Last updated March 4, 2020
One day when mom and dad were in Ohio for some reason, Bill and Joe were home alone. Bill and Joe were horsing around , and for some reason, Joe was chasing Bill around the house. They ran from the kitchen through the bedroom then the living room to the entry hall and back to the kitchen. Bill slammed the kitchen door and Joe crashed his hand through the single-pane glass and got long slice in his arm. We wrapped a towel around it, headed out the door, and ran down the back city steps to see if we could get any help. Fortunately, the house at the bottom of the steps on Royal Street was occupied by a local cop who happened to be home. Joe Heinz took one look at the blood and rushed us to Allegheny General.
In those days leaving a teen and a pre-teen alone at home was not considered child endangerment.
I don’t remember whether the window was repaced with glass or another door.