Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05
SAFE and SANE IN OMAHA
Plenty of Patriotism and Pleasure and
Very Little Noise,
ONLY A FEW ACCIDENTS REPORTED
Local Surgeons Have Quiet Day ms
Result of suppression of Danger
GUS Fireworks and Blank
Cartridges.

The celebration Of the Fourth of July in
Omaha yesterday was exceptionally quiet
and orderly, a condition attributable to the
wise precautions taken by the city author
tiles to eliminate the blank cartridge. the
noisy torpedo and the dynamite hrecracker
as features OF the days observance Fire
crackers there were galore, and torpedo
canes were in evidence everywhere, but the
bombardment was mild and endurable as
compared with other years, and the conse-
quent result has been that serious accidents
are reduced to the extreme minimum.
The da was cool and bracing and the
clouds softened the glare Of the sun to such
degree that It was a pleasure to be out
Of doors. The parks were thronged during
the afternoon with picnic parties and Wis
itors to a greater extent than for some
years past. The celebration of the day
was free and informal. Business houses
generally closed at Il o'clock, though some
remained closed all day. Flags were fly
ing everywhere. those on the public build
ing being at half mast in memory Of Sec
retary OF State John Hay.
During the early part Of last night there
was very general display of fireworks in
almost every part of the city, the display
being of a private character, made from
the various homes Of the city. The thunder
storm cut short the pyrotechnic display.
Fewer accidents resulting from the Fourth
of July celebration are reported as occur
ring yesterday than for many years in the
city of Omaha.
Boy May Lose Eye.
The most serious accident thus far ascer-
tained is to wilfred Bradfed. aged 16 years.
living at 206 South Thirty-fourth street,
injured about the face and eyes from the
premature explosion of a large firecracker.
The accident occurred near his home about
o'clock yesterday afternoon. DR.. d. c.
Bryant was the attending physician. The
injured boy was subsequently taken to St.
Joseph's hospital for treatment. His face
is badly burned and one eye may be perm
anently injured. The other eye is hurt.
but not seriously. The injured lad
was unconscious for some hours after the
accident but at last reports late last night
he was resting easily though the full ex-
tent Of the injury to his eye can not be de-
termined for a day or two.
Dr. Bryant reports another boy of 10 or 16
years who came to his Office, 3OO6 Sherman
avenue. for treatment for an injured eye
as a result of a frecracker explosion. The
injury was severe one, but the name of
the boy could not be remembered by DR..
Bryant.
Dr. Paul Elliss at Twenty-fourth and
Ames, reports having treated Nels Ander-
son, a young man living west of Fort
Omaha, who lost one finger, and another
Sadl. lace { -, ~ the explosion OF u toy
cannon. He also reports treating one or
two minor accidents, merely powder burns
but he did not get the names Of the injured
parties.
| The only Fourth of July fire occurred
about $50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon when
| No 8 engine house received a call to Ill
! St. Marys avenue Some small boys IN
an upstairs window, throwing frecrack-
! ers below, was the cause of the alarm
| There was no damage DONE the blaze be.
| ing extinguished before the department
arrived. This is the only alarm turned
| in all day, which breaks the record
Earle Priest, 13-year-old messenger boy
employed at the Windsor stables, was the
only victim of a Fourth of July accident
/ coming under the care of the police sur.
geon. About o'clock last night the boy
was sending some roman candles into the
! air and one of them started the wrong way
and got up his sleeve Young Priest was
rot severely burned, but Police Surgeon
| Langdon was called and dressed his burn