The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-05
Many Victims Of Glorious
Fourth in Hospitals
for Repairs.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSY
Nine Blazes During Day and
Night-.G Giant Firecracker Costs
Adult Three Fingers.Ar.
rests Made for Prema.
ture Shooting.


cerned. Newarkers, of course. did not
escape entirely, for when the smoke OF
the celebration cleared away 1t left
victims In It's wake, as is the annual
misfortune, but a record was estab-
lished for the low number of casual
ties and for the minor character of In
juries.
There were only two serious acci-
dents from which death may result in
Ease lockjaw or blood poisoning should
develop. 1t was a peculiarly fortunate
Fourth. too. as despite all precautions.
some of the Newark patriots used
loaded cartridges, with the result that
leaden missiles flew over the heads of
persons on the streets.
BY minor accidents resulting from
carelessness, ignorance. and in several
cases from criminal m-aliciousness,
many were injured in the greater city.
At all the hospitals the physicians
were busy for the full tw~enty-four
hours of the day.
That the accidents were not greater
In number. and of a more serious ma
ture, was due to the efforts of the po-
lice, who strictly saw to it that young
America did not start in to celebrate
until midnight Wednesday. Chief Of
Police Corbitt gave special orders to
his men, and special attention vas paid
to the use of revolvers. Many arrests
were made before midnight Wednesday
for premature celebration.
Probably one of the most serious
cases was the shooting of Frank E.
Miller, of 277 Washington street. He
was walking along Washington street,
near Court street. Wednesday evening,
with two small children when he was
struck in the right arm by a .44-calibre
bullet. He was seen to stagger by fire.
men in No. 3 engine house. They ran
to his assistance and assisted him to
the Emergency Hospital. A physician
probed for the bullet, but could not
find 1t. The bullet tore a bad wound
In the forearm, but there was no sign
Of exit. Miller went home.
OF twenty cases directly result
fng from celebrating the FOURTH treat
ed at the City Hospital between Z
o'clock yesterday morning and mid
night last night, only one was serious.
and this was the last 70 be received.
The victim is Smith e. Bratt, a bar
tender, 37 years old, residing at 299
Plane street. He will lose the first
Joint of the thumb, index and second
finger. of his right hand as a result Of
PLAYING with giant firecrackers.
Shortly after II o'clock Bratt was
celebrating the Fourth with friends at
he corner of Fifteenth avenue and
Bergen street. He lit a cannon cracker
and was holding it in his hand. His
attention was drawn away from the
cracker for a moment. and 1t explod-
ed. The hand was badly ~lacerated and
the first joint of the thumb hung by a
thin bit OF skin. The first joint of the
index finger was missing and the Sec
ond finger was torn and ~blackened.
The palm of the hand was also black
ened and cut. This was the only am
bulance call the hospital had through
out the entire day.
The first person to seek medical and
surgical attention at the City Hospital
yesterday was Tony A~llesondeo, IS
years old, of rs Seventh venue. lie
was brought to the Institution In the
Second Precinct patrol wagon at 1880
o'clock, suffering from a pistol wound
in the left hand. After the wound was
dressed the youth went home.
Ten minutes later Joseph Owens, 16
years old, of IS Second street, walked
in the institution with his face filled
with powder. He had been standing
too near a toy cannon when it ex-
ploded.
William Miller. 10 years old, of $50
South Eighteenth street, asked the hos
pita1 surgeons to dress some powder
burns on his right hand, saying that he
had been ~"monkeying with some pow
der when it went off"
Just before 10 o'clock the program
was changed. Thomas Tighe. Is years
old, of SS South Sixth street, who walk
ed to the institution, informed h sur
geons that he had been teasing a dog
and that It had bit him on the cheek
The wound was cauterized and he wen
home.
An hour later Edwin R~ossetti, of III
Bergen street, came in with practically
the same story, only his wound was or
the finger. 1t was dressed and Edwin
left, saying that he would continue tc
celebrate without molesting the canine
John Fitch, is years old, of so New
bold street, and William Hector, l.
years old, of 20 Eleventh avenue
reached the hospital about the SAINT
time, suffering from pistol wound II
their left hands. Both were cases Of
accidental discharge.
Frank Haycock, OF AZ south SIKH
street, was the youngest patient treated
at the hospital during the day. He was
brought to the institution by his oldel
brother lust after noon suffering from
a severe powder burn on the left hand
His brother said that he had held 6
large firecracker in his hand too Ions
and it exploded.
George Regain, 7 years old, of A Fair
mount avenue, had his finger torn oecaus'
he held a large frecraeker too long. HI
mother took him 20 the institution yes
terday afternoon.
Henry Smith. II years old, of 20 Cenra
avenue bought a pistol with winch .
vent his patriotic spirit, and It orougn
him to grief just before ! O'Clock. ~
was attempting to extract a cartridg
when il exploded. The wad and powde
entered the palm of his left hand. Severa
friends accompanied him to the hospital
Lewis Waldmman, 10 years old, Of 10
Camden street, asked the surgeons L
treat a powder wound on his hand. Tn
wound was trivial. He reached the In
stitutfon about 2 o'clock.
Ellen Stewart. 10 years old. Of 80 Wick
life street, was playing With some hre
works yesterday afternoon about ! o'clocl
Bhen There was a sudden explosion ans