Evening journal., 1920-07-06
LESS FIREWORKS
few ACCIDENTS
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ware Hospital, where 70 was found
lecessary b ampuiaie Is right arm
Just below The elbow, and the index
finger az his left hand. Lands had
gone through several battles In
France without Dclng injured.
SON Injured.
Howard Robinson, son of PATROL !
man William Robinson, ilia Spruce !
street. was shot In the right eye with
a skyrockct while walking along
spruce Street. near Eighth. u is not
known where the skyrocket came
from. he was treated at he Della
ware Hospital, where he was found 70
be seriously Injured. The boy Is IA
years old
Alfred Bcaile, six years old. 2iia
Rldddle street, was treated az lhe
Delaware Hospital for burns on me
chest and boih arms. The accident
was caused hy The throwing OF a
lirhicd sparkler by one OF his play
mates. -.
" Middleton. &c years old s53 Madl-
son street. was treated at the Physl-
cians' and surg ons' Hospital His lcft
hand was burned by nrecrackors. The
injury Is not serious.
Lewis ShOcklcy . years old son
Church street. Was burned In the left
eye when "a trolley car ran over Tor
pedO which has been placed on lhc
Track Ile was treated al the Della
ware Hospital. where his injury was
found not 90 be serious.
Reuben Taylor. Negro. OF Newark,
was treated at The Delaware Hospital
last night, after being shot IN the
rlghl shoulder Win 2 sun by prank
Hall. als0 a NcgrO. Though the two
men had been having an argument, u
rs said The shooting was accidental
Powell smith, aged about 10 years,
who said ne lived In West Nineteenth
strret, was burned about the right
hand and stomach late yesterday
afternoon when ilrccracker eN-
piodei I'M his hand The hoy was ilr-
Ing crackers In the Zoo, In Norlh
prandv,vlne Park. The shouts OF uta
youngster startled picknickers In the
mark. and for awhile " was Thought
| ihat ne had been badly Injured.
losio Kaiauf. Q years old. 1915 King
street was severely burned by
niece of birthstone flying In his eye,
when ne attempted 20 light a match
De- was treated al the Homeopathic
| Hospital.
Miss NJ. Maude Benson, daughter oi
/ Sergeant of Detectives Robert bensgl
I OF S27 Clayton street, han her ileh'
hand severely hllslercd. last nlsii hN
a skyrocht shooting from mo wronl
end of the tube.
Prank Mclnilre. of the real estate
department OF the Wilmington Irus'
Company, had his rlghi hand hadl>
burned hy the explosion OF skyrock'
cl last night
Cioarcite Set on Fireworks
/ k0horl Jackson, AZ years Old,
N,1rro iI22 West Sixth street, rc
ceived second dFrco burns of ne LEI
hand hy the settling on or q lot o
fireworks he was carrying In MS arms
. Thoy were lgnitod by lighted cis
arctic he was carrying. HIS nufn
were dressed at the Physicians an
Surgeons Hospital
/ Test Alarm Too Early.
The Water WNch. Weccocoe an
Union Fire companies responded yes
iorday morning 10 an alarm sent
from boX i33 ai Linden and Nfaf
/ street. only 20 nnd ont the linema
had made the test OF The alarm q
laour ahead of Nmr. u being runE
l1t5 instead OF si5 o'clock accOrdii
| io regulations. The fact hey n.
Il taken "a practice run was learned /
\ calling the pSlice department by u
' drivers, TO ind out where tne n
was. A.. ....,e
, dav huf several still alarms were a
n ewered bv the different compani'
~ Tho loss In an cases was slight.
p only ono fire marked The arrival
~ fhe Fourth. when a skyr0ckei uio
y ming on the roof Of The house az 3
West seventh street. sunday .nigi
y sei fre 10 ihc building. The distrl
J. nre companies rcspund a 10 tle alarl
's Little damage was done.
y Celebrating at Norkhouse.
al Featured hy a nag raising and tV
baseball games. The Fourth M ia
n ,y,s celebrated on an elaborate sea
~ Yesterday al the w0rkhouse. Mu,
I. was furnished during the day ny "
y pennsylyann RAILROAD hanhi 7tNtn
"A brief addresses were made. \ 'lt
~ ana a piece of tobacco was gwen es'
10 prisoner and the celfhrauo,n emu
\ with a dinner WIN a premium ="
u lplv Of Ice cream and cakes
The w0rkh0uso was VICTORIOUS
" hoib hall games, the white team Il
y feaiing The Elsmere MIN In the NOR
ing Al 10 3. and the Negro aggrce
n1 tion taking the afternoon game ira
90, went ony six innings.
ri Warden plummcr had planned ]
IVA a spccial day for his guesis ana
~ Allen. Hilles and j. Frank BAIL irt
Tees. were present 10 help alone WI
the celebration. The ball games W.
splrlted and the flag-ruslne was
" dominant feature. There had been
se large pole erected as The gift ol Z
~ mer State senator Darlington flil
and from ils top was unfurled n
flag me gift of Oppouholm a 90
y, nanv Tho prisoners had dug
f' iole. largely through rock, % pl'
- Inc MOLE and the flag was raised
~ der ihe direction NJ Charles a. "
~ ninrham. Oden %. Shu, Arthur j
tr sons and George Moore. .,-,
al, Charles n. Curley, former lhl
~ states istrict attorney. spoke hri,
~ on Whist the flag meant ne saia y
,,l the cross was The emblem of lhi
$40 iisnliv Tor two thousand years. d
ihat lhe flag. Die most heauhfui
tional emblem ever made, stood
AN men who hOnorod and rcspec
ei, H. That flag. he said was eNeryboo
Ter nag In concluding. remarking q
Ick he told his hearers that those VIII
J. Temporary residence is here sho
di- stand by the flag and when they
ar their future depended solely vi
len ltheir own efforts.
7 a George Lucas, who is the hean
vas the honor system oi tne Workhol
Z a thanked Nicholas Jordan, who I
led resented Oppenheim a Company,
the gift on the flag. aud added
lel- me men would give their best
at Vices In recognition Of the pres
Iiss Edward p. swift. a visitor from Ph
,ei- delpha, made "a few remarks.
gas The ball games between the klsn
blv team and the Greenbank A. O. res