The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-05

Only eight people sustained in}ncs
les more serious than slight burns in
the local Fourth of July celebration.
This number is small compared with
former years.
Yesterday was the first safe and
sane Fourth of July observed in
Richmond for some time" stated
Chief Bailey last evening. The ord
er against the use of revolvers and
the sale of the deadly toy pistol was
generally observed. Only one dealer
was inclined to disobey instructions
regarding the sale of toy pistols and
his case will be Investigated and
prosecution may follow. The parents
of young children were unusually
careful about allowing the little ones
to have dangerous explosives. Good
order was maintained In the city and
the police had but little trouble"
Toy Cannon ExpIodes.
Physicians state that they had but
little business resulting from acci-
dents. Perhaps the most serious ac-
cident was reported by DR.. ]. E. King.
He states that the young son of John
! Stout, South Thirteenth street. had
his hand badly shattered and his leg
severely cut by the explosion of a toy
cannon. The lad was hammering
charge into the barrel when the pow
der ignited from a spark. The ex-
plosion drove bits of steel into the
lads hand and drove quite a large
steel splinter into. the leg, striking
the bone. Blood poisoning is feared
in which case ii is probable that am
putation will be necessary.
Prior to the opening of the Fourth
celebration. Ed Fuson, Jr. 1920 North
F street. was badly hurt. losing a
thumb as the result of the explosion of
a cannon. The attending physician
states that the boy made a cannon and
on its completion decided to test il TO
see if it would perform the duties ex-
pected of il on the Fourth. When
his parents were away from home the
boy loaded the cannon in the kitchen
and drove the charge in with a nail.
The explosion that followed blew his
thumb completely out of the socket,
Gated Young Fuson is recovering
nicely from his injury and there is no
danger of blood poisoning.
William Jenkins, a young boy. may
lose an eve as the result of the ex-
plosion of a fire cracker which he was
holding in his hand, close TO the face.
The eve was badly burned while the
face was slightly burned.
The young son of Levi Myers. living
southwest Of this city. was painfully
injured while al the home Of HIS
: grandfather. King Williams, OF West
Richmond. The child had a pocket
, full of firecrackers and a playmate
asked him to give him some. Young
Myers refused and the other lad tossed
! match into his pocket. The explo-
sion, or rather a series of explosions.
that promptly ensued, badly burned
the hip and leg Of young Myers.
| William Luker met with Fourth OF
. July accident which was not the result
of fire crackers. toy cannons, ct al.
Luker was riding along Easthaven
avenue on his bicycle. He was CON-
:ag TO town TO see the parade. Sud.
denly the forks on his machine broke
and be was hurled head first to the
, ground. He was badly stunned and
slightly bruised by the accident.
Marie Schroeder had an eye slightly
burned by the explosion Of a fire
cracker which she was holding in her
hand The injury was slight and the
: young woman, who lives at -512 South
Fifth street. will not lose the sight
=, Irene StIens, daughter of Henry
! Stiens. who lives on Liberty aveuue
r was slightly injured. She placed a
j. cannon cracker in a shot gun then ig
D nited the fuse and placed the stock tc
\ her shoulder. When the cracker ex
I pIoded, 1t ''ba<k fired and most OF
r the fire went into Miss STEMS eye.
: Harry Miller was slightly injured BY
i the premature explosion OF fire
G cracker he was about to throw. DR.
e ". W. Zimerman states that beyond
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