Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06
10Y OF NINE WORST VICTIM
George Gard Suffers Loss Of Three
Fingers by Explosion.
FEARED EYEs1GHT MAY ALSO GO
Less Than Score Hurt to Greater or
Less Degree.
RUN IN SPITE OF RAIN
Motorcycle Races Given Up and Hun
dreds of Picnics Abandoned on
Account of Rain of Night
and Morning..

RRd Morning.
Rain hindersd but did not stop omaha's
celebation OF the Fourth Of July. Some
events were called off but others put
through and the day on the whole was a
successful one.
1t was more than good celebration In
one important respect-the casualty list is
small. The most serious accident was that
which tore three fingers off the hand OF
s-year-old boy named George Gard. and
which may possibly cause the loss of sight.
Most OF the injuries to Omaha people were
minor unless the dreaded tetanus results.
Edward S. Whitehorn of 1881 North Seven
teenth street suffered severe burns on the
right hand while shooting a roman candle
and Deputy Sheriff Frank Osborn himself
became the victim of a giant rcacker
which exploded in his hand following re-
peated warnings to his little son not to
handle crackers. His hand was not badly
damaged.
The Gard boy lives at 3150 Ames avenue
He was hurt about 10 a. m. He had been
shooting the caps in a cane and had hold
of the wrong end of the cane when he dis
charged a cap. He was temporarily
blinded and his eyes may be permanently
"AANNNNd bS Alt dCCluNHl f1lb upper lid
and face were burned and cut, and all the
thumb and half Of two fingers OF his left
hand were blown off, while the palms
OF both hands were also hurt. He was
taken to the Swedish Mission hospital and
attended by Drs. Paul Ellis and e. NJ.
Stansbury.
Johnny Ferryman. u years OF age, car
ried powder and matches in the same
FnN and
burned hand and face and damaged suit
of clothes.
Powder and Matches Connect.
The boy is a son OF Frank P Ferryman,
1924 South Twenty street and chose
Sunday for his day to celebrate. Some Of
his firecrackers refused to go off and these
he broke open and poured out the powder
into a pocket in which he carried matches
and punk. The friction between the matches
and powder caused the latter to explode.
burning the entire left side OF the boys
body slightly and inflicting serious In
juries to his hand and face.
DR.. Dwyer is caring for the lad at the
Presbyterian hospital.
While playing robbers" with his chums,
John Holm, the S-year son OF William
Holm, Twenty-seventh and Burdette
streets, was shot in the right arm with
the charge from a blank cartridge.
one OF tne playmdlSS OF young tiOlIn
while chasing the little fellow and, coming
upon him, leveled the pistol at his right
arm. He pulled the trigger and the powder
and wad from the cartridge buried itself
in the flesh of the lads arm. DR.. NJ.
Looms was called and dressed the wound.
Herman Sefeman a Florence boy Of IL
years, met with conclusion OF the brain
through colliding with another fielder In
a game of ball near Florence. The other
AlWW
Sefeman's condition is considered danger
GUS
An unusual Fourth Of July mishap oc-
CURED to Vivian Varian, a girl OF ls living
at 223O Pine street. She stepped on
''nigger chaser" and tainted from fright.
Celebrations planned for out Of doors
met a varying fate. The Jims' pbShic was
called off, but Florence went ahead with
its program. The marathon race was held
and furnished good sport, but the motor
cycle races at Courtland beach could not
be run.
The rowing races at the Rod and Gun
club went according to the bill, but the
tennis matches were given up. In the
evening the fireworks at Manawa and
/ CourtIand had TO be abandoned, The
dampness discouraged attendance and
picknickers gave up projected trips to the
country.
! The country clubs drew many in the
/ evening for dinner and dancing.
List of Victims.
! Following is a list of Omaha people who
! suffered:
John schenck, 1716 South. Twsnty-fourth
/ street, II year sight OF one eye de-
stroyed by powder burns.
Adolph Kokolowski, Hickory and Twenty
/ fourth streets, IL year, powder burns on
/ face
/ John Wicorek, Twenty-third and Center
streets. 25 year, right hand injured by ex-
Louis Louis Meirendorf, Twenty-eighth and
Burdette streets, Is year, face and hands
Joe Kuncl, Fifteenth and Center streets.
10 year, hand burned by Roman candle.
Parker streets, g Year. face and hands
Earl Higgins, Twenty-fourth and Lake
John Holm. Twenty-seventh and Bur
dette streets, years, shot through the
Earl Higgens, Paxton hotel 20 year.
finger torn off By cannon fire cracker
George Gard $50 Ames avenue. 8 year,
three fingers shot off face badly burned,
and eye sight damaged by exploding per
Joan FerFyman, 1924 South Twenty sixth
street Y year, face and hand burned by
Frank F.. Osborn, PAS Binney street,
hand badly burned BY exploding giant fire
] cracker.
EDWARD S. Whitehorn, i431 Uorth Seven
teenth street, hand burned by Roman
candle.
John Schwartz, ThlTtieth and Pine
streets, IL year, face burned and eye
sight damaged.
Herman Sefeman, Florence Lake, IS
years, concussion OF brain due to col
lison in ball game.
Vivian Varian 223O Pine street. step.
ped on "nigger chaser" and tainted from
fright
A Petersen S3ls sprsgue street, 4s years.
powder burns on face.
FLORENCE PERSISTENCE WINS OUT
Celebration Held in spite of weather