The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-07-07
MANY FOURTH VICTIMS
Deadly Cannon Cracker Mains Sew.
eraI Patriotic Michiganders.
THREE PERSONS WERE DROWNED
One Lad Dies Of Lockjaw - Jackson
Woman Driven Insane by Noise
Day Was One of Quetest Known In
Years.

Detroit. Mich, July 5.-As a result
of the celebration of Independence
day in Michigan, returns received here
indicate that many fatal and minor ac-
cidentS occurred.
The deadly cannon crackers claimed
the largest number of victims and LETT
the worst wounds of any OF the explo-
sives.
Next in point of deadliness was the
toy pistol, which caused many injuries
and resulted in one death from lock-
jaw. The day is considered one OF
the quietest Fourths celebrated
throughout the state in years, but the
list of dead and injured has not de-
creased.
No fatalities resulted from the
Fourth in Detroit. The seriously in
jured are very few, including several
with fingers blown off, one with an eye
missing, and a few others injured
about the face.
While deadly explosives claimed
their quota of dead and injured
throughout the state Aquatic pas
times resulted in four deaths from
drowning.
Escanaba, Mich, July 5.-One man
had both hands blown off and two
were injured from the explosion or
giant firecrackers in Escanaba.
The injured are Frank Mcmillan,
aged 26, fireman employed by the
Northwestern road, who had both
hands blown Off Raymond Lafonde,
aged 2S, brakeman employed by the
Northwestern, had his left arm and
fingers torn by the explosion. McMil-
Ian and Lafonde were standing side
by side attempting to place a cracker
in large can when the explosion &C.
Cured. Mcmillan was rendered I'M
conscious and was taken to hospital,
where his hands were amputated
Muskegon, Mich, July 5.-David
MacLoraine, a well-known Chicago
merchant, who brought his family to
White Lake to escape dangers OF
Fourth Of July in Chicago, lighted a
giant firecracker early in the day.
The explosion occurred prematurely
and his right hand and arm were lit
orally torn to pieces
Kalamazoo. Mich, July 5.-Eugene
Garges of Washington, d. c., broth
er OF Samuel Garages OF Detroit, super
irtendent of the Barber Asphalt Co.,
was drowned in Gull Lake Fourth OF
July, during a squat, by the overturn-
ing of a sailboat in crossing from Idle
wild to Island park.
Howard Wattles Charles Wright,
Vernon Bush and another were also
in the boat, but they clung to the hull
after capsizing. Garges was a fine
swimmer but was weighted down by
his clothes and sank as he struck
away from the boat. The body was
found.
Tecumseh, Mich, July 5.-Fay Man
gus, aged IA, is dead of lockjaw, the
result of wound received while play
ing with toy revolver about two
weeks ago. Lockiaw set in Friday
and after three days suffering and ter
rible commissions he passed away.
West Branch, Mich, July 5.-While
trying to light cannon cracker Flor
ence Smith, a daughter of Frank
Smith, the well-known harnessmaker,
set her dress on fire and when her
sister Jane ran to help her, her clothes
were also caught by the flames. Both
are so badly burned that they may not
recover.
Fostoria, Mich, July 5-Clarence
McClelland, aged Is, was drowned
Tuesday afternoon while swimming at
North lake.
South Haven, Mich, July 5.-Casper
Howard of Chicago was drowned here
Tuesday afternoon while in bathing
with friends. A heavy sea was run.
ming and the men were caught in an
undertow and carried out, Howard
going down, while his friends had
desperate fight to reach shore.
Marlette, Mich, July 5.-While out
with several comrades bound to wake
up the town early on the Fourth, Wes-
ley Doyle, aged 20, well-known
butcher, started to light a small can.
non when premature explosion took
place and his face was badly disfig-
ured and his right eye blown out. He
is in serious condition.
Jackson, Mich, July Sarah
Jones of Adrian avenue, driven tenn
porarily insane by the noise of explo-
sions, sought to end her life by drink.
ing bottle of corn cure yesterday. A
stomach pump saved her just before
the end The 5-year-old son of b. w.
Lighted will probably lose sight of his
left eye. He lighted broken cracker.