The Washington herald., 1908-07-05

A short time after the shooting. William
Reed was arrested. charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon.
Fourth OF July celebrators are held re-
sponsible for a serious blaze that occurred
in the house OF John Kellerman. at Is
Eighteenth street southeast. yesterday
morning Kellerman was 50 badly burned
that he may die.
KelerTnan and his wife were alone in
their home. The front door was left
standing open a crowd OF youngsters
passing threw a package OF firecrackers
into the open door. The explosives set
fire to a lace curtain, and the house was
soon In flames. Kellerman heard the
noise OF the firecrackers. and ran 20
the front door. He tried TO smother the
flames with his hands, but was unsuc-
cessful He then slatched up a piece
Of carpet from the floor and battled with
the flames lie fought until he fell ex-
hausted
Mrs. Kellerman heard her husbands
cries. and ran into the hallway in time
TO see him fall unconscious. She tainted
and had not neighbors ran into the house
and dragged husband and wife 20 the
open. both would have probably been in
cinerated
Inhaled the Flames.
Kellerman was badly burned about the
hands, face. and shoulders. He was re-
moved TO the Washington Asylum Hos
pit1l, where an examination showed he
was suffering from inhaling flames. Mrs.
Kellerman was treated by DR.. Moffat
who responded 10 a call from Casualty
Hospital He worked over the woman for
nearly two hours before she was restored
to consciousness.
The fire spread from the KeIlerman
house TO the house Of George Stewart
negro. at 36 Eighteenth street. and dam
aged the two houses TO the extent Of
5000
Annie Wiley. seven years old. of COS
Massachusetts, avenue northeast. leaned
too close 10 package Of frecrackers she
had Just lighted. and received painful
burns on her right hand and arm. She
was taken TO Casualty Hospital for treat
ment.
Failing 10 throw a lighted giant cracker
immediately after lighting the fuse. II
ID. Chandler, nineteen years old. OF 1UG9
Second street northwest. received pain
ful Injuries TO his right hand He was
treated al the Emergency Hospital
His curiosity 10 see whether a large
sized noise maker was we'll lighted caused
Frank Glasscock, twenty years cid. OF
1910 w street northwest to be badly
burned about the hands and right side Of
his face.
Henry Saffel, twenty-four years old, Of
1920 w street. who assisted Glasscock in
determining whether the fuse To the ex-
plosive was lighted. occupied a chair next
TO his friend in the Emergency Hospital
Saffel sustained bad burns about the face
and hands and suffered a slight injury to
his right eye.
A large-sized flrecracker exploded In the
hand Of Philip Ordwein. twenty-five years
old, Of l. Grant place northwest, and
Philip IS now minus two fingers on his
right hand.
Anthony Glaser, twenty-five years old.
OF 622 Ninth street southeast. took great
interest in lighting a bunch Of firecrack-
ers in front OF his home. He was treated
at Providence Hospital.
Cheered the Inmates.
John F. Edelin,. empioye Of st. Eliza
beth's Insane Asylum undertook TO cheer
up some Of the inmates. Edelin was ex-
pl0ding frecrackers when one went of
suddenly and hit him under the chin. He
was treated az Freedmen's Hospital
Kathleen Ray. negro four years old.
while sitting on the front steps OF her
house. 3012 L street northwest. was shot in
the left leg with a small caliber revolver.
She was taken 10 the Emergency Hos
pital. and later William Reed was arrested
and charged with assault with a danger