Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
MINOR ACCIDENTS
MAR CHRISTMAS
POLICE SURGEONS ATTEND
MANY WOUNDS
ONE VICTIM NEAR DEATH WHEN
DISCOVERED
Goes to Sleep with Gas Jet Open, and
Only Prompt Work at Receive,
Ing Hospital Saves His
Life

4NulHSlOuS dIGluGilo OOCuI GU Nlll Aob-
mas day, and instead OF several per-
sons eating a peaceful dinner at their
homes the day was passed in the gem
eral ward at the receiving hospital
From early yesterday morning until
late last night the police surgeons were
kept busy bandaging broken heads,
stitching decorations and setting frac-
tured bones. The day was a strenu
Gus one for the hospital attendants and
also for the police.
James Kincaid, a laborer living at
S341a Bast Fifth street, came near eat
ing his Christmas dinner in the land
of shadows. He was found in his room
cary yesterday morning unconscious
and the room filled with gas from an
open jet He was hurried to the re-
ceiving hospital and resusitated Kin
caid was unable to account for the ac-
cident and says he must have blown
out the gas when he retired Thursday
night He was discovered by a fellow
roomer, who detected the odor of gas
and forced an entrance and rescued the
unfortunate man. Had it not been for
a partly opened window it is believed
he would have been asphyxfated.
George Horn, 30 years old, a team
ster living at 2422 Enterprise street,
had a narrow escape from serious in
jury when he was thrown from his
wagon on North Main street shortly
before 10 o'clock yesterday morning. He
escaped with a wound on the left tenn
- He was treated at the receiving
hospital. Horn was crossing the car
tracks and did not slow down. The
front wheels of the vehicle struck the
rails obliquely and he was jolted from
his seat. He landed on his head and
was rendered unconscious for a few
minutes.
Mexican Draws Knife
George D. Pettengill, 28 years old, a
salesman for the Limo Paint company
of Cleveland, Ohio, became involved in
a difficulty with a Mexican in a saloon
at Seventh street and Grand avenue
shortly after IL o'clock yesterday and
was slashed with a knife on the left
cheek. He was taken to the receiving
hospital where the police surgeons
stitched a fiVe-inch laceration. Pet
tengill and some friends were drinking
in the saloon, when Mexican ap-
peared and began to abuse Pettengill.
The latter told the man to go away.
This further angered the Mexican, who
was intoxicated, and he called Petten-
gill a vile name. The men then left
the saloon and were walking down the
street, when the Mexican again ap
peared and continued his abuse. Pet
tengill then attempted to strike his
tormentor but the latter lodged the
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slashed Pettengill then ran down the
street and escaped. Pettengill lives
with his wife at 812 Francisco street.
August Santini, "a years old, driver
for a creamery company, sustained
fracture of the colarbone when he
was struck by a street car shortly
after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He
was treated at the receiving hospital
by the police surgeons.
An unidentified negro about 55 years
old probably was fatally injured yes
terdav afternoon when he was thrown
from a wagon at the Downey avenue
bridge He was picked up in an un-
conscious condition and taken to the
receiving hospital, where the police
surgeons stitched a two-inch lacera-
tion on the right side of is face. He
sustained a concussion of the brain and
a probable fracture of the skull. His
name is thought to be Campbell and
his home on the Mission road.
George Butler, 27 years old, laborer
who came to Los Angeles to pass the
holidays, drank too deeply of the cup
that cheers and became involved in
battle royal with three negroes on Cen
tral avenue. When hostilities had
ceased Butler was found lying on the
sidewalk with two cuts in his scalp.
drunk to tell how it happened, and
after his injuries were treated he was
placed in the drunk tank.
Christmas night was an unusually
busy one for the surgeons in charge of
the receiving hospital at the city jail,
and more than a score of cases were
treated there from shortly after night
fall to midnight
None of the cases was serious and
I'll grew out of an eXuberance of yule-
tide cheer. the most serious of which
were as follows:
William Dean of 533 South Main
street attempted to ride the human
roulette wheel at the Chutes park and
was thrown TO the ground. He re-
ceived q cash above the left eye,
which was stitched and dressed.
r. B. Stombs of S4S Central avenue
got into an argument with an unknown
man at Fifth street and Central ave-
ated wound of the scalp was dressed
for him at the hospital.
Toney George, a barber of 1922 East
First street, was running to catch car
at Vignes and Commercial streets and
stepped intC hole in the street and
was thrown heavily. He received a
fracture of the bones of the right
ankle The fracture was reduced by
Drs. Garrett and Chamberlain.
Joe Embry of 800 South Broadway
Louis Nordeen of Fourth and Los An
geles streets and Frank Mccarthy of
502 South mann street were engaged IN
a. four -cornered row at lis West Third
street with an unknown man. All three
were cut about the face and hands by
the unknown. who welded a long
blpded knife with considerable effect
Their wounds were dressed by the po-
lice surgeons.
OF the other cases all were trivial
and We're caused by the victims slip
ping and falling or getting off of cars
while they were in motion.
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