The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-07-11
FOURTH OF JULY ACCIDENTS.
Explosives and Deadly Firearms
Gather a Grim List of Celebrants.

Explosives and Deadly Firearms
Gather q Grim List of Celebrants.
Fourth Of July casualties, as shown by
ieports received on the 9Th. were nine
!een killed and 1,611 injured. Chicago
had greater list OF injured than last
fear. Philadelphia led in the East Fire
oss. $50. 100 The number actually kill
I'd IS less than last year. being 10 against
50 then, but the number of injured is con-
siderably larger. the figures being l.61l.
against l,32o The real list Of fataliti $
Viii. however. not be known until the
humber OF deaths resulting from lock
Jaw caused by toy pistol wounds come in.
Last year i'll Chicago there were no
!eaths reported Oh July ) from toy pis-
tois, but before the month was out
twenty-five children had died from th.
Resulting lockjaw and the remainder Of
he country Sent i'll equally fatal records.
Uhcago. Ia spite OF the orders Of the
Mayor and police as TO the manner in
Which the day was To be celebrated made
! worse showing than last year Then
had one death aud forty-two injured.
rms time no death is reported, but there
s list Of 103 injured.
Of other cities Philadelphia makes the
argest showing. 1t reports 175 casual
lies Of every kind and description and
Cincinnati comes next with l5O. New
York was singularly lucky. being behind
chicago in the list Of injured. but it had
three deaths resulting from an explosion
II fireworks, and New London had Il
premature explosion Of cannon by
| which two more We're killed.
| In Quincy. ILL.,, there was also fatal
| fy from runaway caused by horses be-
coming frightened at fireworks. and there
we're q 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
ieaths, but over One-third Of the injuries
we're caused by the careless use of FIRE
works, more especially sky rockets. In
ieveral cases severe injuries were caused
BY these rockets being directed into
crowds, instead of the air, and in one
sase two persons were killed thereby.
Next to the fireworks comes the toy pis-
!ol in the casualty list. Two hundred
Ind forty-nine children were injured. and
The question now is what will the fatal
ny list from this source finally amount to.
The other causes of injuries divided the
ionOrs fairly well between them except
that the most serious harm was done by
The premature explosion Of cannon in
The hands Of people who were not accus-
:omed to their use. In several cases un.
'Ortunates lost hands and arms by this
means. A lamentable case occurred in
small town in South Dakota, where
boy was instantly killed by the explosion
II an anvil which was being used in lea
II a cannon.
The loss by fire resulting from the care
ess use Of fireworks or their premature
explosion was less than in previous years
the fires as rule being small ones an Il
.he damage light. In the entire countr,
L amounted to but little over 100000
and there were no instances of large
blazes.
The list Of those killed and injured is
summed up in the following: