Evening journal., 1909-07-06
CITY ENJOYED
GREAT FOURTH
Many Victims of The Usual
Accidents, But No Cas-
uaItieS
FIREMEN HAD
AN EASY TIME, TOO

AN tASI lime, IUU
wilmington suffered no fatalities as
the result of its celebration Of the
Fourth of July. There was plenty of
noise. and the small hoy was in his
element all day long. Many enjoyed
the numerous excursions on the river
and into the country. and hundreds /
went TO Atlantic City to enjoy the two
holidays The holiday crowds on the |
streets in the afternoon were large,
but many appeared In the evening
Inmates OF the state and county |
hospitals celebrated the day, and extra
preparations were made for their en-
joyment At the Delaware State Hos |
pital at Farnhurst. the patients were
treated TO ice cream and cake, and
during the evening there was a hne
display of fireworks. At the County
Hospital adjoining the patients also
had ice cream and cake and there
was display OF fireworks.~
with the exception of a dozen or
more accidents. some of them quite
serious. resulting from fireworks, VIII
mington managed TO get over the
Fourth of July. or rather the Fifth,
to the engine houses, but there was
little work for them. The alarm was
not struck. but there were two still
alarms.
The police were also ready for any
emergency, and they were kept busy
during the day and evening. Large
quantities of 10y water" We're con-
sumed in the early part of the day, but
Of nf ma
saloons in the heart of the city, the
biggest majority of them would have
lost little money by closing In the af-
ternoon.
OF course there were some accidents. II
wouldn't have been Fourth" II there
wasn't. Provided no unforeseen com
plications arise, the victims will all re-
cover. Here are few OF the
martyrs;
William stoddard. aged 10 years, OF No.
2i7 woodlawn avenue, badly burned about
the body
Miss Mary Buckley, a young girl OF NO
lO6 East Fifth street, clothing set on hrs
by shooting cracker.
Hattie Lee. colored. aged 10 years, sho
through both legs with an "unloade'
gun. removed 70 Delaware Hospital
Harry lyman. aged Is years, cut abou
the face. injuries dressed at the De'awar
Hospital.
William J. Lelght, aged Il years, lacer
ated ear. injury dressed at the Delawar
Hospital.
Robert Alfard, aged 20 years. Of Edg'
Moor. badly lacerated hand injury dress
ed at the Delaware Hospital.
Max Eiseman. aged 3 years, OF No. 10
East Front street. burned about the hand
and abdomen by an exploding flower pot
Thomas Barrett, a colored youth, wh'
lives on the Causeway. shot in the hans
with a revolver.
stoddard Seriously Burned.
The most seriously injured Of the vic
tins Is William stoddard. Or. l. Lewii
chipman Is attending him at his home
The boy had several packs Of shooting
crackers in his blouse which were set OF
fire by spark reaching them. The crack
ers began exploding and in short tint
the lads clothing was on fire. Several per
sons ran to his rescue and tearing th
blouse from his body knocked out tn
remaining crackers which had not eN
ploded.
The hoy was badly burned from hi
, knees TO his neck and suffered much pain
Unless blood poisoning developes the la
will recover.
Hattie Lea was accidentally shot b
! George Randolph. colored, in the yard O
No. giO East sixteenth street. The youn
4 man was cleaning a revolver when IL wen
of The bullet went through both Of IN
girls legs above the ankles. She viii rC
cover
e. Flowers For Max.
s Max Eiseman, of East Front street owe
( his injuries to his ignorance Of America
= fireworks. He purchased large flower pc
r and holding It In his hand applied
& match. The piece exploded and Eisema
}. was quickly enveloped in flame. lie wa
d burned about the hands and abdomen. II
Y is receiving medical attention at his hom
n Thomas Barrett while on the Cause
r way Sunday night, was accidental
e shot in the hand. DIR. Ii. Il. Buck
master later removed a 32-calibre bu
let from the hand.
Miss Buekleys Narrow Escape.
That Miss Buckley was not serious
lly burned in Market street last nigh
' is due more to good luck than goo
\ management and also the presence A,
, mind of william Jones, a well-know
resident of the city.
Miss Buckley and two other gir
were walking along Market street
q front of the City Hall large shootin
70 cracker suddenly exploded at her fee
Ia She wore thin cause dress and in a
instant was in flames.
A dozen men sprang to her ai'
N among them being Jones. He pulle
"a off his coat and wrapped il about th
girls dress and in this way smothere
the blaze.
: Miss Buckley maintained her nerV
during all the excitement bur whe
the fire was extinguished she fainte'
She was carried into the police static
, and revived, later going to her hom
Patrolman Wilmer Hahn and Turn
m key William Conner at the police sta
tion. shortly afterward arreste
2 Thomas Williams. aged 20 years.
lr bootblacl who they said threw III
cracker at Miss Buckley. He denie
Ia the charge A charge of disorderly cor
m duct was preferred against him how
# ever. In the City Court today he. wa
fined 49,
Few Fires Reported.
I. r-o,,r 6res Yesterday and ono fba 10