Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-06
DEATH in
FIREWORKS
THE CANNON CRACKER BEGINS
EARLY ITS HARVEST OF
CASUALTIES.
ELDON MAN INJURED
Dale Brooks Has Right Hand MarsIed
BY Explosion = Maaon City Hoys
Have Eyes Blow, . 1t Boy Killed
in Chicago.

| Eldon, July ESPECIALLY Dale
Brooks, night expressman, was injured
early this morning by the explosion of
cannon f1recracker. His right hand
was seriously injured and it will be
necessary to amputate his thumb and
perhaps one of his fingers.
Two Have Eyes Blown Out.
Mason City, July 4-Three anti
fourth Of July accidents occurred here
yesterday. Howard Farmer, aged IL,
had his hand blown full of shot. Ed
ward Cook had an eye blown out by
a cannon. firecracker, exploding in a
glass battle, and Victor Hanson lost
both eyes in the same manner.
Boy Shot In Chicago.
Chicago, ILL.,, July 4. = Charles Sire
low, 10 years old was shot in the back
and instantly killed at $3.50 o'clock
last night by one of four men names
unknown. at Melrose and North Pau
lima streets. The four men escaped.
Strelow with his brother Herman,
Bruno Rose, 447 Roscoe street and
Herman Klebs, had been in a hard
ware store in the vicinity purchasing
a revolver and blank cartridges with
which to celebrate They were return
ing to Strelow's home and turned to
walk west in Melrose street. At Pau
lima street, Strelow fired several
blank cartridges into the air.
| The four men were standing across
the street. They ran across and rep
resenting themselves as policemen de-
manded the name of the person who
| fired the shot. The boys refused to
give it.
Then the men began a search for
the weapon and when they came to
Strelow, he resisted. Then he turned
and ran away. One of the men then
produced revolver and fired. striking
Strelow in the back He sank to the
ground, dying. No arrests have been
made.
Shot by Girl Playmate.
Harry Hind. 6 years old, was shot
and probably fatally wounded by
Katie Hugg, Is years old at Ontario
and Franklin streets. The girl was
! celebrating with loaded revolver
kept by her mother for protection il
her notion store ut 1T North Frank
lin street.
Accidents at Hammond.
Hammond, Ind, July 1.-Two ante
Fourth accidents that may result ia
tally occurred yesterday Leslie Wolf
aged 8, shot himself in the abdomen
while tanning cartridge into an ole
i pistol Clayton Root, aged 20, OF
Crown Point, was accidentally shot in
the hip by friend, who was showing
him how cooperate magazine gun.
Buggy Hub Exploded Too Soon.
Bloomington, ILL.,, July 4.-Rober1
Matern, aged II, Of Cullom, was per
haps fatally hurt yesterday by a pre-
mature explosion of powder. He filled
a buggy hub with powder, and the
discharge tore off one leg and inflicted
other injuries.
Augustus Record to Date Is 16.
! Augusta, Me-, July 4-Sixteen PEG
pie We're injured here by premature
celebrations of the Fourth of July
yesterday. Thirteen were hurt by
fireworks, two by cannon, and one by
firearms.
Powder Explosion Injuries Ten.
! Madison, Wis, July A. Ten boys
were injured by the explosion of a
pound of powder last evening. The
lads had purchased the powder for use
in a toy cannon, and were taking il
home, when spark struck it. Two OF
them may ule.
Torpedo stampedes Crowd.
Memphis, Tenn, July A giant
torpedo thrown by a small boy into a
moving street car yesterday afternoon
exploded and set fire to the car. A
stampede was Immediately created
among the passengers and three PEG
pie were hurt in the wild rush to
/ safety
Runaways Caused by Crackers.
Evansville, Ind, July 4.-George
Rosenbereger was probably fatally in
jured and Miss Lillian Lepper was Sc
riously hurt by being thrown from
their vehicles yesterday Their horses
were frightened at boys firing fire
! crackers.
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