Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-05
FEN WERE INJURED
Celebrating DAY
Ious ACCIDENTS FROM USE
OF EXPLOSIVES.
SPRINGER BROTHERS HURT
AND HAVE MARROW ESCAPE
Will and Carl Springer While Gel
sbratins With Homemade Cannon,
Burned and Laeerated When Charge
Exploded Prsmatursly-6onss Frae.
tursd in Other Accidents.

Except for one accident, in which
two were injured, there was a lack Of
manning, bloodshed and injuries Incl
dental to the celebration Of the Fourth
with explosives. During the evening
hours the bombardment made by fire.
crackers thrown in the business dis
trict was continual roar.
Those injured by explosives We're
VIII and Carl Springer. aged 81 and II
respectively. sons Of William Springer,
sos South Fourth avenue. That the
boys escaped with their lives was one
Of the unusual features Of the acct
dent. Three other minor accidents,
due to other causes, injured as many
people in and near the city Tuesday
and the night before.
Charge in Cannon Exploded.
While using the barrel Of a shot gun
which had been transformed into
homemade cannon, about 1 o'clock
Tuesday morning near the corner OF
First and North streets, the charge in
the barrel exploded prematurely.
Will, the older brother was holding
the barrel, while Carl was examining
the charge OF powder home. The
Cannon" had been used before and
probably because Of the heat in the
barrel the charge Of powder went off
while the two young men were leaning
over it.
Injuries Are Not Serious.
The other boy was knocked sense
less. Powder was driven into the skin
Of his face and little was imbedded
in his right eye His injuries are not
serious. The powder was removed from
his eye, and it is believed that there
is no danger Of the sight being i'm
| paired.
The younger brother had powder
| driven into his face and both eyes and
both of his forearms were quite badly
lacerated. He was taken to the office
Of a physician and his wounds were
| dressed The injuries to the eyes are
| not thought to be serious.
The police patrol was called to the
Benjamin Packer home, on North First
street, to get Will Springer and take
him home, where a physician was
called to care for him. His brother was
| later taken home in the patrol.
Other Injuries Of the Day.
While catching for the Y. NJ. c. A.
pGSepdll Iedlll Ill LIS SdHlc Will tLS
! Durham Company club at the fair
grounds in the forenoon, Eugene Stew
art, captain Of the high school football
team and the son Of T. j. Stewart, 10S
North Ninth street. had the third
| finger Of his right hand badly injured
with foul "tip.v The ball produced
a compound disloca ton of the finger,
the second joint protruding thru the
| flesh.
| While running from neighbor's
home to close the windows of her home
| when the storm was approaching, Mrs.
Elizabeth Hartsuck, 404 North Second
street, stumbled and fell. spraining her
right wrist, and fracturing one Of the
| bones OF her wrist.
Dillon Boy Hurt.
While riding down hill near his home
| in Dillon Monday evening Clarence
| WollSen, aged 10, the son OF Richard
| Wolken, was thrown from his bicycle
| when the front wheel Of 1t broke.
| Alightug on his head and shoulders he
sustained a fracture Of the left collar
bone and an injury Of the head 1t is
| not known how serious the latter injury
| may develop as there is evidence of
conclusion. and Tuesday the lad was
| complaining of severe pains In his
| head