New-York tribune., 1905-07-05

arrested Louis Rabinowitz. seventeen years old.
address refused. on the suspicion OF being con-
cerned in the death of Morris Gnbestein, of No
141 Morroe-sf who was killed early yesterday
morning as he lay in bed hy pistol bullet. sup
posedly fired by some Fourth of July celebrator.
Rsbaowitz was arrsigned in Essex Market po-
lice court. where Magistrate Finn held him in
$500 fcs examination TODAY.
Rose Ekoeosl1y. two years old. was watching
The chiiGren in tho street playing with hre-
works yesterday. and leaned out of the e, window
Of Ter hor1c on the fourth floor at No. 2Sl Mon
roe-st. She lost her balance and fell TO the
sidewalk striking on her head end receiving a
fracture Of the skull. which was instantly fatal
The ramily's celebration OF the holiday was
turned into mourning. and the little girls death
put dsmper. Cor a time. on the enthusiasm IN
Pasouale Natello four years old. of No 216
Nott-st- died I'm his home yesterday morning as
Fourth. He was playing about bonfire In front
OF his house Monday evening. when his clothes
caught fire. He received burns that proved
fatal
BAD ACCIDENT IN WILLIAMSBURG.
score Of youngsters. ranging from four TO
fourteen years. were severely injured last night
at North eth-st and wythe-ave- Williamsburg.
by the explosion of ten pounds of giant powder
hacked in q tin can. Seven Of them are i'm hos
pitals and three are not expected to survive
their injuries
This time IL appears the boys were not at
fault, but some half-intoxicsted person who
came out Of a saloon nearby. and, having lit
his pipe threw the still burning match over the
heads of the youngsters II fell into the can of
powder and where a moment before there was
an even score of happy youngsters the place
took the color of charnel house.
The noise made by the exploding powder was
heard for blocks and brought mothers from their
houses and nearly thousand spectators. The
police reserves had to be called TO preserve
order, and some impatient person sent in fire
alarm. adding to the excitement.
one of the seriously injured is Andrew Kreght.
thirteen of No. 81 North 6th-st. His eyes
were blown out and his little face was so dis
figured that his mother could scarcely recognize
il. The physicians say he viii not live Others
John Alwitz eight, of No % North 6th-st-;
John Walter. Of the same number; William
Fantz. OF No. s. North eth-st.; Walter Mantzer,
Of No. % North 6th-st, and Thaddeus Comm
sky four Of No. So North Gth-st.
All except the Co1ninsky boy were removed TO
the Williamsburg Hospital He was taken TO
the Eastern District Hospital Alwitz and Wal
ter are believed to be beyond medical aid The
Others have lighting chance to live. Their
little bodies black Goals when they
Iaid out i'm the hospitals. The accident oc-
CURED shortly after 8 O'Clock
AS Tar as could be learned from those who
small cannons, which they made themselves by
pouring powder from the into hard paper
lube. A few moments after o'clock two men
staggered out of a nearby saloon. One lit his
pipe and carelessly threw the match over the
boys heads Ii fell into the can. Patrolman
Goodale, of the Bedford-ave. station happened
TO be in the neighborhood the time, and was
the first policeman on the scene He telephoned
for ambulances. and while the seriously injured
were being carried away two physicians were
kept busy binding the wounds of the remaining.
While the rusn was greatest at the Patten
Line pier in the early morning. it became equally
great at the Coney Island and Rockaway boats
later in the Gay Every one Of these boats car
Tied its full quota allowed and would have car
ried more but for the watchful eye of the in
spectors. L estimated that fully 100000
passengers were carried on the excursion boats
ano that half that number VAS carried on barge
excursions and chowder parties.
One Of the men in charge OF the pier for the
Iron Steamboat Company at the Battery, in
commenting on the great crush, expressed the
thought in the minds OF many when he said
The memory of the Slocum horror. which made
such inroads into our receipts last year, is now
lost, and the people are no longer afraid TO take
outings on steamboats,"
John Lawlor, twenty-.hree years old, an un-
married man. living al No. 80 West 75th-st.
was shot down by an unknown person while he
was passing T4th-st-. IN 2d-aVe., last night A
policeman saw him drop and had him taken to
the Presbyterian Hospital. where the surgeons
found ne had been shot through the :-bdomen
He was conscious only long enough TO give his
name. The surgeons say his chance OF recovery
is small.
+. Gentle. No. 362 East 114th-st., shot
IN the abdomen he sat in window Of
his home. The police reported later that he was
shot by p. Natpino nineteen years old, Of No
;siS East 1l3th-st. Gentle taken the
Harlem Hospital.
John Teraine. nineteen years old of Cherry
Lane West Brighton. Richmond tampng
charge into toy cannon, when it
ploded- Teraine had the cannon between
his legs while he drove home the charge with =
steel rod. 4 spark apparently set off the
charge. Teraine's right blown on near
the elbow and portions of both legs
and burned. He is St Nincents Hospital
Livingston and his condition is critical.