, 1877-01-15
now OUR LIVES ARE ENDANGERED.


.St,o York Graphf. .
It Is the tlutv of tho press to warn the public
Of possible dangers. Tho flaming theatre Is mt
the only horror imminent. Having access to
crrtain tables Of casualties through the courtesy
Of famous xlatisticlan VIC find thu following
cnu,ncrntlons: ........
Since 1910 1000 people in the United States
have met their .lcatlla through bursting blood
vessels by imulotleratc laughter. .....
Allowing 600 for shr number destroyed In 1911
by the burning Of the Richmond Theatre, tho
recent Brooklyn and other minor casualties, We
find thu danger IN s!xty-lre years frtIn 1AuEli-
i,ty at cnt,eIy anil farrc to he twice great as
that ,y fire or p.n'"; 1t seems cs'n'lucve t" TIC
nu,lic SAFETY, Therefore. tint Ilanagtrs nut only
SERIOUS dramas til the stage. -
At l.ast this wuil SEEN 90 were It not for
the appalling fact that ,tsO people hare d!e'i
In sfxty-iivc years 1rtnn bypo3hondrta huperin-
srhc Robbers" anil ''Lcar.'' Therefor, II, c
danger from witnessing the melancholy drama
/, four t!ulcs grcater than that from Are ur
panlc.
IN sixty-ttvc ycart 4W) women hnye been chokcl
by swallowing }ins held in the nloittl. Either
liz manufacturer of lns should he .lsconrac.al
t,r women ,:lluul1 ht laugllt not to mike PIN
ril-,ions of tivlr mouths, for the danger frpn
this suurcc Is ten tines greater than by theatre
Tnc following arc tho risks for sl1ty.av
years:
tarc,os. handling Of firearms. -. q. 600
WcarIn: Tin sho,. o,....,::............ 1oon. n.1
lpt In halves In +aw-EltlI&. ......,....... G,u0u
THE tInIl,ayr ~ atleMltIhg naw-1nill4
Il then ten tHles grenter Than sohE III
Swallowing rotcut 600, ono
Dir.pIMntctI affections. III, 0UU, 900
,Iie'ler 20 IL .'e theatre every a,yl
thr year than lasc the cl.aNcea to HE Of
fnins tn lnyt.,
lis falifnt from windows. 10. 900
StrurS by light tnlac ......: .......-.... ,sAD
Killed ty overturned conchcs.... 50OD
fMunt dead in ..i. II, 500
,ii"waru a. u. y, II Inc t,s'i. i, i, eleven tnes
| ,no;u dangerous than thu theatre,
| Killed by rlIrpin! IN hra1l2c rerl;+... 5tNn
Ey lrinstns lrc. @ watSr IN hut %rashsl ;,t ioooo
I 1TR than tfis thcatts.t J
SrwcI tu death IN SHIFTS. 100, 600
| ChrWcii ni ny 1mprulcnt fafnlltartiirs
! With satIa.celc tiScss aiil cleptlants. h00
Fell .lo~n ,llatt'... ..'.''.'..'.'' 4.:9 :s,
i: Goli. All. nd pn.l,,noi. developed in coii WV
UNI uni ,i ia1nrT B. cha'snes. 1900, ooo
! Iilsnco il will bu seen TINT the cul
| church J.. LII. O.ht tines mare uuuset.
ous slan tho Int t!ratrr.l
C1Rcu.1 STANCES AITE. CASES.
| Htr 3ork 1'or'4,
"Mrx. Flyn," eaIl Ills I:o1,or ut the Fifty.scr-
cnth street roirc Court, "you arc charged with
being III .,clrate,"
"1'm not, sOs, I'm wildly"
| "Weli, thrn, you arc widow who Is accused
Ut hcin1 drunk"
"lsA lur that, yer Honor. | mag hnyc taken
,l'r",p loo '"ueh of something stronger TIL"
| "Wcll, Mrs. Fly1., shall hare To-"
''Suw thu Judge" interrupted the prisoner,
| "suro you wouldn't ne atttlcr tcluffn' nu to The
island icr takn wee stt!rop o. the rrather. sach
toi,,e, lan's'nle, Euusl.lookln', sart Judge as
| " ls4"
"Alra. Flyn, .ans!lefin; the fact that you
i think tnn ilnr-'
E4ss."
| 'lgai.lsone-
| '.YaS."
"tiuol-looktU
| iisA."
| "Aud rtlart-"
| "itss."
Ans ti'at you we're ~, ycry arnnE, haFS con;
"uh l.utdl b"l hran to yrcs fur NIL ugly,
dlsasrayahlc, lguaTant slat1'syn Ntay Tug tlisil
| Iy AWAY Wll yr," hh,,;l,ra the "Wis!Iy" As Il
policeman carried her down stairs Iku sack oi
putatues.''