Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-05
|1H[ FOURTH IN IOWA.
Accidents Were Fewer and Agi
tation For Saner Celebrations
Is Bearing Fruit
CASUALTY LIST is LARGE
But it is Believed the Number of Lives
Lost as Result of Explosives is Much
Smaller Than Usua-cheIsea Man
Has Hand Blown off-List of Re-
ports Received.

Has Hand Blown Off-List of Re-
ports Received.
The agitation in favor of saner
4 celebration of the Fourth of July has.
i il is believed had the effect of re-
/ ducing the number of casualties.
/ Publication of statistics in the past few
years has awakened healthy senu-
ment against the dangerous explosives
and has also caused parents to take
| more precautions to prevent injuries to
| their children. There was large
list of accidents Wednesday. however,
in Iowa, tho it is believed, fewer than
last year, and the fatalities are known
to be fewer. Reports so far received
show one little girl killed at Danbury.
! AT Chelsea a most distressing acct
dent occurred, one man having both
hands blown off The following re-
ports have been received at this Of
/ flee:
Northwood. July 5.-1n am accident
with fireworks Albert Nelson, aged u,
had one hand lacerated; amputation
may be necessary. Alfred Julson aged
Z. had one hand badly hurt by cannon
crackers.
Cedar Falls. July 5.-Sam Johnson.
aged a. had both eyes blown out by
the explosion Of gunpowder. Ezra
Cochonour and Louie Hecklinger had
their right hands badly injured by giant
crackers. -Four other young men sus-
tanned bad burns about the face and
hands from dynamite crackers
Davenport July 5.-Lyle Nebon of
Des Moines. shot himself in the hand
with blank cartridge and had fin
ger amputated. Otherwise Davenport
had a sane Fourth with no accidents,
the ordinance recently adopted prohib-
! fting the firing OF dynamite crackers.
revolvers, blank cartridges, etc, being
generally observed.
Ottumwa, July 5.-Ottumwas Fourth
of July accidents number three. They
are:
Ray Eslinger, aged IA years, shot in
the breast with 44-calibre bullet. He
exploded the shell by hitting it with
a hammer. He may die.
Merritt Kirk aged years. left eye
burned with powder
Homer Palmer. aged Is years hand |
burned by the explosion of cannon
cracker.
Burlington. July 5.--There were five |
Fourth of July accidents here Richard |
Bowling. aged 12, and Ray Beard, aged |
s, were injured by toy pistol; Har-
vey Hemphill, aged g. was hurt by AN
exploding toy cannon; a son of John
Corso was injured by a large fire.
cracker, and Alder Matson. aged 16.
was hurt by exploding blasting pow
der.
Atlantic, July 5.-Ray Camblin was
seriously cut about the face and may
lose his eye can of powder was
blown into his face. Ernest Sanders
was badly injured about the face ana
hands by the premature explosion Of a
cannon cracker.
Ray Peterson. living near EllShorn,
was slightly injured by a dynamite
cane, which burned his leg.
Boone-The celebration here result
ed in two serious injuries. Miss Eliza
beth Hill was badly burned about the
face and eyes by evening fireworks,
and young girl named Anderson had
her hand mangled by the explosion Of
cannon cracker.
Dyersville-willie Greenwood, aged
Is. had two fingers blown off by a cam
non cracker here. The fuse was slow
to ignite and he had started to put the
cracker in his pocket when 1t exploded.
One finger was blown to atoms.
Iowa City.-William Maher was shot
in the heel while trying to take gun
from man in livery barn.
Floyd Porch. aged IL, had his face
burned by cannon crackers.
Lake City.-Harry Preston's S-year-
old son, Warren. was badly burned on
his body and limbs, cane cap in his
pocket igniting.
Seymour-Lyal Mumby had his right
hand badly lacerated by large fire.
cracker.
Algona.-sumner Quarton, son OF
Judge W. B. Quarton. was struck in
the eye by ball of fire from roman
candle during roman candle sham !,
battle and it is feared that he may lose
his sight He was wearing mask.
and the candle burned thru the mask
and lodged against the eye. INJECTING
a terrible burn before it could be re- S
moved. He was taken to Des Moines Y
to an eye specialist. I