New Britain herald., 1915-07-06
JULY 4TH ACCIDENTS
 ARE ALL MINOR ONES
Raymond Willys Struck in Eye With Falling Sky
 rocket.

While there were numerous trivial fourth of July accidents Sunday and yesterday the observance was re- markedly free from anything of q very serious nature. The majority of the accidents were where hands and faces were burned with firecracll- CTS, or painful, though not particular Iy dangerous, wounds were. inflicted |, by blank cartridge pistols. The more serious ones reported follow; Lucius Haurbin, aged twelve, of Osgood avenue was shot in the breast with a blank cartridge revolver m the hands Of John Johnson. Lucius claims that John held the pistol close to his breast and fired pr Styles Ut tended him The police are investi- gating. i
 Henry Zwicl of 260 Washington street notified the police that a bullet creshed through window in l,is house yesterday. A similar compla int was made by Frank Laskowski ef 279 High street and Joseph Angeli of Il Sexton street
 Edward Barnes, son of George H. Barnes of Cherry street. was painfully wounded in the neck yesterday when < sto1le, which a young celebrat1r had placed in the muzzle of a small cannon. struck him.
 A small Hartford avenue boy was shot in the nose Sunday by Alex Lee but was not seriously hurt. Lee, who is but twelve years old, put an empty shell iri the barrel of d blank carr- ridge pistol and shot 1t of. The empty shell struck the other boy with great violence. s
 Dr. T. E. Martin had several wounds to dress Robert Ritchie, son of William Ritchie of Kensingtpn. was badly wounded in the face and neck when John Murray discharged a blank cartridge pistol in his face. His face and neck is badly burned with the powder. Walter Wright of Bas \ sett street found a piece of iron pips yesterday and loaded it up with powder and dynamite caps Tn stamp ing down the charge the dynamite exploded, blowing the fmprovised can non to pieces in his hands, inf1icting bad burns and decorations. Nils Ad- arnson of. S15 East street was also attended by pr. Martin for blank cartridge wounds in his hand
 Philip Kalen of Kensington fired blank cartridge pistol into the palm of his hand. pr. R. M. Griswold is attending him.
 Robert Screen of Park street and H Johnson of 78 John street were. both attended by pr. E. T. Fromcn. Each was wounded in the hand with blank cartridges.
 While gazing sykward last night Raymond Willys was struck in the eve with a falling sky rocket Ills optic was badly injured but pr. H, IT.. Bray. who attended him, says that the sight can be saved. pr. Bray also attended small boy at 31 Park street who had quantity of waddine shot into his hand from a blank Dis tol
 Arthur Ramm, aged ten, of Cherry street is at the Hartford hospital un-' dergoing treatment as the result of being shot in the hand with a blank cartridge. Myron and Harvey Stein berg, other Cherry street boys are also laid up as the result of accidents. Myrorl was shot in the hand with blank and his brother accidentally discharged his pistol as it was stuck in his belt The wadding penetrated the flesh of the boys abdomen.
 A peculiar accident happened to Joseph Hayes of Willow street. He IS suffering from sore throat as the re-, suit of swallowing quantity Of gum powder yesterday.
 The son of James Hayes of Sexton street is laid up with charge of pow der in his hand.