The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-07
GLORIOUS FOURTH
IN NEW YORK CITY.
FIVE DEAD AND SIX MoRTALLY
WOUNDED.
Eight Hundred injured In the Hos
pltals--lt Was Strenuous
Day In Chicago.

Day in Chicago.
New York, July Alive are dead,
six mortally wounded, and conserva-
tive estimate places the number of
injured In the hospitals of Greater New
York at 800 This rs the result so far
as known of today's celebration OF the
Fourth of July Notwithstanding these
facts, the police consider the number
of accidents resulting from the reckless
use of firearms and fireworks light in
comparison with years past. Every
hospital in the city had an emergency
crow of nurses and surgeons who were
Kept busy during the entire day, and
ambulances we're on the run from the
dawn of day until midnight There
were 40 alarms of fire for which there
were no extra calls. The fire loss was
exceptionally small. One man was
killed while sleeping on a couch near
a window. a loaded revolver having
been fred by an unknown party on the
roof of building in the neighborhood.
Another was burned to death by bon
fire. A baby two years old fell from
q window and was instantly killed
while watching other children shoot
firscrackers. A girl of was run over
by a trolley car while trying to pick up
a pistol she had dropped, and woman
of 30 was suffocated in fire caused by
a firecracker
Seven boys, ranging in age from to
16 years, were injured-flve mortality
from the explosion of box of gum
powder. A man carelessly threw
lighted cigar into the box, containing
three pounds of powder, around which
the boys were gathered. The two who
have q chance for their lives will be
blind II they recover A soldier OF
Governors Island was mortally hurt
and one seriously injured by the pre-
mature explosion of a cartridge during
the firing of salute. An ambulance,
In responding to a call, was run into
by a street car. The driver was proba-
bly, fatally injured, the doctor in charge
being seriously injured, as were four
others.
About 20 other serious cases were re-
ported, three of whom were shot with
revolvers while they were sitting in
the windows of their homes by un-
known parties
STRENUOUS IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, July 4.-As part OF a very
strenuous Fourth" in Chicago, Frank
Ellinger, aged 10, was probably fatally
shot, and Policemen Barnett and La
pinski were seriously hurt by bricks
thrown at them in riot at Milwaukee
avenue and Bloomingdale road this af-
ternoon. A crowd of men celebrating
were firing loaded revolvers indiscrim-
inately, when the two policemen at
tempted to stop them and made an ar
rest. The riot followed.
Charles O'Neil is dying at the county
hospital from bullet wound received
while party of picnickers passing him
on the street in an electric car were
recklessly firing revolvers.
A 12-year-old girl. Verna Haworth,
was fatally injured by a bullet fred
from a revolver carried by one OF a
crowd of boys who were passing her
home.
A great many minor accidents were
reported to the police, but the officials
say there were dozens more which
have not been reported. 1t is expected
that the list of injured will be greatly
increased by tomorrow. In spite of
proclamations by the mayor and the
work by the police, revolvers and can
non crackers, together with dynamite
caps, seemed to be more in evidence
during the day than in past years.
Of, 1rrlctp6
and fined during the day.
ONE FATALITY IN CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, Ohio, July 4.-Only one
fatality from celebrating the Fourth
was reported to the police today John
Meyer, Jr., aged %, was shot and in
stantly killed by his brother. Fred, ac-
cidentally while getting an old gun
ready to fire. The gun was discharged
and the load struck John in the neck,
breaking his neck and killing him in
stantly. Fred Myers says he did not
know the gun was loaded.
Otto Osper had his left hand shat
tered and was seriously injured by a
premature explosion.
About half dozen fires originating
in celebration of the day were reported
with total loss not to exceed $2,500
IN FRONT OF A TARGET.
Philadelphia, Pa, July 4.-Louis Os-
trow, years of age, ran in front of a
target at which Charles j. Jennoi. q
years Of age was shooting, and the bull
let entered the boys abdomen. The In
jured boy was hurriedly removed to
hospital, where he died an hour later
J. Ennoi, after picking the boy up and
carrying him into the house. disap'
peared. and 1t is feared that while griei
stricken over the accident he com
mitted suicide.
ERIE'S RECORD.
Erie, Pa, July 4.-One death ant
Is minor accidents is the record of the
Fourth here, although no celebration