Show A NARROW ESCAPE george schramm nm struck by b a ballet on the lose nose A SEI seletta ERE I 1 I 1 little toy co with a 22 calibre hille ion lots the th work the ordinances should in be strictly george V schramm bad a narrow ecjpe from permanent if not fatal injury yesterday morning shortly alter after the wreck k of freight CA cars re which occurred in the depot yards about 8 mr Sch r ramin am m chief pool inspector Sh anklan d a and n d other gentlemen associates were H ere standing near the scene of the ditching w the men at work clearing away tho debris when suddenly something struck etrue k the former g gentleman en 0 o between tho the ey isau the b bridge id of the nose the earth a warn swam round before ins his eyes and arid be he would have fallen bad had net mr air can caught A ht him in his ilia arms the blood from a wound gushed forth in a stream tream and it was m with ith difficulty that the gentleman stopped the terrible flow dr perkins was summoned and examined the wound lie he found that the missile with which mr schramm had been struck was ovas nothing less than a 22 calibre rifle bullet ballet the deadly ball had penetrated to the bone and the thickness of the skull at that point was all that prevented it from entering the brain the bridge of the nose had received a compound fracture and the left ey eye is affected just bow much it is is impossible in pOE sible to say at present pre pent the doc tor for expressed no fears of recovery unless inflammation sets in had the bullet struck half an inch either way from where it found a lodging place it would have passed through the eye and undoubtedly into the brain the gentlemen who were present at the time of the accident state that while they were standing near the wreck several boys with target rifles passed them going in the direction of the river the only explanation of the affair is that while shooting at the birds one of the rifles was aimed towards the crowd it is absolutely necessary that the city council take some steps for the prevention ct cf these accidents boys under eighteen ought not to be permitted to use these deadly weapons for amusement the officers should receive strict instructions in this regard and a heavy penalty should be attached for violation of the ordinance |