Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-05
CITY HAS NO ACCIDENT
AS RESULT OF FIREWORKS
Fourth OF July Record Il Unique,
Says Ambulance Surgeon
IIinchman.
SIN ARE OVERCOME BY HEAT
Many Victims OF Street Fights and
Cutting Scrnpcs Require Attention
Of SurgconS-LittIe Girl Drinks
Quantity Of Gasoline.


Of Surgcons-LittIe Girl Drinks
Quantity of Gasoline.
Ambulance Surgeon Harry Hinchmam
last might said that Richmond had
Seorcd an unusual record for a Fourth
Of July in The fact that, as far AZ he
had been able TO learn. there had not
,'"eu an accident as a result Of toy
fistols. cannon or fireworks; and not
'in accident AT any of the amusement
parks. Nevertheless. the surgeon spent
one of tho busiest days Of his career
iu treating victims OF stree, fights.
aud those who had been overcome by
beat
Leroy Brown. colorcd. 10 South Thir-
'"cnth Street. was shot in the head by
robert Whitlow, "A youth sixteen years
old. who is employed as mes
acngcr by one of the local telegraph
companies. Brown was delivering gro
cerics near the telegraph Office when
ne heard a shot. lie was struck by
the ball and fell in the alley. Dr.
i'tnchnan found that he had not been
injured seriously. and allowed him to
20 home after being treated Whit
low was arrested by Policemen Dugan
and Campodonica charge OF fir
lnS pistol in the street and injuring
Brown.
Joe Tinslcy colorcd. 1907 Hill street
vas another victim Of "a shooting. Tins
Il
rcsro said TO have been Light Barnes
The ball passed around the throat Just
hcncath the skin and came out at the
lack or Tinslcv's neck Tic was no,
,njured seriously. Barnes vas arrested
hy officers ~ the Third Precinct
MANY CUTTING CASES
DEMAND ATTENTION
One of tho most severe cutting cases
which the surgeon attended yesterday
'~as that Of Joe Mitchell. colored, lllo
North First street. who had been
tabled several times in tho back. once
IN the lung and cut on tho head by
negroes, said TO have been named Sing
Ing and Oakley. Emergency trcatmcn,
vas administered Mitchell and he was
taken to the hospital.
Ed Ross. colorcd. 1920 Il Street. was
inund by the surgeon 10 have been
sut severely in the wrist one Of the
! arteries having been severed Ross
was cut at Twenty fifth and Ncnable
| streets in fight with another negro
whose name he refused to dvulge
Robert Davis. colored, 900 North Mon
roe Street. provided another serious
easc. and ono OF the most mysterious
| with which the surgeon. "a well as the
police. had TO deal yesterday An Of
hccr Of the Second Precinc, Station
| noticed large spots OF blood on the
sidewalk along First Street and fol-
Owed them into a poolroom. He found
several negroes there playing pool one
Il the negroes having Il bandaGc about
MS hand All OF them denied having
been injured when questioned. aud the
| NfhCer Was about Ia leave the place
when he noticed form lying in the
corner Of the room.
He went to It and found Davis un-
conscious bleeding from severe
wound In his arm. Or. Hinchman was
summoned. and succeeded in stopping
The blood and in rcviving the negro.
o. He was taken to Virginia Hospital.
where his condition was said TO be
| serious last night. Davis was unable
80 tell who cut him!
Il YONG CHILD DRINKS
QUANTITY OF GASOLINE
Or liuchman was forced to resort
to heroic measures to save the life OF
little Margare, Spencer, three years
old. OF 23:I-A Chattin Street. The child
had drunk quantity of gasoline. and
was in serious condition when the
surgeon reached her. II is said that
her mother had been in the habit OF
boiling water for the family use. and
that she kept IL in bottle similar
10 that in which the gasoline was
kept. The child m!s,ook the bottles
and drank the gasoline. 1t was said
that she would recover
Miss Lillian Spencer. nineteen years
old, OF Clio North Twenty eighth Street.
was sent to the City Home yesterday
by the ambulance surgeon that she
might be protected from doing herself
injury. II is said that the girl has
been suffering mentally for the last
week, and that during that time she
has made attempts on her life.
sam Coley. colored. 13 King Street. was
cut severely in the army by his wife
yesterday. and DR.. Hinchman WAS
forced to take several stitches in the
wound. Colcy's wife is said to have
seized a mirror while fighting him and
20 have used 1t with serious results
The mirror was broke by one particu-
larly hard blow. and the woman then
used a piece OF it 10 cut her husband.
IN artery was severed in the arm. but
Coley was reported as doing well last
night.
SIX PEOPLE ARE
OVERCOME by HEAT
DR.. 1Iinchman yesterday treated six
victims of Fourth OF July heat a young
woman who gave the name Of Miss
barnett but who refused to give her
address was overcome ut Lomba roy and
broad Streets. DIR. Iinchman attended
hcr, and she was able to leave for her
home in short while.
Tho others were all negroes. They
gave the names of Alice Taylor, Fan
ME Williams. Andy Brown, Maud Tur-
ner and Adele Morton. All Of them
we're revived by the surgeon
In q fgh; with Il negro said to have
lccn Robert Crawlcy, Josephine Scott,
colored, 500 Brook Avenue was prob
ably seriously injured. The negroes
arc said to have fought for some time
before the Scott woman finally was
Knocked down. Crawlcy is said then
" have seized cobblestone and to
ave hurled II at her as she lay on
The pavement. The woinau's collar bone
was fractured, and II is thought her
pine was injured. She was being
treated nj the hospital last night