Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-08
CIV. Harlan Meets With Accident
on Market Street Bridge.
OTHER FOURTH OF JULY ACCIDENTS
Arms Broken, Fingers Burned and
Other Misfortunes Come to People
During the Celebration Yesterday
List of ottumwa's Casualties.

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g. w. Harlan, 1913 North Wapello
street, an eXpressman in the employ
of the Adams Express Co., had his left
arm caught between a girder on the
bridge and street car about 9
O'Clock last night and badly mashed,
while watching the fireworks. An ex-
animation of the injuries made by DR..
M. H. Sprague showed that the bones
of the arm were badly crushed and it
is expected that recovery from the in
jury will be the matter of several
weeks. 1t is stated that no blame can
be attached to the street car company
| for the accident as the car was moving
at very low rate of speed and every
precaution possible was taken by the
| officials of the company to warn the
persons, who were along the bridge
ratings next to the car tracks, of the
approach of the cars.
Car Left the Track.
1t is stated that from some cause the
car left the track and in this manner
caught Mr.. Harlan who it is said was
upon the railing of the bridge between
| the sidewalk and the roadway with his
arm over girder of the bridge to hold
himself in place. After leaving the
rails it is stated that the car was i'm
mediately stopped and moved but a
few feet owing to the slowness at
which it was moving. According to
information regarding the accident 1t
cannot be learned what caused the car
to leave the track.
People Were Warned.
The crowd that gathered on the Mar
ket street bridge last evening to watch
the fireworks was quite in keeping
with the great throngs that were ev-
erywhere evident at yesterdays cele-
bration In Ottumwa, and during the
evening it is stated that the South Side
cars were able to cross the bridge only
with the greatest difficulty one trip
taking about thirty minutes on account
of the immense throng of people. Dur
ing the time that the fireworks We're
being displayed it is stated that j. F.
Springfield, M. w. Polling and Chas.
Fahrney of the street car company, ac-
COMMANDED the cars across the bridge
for the purpose of warning the people
along the bridge of the approaching.
According to information received at
the time the accident occurred, Mr..
Polling was ahead of the car warning
the people of it's approach and getting
them back out of the way for it to pass
and Mr. Springfield was stationed in the
front end of the car literally pushing
many of the watchers back out of the
way of the passing car. AS has been
said the accident was one of the unfor-
tunate occurrences which frequently
occur.
Has An Arm Broken.
AS the result of one of the Fourth
of July accidents and of being thrown
onto the pavement while in the crowd
late yesterday afternoon, Lytton, son
of J. ]. Smith, of North Court street
is suffering today with a broken arm
with which he will probably be con-
fined for several days. 1t is stated
that while Lytton was in the crowd
Yesterday afternoon he received
sudden push from some one which
sent him upon the pavement with
such force that the bones of his left
arm were broken in two places. DIR
7 F Herrick was called and set the
broken members and took the boy TIC
his home.
Face Burned With Powder.
While attempting TO shoot large
fire cracker yesterday afternoon which
exploded in his hand before he was
aware that it was going off, Mr.. John
son, who resides west of this city, hat
his face and eye quite badly burned
from the flames which shot into hi
face. The injury received immediatf
medical attention and it is though
will not prove serious.