The Jersey City news., 1906-07-05
MUCH NOISE
LITTLE DAMAGE
Citizens Declare Yesterdays
Celebration Was An Ex-
tremely Disturbing One
SMALL DEC0RD OF ACCIDENTS
ONLY SEVEN CASUALTIES RE
PORTED AT POLICE HEAD
QUATERs

While yesterday is claimed to be by
maryland it would seem their claim IS
just-to have been the noisiest of the
Fourth of July celebrations in the his
tory Of the city, the police claim 1t was
fraught with less serious accidents than
on any former Fourth of July celebra-
tions.
At police headquarters it was given
out that within the twenty-four hours
ending at midnight last night only seven
casualties had been reported as the re-
suit of shooting off toy pistols and the
firing of fire creckers. This the police
claim is the result of the strict prohibi-
ton of the firing of loaded revolvers and
also the enforcement of the law against
the selling Of loaded ones to boys under
sixteen years of age. Several years ago
the blotters of the various station houses
would record long list of casualties
from the indiscriminate use of fire arms
during a EduTths of July celebration The
batch of returns Of such casualties to the
Chief did not satisfy him. In two cases
within the past decade and half two
boys sspafriotically'' celebrating the Clio
rious Fourth had the whole face part OF
stheir heads blown away while loading
big FIRE tor cannons The Chief has no
use for this sort of patriotic demon
stration. He has no desire to stop fond
parents from carrying out the American
principle of historically educating their
offsprings by little noise ON the anniver-
sary of the Declaration of Independence,
but he does not believe that the decision
should be taken advantage of by row-
dies who delight in creating a noise,
without any regard to the consequences.
From daylight until midnight yester-
day every block in the city was as noisy
as if a skirfnish between two opposing
armies with here and there the heavy
beomingaef cannon were in progress. The
kids were having the time of their lives.
They didn't care so long as they could
make noise. eIt seemed to be the sec
ondary voice of human nature.
st is only the rawdily inclined ele-
ment. who with "a dollar or two in their
pockets want to make themselves heroes
in the eyes of lookers-on could be looked
upon as making fools of themselves, {
said an old-timer yesterday. 1T would
be = blessing to the city. This matter is
becoming one that should be taken up
even still further by the authorities. Peo-
pie riding in an open trolley car are not
safe"
One case may be cited. An open troll
lev car on the south bound Grove street
line was obliged to pass over a hundred
terrifying railroad torpedoes, secured in
some manner-torpedoes that would stop
steam locomotives on the railroads as
signals of danger ahead. They were
stretched for one block at short inter
walls on both iron tracks. Before the car
laden with passengers passed one-third
over the torpedoes lying on the track the
car was lost to sight in mist of smoke.
But as above stated the number OF
casualties was small in comparison with
former years.
Patrolman H Duffy. of the Second
Precinct, picked up a big frecracker
whose fuse was sizzling and attempted
to throw it from the doorway Of the Sew
enth Precinct station house, but it ex-
ploded before it left his hand. Several
of his fingers were severely injured. The
wounds were dressed at st. Francis
Hospital.
At.945 A. NJ. while Roundsman Shu-
gree was taking pistol from Stephen
Carmody, fourteen years old of No. 494
Central avenue, the cartridge exploded
and the roundsman was shot in the right
hand. His wound was dressed in the
City Hospital.
At 3.05 P. NJ. Charles schaefer, nine
years old. Of No. 2oe rand strGeet had
his eyes nearly burned out. He Went
home. An unknown boy fred giant
torpedo at 1.15 P. NJ. in front Of John
Bells saloon, No 2S3 Henderson street.
The explosion shook several blocks and
Bells front window fell to the sidewalk.
Beautiful American patriotism! AL
most reaching Russia's high state Of civ
ilization
There were several other minr acci-
dents scarcely worth recording.