The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-22
DANGEROUS FIREWORKS.
Policemen Given Copies Of New
Fireworks Ordinance.
Chief Massey Receives Analysis oi
"Thunderbolt" and Uncle Sam"
-- Fire Crackers. =

Chief Massey intends that the new
fireworks ordnance passed by City Coun-
ell last summer shall be strictly enforced
and yesterday every policeman as he
went out on his beat was furnished with
Il copy of the ordinance.
Section 1 of the ordinance states that
it shall be public pIisance for any per-
son or persons, firm or corporation. to
discharge on cause to be discharged or
exploded, or to manufacture, keep on
hand or store, or to see, dispose of, giVln"
IL furnishing directly or indirectly within
the limits of the city to any person ol
persons: a. any pistol, revolver or Other
weapon intended for the firing or seX
ploding of blank cartridges into which n
bullet or loaded cartridge may be III
any way inserted; (2) any bomb, torpedo
or device in the, nature of torpedo to
he eXloded by percussion, friction impact
or contact in or of which picric acid
fulmnic acid, permangonic acid, cyanlt
or ferro-cyanic acid, hypo-nitric acid or
any of the salts thereof, nitro glyceline,
chlorate Of potash, gun cotton, di-sniphlde
Of soda or of potash, di-sulphid of car
hon on any form of antimony, mercury
gold. platinum or silver is a component
part and the use of the chemical equiv
llrnts of said ingredients or amy Of them
| Shall he deemed violation of this Ordl-
nance: OF any bomb torpedo or other de-
| vice in the nature thereof, of Il larger
| size than three quarters of an inch i'll
| diameter or inside measure in any di-
rection; (3) any sort of tire-cracker OF
lletonatng device in the nature of lire
cracker loaded or charged with any sub
stance, compond ol combination of sub
stance or explosive whatsoever Other
| than ordinary black gun powder, com.
posed Of sulphur, saltpetre and charcoal
t4D any denenatng fiIe works of any ma
ture whatsoever, save these ordinances
otherwise provided charged or loaace
with any other explosive than ordinar,
black gun powder: (5{spny fire-cracker o.
other detonating devNse whatsoever il
the nature thereof Of &size larger thar
five inches in length and one inch il
diameter.
Dealers are not allowed to sell an,
run. pistol, revolver or other firearn
whatsoever to any minor under the ag
of eighteen wears. Dealers violating til
ordinance shall be punished by fin
Of not less than twenty-five nor NOR
than one hundred dollars.
|
or place any lighted hre-cracker or othe
fire wroks or any bomb or torpedo q
other device in the nature thereof. at. I
upon or toward any person, ANIMAL vii
dow, house. car. car track, carriage {
other property: or into or among an
. gathering of persons. shall upon col
viction be punis he'd by fine Of not les
i than one or more than fifty dollars.
Chief Massey yesterday received Il
chemical analysis of the "fhunderbolt
and the Uncle Sam" fre-crackers N
has found that they are dangerous toy
= TIE analysis shows that they contain
{ mixture Of sulphur, charcoal. chlerate
h potassium with traces of nitrate of y
$ tassium and inoI Icanic matters. III
+ sale of these fire-crackers will be pr
Il hilitcd
There is considerable complai
among local dealers as they are som
what at n loss to tell just which Of +
= fire works offered them by wholess
"a dealers come within the provisions of t
"a ordinance.
i The police will have their hands f
seeing that no prohibited articles O
sold There is general rejoicing over I
determination of Chief Massey to enfoi
the ordinance.