The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-05
CRACKER BLINDS
An EXCELSIOR BOY
ROY BELL LOSES HIS ONLY EYE
BY EXPLOSION.
Fewer Casualties than Usual Mar Joy
Of Celebration, Score Of Burns and
Other Mishaps Being Total for Twin
Cities Police confscate Bushel Of
Revolvers.
Revolvers,

Fewer casualties resulted from pyro-
technical celebrations of the Fourth of
July than for many years past, in the
twin cities. ~
AS one reason for this, the many out
ings and extensively attended picnics
may be thanked.
The most serious accident is reported
from Excelsior. There Roy. Bell was
blinded by the explosion of a giant
cracker near his face. When Small
child, he lost one eye by the explosion
of a cracker. For years he never
touched explosives. Yesterday, partly
because Of teasing by other boys, he
cracker explode near his face, lost the
sight of his remaining eye. He was at
once kindly cared for, and tho in crit
ical condition, he will probably survive
the shock. TX IN
Careful watch was kept by the po-
lice, yesterday to- avoid accidents. A
bushel basketful Of revolvers were
taken from youths who insisted on
using them on the streets.
Accidents which occurred in the twin
cities and vicinity yesterday, in addi-
| ton to those reported in T h e Jour
a ! last evening, were as follows:
Minneapolis Casualties.
Roy Bell, II years old. Excelsior,
blinded by explosion Of giant cracker
ne LOUIS s A. bx E 5a side and
hand lacerated by flying torpedo.
| E. D. Thompson. Excelsior, hand in
jured by flying torpedo.
| Teddy Montgomery, age IA, Excelsior,
trampled upon and severely hurt in rush
Of crowd to get away from an explo-
Genevieve Hillweg, 1910 Park ave.
| hoI ell
eHe st iiee 0Au'9 bruised by 1a''ns rock
Max Kapline, 700 Fifth avenue N.
arm burned by roman candle.
| John Green, 116 Colfax avenue, left
eye injured by giant cracker.
Willie Rosenweig. Is years old, $40
Dupont avenue N, thumb torn off by
giant cracker explosion. es
Harold Wright. 26lo Quincy street,
forehead cut by tin can. =: wv
Carl Johnson, hand burned by
Mabel Imports, head burned by
cracker d.. ~ ty .-.-. - -
Gregory Robinson, hands and face
burned by premature explosion of sup
ply Of powder. - III, i .~.,
Edw. Christianson, l3 years old, visit
ing from Fridley,l MINI, face burned,
result Of cannon bursting.
Oscar Hanson, Fridley, face burned
by same accident, : 81.
William Walsh. 1924 Pillsbury ave-
nue., shot in hand by revolver.
Gertrude Anderson, pip Fourth ave-
nue. S, arm fractured by fall while run.
ming away from an explosion. -.
Fred Bungert, PIP Twenty fourth
street s, will lose sight of one eye, re-
suit Of mud-can explosion.
Ole Sapher, 220S Seventh street Sc
shot in thigh with revolver; blood
poison feared. 20 -.
. ...,. Casualties in st. Paul. sa1ar
R, HPwa 9a{t Fletcher t ;es{ss E. Dayton
face burned by cannon cracker.
Ole McMahon, age IL, 1922 Edmond
street, abdomen badly burned from lex
ploding cracker and the igniting O.
large supply Of matches in his blouse.
| freddie Robinson, age s, South Park
right hand badly burned by explosion
of q cracker before he could drop it.
: Arthur Nelson, age 10, 685 East Cool
street, hand badly lacerated by prema
turee explosion Of a shell which he wa
loading. 4 = -. ..~lE. =.
4 Gregory Robinson, age ID, 1914 Capi
1 toll avenue, face badly lacertaed as re
suit Of Investigating a big cracke
which didn't 20 off on schedule time.
J., Lovett Beard, age 8, 2l9 Fisk street
: one side of face badly burned by ex
plosion Of q big cracker. r,<ar:I.. -
81 Albert Johnson, age 10, South ST
Paul left thigh severely burned, al
exploding cracker setting fire to ., hi
Hugo I. woolny, eo1 East Geraniun
street, middle finger Of left hand LAGER
ated by explosion Of revolver. 81