Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-05
KILLED AND INJURED
VICTIMS OF JULY FOURTH CELE-
BRATIoNs IN GOTHAM.

careless merrymakers armed with re-
volvers and other firearms yesterday en-
dangered the lives of the public as we'll as
their own to a greater degree than has
ever been known in New York One man
was killed by a stray bullet, three boys
and girl were probably fatally injured. a
score were badly hurt in the same manner
and many, by the haphazard handling or
firearms. inflicted painful injuries by shoot
ing themselves.
The toy pistol has practically disap-
peared as a means OF promoting lockjaw.
The ordinary revolver, supposed to be
loaded only with powder and wad, has
taken its place, for yesterday the unpre-
cedented number OF more than half hun
dred persons were injured by blank cart
ridges. The toy cannon and the bomb.
owing to the activities OF the fire depart
ment and the police, have practically
ceased to become factors, but the reck-
less man and boy with the revolver were
busy yesterday at their deadly work
In violation OF the law. men stepped
from open doorways and fired revolvers
of heavy caliber in the air. and that many
Of these were loaded the reports of the
of tender years came into the possession
of small weapons, which they freely used,
as though they believed that It was i'm
possible to injure anybody with shooting
gallery ammunition.
Five Boys Killed.
Five boys were killed and nine others
badly injured yesterday in the little min
ing town Of Wanamie, five miles from this
city. by the explosion OF a stick OF dyna-
mite they were using in celebrating the
Fourth. The boys placed powder in . pipe,
but It failed to explode. They then forced
stick Of dynamite into the pipe and began
pounding it. A terrific explosion followed
Four of the boys were mangied and the
fifth died on the way to tho hospital. Some
of the injured are so badly hurt that they
may die. Two OF the killed who were
brought here were named Pachunis. Two
others, brothers, were named Shuwawitz
and the other was Henry Long.
A Former Representative Injured.
While celebrating the Fourth in front OF
his home In Richmond. Va, on Free
mason street last night, William A.
Young. formerly representative In
Congress from the second district of Vir-
ginia, was severely injured by the prema-
ture explosion of giant cracker. HIS
right hand was so lacerated that 1t Will
be long time before he can use 1t again,
and his right eye Is so badly injured that
his physician thinks he may lose the sight
OF 1t entirely. He lighted the fuse to the
exploded before he could toss 1t from him.
Two Children Mutilated.
Settle Green. agen eleven years, son of Z.
B. Green. was frightfully burned and mu-
tilated by the unexpected explosion of
giant frecracker in Cumberland, Md, yes
terday The cracker had been lighted and
thrown into the street, but 1t did not eX-
pIode Immediately. The boy picked it up,
and while he was examining it the ex-
plosion occurred. In addition to burns on
various parts of his body, serious wound
was torn in his side.
Man Killed; Wife Shot.
One person was killed and two were
wounded In the Fourth of July celebration
at Catskill, N. Y, yesterday. In the after
noon a stranger waiting for train was
shot In the foot by stray bullet. Lucius
R. futile, leading citizen Of this village,
was killed yesterday evening while stand
ing at the corner of Main and Bronson
streets, opposite the Saulpaugh Hotel,
watching the display of fireworks along
the streets. Boys had covered the street
car tracks with dynamite caps. which Great
ed considerable noise. Suddenly Mr.. Tut
tie was observed to fall to the sidewalk.
and a moment later Mrs. Tuttle cried. II
am shot Mr.. futile was found to have
been shot through the heart. Mrs. Tuttle
was taken into the hotel, where ii was
found that bullet had entered her abdo-
men. 1t Is thought that the shots were
fired at random from house a short dis
lance from the corner. and 1t is being
searched for a weapon.