The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05
NO FATALITIES REPORTED;
SMALL PROPERTY LOSS,

The celebration of Fourth of July yester-
day was characterized by fewer casualties
and lighter loss Of property than for sew
! eral years. Not one fatality could be traced
! to the discharge Of firearms or explosion of
i fireworks.
The police report considerable decrease
! in the number of serious accidents, and no
| fire Of serious consequence originated as a
result of the use of fireworks.
| Although the number Of alarms sounded
for the twenty-four hours was as large as
that recorded last year there was no con-
| siderable loss of property.
The city dispensarles and City Hospital
reported a falling off in both the serious
ness and number of cases treated at those
| institutions during the day.
The following acciaents were reported to
''i EDWaRD SULLIVAN. is years old. No.
422i Mcfarland avenue. vas struck on the
head by a stray 2-caltber bullet and sus-
tanned slight scalp wound. The police
could not find the person who fired the
shot.
girg small cannon at his home, No. 20
South Twenty-third. sustained cut three
inches long on the right hand and a deep
cash on the left hand. He was treated at
the City Dispensary.
South Broadway. shot himself in the right
hand with blank-cartridge pistol Doctor
George r kunz says the wound is serious.
FRANK GARDNER. 13 years old. of No.
sos South Fifteenth street, shot himself in
the palm Of the right hand with blank
cartridge pistol.
15G North Second street, sustained a wound
on the right hand from blank-cartridge
revolver.
JOHN McCLUSKEY. IA years old. from
the premature discharge of cannon at his
home. No. 1il3 North Sixteenth street, sus-
tanned decorations of the forehead.
,, gasE EsS. KELLY. u years old. Of No.
SlGS Chouteau avenue. shot himself in the
hand. He was treated at the City Hospi-
:, HENRY RosENTHAL. 10 years old. of
tained powder burns on the face. neck and
head by the premature explosion OF n can
non %T,. He was taken to the City Hospital
l2l4 Carr street. was wounded in the palm
Of the left hand by the explosion of a blank
cartridge pistol.
G. H. LAWSON. a Transit Company con-
ductor. of No. 5l13 Michigan avenue shot
himself in the index finger Of the left hand.
EDDIE WEISS. 1s years old, of No. 1851
Marine avenue. shot himself in the left
hand with a blank-cartridge pistol. He
was treated at the South side Dispensary
ne EMIL I.,n WIE ,a0 is years old. Of No.
hand by the discharge Of bank-cartridge
pistol.
North Nineteenth street. was burned on the
face and around the eyes by the explosion
MRS. BERTHA NAGEL. 80 wears old Of
No. 170S North Twelfth street. was shot in
the right hip by a stray bullet at Twelfth
and Howard streets. George Hearne. Is. of
No: 1905 North Fifteenth street, and James
street. are help by the police pending inves-
tigation.
THOMAS BENNELMEYER, 30 years old,
of No SOL Manchester avenue, was burned
about the face and sustained a laceration
Of the forehead by the explosion of can
ncn cracker.
GEORGE F. WOODS. No. s1s Chambers
street. shot in right hand
WILLIAM RHEINHARDT, No. a40s
North Eleventh street shot in left hand
HENRY VINTON. No. 25l3 North Broad
way. shot in left hand.
HENRY JENNINGS. No. 300 North
Broadway, shot In hand
ALBERT KLUNK. No. 3617 North Broad
way. blank cartridge wound In riSht hand