New-York tribune., 1907-07-05
Last Years accidents Doubled,
Marring Perfect Day.
ACCIDENTS OF TWO FoURTHs.

record Of what took place on this particular
anniversary. if written in detail and compared
with that of preceding anniversaries. will be
found 10 be largely a counterpart of its fore
runners far as method of observance is con-
cerned. II had the ancient and revered earmarks
which are inseparable from the story of any
Fourth of July. Considering the number of
cidents. however, it will rank as the bloodest
Fourth without question that New York has
seen.
First of all. there was the noise. There were
also excitement and much boisterous merry
making. the kind that can be experienced in
any part Of the world where Americans live
or congregate on the Fourth of July. II is in
digenous to the American soil, and begins to
show itself several days weeks before. IL
there are small boys and frecrackers and other
noise producers about in a section where har-
rying policemen and other officers of the Law
are no more strict than they ought to be.
With the chief concomitant of the day. which
is observed as is no other in every city. town,
village and hamlet of the United States and it's
dependencies and foreign colonies where there -
a rathering of at least two Americans. there
other things TO mark the most recent cele-
bration of the Fourth which were so expected
and so peculiar to tiIe day that scarcely any
body would take the trouble to say Il told you
So" As it is the Americans way to use fire.
works early and often to show that he is really
in harmony with the occasion. il is only natural
that there should be chapter of accidents 10
finish out the days proceedings For what
Fourth would be complete without them? Ger
tainly they were not lacking yesterday. There
were also patriotic exercises and celebrations.
games entertainments and amusements of every
conceivable kind in the city and outside. and all
manner of things 10 do and places to go
Yesterdays celebration differed also in one
way. the way that every Fourth differs from
the one the year before il. in that il was more
glorious in every sense Of the word No Aneri-
can would he Unpatriotic as 70 admit that
his enthusiasm and patriotism were not growing
prOpOrtiOnately with the prestige and power OF
his country. be IL native or adopted, so every
Fourth that comes is the best But even the
American with the ordinary amount OF entnu-
siasm for the nations great holiday didn't have
TO stretch well worn but serviceable euphemis-
tic phrase yesterday when he said "a vas the
greatest Fourth ever" That it was. without
any eXaggeration-
In the first place the weather man had a
great deal 70 do with the affair. and if brioe
equal TO twice his yearly salary had been offered
him he couldn't have predicted better brand
of weather for the great day Better than thau'
he stuck manfully to his prediction and delivered
the kind of goods he had promised
When New York awoke yesterday. and most
of il awoke early either from desire or neces-
sftv il found 10 greet it of the most glorious
July days that has been turned out in these
parts for many a year The shone brightly
from out of a clear blue sky. in which the few
white clouds were so small and white IN color
that all apprehension of later showers was dis
missed on the spot The temperature never
reached the sos and though the was warm.
the light breezes that had been predicted wers
felt all dav and made holiday fit for the gods.
or what was better. for Americans TO cele-
brate in.
The noise makers were abroad early and per-
u,trted no cessation II their industry through
day and evening Those who left the city
either tn celebrate or 10 escape the din maze
by their noisier fellow citizens found httie
relief anywhere. Coney Island. of course, was
one great Composite noise. greater than ever
and the seaside and country resorts IN the
neighborhood of New York had visiJations or
n size that made the proprietors OF amusement
aoterprises too busy 70 stop and congratulate
themselves. And YET there were plenty left in
the city to keep the vibrations going
The, superiority of the day over preceding
Fourths was married. however, in New YORK
civ At least by the number of fatalities. moss
of them caused either directly or indirectly b.
festivities in honor Of the day. Four people
were killed where only one life lost was re-
ported a year ago Thirteen persons suffered pos
sihlv fatal injuries where two were recorded by
the police on July 4. 1906. Three hundred and
sixtv-seven were injured almost TWO hundred
more than a year before. Stray bullets were also
more dangerous yesterday, twenty-one persons
suffering from contact with them where only
nine had been hit by them last year There
we're also more fires to blaCken the story of the
dav. Until late hour last night one hundred
ana sixteen had been reported. something like
double the number charged up to the gFourth in
1906.
SERIOUSLY INJURED
BAcKI-s. John. Of Atlantic and Ferry street.
FroGkyn shot himself in left taken TO ST.
D,EFR Ti7s MIS- Matda sixty years old of South Sey-
sEH .3f@ Reniamn of No iiss second avenue face
burned. PRESBYTERIAN Hospitat -. 900 r..,
CELINsKO. Nathan. eleven years Old Of No - Eass
18Th street, powder burns in eyes; taken 70 Bellevue
coRFo6T Arthur seventy-dve years old, summit
avenue Nestovn queens; hand shot OF. taken TO
1,oXSvAN NAV. Ten years old of No SO New chambers
street: powder wound the back q the neck; St
pooK. S riae Years old of No 2os Third
powder face affecting eyes; Harlem Hos
Dunn G. fifteen years Old, Of No 244s Third avenues
EARLE. Abraha1a. sixteen years old, Of No 10Th
street. Brooklyn; burned face and head taken TO
NorwesIsu Hospital; may lose enc or both eyes
EVANS MARY nineteen years old ~ No. sal East Seta
street struck by slancns bullet; Bellevue Hospital
FORpINGHAM. James nine teen ears Old OF jsaaica'
laceraton OF left hand. taken 90 s. Marys Hospital
FRANK Fred. Of Bedford and Myrtle avenues BrooA-
Iyn; lacerutons Of hand; taken 10 - Msry's Hes
FREt-H charles rhtrtyt three years old Of No 54 West
I30th street: contusions and bruises taken 10 J.
Hood Wright Hospital
BROOKLYN: shot by stray bullet; taken 10 Ger
GREEN. John eleven years old. Park
avenue: shot in abdomen: taken 70 Fordham Hos
JoHNMoRT, Grace. eleven years old, Of No.
HAIPIN daniel thirteen years old Of No s7s Eas,
1874 street; shot in left hand by blank cartridge:
IIARDINC Lloyd thirty three electrical engineer o,
hand blown of by revolver explosion. Presbyterian
HYNEs Philip F. seventeen. No. 1ae Easr Ell ave-
SgT. n ace ssG and = t op aRs ns
HULsE. Edgar. seven years Old OF New York avenus.