The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-05
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LIST OF VICTIMS
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the lower flats of the West side Geo.
Hessler, 81 Kentucky street; the VIC
tim, is at his home in a serious condi-
tion, with his face battered as result
OF being struck squarely by the can.
His eyes are seriously injured, and it is
thought that he may lose the sight of
at least one of them. His nose was
broken, his cheeks and forehead were
iacerated and burned, the thumb of
his left hand and his left little finger
We're torn OPEN DIR. j. c. Whitacre
was called and dressed Hessler's in
juries.
Emile sLoiselle, twelve years old,
was brought to the-c city hospital last
night from Little Canada, where he
was burned by powder in his mothers
grocery store. The powder had been
lying On the counter in a box and
Loiselle's younger brother threw. a
I lighted firecracker into the box. In
an attempt to jerk the cracker from
the powder. Emile was seriously
burned blythe explosion which he tried
to prevent. His face was severely
burned and his cheeks, eyes and fore
head are full of powder. His clothes
caught fire from the powder and his
neck, chest and hands We're burned.
Bystandersy saved him from being more
seriously burned by extinguishing the
flames.
Carl Paulson, twelve years old, was
brought to Luther hospital yesterday
from Ada, MINI. The boy will prob
ably lose his left ere as result of tho
explosion of a cartridge. The end of
the cartridge struck the pupil of the
eye and the sight will probbaly be per-
nanently impaired. The boy was at
tempting to explode the cartridge by
pounding it with a rock when it shot
off. and the copper end flew into his
eye.
Saw the Gun Go Off
Herman Sehussler a farmer living
at Inver Grove, was brought to ST.
Paul yesterday with a blank cartridge
Wad in his left eye. The sight will
probably be lost. He was taken to the
once ofTDr. G. T. Miller and after be-
| Ing treated was removed to Luther
hospital. Schussler was shooting a
pistol and the blank cartridge failed to
explode when he pulled the trigger.
he looked into the muzzle and again
pulled the trigger 1t will not be pos
slble to replace the eye.
Harry Mertha, sixteen years old,
living at Holland flats was playing
with hreefac kers yesterday morning
and had his face and eyes filled with
powder by one of the crackers, which
exploded in his hand. He was attend
ed by DR.. L. E. Penny. 1t is thought
that his injuries are not serious, his
eyes being only slightly touched nv
the powder
John Slueter, residing atiSevertf and
Washington streets, had his face Sc
riously burned yesterday morning
while lighting pile of gunpowder. The
powder blazed up, quickly before he
was able to get away. DR.. C. F. Swe-
ney dressed his. Injuries.
Inc explosion of a gun which Joseph
ryan. Exchange and Fifth streets, was
nrlng yesterday morning near his
nome, caused serious injury to Ryan's
face Ryans cheek was lacerated and
his eye was injured by powder. DR..
A. Shimonek, who attended Ryan, said
mat though the injury is serious it
will not prove fatal
Archibald Van Worries, a, four year old
boy living ON North ST. Adams street.
had peculiar experience with a large
percussion cap which he received from a
play mat tie. i He's placed the cap between his
teeth and proceeded to bite it. His lips
and mouth were severely burned. and
Dr. A. Donald was called to attend him.
DIR. Donald said that but for the
fact that the boy s. breath stopped the
sparks his fthroat and lungs might have
been seriously injured. rs
Cracker Was Too Fast
John Weyh 1893 Reaney street, had his
right hand burned by a firecracker at
Dlckmans drug store, $50 East Seventh
street, where he is employed as clerk
Weyh lighted the fuse sof a frecracker
with cigar, and while holding the
cracker in his hand a bystander threw
another under him. While getting out of
the way the cracker exploded in his hand
inflicting severe burns.
Herman W.iDiekman. proprietor of the
drug store, was Also the victim of an ac-
cident. His facei4was burned by a fire.
cracker chsexploded in his hand He
was firing the crackers. for his children
at his home when the accident occurred
Dr. George A. Binder dressed the in
juries of Dickmanland Weyh.-
j. Henzel 81 Kentucky street, was Sc
verely burned in the face by the explosion
of a firecracker which he held too near
his cheek after lighting 1T with a. cigar
The fuse became ignited before he knew
it and the explosion occurred just, as he
was about to throw the cracker into the
air.
James Lang, $50 Robert. street, had
his face burned with powder which he
lighted yesterday afternoon. His cheeks
forehead and nose were burned and his
eyes were also=injured DIR. A. E. Nichols,
who attended him, said his sight will not
be destroyed.
Rachael Dietz, a -year-old girl living
at 321 Texas street. had her eyes and
face burned by the explosion of fire
cracker. DIR. j. c.. Whitacre, who, at
tended her, said that though the injury
was painful her sight would not be i'm
paired
C. j. Baer, sc East Fairfield avenue, had
the index finger of his right hand lacerated
by the explosion of a fireeracker last
night. Dr. j. C. Whitacre sewed up the
injured finger.
H. Levine EOS Fenton street, twelve
years DID, suffered severe burns In the
face by the explosion of gunpowder His
eyes were burned and both hands were
singed.
Can of Powder Gets Busy
Eddie johnson, 2s4 East Thirteenth
street, was burned by the explosion of
can of gunpowder Int. which COM
panion threw a lighted firecracker. His
eyes are SO seriously burned that he will
not be able to see for several days. DR..
G.. L. pohnl.- who attended him, said that
his eyesight would be recovered
A firecracker held in the hand too long
was responsible for injuries received by
John King 295 Selby avenue. yesterday