New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-06
SORRY MORNING AFTER
City Wakes Up Battered, Bruised
and Couercd zcitb Bandages.

BY the death yesterday OF eleven-year-old Helen
Fox at her home No. IA Norfolk street. the num-
her fatalities directly traceable the careless
use OF firearms by Fourth OF July celebrators was
increased to four The Fox girl. with companion
Of about her own age, was playing N the yard hl
;he OF her home on Wednesday night when
she was shog in the head by stray bullet At
first il thought the wound not at all seTi-
GUS but after ballet. which OF the 50 cali
bre variety. had extracted she never regained
consciousness.
The three Others who were fatally shot were Mrs.
John Fucarino Miss NiInpa GrizzaHte and William
Glendenning. Arthur Carrabo, Mrs. Fucarino's
nireteen-year-old nephew, who fired the bullet
which caused her death killed himself IN 6 fl OF
remorSe over his act. making total Of five deaths
that may he charged up against the deadly re-
volrer O the Fourth.
When the list of accidents incurred in the holt
day festivities reported to the police or at the
various hospitals was totaled Il was found that
about four hundred persons would be nursing
wounds for several days come. Most of them.
II is expected. will live 10 mediate over the
--Don'ts taught by their experience the Fourth.
but the condition ot about score at least Of the
victims Of firearms and fireworks was considered
yesterday still dangerous. Nor Will it be hap
penng Of the unexpected If deaths due TO tetanus
or lockjaw contracted on the Fourth are reported
later Roosevelt Hospital reported the largest
number Of strictly Fourth OF July patients-thirty
six
Although lie fire alarms were recorded, they were
eli only one-alaIm affairs This is in marked con-
trsst 70 the fire record OF the Fourth Of 1905.
when there were several two-alarm fires and one
that needed three calls 10 the fire fighters before
Thursdays fires were generally small in amount
and in case did the property loss reach
the $4,000 figure. In the early hours yesterday
morning there were half dozen blazes In various
parts Of the city. The origin Of almost every one
Of these fires could not be discovered but the fire
men were disposed, and perhaps justified in their
disposition, to lay the blame the ptstiferOuS fire.
cracker
The magistrates courts and the chiIdren's courts
were crowded Yesterday with offenders against the
city ordinance which prohibits the carrying OF
firearms without permit. Altogether. it is estI-
mated that nearly thousand persons were ar
Taigned for unlawful OF firearms. In some or
the courts such the Tombs. whore Magistrate
Kernochan was presiding, and Essex Market,
where Magistrate Breen was on the bench, an in
clEati0n TO remember the day and the nature and
cause Of the offence 70 be noted. and the Of
fenGers were let of with lectures and small INES
This not the case in YorkviIle, where Mag!s-
trate Wahe rewarded each of the sixty-two prison
brought before him for unlawful gun play on
the Fourth with fine Of SO. There was a grist
IF about a hundred and twenty-five repentant holi-
6av enthusiasts IN the Harlem police court Only
Of the lot let off without a fine. Most OF
The others paid from s. 70 s. in accordance with
the way in which the seriousness of their offences
impressed Itself OF Magistrate Whitman
i remarkable azure Of the morning-after ex-
hibit in the Harlem court the lack Of Italian
Fun brandishers, due it is supposed to the vigi-
liant cIade instituted by the police several months
ego after the murder OF two patrolmen attached to
Inc Mercer street station. At the Tombs court
sixteen prisoners had TO plead 10 the charge OF
carrying concealed weapons. and there three
score more in the Essex Market court. IN the
Harlem court eight negroes. who took part in
enth avenues. Thursday night. were arraigned
one Of them woman, who is supposed to have
started the row-was discharged as were two %
the seven others; another was fined So two got
SIX months apiece IN the WOrkhouse. and two were
leld FOR trial to-day. one OF them, Joseph Beal
was identified last night the assailant OF Patrol
man Conrad who was badly beaten. In the West
side court Ma gfstrate Steinert drew a distinction
between Americans and foreigners, vita the differ
4!lce that the former were discharged with a rep
ri.aand the latter had TO. pay fines Among the
ninety-six prisoners were twelve Italians and -four
Greeks
Larry" Donin. Of No. 427 West 18th street, was
held by Coroner Dooley in $500 bail for eXamina-
ton IN connection with the fatal shooting II VIII
tam Glendonning of the four persons killed on
the Fourth Donlin declared that tie shooting was
entirely accidental.
Oyerpatriotic Young America, fearful and peni
tent had a strong showing in the childrens Court
yesterday. The record for the number Of Juvenile
offenders arraigned in single day was bea on II
Finders after the court officer had called 1G2 boys
10 Most Of the culprits we're making then
first visit the court because they celebrated toe
noisiy and dangerously the day before. TWO SEES
sions had TO be held, instead Of tho usual one JUS
tice Wyatt imposed fines varying from 81 to s.
Many Of the offenders were also arraigned "
Brooklyn. where more than thirty revolvers were
confscatcd by the police. The weapons Of The
Manhattan prisoners were also taken away IRON
them and sent 10 Police Headquarters.