Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-06
FOURTH OF JULY IN STATE.
Toy Cannons Explode and Big Firecrack-
ers Cause Injuries.

Chiffon, Wis, July 5.-lSpecial.1-
Through the explosion Of toy cannon,
Pat Bovee, aged Is, of this place, suf-
fered the loss of two fingers of his right
cut and burned about the face by a
cracker at Hayton. William March,
aged 80, was badly injured by frag-
ment of an iron plate used in firing an
anvil striking his right leg and so man
Cling it as to necessitate amputahon.
Held Giant Cracker.
Elk Mound, Wis, July 5.-[Special. i
Jacob Paff held lighted cannon cracker
in his hand, which exploded and tore his
hand badly and cut his head.
Appleton Windows Broken.
Appleton, Wis, July 5.-[Special. i
The 1O-year-old son of the late William
Green, had his leg severely lacerated by
firing q cap cane. Several large plate
glass windows were broken on College
avenue by the dynamite cap canes ex-
ploding.
Barber Gets Hurt.
New Lisbon, Wis, July 5-[Special.l
H. E. Beckman, local barber, had
his right hand filled with powder and
left eye slightly injured by a giant fire.
cracker.
Cracker Causes Runaway.
"A
boy threw a frecracker under E. Bur-
STEMS horse, causing it to run away.
The owner had one leg broken and sus-
tanned severe injuries about the head.
Finger and Thumb Lost.
Menomonie, Wis, July 5.-[Special i
Eugene Strand, IA years old, had his
forefnger and thumb torn from the left
hand by a cannon cracker.
Injuries at La Crosse.
La Crosse, Wis, July Special /
A. Bachmann may lose sight through eX-
plosion of cannon. Henry Fallinger had
three fingers blown off by cannon crack
ers. Normal Keller was wounded serious
ly by flying iron from toy cannon explo-
sion. Leo Simonson, two fingers blown
off by cannon cracker. Perry Moore
had thumb and finger blown off by can
non cracker.
Hand Nearly Tom Off.
Hudson, Wis, July 5.-[Special. /
Frank Stelphon, Russian boy, nearly
lost his left hand Sunday night while dis
charging a dynamite frecracker.
Fingers Were Blown Off.
jeremiah Delaney's fingers were blown
off by giant irecracker.
May Lose His Sight
Beaver Dam, Wis, July 5.-[Special. I
William Bearder. aged II years, was
severely burned about the face by a
small cannon. He may lose the sight of
both eyes.
Two Injuries at Ripcn.
Ripon,. Wis, July s. [Special.] John
Burr, 60 years old, was struck in the
knee and badly injured by a fragment of
bursting bomb cane. Oscar Macholik,
aged IA years, was injured about the
legs by dynamite cap.
Box Of Powder Explodes.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, July 5.-ISpe-
cial. l-Willie Polka, John and Dan Nc
Laren, aged IS, IA and Is, while stand
ing near a cigar box filled with powder.
accidentally dropped lighted frecrackers
into the box, causing a terrific explosion.
Polka is not expected to recover.
Racine People Injured.
Racine, Wis, July Especial. An
ton Adamski, aged 33 years, had his
right hand torn to pieces by a cannon
firecracked.
Alfred Sorenson, IA years old, had the
left side Of his face almost torn away
by the discharge of revolver =
A Milwaukee man, name unknown.
who was here selling toy balloons, was
frightfully burned by the explosion Of
the balloons. Some person threw light
ed cigar among the balloons, causing an
explosion.
Joseph Dowse had two fingers Of his
left hand almost torn away by the ex-
plosion of a cannon cracker.
Albert Frendenwald, Jr., was probably
fatally injured by the explosion of toy
cannon.
A daughter OF William Staaden had a
part of her nose taken away by an
empty can which was placed over fire
crackers