The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-26
CHRISTMAS CASUALTIES
A Dozen or More Of Them Were Re.
ported 10 Houston.
ONLY ONE OF THEM PROVED FATAL
Aged Negro Was Burned or sutfoeat
IN His hore---Various Causes
Contributed 10 the List.

The First, Firth and sixth wards came
to the front yesterday in furnishing nearly
the entire list Of Christmas accidents
| There were something over a dozen TINT
came TO Hight and out ~ the number only
ono was learned Of thntlproved fatal nd
that was the burning or suffocatine or an
aged negro near the Southern Pacific train
dispatchcr's ofAce IN the Fifth wsrd
The day opened with lowering clouds.
that betokened the rain that began to fan
early IN the morning ana continued with
| slgnt let ups az different periods untn
| TINS morning The weather scented TO have
| no enect on the display Of fireworks and
| II made Tom and Jerry standing order
| contrary 10 records OF previous years the
! hre department had no runs, and this Is
also attributed TO the ian Of the rain
~
The death Of Thomas Thomas. eolored
eyed 81 years occurred early last night
near the dspatchers Office Of the Southern
! Pacific. The old man lived alone I'm n
frame shack He was In poor heath and
very feeble. He had hre in the stove
and the flames communicated TO some sacks
near by o. some manner not known The
old masi was IN he'd when he saw tho
bumes and he made an effort to get up
and put out the IRE. He succeeded In get
ting out of bed only TO fan exhausted ON
bis fncc alongside the bed The flames
soon attacked his clothing and his body
was badly burned. When IA nelghhor passed
BY the place later he saw smoke issuing
from the house and broke In the door lie
entered and found Thomas lying ON the
floor In the position described dead Judge
Marmion was called and after making r
thorough Investigation. came to the concui.
sion that death resulted accidentally, either
from burns or by snhocation.
4
John Howard, Jr, sou Of Deputy Chief
Of Police Howard, suffered the loss Of his
loft eye through the medium Of roman
: candle. The accident occurred on Holly
aud Edwards street, whore number Of
men and boys were engaged I'm battle with
the fireworks Tho lad vas reported rest.
Ing easy at late hour.
-
Tho 1oyear-old stepson OF MIR Umbcrtcld,
who resides ON state street, was dangerous
, ly aud probably fatally injured by acct
dcntally shooting himself with a - calibcr
rife ball The bullet entered near the cen.
ter Of the chin and passed through the
lower edge of tho law bone lodging i'm the
head Three physicians were IN attendance
ON the injured lad, whose condition is criti-
cal
Frank Burton, a Young white man, came
70 the Houston iuhrmary and was treated
by DR.. Stuart for a slab wound in the left
side The doctor said tho wound was q
dangerous ono, ms the blade bad penetrated
the lung. Burton had nothing TO say about
the analr except TINT he Was stabbed on
| Milan street by negro, The matter has
been reported 20 Chief Ellis who Is work
, Ing ON the case,
49,
Jesse Cobb who lives on Houston ave.
{ toll; tho young son of Mr.. Isaacs IN Tres
r ton avenue and lad ON Edwards street
\ whose name was not learned, also suffered
d ! similar accidents.
e Two young men who refused to give theil
names were attended by Or, Stuar; az the
Houston iu6rmarg for slight, though psiu
ful, stab wounds. They would not discus.
the origin Of the trouble.
n young man named Goode. who resides
Is in the Sixth ward. was accidentally shot II
e the right eye with a Roman candle 10 th'
Il hands Of a young lady, At the same tim,
Re the young lady 80 shot IN the head Will
Is q Roman candle hold by Goodc The youn,
lady's hair took IRE hut the flames wcr
eytincushed by placing her head under
hydrlni.
- Miss BoesneT, who resides on Alan
y street, was accidentally shot In the chez
10 by TAD uamed Willie Tulman. TIN
AZ rearon yyas % hlonk cartridge pistc
Miss Roesner was badly powder burned.
~
pr. 6 + Parker was called to ~ u
saph's indrmarv 10 attend a young ma
e named Clemmops, who was struck owe
the bend With bottle and badly used vi
The vonng man suffered the loss Of hale :
NJ his left cor and has a severe sSAp woun(
81. nr Brunhy was called 10 4os la Branc
le street 10 SET the arm of a negro woma
ht ubo was Knocked down BY a negro mai
.. The arm was broken in three places.
IS 49,
d. Dr. Brnmby was sent for at 10 ococ
A. last pizbt 10 come 10 Cont street 10 a
lend man who had been shot by h
* hrotbor No street number was given an
h tbe place could not be found. Diligent n
re orirT failed to locate any person who ha
= been shot on the street named
he ~
d, The police did g lively business durin
10 the day and night Fifty arrests WEI
70 made up 10 midnight last night. The moi
sariops offense charged was that Of arsol
n, o.hicb was lodged against John Harm
20 Tbe affidavit was sworn out before JustiC
he Nfarmion II alleges that Harms set NJ
he ~ two barns OF John Reiger near Eai
Of TIorstou early yesterday morning. IN
ct harms we're destroyed. Pistol ''toters' WEI
rncb i'm evidence, eight arrests being mad
he Penorf was also made that Walter SINAI
a wood. colOred, had been stabbed by anoth'
al negro in the Fifth ward. The wound
TX slight
ir- Marc Oninion