Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 127, 31 May 1894 — Accidental Fall. [ARTICLE]

Accidental Fall.

Charles Scli8rf, who is well kuowu as tbe blind man, wlio 1 , keeps a small staiionary store uear tbe Pantaeon Saloon on j Fort street, was goiug slowly i 1 uloug King street, last Tuesda} r : afternoon,feeling his way careful- ! ly with a eane as usual, wlien be j fell dowu throngh the sidewalk grating of Wil.iams' furniture store, balf of whieh bad been carelessly left open witb no one ; near. * ! The unfortuuate man fell belplessly to the bo .tora of tbecellar, a distance of atout ten feet. He was taken to thc Hospital by Mr. Hawkins, a frieml who happened to be near. and on euquiring tbis | i noon was fonud to be surtering fromagoneml sbock to thesystem 1 and a badly spniued and swelled j ankle, whieh wiil eonliue him to bed for several weeks. Mr. Scbarf was strnck wit ! i paralysis some years ago froir whieh be uever totally recovertd, and to whieh canse also he attributes bisblindness, I