The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
USUAL Big LIST OF FATALITIES
IS THE PRICE Of PATRIOTISM
Continued From First Page.

stood in front of Carvings restaurant
and watched the boys enjoying them
selves exploding firecrackers and mud
cans.
Mr.. Rugg became interested, and de-
termined to try it himself. Securing
great cannon cracker, he held it while
another person lit it. Nothing was
said to intimate to the colonel that the
fuse was burning. and before he knew
what was happening the heavy charge
of powder had ignited, and, exploding,
carried away the greater portion of
the third finger of the right hand, to-
gether with the feshy part between
the base of the thumb and the base of
the index finger.
Quietly walking into Carvings res
taurant, he asked for a napkin, and
wrapping up the wounded member,
asked that a physician be sent for.
DR.. Stevens, of the Central police sta
ton was summoned, and upon his ar
rival stated that the injured parts
would require an amputation. The
victim was removed to the Marlbor-
ough, Where he lives, and there at
tended to.
Wounded While at Her Work.
Mrs. Jacob Casper 425 Clifton
street, was wounded in peculiar man
ner yesterday shortly before IL o'clock
while in her kitchen passing near the
a or hull 0t frnT
volver, probably discharged some
blocks distant. entered through the back
door, penetrating two screen doors and
striking Mrs. Casper's left thigh.
The bullet. which was that of thir-
ty-two caliber cartridge, entered the
flesh and grazed the bone. 1t was
nearly spent, and lodged against the
Beyond the possible danger of blood
poisoning and a few weeks confine-
ment to bed. the accident will not be
serious.
The source of the bullet is not
known, but it is thought that it came
from the vicinity of Randolph street,
having sped across several vacant
lots and grove of trees.
An incident similar to the above hap
pened at the residence of Lester w.
Newton. $50 East . Winifred street.
Frank Newton was sitting in the Ii
brary yesterday afternoon, when a
stray bullet crashed through the win
dow. passing within a few inches from
the young mans head and then crash
ing through a window at the opposite
side of the room.
May Lose Eyesiaht.
L. R. CARING. a veteran of the
Spanish American war, residing at
2279 Ellis street, is in danger of losing
his eyesight as a result of the eX-
plosion of powder in cannon he was
firing. Having lit the fuse of the can
non and the powder failing to ignite
Immediately CARING went to inYesti-
gate, and in bending over it a blast
of powder flew up into his face and
eyes. DIR. c. T. Miller and DR.. G. M.
Cannon attended him, and think that
there is possible chance of saving his
eyesight.
Beech street, was injured in exactly the
same manner, but his eyes are more Sc
riously injured than those of the war
veteran before mentioned. Dr. G. A.
Binder, who arrived to attend the bow
shortly after the accident, relieved his
suffering, but could not assure his
anxious parents that the boys eyesight
might be saved.
street, was holding a lighted giant
firecracker in his hand and his atten-
ton being distracted from the rapidly
burning fuse by a cry from q comrade
behind him, the ffrecracker exploded
IN his hand, tearing away a portion of
the feshy part and badly burning the