New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-05
MANY HIT BY BULLETS.
SCORES OF ACCIDENTS.
Missile Penetrates Hospital Operdt
inc Room-Nurse an Danger.

The usual accompaniment of the Fourth of July
IN the form of mangled hands, faces and other
anatomical parts of celebrat0rs kept the surgeons
at the various hospitals busy yesterday. Up to a
late hour fatal accident had been reported by
the police or hospitals. but cases in which fire
cracker, cannon pistol had inflicted wounds
likely to destroy the sight of eye were plenti-
full
There seemed to be an increase in the number
of persons shot by the cheerful idiot who fires
bullets instead of blank cartridges in a revolver
One of the nurses in the Presbyterian Hospital
narrowly escaped being shot in this way, while at
work in the operating room. AS she STOPPING
basin a shot was heard in the street out
side, and a bullet crashed through the window
passed directly her head and lodged in the
wall opposite. A few seconds later another bullet
entered the window just above the operating table
and also lodged in the wall. Detectives Duffy and
Ryan arrested John Wilson. of No 436 East Eighty
ninth-st.. who was carrying a .SS-calibre pistol.
POLICEMAN MAY LOSE Eye
Patrolman Murphy. of the Oak-st. station. was
taken to the Hudson Street Hospital, suffering
from wound in his right eye. caused by fire
cracker, which exploded in his face. Ferdinand
Shaw, twenty-thTee years old. of No So Madison
St. who is accused of throwing the firecracker at
the policeman. locked up in the Oak-st sta
ton on charge of felonioIs assault
According to the policeman and PatrOlman
Reilly. they saw Shaw and Harry Jauckter. of
No. . Franklin-st, throwing f1recrackeTs in a
saloon at AIadson-st and New Bowery. When
they told the to stop. they say, Shaw threw
a frecracker at Murphy. The ambulance surgeon
said the policeman might lose the sight of his eye
Later, ROundsman Mulhall of the same station
arrested Samuel Kressin, of No. a MadisOn-st.,
who. 1t is charged. sold hrecrackers to the men,
BOY FIRES AT CABMAN
John Bush. cabman stationed outside the Wal
dorfAstoria Hotel. may lose the sight his right
eye. 'He was the seat of his cab when a boy,
about ten years old. dressed in the costume of a
Rough Rider. approached him. The boy drew
pistol from his belt and pointing it at Bush said:
You are the enemy and I'm going t( shoot you
Then he fired into Bush's face.
The wadding and powder so blinded Bush that
he nearly fell into the street. When he recovered
the boy had disappeared
Louis Whitfield. ten years old of No Isl Gin
ton-st.. was playing the roof Of his home set
ting of frecrackers. While running away after
lighting one he tripped over a low wall on the
edge of the roof and fell five stories to the ward
DR. Dunning the woman physician of GOuverneur
Hospital was called. and took him TO the hospital
His right leg was broken The sight of a woman
ambulance surgeon attracted a large crowd Of
people IN the street and 1t required two policemen
TO keep order.
ITALIANS SHOOT AND MOB.
Giuseppe Guaruieri nineteen years old. a tile
layer. of No. 5S East Fourteenth-st and about
twenty other Italians at Fourteenth-st and Ave
nue. B. were setting off fireworks and firing re-
volvers. bullet from Guaruierrs pistol struck
Tillie Wu4ssman. nineteen years old of No &c
Forsyth-st., the left leg One of the Young men
in her conn any punched the Italian in the face
The whole crowd Of Italians then set on him
Deatlng nm BADLY. His friends went to his rescue
and free fight was going when the reserves
OF the Fifth-st. station arrived They arrested
Siuaruieri and locked him UP a charge OF
ieonlous assault The injured girl taken TO
Bellevue Hospital