Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-05
ECHOES OF THE FOURTH
Less GunpoWder Burned Than
in Former Years.
NOT MUCH WORK FOR POLICE
Members of the Fire Department
Have Easy Time.
NO DECREASE OF PATRIOTISM
Enthusiasm Not Lacking-Display of
the National Colors-Happen-
ings of the Day.
NO DECREASE OF PATRIOTISM

The noisy and spectacular celebration of
| the birth of liberty ended at j. o'clock
last night with suffering of fireworks
| following the terrific cannonade of pyro-
technics in the earlier hours of the even
| ing. While there was no lack of enthusiasm
| nor decrease of patriotism it was noticeable
| that less Eunpowder was burned yesterday
| in this city than in former years, and the
| celebration was more sane. There were
| also fewer accidents, according TO the hos
| p!tal and police returns These conditions
| are said to be due to the stringent police
| regulations against the use of firearms,
| giant frecrackers and other dangerous
| plosives.
Those Washingtonians who went to the
nearby resorts to spend a Fourth of July
outing in the fresh and pure atmosphere of
the country came back to the city last
| night tired but happy, and later had part
IN the display of fireworks. There were
several patriotic celebrations in and out OF
town, and the Italian colony INDUCED in
a joint celebration of American independ-
ence day and the 1O0th anniversary of the
| birth of Garibaldi, the Italian liberator and
patriot.
Following the request of Department
Commander Ferree of the e. A. X. there
was a generous display of the American
| flag and colors yesterday, and the fore
casters of Prof Willis l.. Moore's meteor
oioSISdl utpdIll CAME III LOT unSllnleu
praise because of the ideal weather which
prevailed, as predicted by them.
Easy for Police and Firemen.
The day will be remembered by the mem
bers of the local police department as being
| an unusually quiet Fourth of July 1t is
true that the patriotic ones celebrated with
| noise-making fireworks during the day and
| until a late hour at night, but the number
of casualties recorded at the police stations
was decided decrease compared with
those of former years. Very few persons
were burned or manned by fireworks and
the fire department did not have much
more work than usual. There were several
fires during the day, but the total amount
of damage will not exceed 500 At some
of the hospitals additional number of
surgeons We're on hand in anticipation of
| many powder victims, but the patients
were so scarce that there was not work
enough to keepsthe regular staffs busy.
The most serious accident was the one in
which Roy Saylor. siX-year-old boy, had
his hand badly torn by the explosion of
fireCracker yesterday morning. He was
treated at the Georgetown University Hos
pital.
Joseph Lewis and Emma Jones. colored.
called at the Emergency Hospital last night
about 10 o'clock and were treated for pain
full burns on the limbs, due to the explosion
of a giant frecracke- while on a railroad
train near Frederick. Lewis resides at - G
street southwest and the woman at $40
MAINE avenue.
Some of Those Injured.
Nicholas Bobbys. twenty-seven years of
age, of 627 street was treated at the
Emergency Hospital las. night for burns
on his right leg. He stated that he was
burned by a firecracker that was thrown
at him.
Edward Hurd, thirtyseven years of age,
forgot to throw away a lighted firecracker
q md hon he O. NIL he we'd
severe burns to his hand. He was treated
at the Emergency Hospital.
Charles Stearns, eleven years of age,
burned his face and hands last night while
| celebrating with firecrackers. A call was
sent to the Emergency Hospital for assist
ance and the surgeon who responded dress
ed the burns without taking the boy to the
| hospital.
A torpedo placed on the track at
9th and l. streets southwest last night ex-
| ploded and inflicted a painful injury to the
leg of Ihaddeous Minor colored, hfty-fve
years of age, who resides at 1902 9th
street southwest. The wounded man de-
| clned to go to hospital.
Excitement was caused in the house of
Benjamin III. Hartstock. 517 9th street
! northeast, last night about $50 o'clock by
a reckless individual who celebrated by
discharging a revolver The bullets en-
| tered the kitchen of the house through
a rear door and window. but fortunately
none of them took effect. The police of
| the ninth precinct made an investigation.
In addition to the several victims of fire
works who were treated at the hospitals,
number of others received slight burn and
were treated at their homes.
Alarms of Fire.
The most serious fire of the day occurred
about 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon in "a
shed in rear of the house Of w Y john
son, 2431 NJ street. An alarm of fire
sounded from box 32S, calling out several
companies of the fire department. The fire.
it is thought, was caused by fireworks, and
about 500 damage resulted.
No. engine company responded to To-
cal alarm last night about 100 o'clock, 60
ing to the house of r. A. Weis, 1414 9th
street northwest. Fireworks had started
| blaze, and about SD damage was caused.
About SD damage was caused TO the avn
ing in front of the house of Charles Dud-
ley, 6l3 9TH street southwest, yesterday.
Firecrackers were responsible
An alarm of fire was turned in from box
Il5 about o'clock yesterday afternoon be-
cause of blaze on the roof at the house
of c. G.. Gordon, 1896 n street, George
town. Firecrackers thrown upon the roof
| OF the house We're the cause. Only about
$40 damage resulted.
One of the firemen stationed in the bust
ness section of the city was called upon for
assistance when the awning in front of j. H.
trasburgers store, 4S1 PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue. northwest, caught fire. He succeeded
in eXtnguishing the blaze before much
damage was done.
Caused by Firecrackers.
The fire department received call from
box 4G about II 80 o'clock last night because
| frecrackers had started blaze in one of
! the buildings at the Washington barracks
! Not more than $40 damage was caused. the
| blaze having been extinguished before the
| arrival of the firemen.
frecracker was thrown upon the avn
ing in front or the Photographic establish
| ment of Barnet NJ Clinedinst. 14th and II
| streets, last night about 8 O'clock Police
man Donnelly eXtinguishad the blaz.
without calling upon the department for
assistance.
| An explosion of fireworks frightened a
| horse belonging to Robert Crosby, colored
| who resides at gu 18th street, and caused
! the animal to make an effort to get out
| of the way. In doing SO the horse fell
| upon Crosby and sprained his ankle
Several runaway accidents occurred yes
J terday but none of them was serious