The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-20

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$4,000. Rockets are not very dear in
Lawrence, Mass, and the small boy
and other Jealous patriots have lots Of
fun there on the 4th of July.
Harry Zeigler, of Turkey Hill,
couldn't get away from the celebration
he had on the 4th. The pack of fire.
crackers that cut loose in his pocket
burned him considerably, we are in
formed. His injuries are not fatal,
however.
AT Lewistown four alarms of fire
were sounded, besides those put out
without alarm. They all resulted from
4th Of July combustibles thrown about
as usual. Harry Haller will probably
see no more of the red, white and
blue. Small cannon and premature
explosion but the 4th was celebrated.
Charles Haas was also examining a
small cannon and it cut loose before
he was ready. DR.. Peters looked after
Charles case. Then Masters Orth
and Henderson held on to crackers
which they should have dropped.
At Brooklyn, New York, Louis
Weiss was shot while just walking
along the street. 1t was the stray
bullet of patriot that struck him.
There were too many Of this class
shooting to tell who did it. Louis now
lies in a critical condition in the
hospital; but he knows the 4th was
celebrated in Brooklyn. And John
J. Gilbert, of the same city, was thus
shot while sitting on his door step.
The bullet having hit the watch in
his pocket, he may easily live to see
another 4th celebrated.
At South Bethlehem, Pa, Charles
Woerlng had an arm blown off and
his side so horribly torn that he may
die. The same explosion took off the
hand of another man.
At West Chester, Pa, young son
Of a blacksmith loaded his fathers
anvil with pound Of powder. He
received the full blast Of the explosion
in the face and chest. Case critical.
Another anvil is brought into requisi-
tiop at Harrod, Ohio, by two lads
who loaded and fred it. 1t killed
Henry Smith outright and fatally
wounded Frank Askins.
At Spring City, Pa, lad named
Stinson was curious to see what
would become of things around there
if he should drop lighted cracker
into a good-sized bottle of powder.
Hereafter he will view the scenes of
this Lille with one eye.
At Butler, Pa, an experienced
we'll digger got fooled in handling ex-
plosives. He will not dig wells for
sometime because of a badly lacerated
hand in which he held giant cracker.
AT Hudson, Mass, 2a buildings
were burned to the ground, at loss
of about a nalf million dollars; but
the 4th was celebrated all the same at
Hudson. 1t is all charged to the
festive fire cracker.
At New York Mrs. Julia Ross was
shot to death ty Patrick Coughlin,
who claims that he was only cele-
brating the 4th of July. Her quarters
adjoined his, No. 3I6 East 5Sth street.
Patrick was janitor of the fiat, but
now he is in jail.
We have selected but one case from
columns OF injuries, deaths, and burn
outs that might have been culled from
New York papers.
AT Royersford, Pa, David Ziegler's
dwelling house helped to celebrate
the 4th but this of course was not
the intent or purpose of the celebrators.
At Lawrence, Mass, they also had
a $4,000 fire. 1t was caused by sky
rocket.
At Wilmington, Del, six alarms
were turned in before daybreak, and
the place soon became aware of the
fact that the 4th Of July was being
celebrated q la the heather Chinese.
AT York, Pa, the Chinese laundry
man, Sing Lee, couldn't sing for
awhile for fire-crackers which set fire
to his establishment, and he was too
busy trying to save his effects. An
alarm also announced fire at Smedley's
oyster saloon on Walnut street which
required prompt attention to save it.
And so we might go on culling and
recording the most painful injuries
that human flesh have inflicted upon
it and the most destructive fires that
many towns and cities have ever had,
and all to perpetuate what we individ-
ually deem but lingering relic OF
barbarism and heatnsndom that is
in no wise becoming to the finer
sensibilities of the age in which we
live.
In conclusion we can but reiterate
our observation before the 4th about
its usual and terrible consequences:
And thus twill be, sweet Liberty,
| Since custom fairly spikes Us
To precedent and devilment
Until evolution strikes us.
In 1871 a fire resulted in Blooms