The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
fingers. DR.. Whitacre dressed the
hand.
Victim, of Tow Pistol.

hand.
Victim of Toy Pistol.
Caroline Kronstadt, aged 16 years,
living at Annapolis and Concord
streets, had her left hand badly LAGER
ated and burned by the explosion OF q
blank cartridge in toy pistol which
she held in her hand. DR.. Hartland
Johnson attended, and says that the
wound will not prove serious. Blood
poisoning is not feared, as In most
cases of the kind.
Willie Gauthier was injured in much
the same manner as was Carollne
Kronstadt. DR., Hartland Johnson at
tended him also
Frank Valet, ROBBIE and Bancroft
streets. had his hand badly torn. DR..
Johnson dressed the wound.
Edgard Shold, a boy nine years olo
living at 753 Reaney street, was the
victim of a peculiar accident. Tne poy
had secured shell OF a 5S-canDre
blank cartridge, into the END or Wnlcn
had drilled hole. Edgard then piaceu
fuse in the hole and filed the champer
of the shell with powder and stuffed
the end tightly with wadding OF TIN
foil Lighting the fuse in the tiny eX-
temporiZed imitation cannon, EdSaru
stood over it to watch it shoot. In
stead of discharging the load through
it's tiny muzZle, the she'll kicked, hylng
backwards, striking the boy in the
cheek. So great a velocity did the
shell attain that it penetrated the boys
cheek, tore through his right ear and
made a cash in his scalp. The wound
is regarded as most peculiar and action
of the powder and shell is almost un-
accountable. DR.. Robert .. Earl, VINO
was summoned, found the boy bleeding
badly, which is considered serious.
While walking along Indiana ave-
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day afternoon, Harry Melrose, son of
John Melrose, driver of the police
ambulance, was badly injured by being
struck in the face of an exploding
frecracker thrown from second-story
platform of a building fronting on
South Robert street.
A number of boys and men were on
the platform, throwing firecrackers
into the street. AS Melrose was COM
ing along the street someone threw a
lighted cannon cracker, which explod-
ed in the air in MelroSe'S face.
The boys on the platform shouted
to the young man, but the cracker
exploded before he could get out Of
its way.
Melrose's face was badly burned by
the powder, quantity of which en-
tered his eyes. DR.. e. A. Meyerding,
who picked the powder from the
young mans face, thinks that his eye
sight will not be seriously impaired.
His injuries Peculiar.
Gus Bjorklund, 1872 Jesse street. was
another victim of a peculiar accident.
He had extemporized a device for ex-
ploding potash, saltpeter and powder.
The device consisted of heavy weight
and an iron with a pole and rope. me
powder was placed on the neither iron and
the weight, hoisted by the rope on the pole,
descended upon the charge, creating
lOnd ranOPt The Dlac60 an
unusually large charge on the iron and
when the weight exploded the. powder
it was hurled upwards, and IN nd daiting II
severe scalp wound. DR.. Earl attended
him.
Warren Strong, a twelve-year- boy
living at 651 Paramount avenue, was badly
burned about the face and hands by the
explosion of a can of powder. The pow
der was ignited by a firecracker acct
rade of the injured boy. Warren was
standing over the man. and when it ex-
ploded received the blast in the face.
scorched and scared. DR.. Herbert Davis
attended the injured boy. The wounds,
though painful are not dangerous.
Mabel Kelly, the twelve-year-old daugh-
ter of John F. Kelly manager OF Foley
Bros. & Kelly Mercantile company, was
injured in the right hand by the dis
charge of blank cartridge from a toy
pistol. -a-e-
Other cases too, numerous to mention
kept the doctors busy all over the city.
Hundreds of small boys and girls, will,
during the next few days be nursing in
jured fingers and hands if they are not
compelled to go about with them band
| aged.
Yesterday morning the domestic en-
ployed in the residence of Col. w. e.
Dodge, chief attorney of the Great North,
ern railway. while the family were at
breakfast, commenced to enjoy herself
shooting firecrackers on the lawn. In some
unknown manner her clothing caught fire..
and had it not been for the prompt ac--
ton of Col. Dodge. who rushed out anc
smothered the blaze with his coat, the girl
might have been fatally burned. Beyond
a few superficial burns on the hands the
| colonel escaped without injury.
The eldest son of Frank O'Meara. Frank
Jr., of Boulevard avenue. while shooting
| off firecrackers yesterday morning, re-
ceived slight injuries to his eyes caused
| by premature explosion. There is no
danger of loss Of sight