The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-07

CROWD AT PETRIFYlNG SPRINGS.
Many Minor Accidents Occur In the City
Through the Day Without Death.


/ It was Glorious Fourth in Keno
sha and Notwithstanding the fact that
there was no regular celebration of
the event III the city every one had
the jo1liest sort of a time and the
nations birthday was properly OBJ
served. It was great day for the
small boy and he was very much in
evidence during the entire day. AS a
result of the celebration there is a
trail of burned fingers and charred
faces, but the boy smiles over it all
and is happy. The greatest celebra-
ton of the day in the county was held
at Petrifying Springs where some
three thousand people gathered to at
tend the celebration given under the
auspices Of the Modern Woodmen Of
Somers. There was all sorts of sport
for the crowd during the day and
every one had the jolliest sort of a
time.
Ogden H. Feathers, of GAINESVILLE,
was the speaker of the day and de1iv-
cred an eloquent GRAFTON telling of the
greatness of the country and paying
a tribute to the memory of the men
who had made the nation great. The
celebration closed with grand dis
play of fireworks in the evening.
Many Kenosha people went out to
Silver Lake to attend the old fashion
ed celebration given there by the
ladies of the Wi1mot Catholic Church.
Tie declaration of independence was
read by ]. ]. Kerwin and Edwin D.
Walsh, we'll known attorney from
Waukesha, delivered the Grafton of
the day. The receipts from the pic
mic will be added to the fund that is
being raised to build new Catholic
church at Wi1mot.
In the city the interest in the Fourth
was not lost by any means and the
dealers in fireworks report that the
sale passed all previous records. From
early morning until far into the night
there was a continual bang Of fire
works, fire crackers and cannons,
while the small boy kept upsa contin-
ual fire with the tabooed toy pistol.
The number of accidents in the city
was smaller than in other years.
John Power was the first victim of
the celebration. He started Saturday
evening by firing off Roman candles.
One of them exploded and Power had
his face so badly burned with powder
that he was forced to spend Sunday in
bed. He got out in time for the
Fourth. Thomas Dorsey, residing on
| Elizabeth street, was badly burned by
the explosion of giant fire cracker.
He had attempted to hold the fire
cracker in his hand and it exploded
burning his hand and face. He mar
row1y escaped losing an eye.
| Terry Sullivan of Elizabeth street
was also the victim of the fire cracker.
One exploded in his hand tearing the
flesh in fearful manner. He will be
laid up for some time.
The most serious accident of the
day occurred on Monday morning
when little Emile Vo1mer, the five
year-o1d daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| William Voltner was terribly burned
| by giant cracker. The little child
was playing with other children of the
neighborhood and picked up a fire
cracker which she thought had gone
out. The powder exploded as soon as
she picked it up and the chi1d's hand
and arm was terribly burned. DIR.
Eastman was called to attend the
child and found that her hand and
arm had been fearfu11y burned. She
is resting easy today and it is hoped
that the accident will not result
| fatally.
Myron O'Hare was another victim
of the cannon fire cracker. One of
these pieces of fireworks exploded in
his hand and he was badly burned.
DR.. William Pugh was called to attend
him.
| Jack Keh1or had one of his hands
slightly burned by the premature ex-
| plosion of cannon cracker.
Thee Peters was quite seriously in
jured by the explosion of a torpedo
stick. The youth was playing with
the stick when it exploded, and the
/ iron tore hole in his left leg.
James Miller was injured by the ex-
plosion Of a bomb. He was firing the
bomb in front of his home on Mi1wau-
kee avenue when the accident oc-
CURED.
The police are still keeping busy
with the arrest of iviolators Of the BIZ
cycle ordinance. Four arrests have
been made since Saturday night.