware Avenue
| Baptist Church; opening prayer by the
Rev. John Shape, pastor OF Delaware
| Avenue Baptist Church. addresses by
Col. Benjamin Nields and Gen. James
| II. Wilson; music by the choir: ad-
| II. richards. deputy attorney general:
music by the choir; address and bcnc-
dicti"n by the Rev Robert A. Elwood,
pastor of Olivet Presbyterian Church,
| who was in the SpaniSh-American war.
| Captain Peter b. Ayars will preside.
| The Sons Of Veterans will have charge
| Of the Opera House during the exercises.
Directly after the battalion drill at the
| military day exercises at the Wilmington
Military Academy yesterday an accident
| occurred which came near resulting
| fatally to kihet Ferdinand patzowSky,
| the 10-ycar-old son of Richard Patz0w-
| sky. The accident was caused by a rum
| away horse The animal was tied to
| post on Broomp street about so Yards
| north of the parade grounds. As the
battalion left the field to march to the
hall. the horse became frightened and
broke loose from the post. Before any
ON" could catch the frightened beast it
Il l,in1, Al
scattering them in all directions. In an
instant all was excitement. Everybody
started to run toward Broome street to
see what was causing the trouble Tho
women became hystcriral and turned
their heads expecting some one to be
knocked and tramplcd to the earth every
moment. Men attempted to stop the ami
NAL i'll its mad dash. To add to the dan
ger Il piece of the post which broke
when the animal tore loose was dangling
from the bride.
As th" animal dashed through the line
of cadets Captains Blackford and Wyatt
attempted to stop it but were unsucccSS-
full Captain Backrord caught the
bridIo and threw the horse back ON its
hanchcs. The bride then came off and
were useless.
How "Kidct" Pntzowsky escaped from
being crushed 10 death WAS nothing short
of II miracle. The horse in its mad
flight knocked him down and ran over
him. The piece of post which was hang
ing 10 the hrille struck him in the head
and made an ugly cut. Captain Black
ford picked young Pntzowcky mp and
ran TO the hall with him in his arms.
The order To form in line was given ut
once aud the battalion marched on to
the hall as if nothing had happened. 1t
was an excellent dispiHy of GOODNESS on
III" part of the entire battalion.
"Nid"' IatHoW>ky WAS carried to one
of the upper room Of the hall and DR..
Jesse Williamson was tclephOnrd for.
Nhil' waiting for thr doctor 10 arrive
the Rev. Charles +. Duhcl and William
Scott stopped the flow of blood. The
injured boy displayed much courage
and WAS the most collected person in the
room. II" said the wound PINNED him
very little. lie insisted that the doctor
not h" allowed to take any stitches in the
wound unless he was PIT under the in.
tluoncc Of either. Mrs. P0tzousky was
on the ground and was much excited
when told that her son had met with an
accident. She arrived at the hall shortly
after he was carried there aud stayed
with him until he was removed to his
home Il short time latter.
After being taken home DR.. Oglr was
called in to attend-him The doctor said
last night that there was Il deep wound
about three and a half inches in the back
of the head. He took twelve stitches in
the wound. The injury is not thought to
he serious. The boy was resting easy
last night.
Th" runaway animal was owned by !
Preston Lea and was attached to rub
b"r tired spindle carriage. On Banning |
street between Broome and MARYLAND |
avenue the horse ran into n fence and |
broke loose from the carriage. lie was
caught on Fifth avnue by Roland Dan. |
lcIs There was no damag" done to the |
carriage except Il broken shaft One of |
the horses legs was slightly injured.
"kll"t Harry Scott and Roland Dan
icIs were also slightly injured by the
runaway.
After the excitement had srbsidcd the
Military Day program was carried out
as arranged.
Military Day is always IN occasion of
MUCH interest and pleasure ut the Aca-
DENY. lcSt"rday was no exception and |
about 800 spectators assembled at the
grounds IN the afternoon to watch the
Young cadets 70 through the various mill
tary exercises. 1t was announced that
the exercises would begin at 3 o'clock.
hut it was probably $50 O'Clock before
the cadets marched on the field headed
by the First Regiment Band.
Long before that time Rroomr street
from WYEoIl Hall to the parade grounds
wdS crowded with spectators and yc
lirIcS of all kinds.
TN" military boys were attircl in their
new Khaki uniforms which only arrived
At the Academy on Thursday. They
looked unusually trim and neat in their
new uniforms and received much an
clause as they marched on the field
lho first of the exercises was n battalion
lrili in command Of Major Blackford.
rh" battalion consisted of Campany A.
which is composed Of the older cadets,
md Company Il. known as the "Kilct,."
lhc battalion drilled in excellent form
which is very creditablc to the officers
Who nave trained the boys. The otll-
'ei'S and cadets alike were complimcn,ci
III all sides.
The most interesting fenture Of The
lay was the drill by the "Kidrts" in coho-
nand Of Lieutenant Bannard. The ages
# the "Kidcts" range from 10 to 1s
ears. Those who took part in the drill
we're: "kidets' Barnard. Tomlnson.
.ndcrs, klcntz. Hopes, Mullin, Me-
Arthur. Srecy. Elliott, Scott, Pntaowsky.
Wilson, Bancroft. ID. Buck, +. Buck,
Smith and Pyle.
The saber exercises by Company A
we're also interesting
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