The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-05
ACCIDENTS
ON FOURTH
SMALLER NUMBER OF THEM
THAN FOR MANY YEARS
DEADLY TOY PISTOLS
Caused Little Damage-Lst of In
Juries Requiring a Doctors At
tention.
DEADLY TOY PISTOLS

The Fourth Of July has come and
gone. In its wake it, as usual, leaves
number of injuries more or less
severe, together with many fatalities
throughout the country.
In Richmond the number of acci-
dents was smaller than ever before.
Last year the deadly toy pistol got
III It's work here as we'll as elsewhere.
but this Year the doctors who had
had many fees in expectation for
services to be rendered on the nation
al holiday, were disappointed One
reason for the decrease in the nsm-
Der OF accidents was probably the fact
that the toy pistols enjoyed a very
small sale. The "new'' thing for
celebration which has come is the
cane, which shoots dynamite caps. So
great was the demand for these that
the merchants were all sold out yes
terday and the demand for them in
the afternoon and evening could not
be filled.
There were the usual number of
face burns Of powder, hand burns
caused by the explosion of fireerack-
ers, unexpectedly, and many other
minor accidents, mostly caused by
carelessness, which were all treated
at home.
Among the accidents In whieh--.-
doctors care was needed We're:
Finger Shot-Robert Moore, of
239 South West Second street, shot
himself in the feshy part Of the fore
finger with toy pistol. 1t is a seri-
Gus case and may result in lockiaw.
Thrown from Wagon Rawlie
Thorpe, State street.. while returning
from Fourth of July fishing trip,
was thrown fro ma wagon. No bones
were broken.
Hand Torn-Frank Mcdonald. All
North Nineteenth street, suffered an
injury in the tearing of the tissues of
his right hand by the premature ex-
Iplosion Of a common cracker. His
finger tips were torn also.
Face Burned-Four cases of face
burn by powder were reported by DR..
Bond.
Hand .Hurt-John Gray, aged
about thirteen. living in the east end
of the city, had his hand burned with
powder.
Shot Finger-Fred Moore, aged
thirteen, living on the west side, shot
the forefnger of his right hand. The
bullet was taken out and results are
awaited.
Eye Burned-Master Je.sup, son
of Clarence Jessup, had his eye burn
ed by the explosion of frecracker
prematurely.
Foot Cut-William Rost, residing
on Gaar's farm, north of the city had
his foot cut on rock while celebrat-
ing yesterday.
Shot in Hand-Elmer Potter, aged
6, of 6O3 North Thirteenth street,
was shot in the hand by blank cart
ridge. The wad had to be cut out.
Shot in Eye-Mrs Anthony, Of IS
South Third street, was shot in the
eve with a frecracker.
Shot in Hand-Pearl Shepherd, of
70 Ft. Wayne avenue, was accidental
ly shot on the back of the right hand,
which she had thrown up to defend
her face. It was a narrow escape.
Run Over-Harriett Thomas, aged
4, of 904 South Twelfth street, was
run over in Glen Miller by boy on a
bicycle.
Wrist Broken-NLrs John Jones, IS
Grant street, fell and broke her
wrist. She fell from a street car at
eighth and North B streets.
Leg Burned-Oran Schepman, a
small orphan boy, was severely in
iured by the explosion Of cannon
yesterday. The charge, wad and all,
caught the boy on the ankle, tearing
the flesh and burning badly the en-
tire leg. This was about the worst
accident of all.
Premature Fireworks-Cash Beall,