The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
FOUR DEATHS
FROM L0CKJAW
The Twin Cities Contribute Their
Share Of Fourth of July
Fatalities.
A. 8. Wahlquist, the Third Victim in
Minneapolis, Died To-day at
Swedish Hospital.
All Over the Country the Deadly
Tetanus Germ Has Been
Busy.
THE DEAD.

THE DEAD.
A. S. wahlquist. 3o1a Fourth street y. 90
william Smith, 1910 Twenty-hfth avenue S. IA
years old died July IL.
Milton E. Graham, 1929 Third street NJ II
years old; died July &.
William Fullerton, 444 Dayton avenue, St.
Paul, 10 years old; died July o.
IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
Arthur Jensen, Golden Valley, at Swedish hos
Lockjaw, following blank cartridge
wounds, received in celebrating the Fourth
Of July. has claimed four victims In the
twin cities. Three of these resided In
Minneapolis. Physicians say that cases
OF tetanus have never been so frequent as
they were this year.
The latest death from the disease &C.
CURED this morning when A. S. VAIL
quist so years Of age, who resided at 3013
Fourth street N, died at the Swedish hos
pital He received a small powder burn
on his right hand while demonstrating the
use Of pistol to his son on the morning
of July 4. The wound was slight and
the man went to work usual last week
and lost no time during the week. Satur-
day night he complained of feeling Ill and
tetanus developed later. He was removed
to the Swedish hospital, where he re-
ceived the attention of two physicians, but
he died this morning. He leaves a wife
and two children.
~
Chris Jensen, a dairyman of Golden Val
ley Is at the Swedish hospital suffering
from tetanus and the physicians have but
little hope for his recovery. An operation
was performed this morning and piece
of wadding taken from the wound which
had healed over. The boy had three in
aections of antitetanus serum last night
End his condition was slightly improved
this morning but not suffiCient thy, 7hOWeVer
to disband all fears for his recovery
Young Jensen inflicted a wound In his
right hand on the evening Of July 2 while
experimenting with a. revolver and banl
cartridges. The wound became quite sore
and his mother washed 1t and applied {
poultice. Tho wound healed but Sunday
evening tetanus set In. A physician wa
summoned and the boy removed to thu
hospital. ,....
Willie Smith, a 14-year- odd boy residing
with his father, w. Smith, at 1910 Twenty
fifth avenue s, was marked another
victim and his death from tetanus oc.
Cured late yesterday afternoon. He also
received a slight blank cartridge lacera-
ton on July 4, but thought nothing of the
wound and continued playing about unit
Sunday morning, when he was taken Ill
Late thst AFTERNOON tstanus developed
and twentyfour hours later he was {
corpse.
The first death to occur In the city wa
that Of Milton e. Graham, 1929 Thirt
street N, as told in T h 9 ourn a TO
July 6. The disease developed In his cas-
from a small powder burn and was bu
twenty-four hours in coming to fata
termination.
William Fullerton, the 10-year- old sol
of William A. Fullerton, 444 Dayton ave
nue., ST. Paul, was another Of the victims
his death occurring July 9. Like his fel
low victims, he received a slight woun
from a small revolver and lockjaw devel
oped. He was removed to a hospital blu
the physician could not save his life.
Specials from Detroit report three NOR
deaths from Fourth of July celebra ting
James Gray, Jennie Webster and Siam
baugh, all under 10 years old, are the vic
Tins.