Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-10
FOURTH OF JULY ACCIDENTS.
Explosives and Deadly F.I' arms
Gather "a Grim List of Celeb "a ITS.

Explosives and Deadly E.i' arms
Gather Grim List of Celeb Cd ITS.
Fourth of July casualties, as 81 Jwn by
reports received on the 9th. were nine
teen killed and 1.611 injured, Chicago
had greater list OF injured than last
year. Philadelphia led in the East. Fire
loss, $50. 100. The number actually kill
ed is less than last year, being 10 against
80 then, but the number of injured is con-
siderably larger, the figures being 1,611,
against LBS. The real list of fatalities
will, however. not be known until the
number of deaths resulting from lock.
Jaw caused by toy 'stol wounds come in.
Last year in Chicago there were no
deaths reported on July from toy pis-
tolls, but before the month was out
twenty-five children had died from the
resulting lockjaw and the remainder OF
the country sent in equally fatal records
Chicago, in spite OF the orders of the
Mayor and police as to the manner in
which the day was TO be celebrated, made
Il worse showing than last year. Then
it had one death and forty-two injured.
This time no death is reported, hut there
is list OF 1903 injured.
OF other cities Philadelphia makes the
largest showing 1t reports 175 casual
ties of every kind and description and
Cincinnati comes next with $50. New
York was singularly lucky being behind
Chicago in the list of injured, but it had
three deaths resulting from an explosion
of fireworks, and New London had 4
premature explosion of cannon by
which two more were killed
In nuiurv tbar, ,.,. also N IA l.
ity from runaway caused by horses be-
coming frightened at fireworks, and there
were a number of injuries in various
cities growing out of the same cause.
In the list of fatalities, explosions of
fireworks and the careless handling Of
firearms caused the majority of the
deaths, but over one-third of the injuries
We're caused by the careless use of fire
works, more especially sky rockets. In
several cases severe injuries were caused
by these rockets being directed into
crowds, instead Of the air. and in one
case two persons were killed thereby.
Next to he fireworks comes the toy PTS
tol in the casualty list. Two hundred
and foriy-nine children were injured, and
the question now is what will the fatal
ity list from this source finally amount to.
The other causes of injuries divided the
honors fairly well between them except
that the most serious harm was done by
the PREF. '"' explosion of cannon in
the hands of people who were not accus-
toned to their use. In several cases un-
fortunates lost hands and arms by this
means. A lamentable case occurred in a
small town in South Dakota, where a
boy was instantly killed by the explosion
OF an anvil which was being used in lieu
of a cannon.
The loss by fire resulting from the care
less use of fireworks or their premature
explosion was less than in previous years,
the fires as rule beiEg small ones and
the damage light In the entire country
it amounted to but little over $4,000.
and there were no instances OF large
blazes.
The list Of those killed and injured is
summed up in the following