Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-05
THE ACCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
r. n. Georgia Shot In the Leg by Reckless
Marksman--OIhers Hurt.

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r.. n. Georgia Shot In the Leg by Reckless
Marksman--OIhers Hurt.
The most severe accident of the day
was that which befel f. +. Georgia. Of
the auditing department at the Wood
men offices, and it was due TO the
rankesI sort f recklessness on the part
of parties whose identity remains
concealed. Mr.. Georgia resides in the
Hurst block on Twentieth street
and keeps his horse in stable
at the rear of 1907 Fourth
aveuue, that number being occupied
by the Kincaid family. About 1880.
while he was in the stable feeding his
horse. some one in the neighborhood
began shooting at the building with q
3S-calibre revolver. Three shots were
fired, the last one passing through an
open window and striking MIR. Geor-
gia in the left leg Just below the
thigh. The ball passed through the
fleshy part of the member. missing
the bone and grazing the femoral
artery, which latter, il cut, would
have caused death from loss of blood.
The wounded man was able to walk
home, and the bullet was cut out
OF the back of his leg by the
physicians who were summoned.
The wound will not be seri-
Gus one unless blood poisoning re-
sul:s. There were three young men
at the Kincaid place at the time of the
shooting, but all deny knowledge of
any target practice on the barn. One
admitted having shot at the ground.
Officer Sehnert secured the revolver
a
loaded with ball cartridges which
matched in size the one taken from
Mr.. Georgia's wound. No arrests
have been made.
Loses Part of Two Fingers.
Newton Crawford. a Taylor Ridge
merchant of the firm Of Crawford &
Garrett. lost the ends of two fingers
on his right hand and was some what
burned and lacerated about the face
by the explosion of a giant fire
cracker yesterday while celebrating
rat his home.
Other MIshaps.
Edwin. son of j. b. Meyer, was toe
close TO the business end of toy can
non when the explosion occurred.
The boys reserve supply of ammuni-
ton was ignited. flashing up into his
face, burning off his eyebrows and
eyelashes. singing his hair, and Sc
verely burning his face and one hand.
The 7-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. III. Beeler, 1928 Ninth ave-
nue., held Roman candle by the
wrong end and was badly burned
about the hand.
Frank Ellinwood, whose home is
on Third street near Eighth avenue,
made toy cannon by boring a hole
in a railroad tie. Powder from the
touch-hole burned his face, but the
attending physician hopes to save his
eyes.
Myron Church, baggageman on the
fast Peoria afternoon train, was in
jured by the explosion of n giant fire.
cracker at his home in Peoria and
may lose an eye.
Frank, Swear son of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. f. King. 1920 Ninth avenue,
was painfully burned by the igniting
of a number Of loose firecrackers he
was carrying in his trousers pocket.
Mrs. +. 4. Black was burned in the
face by an illtimed explosion of a big
cracker at her home on Eighth ave-
nue.
Herbert Newbank, of South Rock
Island, years old. held to giant
cracker too long and his left hand was
considerably lacerated.
Herman Hansen vasistruck on the
head by piece of ig CRACKER and
doctor was called 10 sew up the
wound
Cecil Ayres. residing on First =
nue. between Ninth and Tenth strs Is.
got his left hand severely burned with
fireworks.
Ben stroPes, an Andalusia youth.
held to q giant cracker while it ex-